After Earth Review

After Earth


Release Date: 13th June 2013 - Australia


Production Companies
Columbia Pictures

Overbrook Entertainment

Blinding Edge Pictures

Distribution
Sony Pictures Australia


Genre: Sci-Fi

Rating: M

Runtime: 100 minutes


Budget: $130,000,000

Box Office Gross: $243,611,982 (Worldwide)


Plot Summary
A crash landing leaves Cypher Raige, a legendary general, and his son Kitai stranded on Earth, now a dangerous planet after 1,000 years of cataclysmic events that forced humanity's escape. With his father wounded by the crash, Kitai must journey

across the hostile terrain to

recover their rescue

beacon.

If they are to survive and have a chance to get back home, they must learn to trust each other and work together.


Cast
Will Smith - Cypher Raige
Jaden Smith - Kitai Raige
Sophie Okonedo - Faia Raige
Zoë Kravitz - Senshi Raige
Glenn Morshower - Commander Velan

Jaden Martin - 9-Year Old Kitai
Sincere L. Bobb - 3-Year Old Kitai
David Denman - Private McQuarrie
Kristofer Hivju - Security Chief
Sacha Dawan - Hesper Pilot
Chris Geere - Hesper Navigator
Diego Klattenhoff - Veteran Ranger

Lincoln Lewis - Running Cadet

Monika Jolly - Female Ranger

Crew
Screenplay/Producer/Director -

M. Night Shyamalan
Story - Will Smith
Screenplay - Gary Whitta

Executive Producer/Unit Production Manager -
E. Bennett Walsh
Producers - James Lassiter,
Jada Pinkett Smith, Caleeb Pinkett and

Will Smith
Co-Producer/First Assistant Director - John Rusk
Co-Producer - Ashwin Rajan

Military Advisors - James D. Dever

and Quay Terry
Production Designer - Thomas E. Sanders

Art Directors - Robert W. Joseph,

Naaman Marshall and Dean Wolcott

Set Decorator - Rosemary Brandenberg

Property Master - Andrew Petrotta

Costume Designer - Amy Westcott

Costume Supervisor - Lisa Lovaas
Director of Photography - Peter Suschitzky

"B" Camera Operator - John S. Moyer

Second Assistant Directors - John R. Saunders

and John Nasraway

Second Unit Director/Stunt Coordinator -
Chad Stalheski

Stunt Coordinator - R.A. Rondell

Aerial Stunt Coordinator - Tim Rigby

Stunt Coordinator: Second Unit - Brad Martin

E2 Coordinator: Jaden Smith - Darrell Foster

Aerial Helicopter Pilot - Cliff Fleming

Special Effects Supervisor - Tommy Frazier

Special Effects Coordinator: Second Unit -

Richard O. Helmer
Visual Effects Supervisor - Jonathan Rothbart

Digital Pipeline Supervisor - Craig A. Mumma

Visual Effects Supervisors: Tippett Studio -
Blair Clark and Aharon Bourland

Visual Effects Supervisor: DIVE - Mark O. Forker

Visual Effects Producer - Jenny Fulle
Visual Effects Producer: DIVE - David P.I. James
CG Effects Supervisor: Tippett Studio -

Scott Singer
Animation Supervisor: Tippett Studio -

James W. Brown

Digital Environment Supervisor: Tippett Studio -

Craig Barron
Editor - Steven Rosenblum

Assistant Editor - Luke Ciarrocchi

Supervising Sound Editors - Steven Ticknor

and Charles Maynes
Sound Designer - Randy Thom

Sound Mixer - Tod Maitland

Re-Recording Mixers - Paul Massey,

David Giammarco and Deb Abdir
Music - James Newton Howard

Score Recordist and Mixer - Shawn Murphy

Review
What disappointed me was this film promised to be a new sci-fi film with unexplored depth. In reality, AFTER EARTH was a serving of boredom and dullness to earthbound filmgoers. I expected more impact and scenery from the infamous director M. Night Shyamalan. The man is back in the director's chair after his latest feature, The Last Airbender, which proved to be a fiasco according to all people, such as critics and audiences. This time, director Shyamalan tries to redeem himself, and too bad he still fails miserably. He couldn't do justice with this motion picture.

The problem lies within the film's acting, including Will Smith. This role doesn't allow him to be the actor we know for the witty sarcasm seen in his previous acting efforts. He has made a lifeless portrayal as one of the main characters, no offence to the lead actor. The other mistake Will Smith made was allowing his son Jaden to be in the lead role. Shyamalan should have stepped up and vetoed Smith's decision. Jaden did not fulfil his talents in the feature. Let's give the excuse that he isn't worthy enough to live up to his father's legacy. Sorry, Jaden, you did your best.

