Allosaurus - A Walking With Dinosaurs Special

Allosaurus - A Walking With Dinosaurs Special


Starring:Allosaurus-A Walking With Dinosaurs Special, Avery Brooks
Studio: New Line Home Video
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
Amazon.com
The phenomenal BBC series Walking with Dinosaurs spawned this 30-minute special. Using the same blend of computer animation, puppetry, and story-driven narration (by Kenneth Branagh), Allosaurus: A Walking with Dinosaurs Special centers on one particular dinosaur dubbed Big Al. Found in Wyoming in the 1980s, Big Al's fossil remains comprise the most complete allosaur skeleton ever found. Enough clues are found in the bones, 145 million years after his death, to tell the story of what might have happened from his birth to his death. The film's naturalistic approach (unlike that used in the Disney film Dinosaur, whose characters could talk) is quite spectacular, with chills (a bog turns out to be a big dinosaur threat), thrills (allosaurs chase a group of giant diplodocus), and humor (a baby allosaur seems to bump into the "camera"). A half-hour companion program, "Big Al Uncovered," illustrates how the "what-if" story of Big Al was constructed using facts uncovered by paleontologists (including the 17 injuries found in the skeleton) and filling in the gaps using the dinosaur's distant cousins (birds and crocodiles). The BBC production does not shy away from the violent world of dinosaurs, including mating and hunting techniques. However, any dinosaur fan age 7 and up should find all the Walking with Dinosaurs specials an exciting and fun education. --Doug Thomas
Description
Nominated for three Emmy Awards, this is the moving story of the life and death struggle of Big Al, the most complete Allosaurus skeleton ever found. This program also brings you behind the scenes with an additional 30-minute feature that explores how scientists have been able to trace this incredible life story.
Allosaurus - A Walking with Dinosaurs Special
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Excellent
  • allosaurus
  • The Best of Walking With Dinosaurs.
  • The "Seventh" episode of Walking with Dinosaurs
  • Well researched prehistoric ballad
 Allosaurus - A Walking with Dinosaurs Special
Starring: Kenneth Branagh , and Avery Brooks
Manufacturer: BBC Warner
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

AnimationAnimation | Kids & Family | Genres | DVD | Video
DinosaursDinosaurs | Kids & Family | Genres | DVD | Video
GeneralGeneral | Documentary | Genres | DVD | Video
Science & TechnologyScience & Technology | Documentary | Genres | DVD | Video
GeneralGeneral | Germany | By Country | Art House & International | Genres | DVD | Video
GeneralGeneral | British Cinema | By Country | Art House & International | Genres | DVD | Video
All BBC TitlesAll BBC Titles | BBC | Television | Genres | DVD | Video
Nature & WildlifeNature & Wildlife | BBC | Television | Genres | DVD | Video
Walking with...Walking with... | W | TV Series, A-Z | TV Series | Television | Genres | DVD | Video
Branagh, KennethBranagh, Kenneth | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Brooks, AveryBrooks, Avery | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Action & AdventureAction & Adventure | Warner Home Video | Studio Specials | Stores | DVD | Video
DocumentaryDocumentary | Warner Home Video | Studio Specials | Stores | DVD | Video
All TitlesAll Titles | Warner Home Video | Studio Specials | Stores | DVD | Video
Kids & FamilyKids & Family | Warner Home Video | Studio Specials | Stores | DVD | Video
DVDs Under $15DVDs Under $15 | Warner Home Video | Studio Specials | Stores | DVD | Video
Used DVDsUsed DVDs | Stores | DVD | Video | Action & Adventure | African American Cinema | Animation | Anime & Manga | Art House & International | Classics | Comedy | Cult Movies | Documentary | Drama | Educational | Fitness & Yoga | Gay & Lesbian | Horror | Kids & Family | Military & War | Music Video & Concerts | Musicals & Performing Arts | Mystery & Suspense | Science Fiction & Fantasy | Special Interests | Sports | Television | Westerns
DVDs as Low as $5.49DVDs as Low as $5.49 | The Big DVD Sale | Stores | DVD | Video
4-for-3 Art House & International4-for-3 Art House & International | 4-for-3 DVD | Stores | DVD | Video
4-for-3 Kids & Family4-for-3 Kids & Family | 4-for-3 DVD | Stores | DVD | Video
4-for-3 Television4-for-3 Television | 4-for-3 DVD | Stores | DVD | Video
4-for-3 All DVDs4-for-3 All DVDs | 4-for-3 DVD | Stores | DVD | Video
All BBC TitlesAll BBC Titles | BBC Television | British Cinema | Foreign & International | Stores | DVD | Video
Nature & WildlifeNature & Wildlife | BBC Television | British Cinema | Foreign & International | Stores | DVD | Video
Walking WithWalking With | BBC Television | British Cinema | Foreign & International | Stores | DVD | Video
GeneralGeneral | British Cinema | Foreign & International | Stores | DVD | Video
GermanyGermany | European Cinema | Foreign & International | Stores | DVD | Video
DVDs Under $7.49DVDs Under $7.49 | Today's Deals in DVD | Special Features | DVD | Video
( A )( A ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
Similar Items:
  1. Walking With Prehistoric Beasts
  2. Chased By Dinosaurs
  3. Walking with Monsters - Life Before Dinosaurs
  4. Prehistoric Planet - Complete Set
  5. Walking with Dinosaurs

