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The Dinosaur Project

  • 2012
  • PG-13
  • 1h 23m
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4.5/10
6.1K
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The Dinosaur Project (2012)
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A British expedition formed by the lead researcher Jonathan Marchant, his assistant, a doctor and a TV crew, travels to Congo to seek evidence of a dinosaur.A British expedition formed by the lead researcher Jonathan Marchant, his assistant, a doctor and a TV crew, travels to Congo to seek evidence of a dinosaur.A British expedition formed by the lead researcher Jonathan Marchant, his assistant, a doctor and a TV crew, travels to Congo to seek evidence of a dinosaur.

  • Director
    • Sid Bennett
  • Writers
    • Sid Bennett
    • Jay Basu
    • Tom Pridham
  • Stars
    • Richard Dillane
    • Peter Brooke
    • Matt Kane
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.5/10
    6.1K
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    • Director
      • Sid Bennett
    • Writers
      • Sid Bennett
      • Jay Basu
      • Tom Pridham
    • Stars
      • Richard Dillane
      • Peter Brooke
      • Matt Kane
    • 61User reviews
    • 60Critic reviews
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    Richard Dillane
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    • Jonathan Marchant
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    • Charlie Rutherford
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    • Luke Marchant
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      • Jay Basu
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    fluffset

    Not that bad!

    This movie should get approximately 6 rating above I thought but it just get 4.3 (27/9/12)?? Its not that bad, its a dinosaur movie actually and that dinosaur looks real for me.

    Maybe everyone will compare with blair witch project or anything but this movie have its own status,it try to be like a snuff movie but nobody will believe them. Whats so funny about this movie is they got no idea how to shoot a shaky-cam movie so they just stick the camera on their body and its totally fun because every character have it.

    Its storyline maybe sounds cliché but interesting. I tell you the story, its about an expedition team gotta go to Congo to find the, what they call... African Loch Ness! During their trip, some dinosaur-like creatures attack their heli and they crash. Then, more will come. Worth watching!
    8ASouthernHorrorFan

    My Review Of "The Dinosaur Project"

    "The Dinosaur Project" is a strange blend of found footage and science fiction that takes Jules Verne into the realm of nightmare. It is a more intense film than I was expecting with an slight atmosphere of hopelessness polluting the air of adventure. The film is directed by Sid Bennett and follows a group of scientist on a quest to search for the mysterious prehistoric creatures said to be terrorizing the locals deep in the jungle of central Africa. It is a tragic story that plays out through video recordings of the journey that is orchestrated by the lead scientist's stowaway son who has his mind set to record the journey to discovery. This movie manages to be refreshing, dark and thrilling. It stars Natasha Loring, Richard Dillane, Matt Kane and Peter Brooke.

    The film keeps a constant feeling of watching tragedy unfold scene by scene as camera roulettes between camcorder and digital clips thanks to the various small wireless camera's the young boy brings with him. This film doesn't give you a moment to be bored with the usual camera tricks that are common with found footage film due to the intense action and total fatality of the characters story lines. The movie feels like a complete misadventure that is believable. I almost forgot the this was a fictional account due to the back and forth between choppy footage and hand held camcorder style the movie uses. The dinosaurs in this film are vicious, unnatural predators that bring the nightmare home and yet there are small moments when the story shows a playful excitement of new discovery of a species thought to be extinct for millions of years. This isn't a fun carefree film like Jurassic Park but it isn't suppose to be that kind of film. "The Dinosaur Project" is a pleasant surprise as far as being intense and chilling. This movie was an intense little story that was entertaining and pretty dark. A very cool dinosaur picture.
    3claudio_carvalho

    Predictable and Lame Lost World

    A British expedition formed by the lead researcher Jonathan Marchant (Richard Dillane), his assistant, a doctor and a TV crew, travels to Congo to seek evidence of a dinosaur. A local guide and the helicopter pilot join the team and the group heads to the jungle. During their trip, they find a stowaway in the helicopter, the son of Jonathan. Soon the helicopter is attacked by flying creatures and crashes in the jungle in the beginning of the last journey of Jonathan Marchant and his team.

    "The Dinosaur Project" is a predictable and lame dinosaur movie, a combination of the clichés of "The Lost World" with the exhausted style of the "reality" of "The Blair Witch Project". It is amazing that the viewer can predict what is going to happen on the next scene, and most of the dialogs are ridiculous. My vote is three.

    Title (Brazil): "Projeto Dinossauro" ("Dinosaur Project")
    6noosence

    Not Bad

    "The Dinosaur Project" ...........

    Putting all the bad reviews aside i decided to take the time to watch this film and i actually found it pretty good. The story was interesting, the acting was good, the direction and camera work(for "found footage") were all fine. I'm not sure why everyone dislikes it so much but People who enjoy Watching the "Found Footage" Genre will definitely find this one entertaining. It reminded me of "Troll Hunter" (2010) and "The Tunnel"(2011) meets "jurassic park 3". All in all this is a pretty good effort, If you want to pick holes, check out the latest Hollywood blockbuster at you local cinema, even then you get crap movies sometimes.
    8ejehuda

    Great Movie

    The movie has a very fun story to it, which leaves a lot of space for action and playing around with.

    Yes, some of the acting was cheesy, some of the story was cheesy, but all in all the story was very entertaining.

    I think they should have dropped the POV style of filming, because as a normal movie it would be great.

    Fun shots, lots of action, and a cool story.

    There are also very original takes on the whole dinosaur-man connection which I haven't seen in any other movie.

    CGI was really well done, which is pretty rare in movies that seem low budget.

    I think for some reason people are just hating on the movie for no good reason (there is no reason why this movie deserves 1 star...)

    The ending leaves lots of space for a sequel, and I cant wait to see it.

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    • Release date
      • January 22, 2013 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Thám Hiểm Vùng Đất Lạ
    • Filming locations
      • South Africa
    • Production company
      • Moonlighting Films
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      • $2,412,576
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 23m(83 min)
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      • 2.35 : 1

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