This is the main problem I have with this movie: It is not what it says it is. This is not a documentary, this is an anthology film based on black comedy and taking place millions of years ago. To be honest with you,it is a good comedy, but I cannot appreciate it because of how far it is of what it pretends to be.Overall, it is a great time with a lot of fun moments. Yes, CGI is quite bad, but you get used to it pretty fast and the characters have much more development that in a lot of movies even though they cannot talk and the narration is almost nonexistent. Unfortunately, the movie, as a whole, is brought down by its lack of honesty with the audience.

not sure why the overall rating is so low here. this is the best CGI Dino movie I've seen, and i've seen almost all of them. this one actually has a few comedic moments that made me LOL and even a Dino sex scene(PG rating). very little voice-over, the Dinos steal the show. i really think they captured what we assume to be the real life of these awesome creatures. i always wish they would still be around today...at least some of them. (is Jurassic park ever going to become a reality?) :)watched this on the streaming channel that begins with "N". grab some corn and watch it on a killer HD home theater setup ... you and/or your kids will have a blast.

This is an awful film in light of what it claims to be: a documentary making use of the latest research. There is no narration to provide you any information, save for a few "philosophical" comments from Herzog. There is no discernible aim, narrative, or point to the film. It is extremely disingenuous and unprofessional to claim something is based on research and then not provide even the slightest information about what that research is. The viewer is shown a number of different types of dinosaurs, though we are never told their species. You can identify vaguely what family they belong to: sauropods, raptors, tyrannosaurs, etc. There is no real explanation of the temporal or geographical context. No information is provided about the dinosaurs or their behavior. This film is just pure fantasy with a nihilistic perspective showing dinosaurs slaughtering each other left and right to the point that one wonders how any species managed to survive for any period of time. Spoilers ahead...At one point two tyrannosaur type dinosaur parents look on their tiny, vulnerable babies fondly as they play. The babies then run off and get eaten without the parents even batting an eye until it is done. Animals that produce few offspring need to parent them more than animals that produce large numbers of offspring in order to ensure the survival of the species. The viewer watches as some species of pteranodon pushes its babies off a cliff to teach them to fly only to watch them be snatched up mid air by other pteranodons. Just ridiculous. At another point a sauropod eats hallucinogenic mushrooms. The viewer is treated to the animals perspective. Apparently dinosaur eyes perceived light and color in the exact same way as a human eye. Also interesting that 3 mushrooms have the same effect on an 80 ton sauropod as on a 130lbs human. Most of the dinosaurs are not well rendered either. The two-legged predators are mostly OK, but any of the four legged species look horrible. There locomotion is all wrong. This is just utter ridiculousness. I watched it thinking that it must be a joke. The only point I can discern is this: there are dinosaurs, they killed other dinosaurs or got killed until a meteor hit. I'm still not convinced this film isn't a joke of some sort. Is it? Did I miss something?If you want a well research documentary with lots of CGI dinosaurs, watch the excellent "Walking with Dinosaurs" done by the BBC.

Dinotasia is not an educational documentary, it is purely a piece of entertainment. This becomes clear after only a few minutes into the production. If viewed expecting it to be informative and enlightening, you will be disappointed. But for entertainment purposes, as a dinosaur fan I found it very enjoyable. None of the creatures featured are identified by name, so some previous knowledge is expected -- this wasn't a big problem as I was able to identify all but one (and that was possible with a quick internet search).It is not a serious production. Many of the encounters between species were designed for comedy value, and in most respects, it was a success. While sometimes it may have erred toward humanizing some of the behaviours, they were still kept within acceptable estimates of how the species may have acted. Much of it is still suitably primal and bloody, however.Werner Herzog's accent is quite distracting but in some ways that adds to the entertainment value. It is quirky and offers a fresh approach to the narration of life in the Mesozoic. It's also kept to a minimum -- most of the production is narrative-free.Visually it is a little rough in places (especially the beginning) but on the whole, the animation is of decent quality. The pace is fast, if a little haphazard, throwing the viewer into the action rather than spending any time on palaeontological evidence.If you need facts and science, this is not for you. But if you're in the mood for a light-hearted perspective of how dinosaurs may have lived, this is highly entertaining. At least until the conclusion of the Cretaceous Period, for which I've still yet to see an upbeat depiction.