ASIN: B000B7HZQY
Release Date: 2005-09-06

Amazon.com

The phenomenal BBC series Walking with Dinosaurs spawned this 30-minute special. Using the same blend of computer animation, puppetry, and story-driven narration (by Kenneth Branagh), Allosaurus: A Walking with Dinosaurs Special centers on one particular dinosaur dubbed Big Al. Found in Wyoming in the 1980s, Big Al's fossil remains comprise the most complete allosaur skeleton ever found. Enough clues are found in the bones, 145 million years after his death, to tell the story of what might have happened from his birth to his death. The film's naturalistic approach (unlike that used in the Disney film Dinosaur, whose characters could talk) is quite spectacular, with chills (a bog turns out to be a big dinosaur threat), thrills (allosaurs chase a group of giant diplodocus), and humor (a baby allosaur seems to bump into the "camera"). A half-hour companion program, "Big Al Uncovered," illustrates how the "what-if" story of Big Al was constructed using facts uncovered by paleontologists (including the 17 injuries found in the skeleton) and filling in the gaps using the dinosaur's distant cousins (birds and crocodiles). The BBC production does not shy away from the violent world of dinosaurs, including mating and hunting techniques. However, any dinosaur fan age 7 and up should find all the Walking with Dinosaurs specials an exciting and fun education. --Doug Thomas

Description

Life was hard in the Jurassic age, even for a large dinosaur at the top of the food chain. A few years ago, the most complete allosaurus skeleton ever found was discovered in Wyoming. The bones tells a surprisingly detailed biography of one individual dinosaur, Big Al, as he came to be known by the scientists who pieced together his story. The creators of Walking With Dinosaurs have vividly recreated this 15-year story from birth to death using the same computer graphic and animatronic techniques that stunned viewers throughout the world when they saw the original series. A companion program, Big Al Uncovered, shows how the scientists were able to trace the evidence of Big Al's life story. Using the same state-of-the-art graphic effects, Big Al haunts the modern-day museums and dig sites as passionate scientists explain their findings and theories. Nominated for three Emmy Awards.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Excellent.......2006-12-15

This is one of the very few DVDs I can stand to watch with my sons! It's educational, and very cool. It is a bit graphic and violent at times, as my sons are only 19 months and 4 years, but they enjoy it and ask for it every single day. My older son will play with his dinosaurs while watching, and my younger son requests it by growling like "Big Al" as he's become known in our house! Even my husband enjoys watching this one. I plan to buy more in the series as my sons get a little older.

5 out of 5 stars allosaurus.......2005-08-20

IT IS A GREAT EPISODE. IT IS A GREAT ADVENTURE! I LOVE THIS DVD AND RECKAMEND IT FOR EVERYONE.

5 out of 5 stars The Best of Walking With Dinosaurs........2005-01-15

The reason I like this more than the others was because they gave us a lot of data on just one dinosaur - a Allosaurus named Big Al. Big Al's story is based on what information scientists were able to get from a almost complete skeleton found in Wyoming. The story is about his life, which was only 15 years long. 60 minutes, half of which is the story and half of which is about how they figured out what they did from the bones.
I kind of feel sorry for Big Al. He had a REALLY tough life and we don't even know if he ever got to have offspring or not. Was he a father of dozens of Allosaurus babies or did his genes end with his death? Extras also include a photo gallery and storyboards.

3 out of 5 stars The "Seventh" episode of Walking with Dinosaurs.......2004-10-06

The Ballad of Big Al (also known as "Allosaurus") acts as a good add-on to Walking with Dinosaurs (seen it?). Because it's only about 30 minutes, The Ballad of Big Al has alot less killing. The narration, though, is still bad. I wish they had an option to mute the narration.