I was surprised at how disappointing this flick was. With no indication of greatness or cinematic originality, AFTER EARTH could have been a worse film, but not as bad as The Last Airbender, which is known for its disloyalty to the source material of the cartoon.

Star rating: (2/5) Bad Movie

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Race (2007) Review (Updated)

                                                                                       

Race

Release Date: 3rd June 2007 - Canada (Winnipeg International Film Festival)

Production Companies

Hyper Image (presents)

CenTennial Pictures

Genre: Animation/Sci-Fi

Rating: M

Runtime: 99 minutes

Plot Summary

In a far-off future, the threats of war are no longer necessary, as the Interplanetary Alliance had established the raging and ruthless Star Car 5000 racing circuit to allow potential enemies to act out their aggressions on the racecourse. The drivers who participated in the racetrack have become celebrities revered everywhere, but the stakes get high. Team Earth and its driver, Trance Caldron, play without sponsorship and compete for the circuit to oust the other. However, they entered a competition with Team Tagmatia and stumbled into a plot that threatened to destroy the Peacekeeping Alliance.

All stakes are raised for the

upcoming finals of Star Car

5000, as the teams put their

best speed and gear to foil

the plans of Team Tagmatia.

Trance must win this race

for himself and his team and beat the evil Team Tagmatia.

Voice Cast

James Hereth - Trance

Caldron/Bradford/Cmdr. Chad

Kevin Lewis - Lord Helter

Wheaton James - Samuel
Potter

Rhonda Smiley - Stash

Terry Diab - Sola/Drayka

William Mendieta - Frikes/
Gortak

H.L. Cannon - Chancellor
Nedon/Partak

J.J. Song - Chemti
Benita Andre - T.E.S. Computer

Crew
Story/Producer/Director - Robert Brousseau
Co-Director/Art Director/
Storyboard Supervisor/Artist -
Scott Heming
Story/Writer/Producer -

Rhonda Smiley
Story - Kevin O'Donnell

Associate Producer - Ricardo

Ortiz-Barreto
Co-Producer - Andy Boron

Incidental Character Design -

Miriam Goodman and Frank Rocco

Animation Lead/Technical

Director/Modeller/Texturing/

Morph Target/Lip Sync/

Animator - Dean Jackson
Animation Lead/Technical

Director/Modeller/Texturing/

Character Rigging/Animator -

Don Waters
Digital Intermediate Supervisor -

Rohan Desai
Editor/ADR Editor - James Hereth
Sound Design/Re-Recording Mixer -

Robert Duran

Re-Recording Mixer - Greg Krueger
Music - Eric Allaman

Guitar - Brad Stanfield

Review

The idea behind this film took influence from the podrace sequence of Star Wars. The sci-fi animated feature RACE does not suffer from a lack of intensity and exciting racing action as these are all there and then some. However, some of its characters are underdeveloped and clichéd. For example, the eponymous hero Trance is unlikeable in his personality. He is not well-fitted as the film's main protagonist as his characterisation lacks any flair and redeeming qualities. A few of the alien characters' accents lacked authenticity. Even more disappointing, the animation is too video game-ish, oddly lacking polish and is outdated. On the other hand, the premise is quite appealing. However, it isn't enough to testify against the convoluted storyline and limited CGI budget.

This indie movie took seven years to make, not longer than Delgo. This film has revealed that we are in a day and age when filmgoers expect the best quality from an animated movie. RACE did not race the bar high enough to compare the other animated features. It's also a backdoor for a series that never got up and running. It could be due to the movie's lack of audience following.

RACE had dried up all its potential. It is a shame that this film could have had better execution and more extensive world-building. If this movie had a better animation quality, or at least with a bigger budget, it could have been more successful had it been produced by a major animation studio. Find this online if you are still interested, even after my mixed review. However, it is only for a one-time viewing and is not worth adding to the collection.

Star rating: (3/5) Average

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Film Guru Lad's Top Movie Villains: Part 1

I know what to say: every movie has a protagonist or a love interest, but the film needs a classic villain. Here is the top list of favourite evil villains you love to hate that performed unspeakable horrors, deceitful or heinous acts. It is the countdown of cinema's favourite baddies hated for their infamous deeds. The question is, who's the worst of the top bad guys?

