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Dinotopia [DVD]

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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
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Product details

  • Format: PAL
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: U
  • Studio: 4dvd
  • DVD Release Date: 25 Jun 2007
  • Run Time: 249 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000R342Z4
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 10,657 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Kids will love this sweeping story of two brothers whose plane crashes on a mysterious island called Dinotopia, where human beings live in harmony with dinosaurs--the herbivores, anyway. The carnivores present a problem, as the humans' defences against them--a mystical power source called sunstones--are losing strength.

As they try to save the island, Carl and David (Tyron Leitso and Wentworth Miller) struggle not only with tyrannosaurs and prehistoric crocodiles, but also with repressive Dinotopian traditions and a scheming malcontent (David Thewlis) who stirs up all kinds of trouble. Meanwhile, they also wrestle with each other over the lovely daughter of the mayor of Waterfall City (Katie Carr).

The pacifist ideals of Dinotopia are refreshing, but it's the special effects that will hook viewers: riding on the backs of brachiosaurs, flying atop pteranadons, arguing in court with triceratops and ankylosaurs. Anyone fascinated with dinosaurs (and who isn't?) will enjoy this whimsical fantasy. A host of British character actors also helps keep the human side of this four-hour mini-series lively; Alice Krige (also known as the Borg Queen in Star Trek: First Contact) gets a much more benevolent role here. --Bret Fetzer

Product Description

The complete TV mini-series based on the children's books by James Gurney. Washed ashore on an unknown island, Karl and David Scott begin looking for their missing father and instead find a civilization known as Dinotopia in which human beings co-exist alongside dinosaurs. As they explore this strange new world, Karl and David make friends with Zippo, a Stenonychosaurus who speaks fluent English, and Marion, a young woman who is destined to become a leader of Dinotopian society, and also soon find that they have a vital role to play in the island's fight for its future.


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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent mini-series film of the book 17 Mar 2005
By Keith Joseph HALL OF FAME TOP 50 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
My son (now 10) and our family fell in love with this original Emmy award winning Dinotopia mini-series with it's 'all star' cast. It's a two DVD set edited into a superb long film (running over to the second DVD). Personally I prefer serials like these kept to their original episodes and credits to maintain pace and the episode cliff hanger, particularly for the kids at bedtime, but this film works quite well. The DVD set includes an actually interesting 'making of' featurette. My son absolutely couldn't tolerate the spin off Dinotopia full series than came later when they changed all the actors, and still hasn't watched his multi-DVD `series' set despite watching this original Dinotopia film on many times. The spin-off series has a more jocular mood with the charactor's presented in a more likeable way than the moody, angry and pious (bordering on pompous in the Mayor's case) tone of this original.

All the family preferred this film's darker style, with classy Brit's Katie Carr and Jim Carter as the Dinotopians and yank's Wentworth Miller and David Thewlis as the believable in-fighting step-brother's coping with their sudden change of lifestyle and recent loss of their father. I also really, really loved Lee Evans as dinosaur Zippo's voice, Terry Jone's as the messenger's birds voice and Canadian Tyron Leitso as hustler Cyrus Crabb. None of these actors carried over to the spin-off series - but of course any Dinotopia is better than nothing so check out the series as well - it's particularly cheap via Amozon resellers in NTSC. The darker nature of this DVD set is well suited to older pre-teens and teenagers (probably boys mainly), as many of the rampaging carnivore dinosaur scenes are a bit scary (but definitely not as much as Jurassic Park - although in heavily populated Dinotopia the body count does pile up rather more).

