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DVD Special Features (To Be Confirmed): Created directly from the digital source ‘Behind The Scenes’ Featurettes plus production notes Interactive virtual reality game – Aladar’s Adventures ‘Dino-Search’ Game ‘Dino-Pedia’ Fact Files Animated Menus Dolby Digital 5.1 English, Hebrew and Greek Subtitles in English, English for the hearing impaired, Hebrew and Greek Dinosaurs come alive like never before in this costly computer-animated film from Disney. After a breathtaking opening (a dino egg is kidnapped), the film changes style; realistic dinosaurs are given human characteristics and voices. The kidnapped egg grows into an iguanodon named Aladar (voiced by DB Sweeney), who is raised by lemurs (shades of Tarzan) on a lush island void of other dinosaurs. When a meteorite destroys their island home in a thrilling sequence, the lemur family and Aladar become part of a dinosaur troop roaming the mainland deserts looking for the lush nesting grounds (shades of the fourth instalment of the Land Before Time series and Fantasia). Disney’s use of cheeky modern slang (one lemur calls himself “a love monkey”) is present, as is its typical capital-punishment narrative logic: anyone against our forward-thinking hero (or even disagreeing with him) ends up dead. Curiously, the meanies, a pair of carnotaurs following the group, are nameless and voiceless. This more realistic approach might have been a bigger wow, as in the BBC’s Walking with Dinosaurs, which looked extraordinary with only a fraction of the budget. The complexity and scope of Dinosaur’s visual scale is impressive, and group shots and a point-of-view angle are stunning. The film should be a favourite for the 6 to 11-year-old set. — Doug Thomas, From the Back Cover Discover an amazing blend of filmmaking technology and brilliant storytelling that only Disney can bring you! DINOSAUR is the remarkable, action-packed story of dinosaurs who must face the challenge of their lives. Along the way, they learn that with courage, hope and loyalty, they can triumph over the greatest of obstacles. Journey back in time 65 million years, when dinosaurs roamed the earth and meet Aladar, an iguanodon accidentally separated from his own species while still living inside the egg. Luckily he hatches into the loving care of a clan of lemurs, including the wisecracking Zini and the compassionate Pilo. But, when a devastating meteor shower strikes the earth, their home is destroyed, and Aladar and his new family must join a group of dinosaurs on a treacherous journey to the safety of the “nesting grounds”. A special effect phenomenon, DINOSAUR blends live-action photography and computer-generated animation in a jaw-dropping, thrilling story that the whole family will love!