Compounding the problems is the weird confluence of genuine landscape photography with digital animation.
Comment
01/01/00
Dinosaur (2000)
65
%
Tomatometer
How does the Tomatometer work 
Reviews Counted:121
Fresh:79
Rotten:42
Average Rating:6.2/10
Consensus: While Dinosaur’s plot is generic and dull, its stunning computer animation and detailed backgrounds are enough to make it worth a look.
Runtime: 82 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: Separated from his own species as a hatchling and raised on an island paradise by a clan of lemurs, Aladar's life is plunged into chaos when a devastating meteor shower forces him to join a group... [More]
Starring: D.B. Sweeney, Julianna Margulies, Samuel E. Wright, Ossie Davis
Director: Eric Leighton, Ralph Zondag
Reviews for Dinosaur
Though the enhanced location background shots are so-so, the character animation is amazing, with details of scales, fur, facial expressions (which you just have to grant the dinosaurs), baggy skin and wet bodies in rainstorms.
01/01/00
In its lumbering, sometimes bloody way, it's some trip.
01/01/00
It is definitely a kid’s movie, but one that gives the older audience something to greatly appreciate.
01/01/00
If storytelling is the creative equivalent of water, I should point out it's no surprise these dinosaurs find themselves trekking over endless expanses of dusty, dry terrain.
01/01/00
The characters are terrifically articulated.
01/01/00
A distressingly lifeless concoction.
01/01/00
The very young target audience for the movie will love every minute of it, but then again, they also look at Lunchables as fine dining.
01/01/00
Offers $200 million in special effects and a script worth about 2 cents. Still, that won't bother the picture's target audience.
01/01/00
The opening scenes are truly astounding.
01/01/00
Unfortunately, what the film lacks is a good story, good characters, and good humor.
01/01/00
The ultimate in special effects movies ... Unfortunately, the story being told is not the best that Disney has presented as its annual animated masterpiece.
01/01/00
Will leave audiences of all ages awestruck.
01/01/00
A most impressive technical accomplishment..[but] by the sixty-minute mark, even the visual splendor starts to lose its luster.
01/01/00
It wouldn't have hurt to spend some of that money to tell a story as original as the movie's design -- though I'm sure I speak for millions in thanking Disney for not including any stupid songs.
01/01/00
It's certainly good to see that Disney didn't give us just another song-and-dance romp, but in their attempt to be serious, they forgot to keep us entertained as well.
01/01/00
The animators have done a tremendous job of making the animals fit in each scene.
01/01/00
Bambi on steroids.
01/01/00
Even though the traditional aspects of cinema are lacking, it's hard not to be impressed by the package as a whole.
01/01/00
Technical innovations notwithstanding, it''s basically a well-made kiddie flick.
01/01/00
What’s Hot On RT
Other News
Fresh Links
Featured
RT on YouTube 
Subscribe to RT's YouTube channel and don't miss a second of our cracking video content.
RT on Twitter
Follow Rotten Tomatoes and join us as we tweet about the week's releases.
IGN RSS Feeds