This is an interesting melding of education and entertainment - a documentary about dinosaurs made as if it were a David Attenborough programme. There is inevitably a great deal of speculation which ends up masquerading as fact, but if you take it with a pinch of salt, this still manages to be engrossing and informative at the same time. The programme stands or falls on its animation, and it is often amazingly good. The underwater "footage" is particularly impressive. There are lapses in places - the T Rexes I found particularly unconvincing, though this may have something to do with their familiarity from Jurassic Park. The few mammals that make an appearance tend to look more like cuddly toys than living creatures, since the computers seem to have struggled to represent fur as opposed to scaly skin. But, for all the nitpicking that can be done, this is still a remarkable achievement, not least for its ability to span a huge age group in its audience. Though adults and older children will get most out of it, my four year old was absorbed too (though be warned: you may want to censor some of the gorier moments for younger eyes).
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