O.K. so there were no lemurs back then. Monkeys and their ilk evolved much later. Nevertheless, I refuse to get too critical with movies where animals talk. On one level I enjoyed this movie. It was pretty much formula. The plant eaters are the good guys. The carnosaurs are the bad ones. The good guys converse in happy-go-lucky dialect or philosophize over their respective plights. Why do the meat eaters never talk? They trumpet and growl, drool and chase. They never stop to have a conversation. Remember "The Jungle Book" with the tiger with the cold British accent. His slyness and duplicity provided temptation. There is too much "chase" in this movie.
The antagonists may as well be volcanoes or boulders or fire. They have not personality, no evil volition, other than their stomachs. The contemporary references, especially one to booking an airline flight seem strained. Some are just for the sake of jokes--"There's a monkey on my back."
The other side would included the visual magnificence, the very realistic movements of the creatures, and the beautiful landscapes. The first five minutes are wonderful. I liked the contrasting of the meteor shower which starts out as a fireworks display and soon becomes close and violent.
There is, of course, the quest for peace, the promised land. Only the "good" dinosaurs are allowed in. The getting there makes a fun ride with lots of action. If only the characters had been a little more developed. They are human, after all.
The antagonists may as well be volcanoes or boulders or fire. They have not personality, no evil volition, other than their stomachs. The contemporary references, especially one to booking an airline flight seem strained. Some are just for the sake of jokes--"There's a monkey on my back."
The other side would included the visual magnificence, the very realistic movements of the creatures, and the beautiful landscapes. The first five minutes are wonderful. I liked the contrasting of the meteor shower which starts out as a fireworks display and soon becomes close and violent.
There is, of course, the quest for peace, the promised land. Only the "good" dinosaurs are allowed in. The getting there makes a fun ride with lots of action. If only the characters had been a little more developed. They are human, after all.