#15. Colonel Miles Quaritch (Avatar)

This muscle-bound bloke Quaritch, by his full name, Colonel Miles, is a fierce and ruthless man who shows little respect to the Na'vi by respecting force and wants to wipe out the indigenous alien race. His two acts included ordering his soldiers to bomb Hometree, resulting in numerous Na'vi, including Neytiri's father, being killed off by the assault and shooting Dr Grace Augustine while she was trying to escape with Jake, Norm and Trudy from the RDA facility. Regardless of who Quatrich is, he is a formidable and ruthless militaristic leader to his men. Too bad they follow his orders to do unspeakable horrors and annihilate the Na'vi race.

#14. Ernst Stavro Blofeld
(James Bond)

Secret agent James Bond has all of the villains, but none were so lucky to be alive to face him than Ernst Stavro Blofeld. Blofeld is his greatest nemesis, always holding his white Persian cat and changing his appearance. He is also the leader of the infamous organisation known as SPECTRE. He was a terrible boss and has done many unspeakable horrors like sending his minions to their doom for failure and letting his hench-woman attempt to gun down Bond, but only for his wife Tracy to get killed in his stead. He is the only Bond villain to survive very elusively and appears in only three films, no wait. It's four pictures.

#13. Biff Tannen (Back to the 
Future Trilogy)

Dumb but not very smart, no matter how bullies bully others, whether gay, disabled or intelligent. How I hated them, and it made me angry. The worst example is Biff Tannen from the Back to the Future series, a regular person, unlike many people who torment everyone. He is cruel and calls everyone "butthead." The girl Biff desires the most is Marty's future mom, Lorraine, and the other person he has to bully and despise is her future husband and his dad, George McFly. Unfortunately, Biff isn't the only one who is unkind to the McFlys, but it does explain that the family genes run in his blood.



#12. Khan (Star Trek Into Darkness)

Depending on which second Star Trek movie you prefer, they both have the same villain, a worthy foe to James T. Kirk or Spock, but the name is "KHAAAAANNN!". This version of the character is brilliant and ruthless but also the same genetic-engineered tyrant we remember in the series. His greatest crime we see is crushing the admiral's head with his own bare hands, awfully to tell pun-related brutality that gave everyone a sheer shock. I can not help it. I am a sucker for English actors playing enemies with their terrifying accents. Benedict Cumberbatch does this version of Khan well, who added a chilling tone to this character, who might be a ravaged psychopath.

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Thor: The Dark World Review

Thor: The Dark World


Release Date: 31st October 2013 - Australia


Production Companies
Marvel Entertainment (presents)
Marvel Studios

Distribution
Walt Disney Studios Motion
Pictures Australia


Genre: Sci-Fi

Rating: M

Runtime: 117 minutes


Budget: $170,000,000

Box Office Gross: $644,783,140
(Worldwide)

Plot Summary

Thor fights to restore 

order across the cosmos... 

but an ancient race led 

by the vengeful Malekith 

returns to plunge the 

universe back into 

darkness. Faced with 

an enemy that even 

Odin and Asgard cannot 

withstand, Thor must 

embark on his most 

perilous and personal 

journey yet, one that will 

reunite him with Jane 

Foster and force him to 

sacrifice everything to 

save us all. (Source - Metro Cinemas)

Cast
Chris Hemsworth - Thor
Natalie Portman - Jane Foster
Tom Hiddleston - Loki
Anthony Hopkins - Odin
Stellan Skarsgard - Dr. Erik
Selvig
Idris Elba - Heimdall
Christopher Eccleston - Malekith
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje -
Algrim/Kurse
Kat Dennings - Darcy Lewis
Ray Stevenson - Volstagg
Zachary Levi - Fandral
Tadanobu Asano - Hogun
Jaimie Alexander - Sif
Rene Russo - Frigga
Alice Krige - Eir
Clive Russell - Tyr
Jonathan Howard - Ian Boothby
Chris O'Dowd - Richard
Stan Lee - Himself (Cameo) 
Chris Evans - Loki as Captain America
(Cameo) (Uncredited)
Benicio Del Toro - The Collector (Cameo) (Uncredited)
Ophelia Lovibond - Carina (Cameo) (Uncredited)

