Dinosaur Planet DVD

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...This is the BBC's best documentary to date, not only is it highly informative and educational but it also features some of the best computer animations seen around. They have produced this as thought they built a time machine and took a film crew back to the time when the dinosaurs were the kings of the earth. Tim Haines, the producer of the series spent year researching and talking to hundreds of experts to ensure that the material that is presented in the most accurate and factual account of what life was really like with the dinosaurs. The series is broken down into six programs, each dealing with a different era during the dinosaur's time on earth, starting with the introduction to the planet and ending with their extinction after a comet collided with earth. Each one is 30 minutes in length and all are of exactly the same high... Read review

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Advantages: educational, adventerous
Disadvantages: a little violent for small children

...I have loved dinosaurs since I was a kid. They have always interested me. I have watched all the tv specials on dinosaurs, Godzilla, Jurassic Park movies, and others. So basically, I'm kind of picky on how people portray them. Walking With Dinosaurs shows how dinosaurs really lived back then. It shows how they would act and defend themselves. It is very educational and filled with interesting facts for kids and adults of all ages. It really expands our minds and our knowledge. We can walk with those dinosaurs as they hunt, lay eggs, bring up their young, how they feed, defensive manuevers and strategies, and much more. This is an adventerous series that explains the life of the dinosaurs and their extinction. It just brings the animals to life. It is wonderfully narrated and very accurate. It really portrays the life... Read review

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Advantages: Superb Graphic completely complementing the superb BBC Documentary Style
Disadvantages: May too violent for the more sensitive and small children

...a dream. Walking With Dinosaurs makes that distant world as real and natural as images from today's Serengeti. Tracing the 160 million year history of dinosaurs, from their first appearance to their abrupt demise, this series marks a watershed in television imagery. A combination of classic natural history techniques, leading edge computer technology and animatronics, and the latest scientific findings recreate the sights and sounds of an endlessly fascinating era. Walking With Dinosaurs brings to life the mystery and excitement of the age when the reptiles roamed our planet" The series was originally broadcast in 1999 and consisted of six 30 minute episodes, covering 160 million years from the genesis of dinosaurs to their eventual extinction and the advent of mammals. This is a two disk set and includes extra "making... Read review

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