WALKING WITH DINOSAURS: THE 3D MOVIE [2013 / 2014] [3D Blu-ray + 2D Blu-ray + DVD] [Dutch Release] The Greatest Adventure in 70 Million Years!
For the first time in movie history, audiences will truly see and feel what it was like when dinosaurs ruled the Earth. ‘WALKING WITH DINOSAURS: THE 3D MOVIE’ is the ultimate immersive, big screen adventure for all families. Meet dinosaurs more real than you've ever seen as you take off on a thrilling prehistoric adventure, where Patchi [Justin Long], an underdog dinosaur, triumphs against all odds to become a hero for the ages.
FILM FACT: Awards and Nominations: 2014 Cinema Audio Society, USA: Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures for Animated Film: Nominated: Andy Koyama (re-recording mixer), Chris Navarro (original dialogue mixer), Martyn Zub (re-recording mixer), Rupert Coulson (scoring mixer) and Sam Rogers (foley mixer). 2015 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards: Nominated: Best Visual Effects for Animation for Emmanuel Blasset, Luke Hetherington and Will Reichelt.
Cast/Voice Cast: Charlie Rowe (Ricky), Karl Urban (Uncle Zack), Angourie Rice (Jade), John Leguizamo (Alex), Justin Long (Patchi), Skyler Stone (Scowler), Tiya Sircar (Juniper), Clay Savage (Radio Announcer), Jude Tinsely (Dinosaur ID Card), Mary Mouser (Dinosaur ID Card), Katie Silverman (Dinosaur ID Card), Madison Rothschild (Dinosaur ID Card) and Michael Leone (Dinosaur ID Card)
Directors: Barry Cook and Neil Nightingale
Producers: Alex Kitson, Amanda Hill, Dana Belcastro, David Nicksay, Deepak Nayar, Fran LoCascio, John Lynch, Luke Hetherington, Marcus Arthur, Martyn Freeman, Mike Devlin, Miles Ketley, Richard Fletcher, Scott Kroopf, Stephen McDonogh, Stuart Ford, Trevor Haysom and Zareh Nalbandian
Screenplay: David Skelly (additional story), Gerry Swallow (dialogue contributor) and John Collee (screenplay)
Composer: Paul Leonard-Morgan
Cinematography: John Brooks (Director of Photography)
Image Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Audio: English: 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
Dutch: 5.1 DTS-HD Surround Sound
French: 5.1 DTS-HD Surround Sound
English: 2.0 Dolby Digital Stereo Audio
Subtitles: Dutch, French, Dutch SDH and French SDH
Running Time: 87 minutes
Region: Region B/2
Number of discs: 3
Studio: 20th Century Fox / Reliance Entertainment / BBC Earth Films
Andrew’s Blu-ray Review: ‘WALKING WITH DINOSAURS: THE 3D MOVIE’ [2013] was originally a BBC TV series that aired as a documentary series in 1999 before it was turned into this spectacular “Real 3D” film. The gigantic voice talents of Justin Long and John Leguizamo take you on a thrilling prehistoric journey the whole family will enjoy! In a time when dinosaurs rule the Earth, the smallest of the pack and a playful Pachyrhinosaurus named Patchi embarks on the biggest adventure of his life. As he tries to find his place in a spectacular world filled with fun-loving friends and a few dangerous foes, Patchi will discover the courage he needs to become the leader of the herd...and a hero for the ages.
What are truly extraordinary about this “Real 3D” film are its stunning visual achievements. Without a question there have been amazing films made about dinosaurs, and every interpretation of what these long-gone creatures looked like is more impressive and interesting, but since it was based on a documentary ‘WALKING WITH DINOSAURS’ this has to be one of the most accurate and up-to-date visualizations of what dinosaurs truly looked, and performed like. Don't worry though, it isn't all just science, the IMAX 3D film features a loveable story as we follow best friends Patchi, Scowler and Juniper, three Pachyrhinosaurus's as they grow from babies to adults, struggling all the while to find their footing in the world. Especially Patchi, who learns how to become leader and takes control of the herd of dinosaurs.
Filmed with the latest in cutting edge “Real 3D” technology, ‘WALKING WITH DINOSAURS: THE 3D MOVIE’ taps into the masterminds behind visual hits like the 3D film ‘AVATAR’ and using James Cameron Pace Fusion “Real 3D” technology to fully immerse viewers while recruiting animation house, Animal Logic, to bringing the digital dinosaur magic to life by creating photo realistic dinosaurs based on paleontological research from world experts retained by the BBC organisation.
