'DINOSAUR' DISNEY'S NEW ADVENTURE IS NO WALK IN THE `JURASSIC PARK'.Byline: - Glenn Whipp When it comes to Disney's new computer-animated feature, ``Dinosaur,'' it's hard to say what's more amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. : the images on the screen or the speculation that the film's budget (including the start-up costs of a new digital production studio) may be as much as $350 million. ``I can't talk to you about specific numbers, but let me just say this movie cost the same as any other animated movie,'' says ``Dinosaur'' producer Pam Marsden, who has worked on the film for the past six years. ``Dinosaur'' certainly isn't like any other animated movie Disney has made. The film's title characters were done entirely on computer and then dropped into live-action backgrounds. There are no songs (leaving the Oscar race wide open this year), and it's rated PG for a couple of pretty intense scenes involving the film's ferocious fe·ro·cious adj. 1. Extremely savage; fierce. See Synonyms at cruel. 2. Marked by unrelenting intensity; extreme: ferocious heat. villain, the carnotaur, and some nasty raptors. ``There's some good, scary stuff,'' Marsden says. ``But I think children 5 years of age and older will be OK. It'll be up to parents whether to bring the younger kids.'' The film's six-minute trailer drew plenty of oohs and aahs when it played with ``Toy Story 2'' last Thanksgiving. It introduced the movie's cuddly cud·dle v. cud·dled, cud·dling, cud·dles v.tr. To fondle in the arms; hug tenderly. See Synonyms at caress. v.intr. To nestle; snuggle. n. central character, an orphaned or·phan n. 1. a. A child whose parents are dead. b. A child who has been deprived of parental care and has not been adopted. 2. A young animal without a mother. 3. iguanodon Iguanodon (ĭgwăn`ədŏn) [Gr., = iguana tooth], herbivorous ornithiscian dinosaur, characterized by teeth similar to those of the iguana, a horny beak, spikelike thumbs, and a powerful tail. , who comes of age in the film. ``These creatures aren't just monsters; they have personalities,'' Marsden says. ``It's not other movies, like `Jurassic Park,' where there are humans. Here, it's just dinosaurs. ``Which should be fine with the kids. Those humans always just got in the way of the reptiles reptiles terrestrial or aquatic vertebrates which breathe air through lungs and have a skin covering of horny scales. They are poikilothermic, oviparous or ovoviviparous, and, if they have legs they are short and constructed solely for crawling. , anyway.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Computer-generated creatures abound in Disney's ``Dinosaur,'' opening May 19. |
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