Crew
Director - Alan Taylor
Based on Comic/Executive Producer - Stan Lee
Based on Comic - Larry Lieber
& Jack Kirby
Character Creator: Malekith - Walter Simonson
Story - Don Payne and Robert Rodat
Screenplay - Christopher Yost,
Christopher Marcus and Stephen McFeelt
Associate Producer/First Assistant Director -
Jamie Christopher
Executive Producers - Victoria Alonso,
Louis D'Esposito, Alan Fine, Nigel Gostelow &
Craig Kyle
Producers - Kenneth Branagh & Kevin Feige
Casting Director - Sarah Finn
Production Designer - Charles Wood
Supervising Art Director - Ray Chan
Set Decorator - John Bush
Costume Designer - Wendy Partridge
Special Makeup Effects Designer - David White
Director of Photography - Kramer Morgenthau

Second Unit Director - John Mahaffie
Second Unit Director: Mid-Credit Sequence -
James Gunn
Stunt Coordinator - Steve Dent
Special Effects Co-Supervisor/Coordinator -
Ian Corbould
Special Effects Coordinator - Alicia Davies
Visual Effects Supervisor - Mark Breakspear

Visual Effects Supervisors: Double Negative -
Pete Bebb and Alex Wuttke

Visual Effects Supervisor: Marvel Studios -
Jake Morrison
Visual Effects Supervisor: Additional Photography -
Sheena Duggal 

Visual Effects Supervisor: Second Unit -
Stephane Ceretti
Animation Supervisors - Raphael A. Pimentel, 

Stafford Lawrence and Michael Lum 

Animation Director: Method Studios - Keith Roberts
Film Editors - Dan Lebental & Wyatt Smith
Music Supervisor - Dave Jordan
Music - Brian Tyler

Review
Made good with an amount of action and comedy, this nearly makes the sequel as a top favourite. 'THOR: THE DARK WORLD' is not quite as tangible or eligible than the first hit (click here), due to having a science-fiction feel than requiring a blend with more elements of fantasy. To add insult to injury, the plot is generic and there is too much emphasis on the chemistry of Thor and Jane Foster. Still, the movie is at a slight purpose of having some bountiful energy and quick-less development on the characters that saved all the rest in one rate.

The original cast of the previous instalment are back, especially Tom Hiddleston whose villainous character Loki underwent a change and became an anti-hero, but still enacting the scenes very well. Christopher Eccleston of 'Doctor Who' portrays the main villain for 'THOR 2', Malekith and I could calm you readers that this character is not going to be revealed as either false or anti-climatic. However, his role of the main antagonist is somewhat bland and dull-written and fails to compromise an interesting goal or an motive.

Better than 'Iron Man 3' without the misfires, but generally a good simple movie and a big deal that Marvel has got it right. In three words: GO SEE IT!

Star rating: (4/5) Good Movie

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Beauty and the Beast (1991) Review

Beauty and the Beast


Release Date: 11th June 1992 - Australia


Production Companies
Walt Disney Pictures (presents)
Silver Screen Partners IV
Walt Disney Feature Animation
(Uncredited)

Distribution
Walt Disney Studios Motion
Pictures Australia


Genre: Animation/Family/

Fantasy

Rating: G

Runtime: 84 minutes
                 91 minutes
                 (Special Edition)


Budget: $25,000,000

Box Office Gross: $424,967,620 (Worldwide)


Plot Summary
Belle is a girl who often deals with the unwanted affections of the vain and boorish Gaston and yearns to live outside her small provincial French town. The Beast, however, is a prince cursed by a spell placed by the Enchantress. And he must learn to love another and earn their love in return.

When Belle's inventor father, Maurice, trespasses into the Beast's castle after taking

a wrong turn, Belle offers to

take her place instead as his

prisoner.

Cast
Paige O'Hara - Belle
Robby Benson - The Beast
Richard White - Gaston
Jerry Orbach - Lumiere
David Ogden Stiers - Cogsworth/Narrator
Angela Lansbury - Mrs. Potts
Bradley Pierce - Chip
Rex Everhart - Maurice
Jesse Corti - Lefou
Hal Smith - Philippe
Tony Jay - Monsieur D'Arque

Jo Anne Worley - Wardrobe

Alec Murphy - Baker

Brian Cummings - Stove

Alvin Epstein - Bookseller

Kimmy Robertson - Featherduster

Mary Kay Bergman - Bimbette

Kath Soucie - Bimbette

Frank Welker - Footstool

Crew
Directors - Gary Trousdale
and Kirk Wise
Based on the Original Story - Jeanne-Marie

Leprince de Beaumont (Uncredited)

