Agreed.
"Dinosaur" was certainly an interesting idea, but I just wish it had more entertainment value, as stated in the article. Any entertainment that was present was very "pop-culture". For example, the whole love interest between Aladar and the female (I can't remember her name; I haven't seen the movie for about 6 months
), and even the bachelor-pad setup with the tree creatures, all seemed to typical of the modern sex / relationship trends in the media, which I have grown more than tired of. This seemed to take away slightly from the impact of the film itself, by diminishing the quality of an otherwise decent story, with a second-rate romance side-plot.
Aside from that aspect, the film itself had little to hold my attention. The music was average, but nothing as memorable as the Land Before Time's score. The emotions involved seemed almost "inserted" into the film, as opposed to actually "felt" by the characters. "Dinosaur" didn't have enough interesting scenes to keep me feeling close to the characters; I often "drifted" away from the film because of the lack of immersion. The graphics were beautiful, but that was one of the few redeeming features of the film. Overall, I was somewhat disappointed by "Dinosaur." I hoped for another "Land Before Time". Instead, we got a survival story with little substantial emotion and relative lack of entertainment value.
I wish I could be more specific with my comments, but I can't remember enough from the film.
