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Walking with Dinosaurs

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This series is brilliant. The special effects are truly impressive, the style (made like a fake nature documentary, as if the filmmakers are just observing the dinosaurs in the wilds) is clever, and it's all just fascinating. Some of it is quite graphic with dinosaurs battling each other, eating each other and dying off in lots of different ways, so I was worried that my almost-four-year-old wasn't ready for it. But he's started to ask questions about dying and animals eating each other and this has actually been a nice segueway into those discussions. We've especially enjoyed the "making of" featurette - lots of information there well beyond how they acheived the special effects.

This is a classic--we checked it out a million times from the libary before finally buying it ouselves. There are six episodes and each one examines the lifestyle of a particular type of dinosaurs from one major group (flying, swimming, adapted for cold climates, predators, early dinosaurs, and the big ones with long necks). My son is a dino-maniac and pulls this out & watches it again every few weeks, absolutely loves it and it's EDUCATIONAL!! How often does that happen?

Walking with Dinosaurs is a fast paced and never feel like you're going to fall asleep because you're bored series! It follows at least 4 different dinosaurus raning from the tiny cute little Liannaosaura { Spelling? } to the swift frightening Utah Raptor to even the gigantic Tyrannosarus. I bought this when I was 8 and I'm 15 and I still love it! There is no crappy animation, you really feel like your walking with the dinosaurs, as the title suggests. I would highly recommend this series to any fan of dinosaurs or a fan of entertainment.

If you're looking for a visual, all-encompassing, overall understanding of the world of dinosaurs, then look no further, as you've just found one such a document. This video covers the whole era of the "mighty lizards" with a timeline spanning over hundreds of millions of years, from the Triassic up until 60 millions years ago with the sudden and massive extinction of this world of giant. It is amazingly punching, with very well rendered CGI scenes, both on the ground, under the sea and in the air. This documentary is both educative and entertaining. The Allosaurus, Tyrannosaurus, Diplodocus, Plesiosaur, Ichthyosaur, (etc.) will have no more secrets once you finish viewing the DVD.

Major preys and predators of each era is covered graphically. Sequences are linked with one another in chronological order. Explanatory comments are clear, to the fact, based on scientific facts rather than on extrapolations, and are provided throughout the documentary to help understand the physical evolution of the flora and fauna of the world. Rationales, although sometimes tentative, are given about the reason why some species became extinct at times. Also, a special focus is given on the emergence of a very small, second tiers species, somewhat out of place is a world of "giant lizards": mammals. It is rather moving to see what we owe in today's world to such a "negligible" mammal ancestor.

It is also a fascinating testimony to the vanity of our civilization today, built on a few thousand years (taking the invention of writing as its start), when Dinosaurs roamed and ruled the world for HUNDREDS of MILLIONS of years.

British TV animal documentaries are renowned worldwide for their utmost qualities. They have no equivalent anywhere. This is yet another example of their unequaled superiority.

This is an excellent video into the life and times of the world of Dinosaurs.
The animation is remarkable and they appear to be very real on the screen.

After seeing the travelling show, our grandsons loved having the DVD to learn more about the dinosaurs. Our seven year old, was entranced and watched the whole DVD in one sitting.

This is one of the bet BBC movies they had ever made. The graphics are amazing and its like you are in the movie yourself. This a great product and I would recommened it to any dinosaur lover out there.

I bought this for my seven year old grandson who is a dinosaur addict. He was captivated and I ended up watching as well. I was amazed at the quality and have since ordered a couple of other DVD's from this BBC series. Very enjoyable and something we will watch over and over.

Very nice and fun to watch. My son is 4 and very into dinos. I bought this because he loves Dinosaur Planet series which is very similar to this. EXCEPT, the very first section on this has a family of dinos who eat their babies to protect them from predators. I know, I know, this isn't made for LITTLE kids. But other reviews talked about their young kids loving it, so I thought it wasn't so dark. Besides the first section, it's fine. Just don't think it's ok for a 4 year to watch a mom eat her kids.

The first of the 'Walking With..' videos. There are a few rough edges, but overall it's an outstanding production. I use it to teach students about ecological interactions, pointing out that while the relationships in the video are purely speculative, the behaviors have all been observed with contemporary animals. It is enjoyable and a great icebreaker for dinosaur-mad kids.