Story - Brenda Chapman, Burny Mattinson,

Brian Pimental, Joe Ranft, Kevin Harkey,

Bruce Woodside and Robert Lence
Story/Story Artist - Tom Ellery
Story/Visual Development Artists - Kelly Asbury

and Chris Sanders
Animation Screenplay - Linda Woolverton

Associate Producer - Sarah McArthur
Producer - Don Hahn

Executive Producer/Songs/Songs Producer -

Howard Ashman
Executive Producer - John Lasseter (3D Version)

Art Director - Brian McEntee
Art Director (Special Edition)/Artistic Supervisor:

Layout - Ed Ghertner

Visual Development Artists - Michael Cedeno,

Joe Grant, Jean Gillmore, Kevin Lima,

David Molina, Sue C. Nichols and

Terry Shakespeare

Production Consultants: Visual Development -

Hans Bacher and Mel Shaw

Artistic Supervisor: Story - Roger Allers

Artistic Supervisor: Layout, Florida Unit - Robert Walker

Artistic Supervisor: Background - Lisa Keene
Artistic Supervisor: Background, Florida Unit - Ric Sluiter

Production Supervisor/Administrator -

Dorothy McKim

Production Managers - Baker Bloodworth and

Cathy McGowan Leahy

Assistant Production Manager - Theresa Bentz

Supervising Animator: "Beast" - Glen Keane
Supervising Animator: "Belle" - James Baxter
Supervising Animator: "Belle", Florida -

Mark Henn

Supervising Animator: "Gaston" - Andreas Deja

Supervising Animator: "Maurice" - Ruben A. Aquino
Supervising Animator: "Philippe" - Russ Edmonds
Supervising Animator: "Cogsworth" - Will Finn
Supervising Animator: "Mrs. Potts" and "Chip" -

David Pruiksma
Supervising Animator: "Lumiere" - Nik Ranieri
Supervising Animator: "Lefou" - Chris Wahl

Artistic Supervisor: Clean-Up/Supervising

Character Lead: "Objects", "Townspeople" and

Others - Vera Pacheco

Artistic Supervisor: Visual Effects - Randy Fullmer

Artistic Supervisor: Visual Effects, Florida Unit - Barry Cook

Artistic Supervisor: Computer Graphics Images - Jim Hillin

Editors - John Carnochan,

Ellen Kenesha (Special Edition)

and Bill Wilner (Uncredited)

Associate Editor - Gregory Perler

Sound Effects - Mark A. Mangini and

David E. Stone

Special Sound Effects - John Pospisil

Sound Editors - Julia Evershade,

Michael J. Benavente, Jessica Gallavan,

John H. Arrufat and Ron Bartlett

Special Vocal Effects - Frank Welker

Re-Recording Mixers - David J. Hudson,

Mel Metcalfe and Terry Porter

Foley Artists - Vanessa Theme Ament,

John Roesch and Catherine Rowe

Songs/Original Score/Songs Producer/

Arranger - Alan Menken

Vocal Arrangements and Music

Conductor - David Friedman


Awards

1992 Academy Awards
Best Music, Original Song "Beauty and the

Beast" - Alan Menken and Howard Ashman

(Posthumously) (Won)
Best Music, Original Score - Alan Menken (Won)
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Best Picture - Don Hahn (Nominated)
Best Sound - Terry Porter, Mel Metcalfe,

David J. Hudson and Doc Kane (Nominated)
Best Music, Original Song "Belle" - Alan Menken
and Howard Ashman (Posthumously) (Nominated)
Best Music, Original Song "Be Our Guest" -
Alan Menken and Howard Ashman

(Posthumously) (Nominated)


Review
Hello, cinemagoers. We'll look back at one of Disney's finest achievements to date. It's not Snow White or Pinocchio, but it's a terrific animated musical film from the studio's renaissance of 1989 to 1999 that I didn't get to see but have seen clips of it until now. BEAUTY AND THE BEAST was a magical animated movie that enchants viewers with its romantic love story, characters and musical numbers. The first (and only 2D) film of its genre nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award before two modern classics from Pixar, Up and Toy Story 3, would later earn the same recognition it has. And because the film is iconic, it's worthy of that distinction.

I'm surprised that BEAUTY AND THE BEAST was widely acclaimed by many critics, including Siskel and Ebert, to be the best produced by the studio. For a 2D animated feature, this film did more than enough to please the expectations of children who love watching Disney.

Three songs were uniquely wonderful, including the titular theme song, "Gaston", and "Be Our Guest". Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman's contribution to songwriting was passionate, beautiful and outstandingly terrific. The CGI and hand-drawn animation have been integrated into this film and helped make two musical moments worthy of appraisal.