4 out of 5 stars Well researched prehistoric ballad.......2003-11-15

This dramatic narrative follows the life of actual Allosaurus, Big Al, from an egg to the corpse of a fierce hunter. Even though the filming skips about Al's life, the flow of the production is hardly damaged. The research for the film is impressive; even the Allosaurus fight has some evidence from Al's fossils. Superb computer graphics and animatronics create the believable dinosaurs. There is suspense,action and tradgedy,as well as humor and fun woven into the story.One negative comment is with the location of the filming. It is filmed in Utah and Arizona,which do not look quite accurate,but the extensive research and realistic dinosaurs balance it out. This good short film lets the viewer experience how a dinosaur may have lived.
Prehistoric Planet/Allosaurus - A Walking With Dinosaurs Special
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Really engaged my 12-year-old
  • Love it!
 Prehistoric Planet/Allosaurus - A Walking With Dinosaurs Special
Starring: Kenneth Branagh , and Avery Brooks
Manufacturer: BBC Warner
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

GeneralGeneral | Documentary | Genres | DVD | Video
Nature & WildlifeNature & Wildlife | Special Interests | Genres | DVD | Video
DinosaursDinosaurs | Kids & Family | Genres | DVD | Video
All BBC TitlesAll BBC Titles | BBC | Television | Genres | DVD | Video
Nature & WildlifeNature & Wildlife | BBC | Television | Genres | DVD | Video
Walking with...Walking with... | W | TV Series, A-Z | TV Series | Television | Genres | DVD | Video
Branagh, KennethBranagh, Kenneth | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Brooks, AveryBrooks, Avery | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
DocumentaryDocumentary | Warner Home Video | Studio Specials | Stores | DVD | Video
All TitlesAll Titles | Warner Home Video | Studio Specials | Stores | DVD | Video
DVDs Under $15DVDs Under $15 | Warner Home Video | Studio Specials | Stores | DVD | Video
Used DVDsUsed DVDs | Stores | DVD | Video | Action & Adventure | African American Cinema | Animation | Anime & Manga | Art House & International | Classics | Comedy | Cult Movies | Documentary | Drama | Educational | Fitness & Yoga | Gay & Lesbian | Horror | Kids & Family | Military & War | Music Video & Concerts | Musicals & Performing Arts | Mystery & Suspense | Science Fiction & Fantasy | Special Interests | Sports | Television | Westerns
DVDs as Low as $9.49DVDs as Low as $9.49 | The Big DVD Sale | Stores | DVD | Video
All BBC TitlesAll BBC Titles | BBC Television | British Cinema | Foreign & International | Stores | DVD | Video
Nature & WildlifeNature & Wildlife | BBC Television | British Cinema | Foreign & International | Stores | DVD | Video
Walking WithWalking With | BBC Television | British Cinema | Foreign & International | Stores | DVD | Video
DVDs Under $14.99DVDs Under $14.99 | Today's Deals in DVD | Special Features | DVD | Video
( P )( P ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
Similar Items:
  1. Chased By Dinosaurs
  2. Walking With Prehistoric Beasts
  3. Walking with Monsters - Life Before Dinosaurs
  4. Walking with Dinosaurs
  5. Prehistoric Planet - Complete Set

ASIN: B0000AN4GH
Release Date: 2003-09-16

Amazon.com

Prehistoric Planet
This well-received Discovery Kids television series cleverly cannibalized footage from two hugely popular, BBC primetime programs Walking with Dinosaurs and Walking with Prehistoric Beasts, reworking the CGI-heavy dino-dramas into absorbing (and--shh!--educational) fare. The result was, and is, smashing. Narrated by Ben Stiller and ingeniously scripted, the series delineates epochs, species, and prehistoric environments in an entertaining effort to broaden one's detailed appreciation of ancient creatures of the land, sea, and air. Meet Ornithocheirus, a Cretaceous-period flying pterosaur whose 40-foot wingspan can carry him from the future Florida coast to Europe in a day--yet who could end up as snack food for the 80-foot aquatic monster Liopleurodon. Or the fascinating, 6-foot Leallynasaura, a 106-million-year-old denizen of Antarctica's rainforest (!) who avoids the predatory Koolasuchus (seriously) through clan cooperation. There's more to prehistoric Earth than the stylish raptor and bullying T-Rex; meet their neighbors here. --Tom Keogh

