Dinosaur 13 sheds a huge amount of light on the problems that Paleontologists face on a daily basis, fighting among themselves over who is "qualified" more so than the other. It also sheds light on the ridiculousness that the United States government serves to its people. The sheer fact that the government would issue a claim to a fossil that was not even (technically) discovered on US soil and later retract their own claim shows how truly money hungry they are. It also shows how dishonest and shameful the Native man, Maurice, was to the paleontologists he claimed were his friends. I am a dinosaur enthusiast myself, and I have taken some university classes on Paleontology. It sickens me to know that a fossil like Sue, who has so very much to teach the scientific community, could be purchased by some rich private collector only to be stored away in a room somewhere. I feel that scientifically important specimens should immediately be surrendered to a museum or a university to be studied, not to be another material possession for man to soil with his money and greasy hands. If you are as intrigued by Paleontology as I am, then this Documentary will have you yelling at your television screen and crying right along with the people of the institute at the travesties that our own people have committed against themselves.

Imagine that you were a gold prospector, and found a mother lode. You take it home and clean all the debris off of the ore. Then some military men shows up and takes all you've collected Wouldn't you consider that a theft ? Yet that is exactly what happened to Sue - One of the most complete T- Rex specimen ever found. FBI and the national guard showed up at Blackhills Institute to haul away the fossils of the T-Rex. Something good was found, and US government decided to make it their own - by any means possible, and by force. The action speaks volumes about what kind of government United States is running. In some parts of this world United States is considered a terrorist. In this case a thug as well.Dinosaur 13 is a story that goes beyond the story of T-Rex fossil.It's a story about how US government operates. It's policy of might makes right is a danger not only to the fossil hunters, but to all citizens who lives in United States ( and rest of the world ).

Everyone has something to remember their childhood and cinema is one of the sectors to talk about. In my time it was 'Jurassic Park'. The first film to give a perfect picture of either visual graphics or the characteristic behaviours and much more. So I proudly say I grew up being a fan of that movie and got a special interest in the Tyrannosaurus Rex. There are many varieties, but T-Rex is the many people's favourite, as well as mine. This documentary movie is about the same species and I was delighted to learn more about it.I was ready for the adventurous ride, the film opened with the dialogue which states that we are surrounded by the past. Moves on with a team of paleontologist discovering the 13th T-Rex in the human history nicknamed Sue. The recovery percentage is higher than the previous 12 specimens. Listening to their interviews of what they are saying with their enthusiasm and eagerness on the find, gives us the goose bumps. It was going well, suddenly after the 30 minutes it switched from scientific study and research to the legal battle to save the Sue. I did not expect it and I don't want the trial and courtroom drama. I did not have a choice, but had to finish my watch."So you look up and you're looking at the past, and then you look down and you're looking at the past."What comes next was the interesting stuff. The intervening of the federal government was actually the film, the truth that many people did not know. The fight for Sue begins. We would know with our commonsense what's legal and illegal by the end of the half movie, but taking side is the tough part. Because at the one end sympathy for emotional attachment and the other end legislation that everyone has to bow. Soon you would forget the Sue, since the scenario completely changed and you would be no clue where it will progress from there. As from the perspective of the paleontologists who found Sue, it is heartbreaking. And as a public eye, the allegations are just the misuse of power.It had a dark humour as well, like two dogs fight for a piece of bone. But in reality, someone has to go down and the price was big. America's U-turns and wrong decisions either internal or the external affairs is not the first time to showcase in a movie or the documentaries. As a movie fanatic, Charles Chaplin's exile was the hardest thing I ever disliked about America. These peoples, including Peter Larson from this documentary are the exceptions for their achievements. There they have failed, at least I expect them to give a right credits.There was actually no case, just a mishandled situation that stretched to a decade long. In a couple of parts it confirms like when a prison guard says 'Man, you must have really pssed somebody off'. In another case, it was the real Ph.D paleontologist, Robert Bakker, who praised the technics and expertise of Peter Larson team and called they are not pirates. But did not support openly as he knew legal limits was crossed by them. Watch this just to know the truth about Sue and men behind unearth her. A good documentary film, but you won't learn scientific terms other than it was Sue's struggle from the day she was seized by the FBI to the journey to a museum. If she was alive, no one wanted to claim her, rather run for a life.8/10

This was a good documentary. Maurice was the same religion as the both judges hearing the case. Maurice was awarded the $8 million because he was American Indian and also shared the same religious views as both of the judges. He played both sides of the fence. Technically, the dinosaurs was in "no mans land". Google the surname origins. I believe when judges side with people due to their nationality or religious views is called discrimination. Hopefully, the group that discovered the dinosaur will prevail. This documentary is as important to this dinosaur dig as Blackfish was to killer whales at SeaWorld. I am going to buy the books. Hopefully, they will be able to recuperate the money through the sales of the books. Sending someone to jail just to side with your same religious views or nationality is illegal. The judges are people that should have gone to jail. I live in Chicago and appreciate Sue the dinosaur; however, I will tell the kids about how the dinosaurs was stolen from South Dakota and the paleontologist that discovered her.