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST remains as timeless as ever. However, I prefer The Lion King, which is less of a fairy tale and was the movie that should have been the second Best Picture nominee for a classic animated 2D film. While it may not be my favourite, it's a great movie that audiences of all ages can enjoy.

Star rating: (4/5) Good Movie

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Dinosaur Review

Dinosaur


Release Date: 15th June 2000 - Australia


Production Companies
Walt Disney Feature Animation
Walt Disney Pictures

Distribution
Walt Disney Studios Motion
Pictures Australia


Genre: Animation/Family

Rating: PG

Runtime: 82 minutes


Budget: $127,500,000

Box Office Gross: $349.822,765
(Worldwide)


Plot Summary
Dinosaur follows the 
adventures of an 
Iguanodon named Aladar, 
who is separated from his 
own species as a hatch-ling 
and raised on an island 
paradise by a clan of 
Lemurs. When a devastating 
meteor shower plunges their 
world into chaos, Aladar 
and several members of his 
Lemur family excape to the 
mainland and join a group 
of migrating dinosaurs 
desperately searching for a 
safe new nesting ground. 
With water and food in 
short supply and bloodthirsty 
predators posing an ever-
present danger, the herd 
faces many life-threatening 
obstacles during the course 
of their treacherous trek. 
Aladar's innovative thinking 
and compassion for the 
"misfit" members of the 
herd brings him into conflict 
with Kron, the rigid and 
stone-hearted leader of 
the group, and his loyal 
lieutenant Bruton. Winning 
support from Kron's sister, 
Neera, Aladar reluctantly 
challenges the "traditional 
ways" and shows how 
being adaptable and 
working together is the 
best path for survival.


Voice Cast 
D.B Sweeney - Aladar
Ossie Davis - Yar
Alfre Woodard - Pilo
Max Casella - Zini
Hayden Panettiere - Suri
Samuel E. Wright - Kron
Peter Siragusa - Bruton
Julianna Margulies - Neera
Joan Plowright - Baylene
Della Reese - Eema

Crew
Director - Eric Leighton
Story/Director - Ralph Zondag
Based on an Earlier
Screenplay - Walon Green
Story/Story Director - Thom Enriquez
Story/Screenplay - Robert Nelson Jacobs &
John Harrison
Creative Development - Gregory Gunter
Additional Story - Tamara Lusher
Additional Story Material - Jonathan Roberts &
Rhett Reese
Additional Story Material/Screenplay - Shirley Pierce
Producer - Pam Marsden
Co-Producer - Baker Bloodworth
Production Designer - Walter P. Martishius
Character Designer/Story Artist - Ricardo F. Delgado
Character Designers - David Krentz,
Tina Price & William Stout
Cinematography - David R. Hardberger &
Steven Douglas Smith
Supervising Animator: Neera - Joel Fletcher
Supervising Character Animators - Mark Anthony Austin,
Mike Belzer, Eamonn Butler, Bill Fletcher,
Gregory William Griffith, Tom Roth, Atsushi Sato,
Trey Thomas & Larry White
Supervising Character Animator/Story Artist -
Dick Zondag
Special Effects Supervisor - Roy Goode
Visual Effects Supervisors - Neil Krepela
& Terry Moews
Digital Compositor/Lighting Artist/
Visual Effects Supervisor - Wally Schaab
Digital Effects Supervisor - Neil Eskuri
Film Editor - H. Lee Peterson
Sound Designer and Supervisor/Recordist (Uncredited)/
Supervising Sound Editor (Uncredited)/Re-Recording Mixer -
Christopher Boyes
Additional Music Arranger: Vocals/Conductor Choir -
Lebo M
Music - James Newton Howard
Composers: Additional Music - Gavin Greenaway &
Steve Jablonsky


Review
'DINOSAUR' has very impressive CGI animation that matches up to the effects of the 'Jurassic Park' films. It also has beautiful live-action landscapes that were combined together to create this visual experience, but the biggest problem around the movie is that the plot is too similar to 'The Land Before Time'. The way that the characters talk and act in the movie is probably a bit stupid, not to mention that the dialogue is clunky. It's a shame that Disney was trying to walk into the shadow of Pixar. Still, two things of this animated film I did like are the opening and the music score by James Newton Howard.

With a better plot, characterization, an absence of dialogue except for narration as was originally intended, 'DINOSAUR' would have been a proper and well-loved Disney classic that everyone will be excited and enjoy it.

Star rating: (3/5) Average

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