Walking With Dinosaurs 3-D

                          

                         Walking With Dinosaurs 3-D

                         

In 1999, we were introduced to a documentary which would later become the of the greatest dinosaur documentary ever made. "Walking with Dinosaurs" provided us that we could be able to enjoy a dinosaur-related program without the need to put in talking dinosaurs. While the effects weren't fully "CGI", we were presented with completely realistic behaviour, environments and surprisingly, A really good story detailing about a certain dinosaur in one episode. From a female Coelophysis trying survive a Triassic drought with her pack members to a female Tyrannosaurus struggling to care for her young near the end of the Age of Dinosaurs, these stories were proved to be realistic, emotional and provided a sense of immersion. In a sense, we felt connected to the dinosaur, whether it was a bloodthirsty predator or not. Also, the music in the background helped to create a brilliant atmosphere to the viewers, which every future "DinoMentary started to take. The show was so good, it is actually 72nd place in the 100 Greatest British Television Programs by the British institute in 1999. It also led to the success of the "Walking With..." series, claiming numerous awards, mostly for it's effects.

Years have passed and now, we are presented with a new dinosaur film which is based on the 1999 documentary, which is distributed by 20th Century Fox. in india Reliance entertnment is distributing the film. Set in Alaska, Walking With Dinosaurs gives us the story of eternally optimistic Patchi (voice of Long ) and his bully of a brother Scowler (Stone), who have to survive annual migrations and growing up without parents in the late Cretaceous period.

Cast as timid and socially awkward, the film introduces Patchi as the runt of the litter, easily distinguishable from the rest of his siblings by a hole on the right side of his frill following a close shave with a predator as a kid. A change in the weather patterns prompts his herd's migration by his father Bulldust, which sets into motion a chain of events that will have Patchi eventually claiming the honour of leading the herd. It isn't just his inner strength that Patchi will discover by the end of the journey; along the way, Patchi also finds a romantic interest in the form of Juniper (Tiya Sircar), a fellow Pachyrhinosaurus he experiences love at first sight with.Watched over by his bird-precursor friend Alex (Leguizamo), Patchi has to navigate sibling rivalry, huge dinosaurs out to eat him and natural obstacles like fire and the ocean.

Patchi is a Pachy-rhinosaurus, from the Greek for “thick-nosed lizard” – in case you didn’t know. Don’t worry if you don’t know about dinosaurs because every time a new one is introduced the action stops and we get a quick lesson.A strange way to forward a story, actually it affects narration.

The visuals are nothing short of spectacular, featuring gorgeous photography of the Alaskan geography as brilliantly-rendered dinosaurs and pterosaurs frolic amongst the landscape, with attention to detail paid in footprints and the animation.there is no shaking off the feeling that the charm of the original series has been largely lost on its journey to the big screen.

Not that the US$85 million dollar production is without merit , the combination of computer animation and live-action is never less than impressive and captivating, demonstrating the leaps and bounds by which technology has advanced since Steven Spielberg first enthralled the world using animatronics in 'Jurassic Park'. On that account alone, it should more than be a fascinating watch for the kiddies; grown-ups though will have a harder time immersing themselves into the lifelike world, ultimately challenged by the artificial dialogue and even more clichéd plot.