WALKING WITH DINOSAURS MUSIC TRACK LIST
CALLING ALL HEARTS (Written by Charlene Harris and Jimmy Lloyd) [Performed by Sanford Clark]
I’M GONNA LOVE YOU A LITTLE, BABY (Written by Barry White) [Performed by Barry White]
ENDS OF THE EARTH (Written by Ben Schneider) [Performed by Lord Huron]
WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES (Written by Tim Myers) [Performed by Tim Myers]
TUSK (Written by Lindsey Buckingham) [Performed by Fleetwood Mac]
LIVE LIKE A WARRIOR (Written by Kori Withers, Jack Knight, Konstantin Scherer, Matthew Miller, Mallan Peter Grigg and Vincent Stein) [Performed by Matisyahu]
Blu-ray Image Quality – 20th Century Fox brings us this Dinosaur “Real 3D” film in stunning 1080p image presentation, which is enhanced with a very nice 2.40:1 aspect ratio. Sold under a banner that states it is a 3D Movie, and this Dinosaur tale will suffice when viewers put on their 3D glasses, they will experience absolutely brilliant images. Direction is in full consideration of the format, snapping maws leaping from the front of the frame towards “Real 3D” enthusiasts. Images are notably bright with considerable contrast, and when not, moonlight is valuable. 3D action pushes flame embers, flawless underwater views, floating butterfly arrays, and forested depth with natural beauty. Skyward flying scenes recreate a sense of height and rotund creatures establish a depth propelled girth. ‘WALKING WITH DINOSAURS: THE 3D MOVIE’ is an intelligent and careful display of the technical features and what is striking about the “Real 3D” images you view is that you experience a grand 3 dimensional feel not just in distance, and especially regarding objects and beings themselves. With such a highly detailed CGI dominated picture you cannot help but get a grand sense of scale and depth. The black levels are very nice and varied. Colours give us a much more natural and a real approach, especially in the New Zealand and Alaskan locations, that is totally natural beauty with lots of “Real 3D” action, especially with the flaming embers, flawless underwater views, floating butterfly arrays, and forest depth of field to give you totally natural beauty. Skyward flying scenes recreate a sense of height and especially the rotund large and plump creatures establish the depth of their girth. ‘WALKING WITH DINOSAURS: THE 3D MOVIE’ is an intelligent and brilliant display of brilliant technical detail at its very best. Please Note: Playback Region B/2: This will not play on most Blu-ray players sold in North America, Central America, South America, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia. Learn more about Blu-ray region specifications.
Blu-ray Audio Quality – 20th Century Fox brings us this Dinosaur “Real 3D” film with an amazing 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio experience, especially with the stomping prehistoric herds will invigorate your subwoofer, adding substantial weight to the happenings with all the herd of dinosaurs. This is a very good and excellent audio, especially when we hear the special sound effects that are 100% clean, crisp and quite well defined. All of your speakers are mostly used for ambient sounds and the film music score. The highlight though is during the devastating forest fire, where it creates a true sense of a very dangerous environment. Dialogue is clean and crisp, but the problems here lies in the source, as everything sounds like a voice over narration instead of natural dialogue in the sense of its environment.
Blu-ray Special Features and Extras:
Special Feature: WALKING WITH DINOSAURS: Ultimate Dino Guide [2014] [1080p] [2.40:1] This special feature gives an in-depth introduction with a very interactive feature where you can learn very specific qualities about the different dinosaurs featured in the film. This is a very educational feature, and not necessarily aimed at children either. It allows you to select different creatures to learn about them as well as where they lived on the Earth and other information and they are as follows: PACHYRHINOSAURUS [4:04]; ALEXORNIS [2:19]; GORGOSAURUS [1:58]; HESPERONYCHUS [1:19]; ANKYLOSAURUS [1:10]; CHIROSTENOTES [1:31]; TROODON [2:05]; PARKSOSAURUS [1:09]; EDMONTOSAURUS [1:56]; PTEROSAURS [1:40] and ALPHADON [1:24]. Narrated by Finneas O'Connell. Unfortunately, you get the Dutch and French subtitles appear and you cannot delete them.
Special Feature: PREHISTORIC VERSION: Discover and view the film with only the sounds of the Dinosaurs, composed music, pop songs and sound effects without the very silly voice cast prehistoric animal voices.
Blu-ray Sneak Peaks: AFRICAN SAFARI 3D [2013] [1080p] [2.35:1] [1:30] [Dutch Voice], BELLE EN HET BEEST [2014] [1080p] [2.40:1] [2:30] and OORLOGSGEHEIMEN [2014] [1080p] [2.40:1] [2:30]
BONUS: With this Dutch 3D Blu-ray Release you get a stunning very colourful embossed slip cover, which is far superior in design to the United Kingdom and USA Blu-ray cover releases.
Finally, ‘WALKING WITH DINOSAURS: THE 3D MOVIE’ gives you a fantastic “Real 3D” image presentation. The “Real 3D” release of this film actually includes a feature where you can turn the dinosaur voices off if you do not feel they are realistic enough. The “Real 3D” film is intended for young children and thus the bonus materials provide plenty of educational learning experiences for them to interact with. Although, I think this film will quickly outgrow young children and move on to better things, but on the other hand some children might like to have repeat viewings when they feel in the mood for a Dinosaur fix. While this “Real 3D” film, 20th Century Fox was probably hoping it would become a modern classic dinosaur film, but sadly this never happened, but for me personally I really enjoyed the film, and especially viewing it in the stunning “Real 3D” process and I know I will enjoy watching the film with repeat viewings. Highly Recommended!
Andrew C. Miller – Your Ultimate No.1 Film Aficionado
Le Cinema Paradiso
United Kingdom
