The Good Dinosaur [DVD]

Cute movie with great visuals! There is a pretty sad part that one of my boys doesn't like, but for the most part, pretty cute movie.

good movie

I have to say this movie is......AMAZING!.. Tears and all, sadness and happiness, I cannot start to explain how well written the story is. Great for kids and parents, the only thing I regret is not seeing it sooner.I have never wrote a review for a movie before now, and I have written this because I am reading bad reviews/ratings. People keep comparing it to other pixar films, yes it is different in the way characters were drawn, but it makes it UNIQUE.I watched 'the good dinosaur' Today on Xfinity, not knowing what to expect as I had not looked at any reviews and I had only watched a 30 second trailer...So, before it started I was slightly sceptical, thinking that it was going to be very kiddish! Then the film started.. through most of the film, my daughters and I were in tears! (My husband looked sooo into the movie too very focused on the story) It is the most heartwarming, emotional, animated film I have watched and it really touched my heart, some of the scenes in the film were so brilliantly thought out to show real messages! There was one scene where I was in floods of tears, the scene dealt with a serious theme, but did it so brilliantly! (you'll know what I mean if you watch it!) At the end our eyes were still watering! (Of a good warm feeling)All I am saying is do not listen to the bad reviews. Most of them will be expecting something complex but, this film is really not about that! This film is inspiring! Especially for children! It is a simple film, but the subtle messages, such as overcoming your fears, the importance of family, and making your mark were heartwarming, and make you think, a lot!And for those reviews that said the film scared their child? Well, I mine did cry at 2 important points, first of sadness and throughout the film they were asking questions, laughing, and full of excitement! And the second was by the ending but of happiness. This film was very funny, but emotional at the right times, with a great plot that really makes you think! I loved this film a lot more than other Pixar films such as wall-E, Up or Toy Story. Yes, I know that these films have imaginative, classic plots, but this film teaches you a lot more than they do, and also makes you feel for the characters! So go ahead and watch! But don't listen to the bad reviews! You will be wanting to write against the bad reviews as well. 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿

Very charming family-oriented movie with great animation! When I say family-oriented, I don't mean that it's just safe for kids to watch, but that at its heart is a theme of what it means to be a member of a family. The premise of the movie is that the extinction of dinosaurs didn't happen 65 million years ago, (the asteroid misses the earth), and we have an alternate reality where dinosaurs (Arlo's family, the T-Rex family he later meets) have advanced to the point of being able to talk and run farms (for the plant-eaters) and cattle ranches (the T-Rex's). Humans are not the dominant species, as pack animals similar to wolves, they live in families (the theme, again), are intelligent hunter-gatherers, and haven't developed speech yet.If you don't get caught up in the paleobiology and such realities that Apatosaurs were extinct millions of years before T-Rex was around, and other logical flaws (remember, it's just a movie), it's very enjoyable and fun. In homage to earlier Disney flicks, they retained the stylistic form of the mid-century Disney dinosaurs (think of Dino in the Flintstones rather than the realism of the raptors in Jurrasic Park movies).The writing is well done, with verbal humor that is surprisingly subtle for a kid's movie. I enjoyed scene after scene of just the dialogue. The human critter, Spot, has no dialogue, but his facial and body language are superbly done.The bonus features are very interesting, and one part explains the fallacies in the movie, setting the record straight, as well as detailing the people involved in making the movie, and how the movie developed from their experiences on their research working with a real family who runs a ranch.Though the dinosaurs are stylized and somewhat cartoonish, the animation of the environment is jaw-droppingly realistic. It's clearly based on Yellowstone or the Grand Tetons parks, trees' leaves and needles sway in the winds, the moving clouds throw shadows on the hillsides, the coloration of the river pebbles and the dinosaurs' skin textures are hyper-realistic, the water in the rivers and ponds realistically move and scatter the light. In some scenes, as the "camera" pans around, there are computer-generated artifacts of internal reflections of the sunlight on the camera "lenses" that just subtly pop in and out to make you think that a real camera was being used, when you know it wasn't, which shows how painstakingly the artists worked on this! It's a very clever trick that subconsciously works well.If you have kids, then get this and watch it with them, you may find that you enjoy it more than they!