The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Dinosaur
Adventure · Animation · Drama · 2000
An orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sancturary after a meteorite shower destroys his family home.
Movie details
Dinosaur
“Discover a world you've only imagined.”
2000 Adventure · Animation · Drama 1h 22m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.6 / 10
Community rating
An orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sancturary after a meteorite shower destroys his family home.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Dinosaur?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
Nearby on the taste map.
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The Land Before Time
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The Good Dinosaur
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Epic
Animation · 2013
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The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water
Animation · 2002
Littlefoot befriends with a mysterious, fun-loving dolphin-like creature named Mo, who is trapped in "new water" caused by heavy rain. The gang then goes on an adventure to the "big water" to bring Mo home.
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration
Animation · 2003
A bedtime story leads Littlefoot and his grandparents on a journey to a new land, where Littlefoot discovers someone who vanished before he was born: his father! Now Littlefoot must decide between two worlds. Will he leave to be with his friends in the Great Valley, or stay behind and start a new life with his father?
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Eric Leighton · Ralph Zondag
Written by
Robert Nelson Jacobs · John Harrison · Ralph Zondag
D. B. Sweeney
Aladar (voice)
Alfre Woodard
Plio (voice)
Ossie Davis
Yar (voice)
Max Casella
Zini (voice)
Hayden Panettiere
Suri (voice)
Samuel E. Wright
Kron (voice)
Julianna Margulies
Neera (voice)
Court is in session
Put Dinosaur on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.