FitnessProsBooks.com - Allosaurus - A Walking with Dinosaurs Special

	List Price: $9.98 Our Price: $4.11 Your Save: $ 5.87 ( 59% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: BBC Warner Starring: Avery Brooks, Kenneth Branagh
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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Brand: Warner Brothers EAN: 0794051239129 Format: Closed-captioned Label: BBC Warner Manufacturer: BBC Warner Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: BBC Warner Region Code: 1 Release Date: 2005-09-06 Running Time: 60 Studio: BBC Warner Theatrical Release Date: 2000
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Allosaurus Comment: Tells the story of "Big Al" how he lived, the injuries he sustained and how he died. Well worth watching. Customer Rating: Summary: Disappointed that footage is same as "Walking with Dinosaurs" Comment: Walking with Dinosaurs contains the same footage (different soundtrack and voice talent, Kenneth Branaugh is MUCH better than Ben Stiller) as Prehistoric Planet. This is NOT called out on the box or description. Since I already own "Walking with Dinosaurs" I would not have purchased this DVD if I had known. However, if you have children under 10, this version is more appropriate for little ones with short attention spans than the orginial. Customer Rating: Summary: Very informative video... Comment: An interesting prehistoric "detective" story where scientists attempt to recreate outstanding events in the life of the beast. Such events are based upon a close examination of the fossil skeleton left behind by "Big Al", the Allosaurus. Very good computer graphics, though not as good as the later BBC special called "Chased By Dinosaurs". My 9 year old nephew enjoyed it very much. Customer Rating: Summary: Humanizing the non-human Comment: A gargantuan killing machine, extant roughly 145 million years ago, is brought back to life with his own "back story". The killing machine was also a baby, a child, and an adolescent. Went from snagging insects to tackling killer machines his own size. This brilliantly conceived and executed program could be a permanent part of any curriculum, including informal home learning. One citicism, which actually extends back to the Speilberg classics. Why the human-like facial and body mannerisms? I can understand how kids might be scared by the "real deal", an entity terrifying enough to make even Spiderman take flight. In think, in 2008, even the "kiddies" can take a stronger dose of dino-reality. There was no cuteness. Unless they had a way of distorting themselves so as not to look menacing to those peaceful plant eaters - and today, [one of] their thriving descendents who hang out in swamps, can "cry crocodile tears" prior to ripping apart a prosperous looking wildabeast Customer Rating: Summary: Dinosaurs for Young Eyes Comment: This series is wonderful for the younger crowd. Adults enjoy it also. "Nigel" the narrator does a great job. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: Life was hard in the Jurassic age, even for a large dinosaur at the top of the food chain. A few years ago, the most complete allosaurus skeleton ever found was discovered in Wyoming. The bones tells a surprisingly detailed biography of one individual dinosaur, Big Al, as he came to be known by the scientists who pieced together his story. The creators of Walking With Dinosaurs have vividly recreated this 15-year story from birth to death using the same computer graphic and animatronic techniques that stunned viewers throughout the world when they saw the original series. A companion program, Big Al Uncovered, shows how the scientists were able to trace the evidence of Big Al's life story. Using the same state-of-the-art graphic effects, Big Al haunts the modern-day museums and dig sites as passionate scientists explain their findings and theories. Nominated for three Emmy Awards.