So overall, highly recommended, particularly as no more promised Dinotopia seems to have materialised. Picture & sound quality is superb, and the special effects are quite dazzling (particularly Waterfall City). This miniseries looks like it cost a million dollars. Well actually it cost 86 million dollars - with the single dino-hatchling animatronic character costing $100,000 alone. We got this DVD set very cheaply via Amazon resellers as the NTSC set, and our fuzzy VHS copies are now in the bin. Dinotopia (technically translated as 'terrible place') is a fictitious utopian island created from the imagination of author and illustrator James Gurney - his book 'Dinotopia, A land apart' is a good read as well.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Great family entertainment 19 Jan 2008
Format:DVD
My son was given this for Christmas, and we didn't really know what to expect. However, we thoroughly enjoyed it - good fun, exctiing (if somewhat farfetched!) plot and lots of interest for my two boys. David Thewliss is very good in it. The talking dinosaurs have to be taken with a (large) pinch of salt but that aside, it is fun and keeps eveyone entertained. Becasue of its length we watched it over three evenings but that was fine. I think it was originally a mini-series, so you get value for money in terms of minutes of film.
I would think that. for children aged between 6 and 12, it's a great film. Older than that and they are probbaly too sophisticated to watch it.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent mini-series film of the book 21 Oct 2006
By Keith Joseph HALL OF FAME TOP 50 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
My son (now 10) and our family fell in love with this original Emmy award winning Dinotopia mini-series with it's 'all star' cast. It's a two DVD set edited into a superb long film (running over to the second DVD). Personally I prefer serials like these kept to their original episodes and credits to maintain pace and the episode cliff hanger, particularly for the kids at bedtime, but this film works quite well. It's extras include an interesting 'making of' featurette. My son absolutely couldn't tolerate the spin off Dinotopia full series than came later when they changed all the actors, and still hasn't watched his multi-DVD `series' set despite watching this original Dinotopia film on many times. The spin-off series has a more jocular mood with less dino-preaching, and with the charactor's presented in a more likeable way than the moody, angry and pious (bordering on pompous in the Mayor's case) tone of this original.

All the family preferred this film's darker style, with classy Brit's Katie Carr and Jim Carter as the Dinotopians and Wentworth Miller and Tyron Leitso as the believable in-fighting American step-brother's coping with their sudden change of lifestyle and recent loss of their father. I also really, really loved Lee Evans as dinosaur Zippo's voice, Terry Jone's as the messenger's birds voice and David Thewlis [Harry Potter's Remus Lupin] as hustler Cyrus Crabb. None of these actors carried over to the spin-off series - but of course any Dinotopia is better than nothing so check out the series as well - it's particularly cheap via Amazon resellers in NTSC. The darker nature of this DVD set is well suited to older pre-teens and teenagers (probably boys mainly), as many of the rampaging carnivore dinosaur scenes are a bit scary (but definitely not as much as Jurassic Park, although the body count does build up rather more in crowded Dinotopia).

So overall, highly recommended, particularly as no more promised Dinotopia seems to have materialised. Picture & sound quality is superb, and the special effects are quite dazzling (particularly Waterfall City). This miniseries looks like it cost a million dollars. Well actually it cost 86 million dollars - with the single dino-hatchling animatronic character costing $100,000 alone. We got this DVD set very cheap via Amazon resellers as the NTSC set, and our fuzzy VHS copies are now in the bin. Dinotopia (technically translated as 'terrible place') is a fictitious utopian island created from the imagination of author and illustrator James Gurney - his book 'Dinotopia, A land apart' is a good pictorial read as well.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars for a friend
bought this for an ealerdly lady who saw it with her grandchildren that she no longer sees as they moved to Austrailia, she loved it
Published 11 days ago by Victoria Beech
5.0 out of 5 stars seen first on TV.
One of the best 'Lost Tribes' films made. Great value for money as all three episodes are included in this set - highly recommended.
Published 2 months ago by green
1.0 out of 5 stars Not happy
When DVD arrived it was not the one advertised, box art was not as it is above this review. It was in Taiwanese so I sent in back. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Michael Dunbar
5.0 out of 5 stars Nostalgia!
This is the better of the 2 series in my opinion. Hard to believe that this is ten years old! With high production values, superb music and a flowing script and good acting, this... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Russ
5.0 out of 5 stars Dinotopia
If you like fantasy films with lots of strange creatures in you will love this, has good humour, worth watching.
Published 3 months ago by braburn
4.0 out of 5 stars Good for the kids
You quickly forget that there are talking dinosaurs in this series, and become caught-up in the story. It's no Jurassic Park, but it is visually stimulating and original.
Published 4 months ago by Rolf Williams
5.0 out of 5 stars a childrens fave!
I remember as a child I loved this movie! And so did my mum. lol. Definetly up there beside the lion king in my eyes! lol. will need to rewatch it sometime! hehe.
Published 5 months ago by Gemma
4.0 out of 5 stars good
the effects are good, and a family of 3 are stranded on an island where
humans and (some)dinosaurs co-exist in harmony. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mr. White R. Gwyn
5.0 out of 5 stars Dinowentworthisfitopia
Desperation = Watching Dinotopia to get your Wentworth Miller fix.

Okay so yes, I had finished watching my Prison Break boxset for the second time in my life and I was... Read more
Published 12 months ago by njay
5.0 out of 5 stars lovely story
I bought this for my grandson who is dinosaur mad. He was glued to it and loved the story line
Published 16 months ago by V. morrell
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