Allosaurus: A Walking with Dinosaurs Special
The phenomenal BBC series Walking with Dinosaurs spawned this 30-minute special. Using the same blend of computer animation, puppetry, and story-driven narration (by Kenneth Branagh), Allosaurus: A Walking with Dinosaurs Special centers on one particular dinosaur dubbed Big Al. Found in Wyoming in the 1980s, Big Al's fossil remains comprise the most complete allosaur skeleton ever found. Enough clues are found in the bones, 145 million years after his death, to tell the story of what might have happened from his birth to his death. The film's naturalistic approach (unlike that used in the Disney film Dinosaur, whose characters could talk) is quite spectacular, with chills (a bog turns out to be a big dinosaur threat), thrills (allosaurs chase a group of giant diplodocus), and humor (a baby allosaur seems to bump into the "camera"). A half-hour companion program, "Big Al Uncovered," illustrates how the "what-if" story of Big Al was constructed using facts uncovered by paleontologists (including the 17 injuries found in the skeleton) and filling in the gaps using the dinosaur's distant cousins (birds and crocodiles). The BBC production does not shy away from the violent world of dinosaurs, including mating and hunting techniques. However, any dinosaur fan age 7 and up should find all the Walking with Dinosaurs specials an exciting and fun education. --Doug Thomas

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Really engaged my 12-year-old.......2007-06-03

My daughter saw part of this DVD and school and was so enthusastic about sharing it with me that we ended up purchasing it when we weren't able to rent it from any local video store. As she had not shown interest in dinosaurs or paleontology before, I was surprised at her insistence that we see it, but when we watched it together, I understood why she found it so compelling.

It is done in the style of a wildlife documentary, and the effects are so realistic that it is easy to "go along for the ride" and believe that you are watching dinosaurs being filmed in their natural habitat. The storytelling is also quite engaging. The best part was my daughter's enjoyment of it; I haven't seen anything but manga have quite the same hold over her imagination!

5 out of 5 stars Love it!.......2007-01-09

Our five-year-old, dinosaur-loving son LOVES this movie. He could watch it everyday if we let him. The graphics are amazing...very realistic. Nigel, the narrator, is his hero!
Allosaurus - A Walking With Dinosaurs Special
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Excellent
  • allosaurus
  • The Best of Walking With Dinosaurs.
  • The "Seventh" episode of Walking with Dinosaurs
  • Well researched prehistoric ballad
 Allosaurus - A Walking With Dinosaurs Special
Starring: Allosaurus-A Walking With Dinosaurs Special , and Avery Brooks
Manufacturer: New Line Home Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

AnimationAnimation | Kids & Family | Genres | DVD | Video
DinosaursDinosaurs | Kids & Family | Genres | DVD | Video
7-9 Years7-9 Years | Kids & Family | Genres | DVD | Video
10-12 Years10-12 Years | Kids & Family | Genres | DVD | Video
EducationalEducational | Kids & Family | Genres | DVD | Video
Family FilmsFamily Films | Kids & Family | Genres | DVD | Video
GeneralGeneral | Documentary | Genres | DVD | Video
Science & TechnologyScience & Technology | Documentary | Genres | DVD | Video
GeneralGeneral | Germany | By Country | Art House & International | Genres | DVD | Video
GeneralGeneral | British Cinema | By Country | Art House & International | Genres | DVD | Video
All BBC TitlesAll BBC Titles | BBC | Television | Genres | DVD | Video
Brooks, AveryBrooks, Avery | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Used DVDsUsed DVDs | Stores | DVD | Video | Action & Adventure | African American Cinema | Animation | Anime & Manga | Art House & International | Classics | Comedy | Cult Movies | Documentary | Drama | Educational | Fitness & Yoga | Gay & Lesbian | Horror | Kids & Family | Military & War | Music Video & Concerts | Musicals & Performing Arts | Mystery & Suspense | Science Fiction & Fantasy | Special Interests | Sports | Television | Westerns
4-for-3 All DVDs4-for-3 All DVDs | 4-for-3 DVD | Stores | DVD | Video
All BBC TitlesAll BBC Titles | BBC Television | British Cinema | Foreign & International | Stores | DVD | Video
GeneralGeneral | British Cinema | Foreign & International | Stores | DVD | Video
GermanyGermany | European Cinema | Foreign & International | Stores | DVD | Video
DVDs Under $7.49DVDs Under $7.49 | Today's Deals in DVD | Special Features | DVD | Video
All DealsAll Deals | Today's Deals in DVD | Special Features | DVD | Video
GeneralGeneral | Kids & Family | Today's Deals in DVD | Special Features | DVD | Video
( A )( A ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
Similar Items:
  1. Walking With Prehistoric Beasts
  2. Chased By Dinosaurs
  3. Walking with Monsters - Life Before Dinosaurs
  4. Prehistoric Planet - Complete Set
  5. Walking with Dinosaurs

