Chased by Dinosaurs
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Movie Reviews of Chased by Dinosaurs
Movie Review: NIGEL MARVIN IS A VERY GOOD ACTOR
Summary: 5 Stars
First of all, I want to say that Nigel Marvin is a very good actor. He is always very collective in situations. He acts like a normal experienced person would in situations he goes through. (Is wonderful australian accent is worth mention to)
Also, they focused on dinsaurs other than the T.rex(except for slight mention when Nigel compars a Therizenasaurus claw to T.rex's)
I also liked the fact that it WAS NOT like Jurissic Park at all to wear people get eaten. I't 100% educational, and there still are cases when Nigel meeets up with a carnivore, and has to use his experience to escape.
I want to get on thing straight right now. If you ever read A.Burchfeild's review(The part that says Nigel just walked around and touched dinousarus)is just as much as a lie that Pteranodons are birds. The ONLY dinosur Nigel touched was a Therizenasaurus that he had to stalk up cautiously on, to show the tranquiltity of this specific herbivore and then it didn't tend to be a carnivore at all.
The only thing i'm going to complain about(and it's not even enough to take away 1/3 of a star about) is that when Nigel runs away from a carnivore, his running is not how a person would really run if they were being chased by a attacking dinosaur.
I GIVE IT 5 Review: The best of recent dino DVDs by BBC and Discovery Channel
Summary: 5 Stars My 6-year old son has 4 of the recent dino DVDs created with computer-generated graphics:
* Chased by Dinosaurs (BBC)
* Allosaurus (BBC)
* Walking With Dinosaurs (BBC)
* Dinosaur Planet (Discovery Channel)
I have reviewed all the others, too.
The BBC productions are all far better quality than Dinosaur Planet. But Dinosaur Planet has longer stories, and the dinos are given names and more personality, which appeals to kids.
Of the BBC productions, Chased by Dinosaurs is the best. They are all exceptional. You'd think somebody managed to go back in time and shoot film of real dinosaurs. In fact, that is the plot of Chased by Dinosaurs. The host, Nigel Marvin, is something of a "dinosaur hunter", ala the Crocodile Hunter series. He goes back in time and interacts with marvelous dinosaurs in 3 long episodes. The animation is brilliant! In one moment, Nigel captures a small bird-like dinosaur. In another, a T-Rex nearly back into Nigel, who is hiding in the bushes. The animation is just mind-blowing.
This is absolutely my son's favorite. He's old enough to know that Nigel Marvin didn't really go back in time. But he's young enough to be absolutely delighted by the possibility.
Movie Review: This is one up on Walking With Dinosaurs
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie is better than Walking With Dionsaurs because it really seems like there is a guy going on a safari millions of years ago. They have 2 thirty-minute episodes The Giant Claw and Land of Giants, and a 3 part series about the most deadly seas of all time. In The Giant Claw, Nigel is trying to solve the mystery of which dinsaur a 30 inch claw belonged to. In Land of Giants, you follow the Argintinosaurous, the biggest prey of all time, on its migration where it gets attacked by the biggest predator of all time, Gigantosaurous. In Sea Monsters, he shows the scariest beasts of all time, which lived in the water.
All of the footage in this tape is backed up by the fifty minute featurette, The Science of Giants.
This movie has great graphics, a realistic story line, fact files with further explanation of all the dinosaurs seen in the tape,and fun characters. This is the best dinosaur movie around. It beats the waliking with collection because you actually see who's talking. Not just some narrarator talking. Nigel runs and acts like he's really being attacked or he is really seeing the dinosaurs well.
Rating of each part: Characters: 10
Plot of each story: 10
Graphics: 10
Movie Review: Surprising and Fun Romp!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is newest DVD addition to the BBC Walking With Dinosaurs series and is surprisingly good!
Like the best of Jurassic Park but without all the subplots, Nigel Marven is a Jeff Corwin / Crocodile Dundee like character who time travels to prehistoric times (how he does it is never explained but that is really irrelevant) and brings us right with him into the adventure.
He gets into all kinds of interesting confrontations with dinosaurs on land, air, and sea and tries stuff that no sane human would attempt. Although some of his bravado backfires on him, this makes the whole premise at somewhat more believable.
The integration of live action, animation, and CGI is simply amazing. Taking some 21st Century technology with him, one scene has Nigel in an ultra-light flying amidst huge pterosaurs. Another has him actually catching a small dino in his "camp".
This is certainly the lightest episode but at the same time perhaps most interesting one in the series. Highly entertaining and you might even learn something new too!
A must see for dino-fans!
Movie Review: I don't even mind that my 4-yr-old son asks for it again and again!
Summary: 5 Stars
My now 4-yr-old son has watched this movie over and over and over again in the last year and a half. He absolutely LOVES Nigel Marvin...and was later thrilled to see him on a real show about some other animal. Apparently he really IS a zoologist, which is amazing because he is a great actor, as well. You really think that he is seeing the dinosaurs and sea monsters that you are seeing on the screen! I guess the addition of a real human being to the mix on this video has really made it more interesting for him. I purchased the Walking with Dinosaurs set at the same time as this video and he almost never asks for anything but Nigel Marvin. The adventures are quite real and you actually find yourself sitting on the edge of your seat when Nigel is being chased (at least, for the first half dozen times that you watch it). Thank goodness it is equally entertaining for adults and children! My son knows all of the names of all of the animals and knows exactly which scene he wants to go to each time we turn this on. I highly recommend it for dinosaur fans of all ages!