ASIN: B000059H6U
Release Date: 2001-04-10

Amazon.com

The phenomenal BBC series Walking with Dinosaurs spawned this 30-minute special. Using the same blend of computer animation, puppetry, and story-driven narration (by Kenneth Branagh), Allosaurus: A Walking with Dinosaurs Special centers on one particular dinosaur dubbed Big Al. Found in Wyoming in the 1980s, Big Al's fossil remains comprise the most complete allosaur skeleton ever found. Enough clues are found in the bones, 145 million years after his death, to tell the story of what might have happened from his birth to his death. The film's naturalistic approach (unlike that used in the Disney film Dinosaur, whose characters could talk) is quite spectacular, with chills (a bog turns out to be a big dinosaur threat), thrills (allosaurs chase a group of giant diplodocus), and humor (a baby allosaur seems to bump into the "camera"). A half-hour companion program, "Big Al Uncovered," illustrates how the "what-if" story of Big Al was constructed using facts uncovered by paleontologists (including the 17 injuries found in the skeleton) and filling in the gaps using the dinosaur's distant cousins (birds and crocodiles). The BBC production does not shy away from the violent world of dinosaurs, including mating and hunting techniques. However, any dinosaur fan age 7 and up should find all the Walking with Dinosaurs specials an exciting and fun education. --Doug Thomas

Description

Nominated for three Emmy Awards, this is the moving story of the life and death struggle of Big Al, the most complete Allosaurus skeleton ever found. This program also brings you behind the scenes with an additional 30-minute feature that explores how scientists have been able to trace this incredible life story.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Excellent.......2006-12-15

This is one of the very few DVDs I can stand to watch with my sons! It's educational, and very cool. It is a bit graphic and violent at times, as my sons are only 19 months and 4 years, but they enjoy it and ask for it every single day. My older son will play with his dinosaurs while watching, and my younger son requests it by growling like "Big Al" as he's become known in our house! Even my husband enjoys watching this one. I plan to buy more in the series as my sons get a little older.

5 out of 5 stars allosaurus.......2005-08-20

IT IS A GREAT EPISODE. IT IS A GREAT ADVENTURE! I LOVE THIS DVD AND RECKAMEND IT FOR EVERYONE.

5 out of 5 stars The Best of Walking With Dinosaurs........2005-01-15

The reason I like this more than the others was because they gave us a lot of data on just one dinosaur - a Allosaurus named Big Al. Big Al's story is based on what information scientists were able to get from a almost complete skeleton found in Wyoming. The story is about his life, which was only 15 years long. 60 minutes, half of which is the story and half of which is about how they figured out what they did from the bones.
I kind of feel sorry for Big Al. He had a REALLY tough life and we don't even know if he ever got to have offspring or not. Was he a father of dozens of Allosaurus babies or did his genes end with his death? Extras also include a photo gallery and storyboards.

3 out of 5 stars The "Seventh" episode of Walking with Dinosaurs.......2004-10-06

The Ballad of Big Al (also known as "Allosaurus") acts as a good add-on to Walking with Dinosaurs (seen it?). Because it's only about 30 minutes, The Ballad of Big Al has alot less killing. The narration, though, is still bad. I wish they had an option to mute the narration.

4 out of 5 stars Well researched prehistoric ballad.......2003-11-15

This dramatic narrative follows the life of actual Allosaurus, Big Al, from an egg to the corpse of a fierce hunter. Even though the filming skips about Al's life, the flow of the production is hardly damaged. The research for the film is impressive; even the Allosaurus fight has some evidence from Al's fossils. Superb computer graphics and animatronics create the believable dinosaurs. There is suspense,action and tradgedy,as well as humor and fun woven into the story.One negative comment is with the location of the filming. It is filmed in Utah and Arizona,which do not look quite accurate,but the extensive research and realistic dinosaurs balance it out. This good short film lets the viewer experience how a dinosaur may have lived.

DVD:

  1. Guitarra! A Musical Journey Through Spain
  2. Chihuly: DVD Collection
  3. The Last Days of World War II (History Channel)
  4. Cloud:Wild Stallions
  5. Cane Toads - An Unnatural History
  6. Coral Sea Dreaming
  7. Ghosts of the Abyss
  8. Incident at Oglala - The Leonard Peltier Story
  9. Lost Civilizations [Collector's Edition] [4 Discs]
  10. Ronald Reagan - The Great Communicator (Complete Set)

DVD

DVD

DVD

The Entertainer

TV Classics: The Lone Ranger/Cisco Kid

Blank Check [1994] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

DVD: All of Me/ Going Overboard

Das Alien vom Highway