I'm into the second DVD and had to pause to register a bit of disappointment. The TV series spinoff is beautifully filmed, with all the believability that the CGI dinos produced in the miniseries. But true to the books or even the miniseries it is not, and I found it a little disturbing that instead of "breathe deep, seek peace", this version of Dinotopia is concentrating more on the human violence and vices of the outside world than the one created by James Guerney. As for the intelligent dinosaurs, I thought there would be more roles for them, but instead we get the soap opera love triangle, constantly rampaging T. Rexes, a Matriarch who goes from a pillar of strength to a bit of a wimp, and focus on lawless group of brigands (an entire clan, led by a Xena-like female outlaw, had to replace the Crabbs I guess). I mean, the stories are interesting. But there are a lot of disappointments if you were really expecting the magic to continue.

We all like it. Both my 8-yr daughter and 3-yr son enjoyed a lot. We got this in the summer but they are not tired of watching them yet.

Hallmark's Dinotopia, the series is reasonably entertaining for the whole family and the current price warrants consideration. The story is about a father and his two sons flying over the ocean in their small private plane when they hit a storm and crash. They end up on a beach but on an Island that isn't on any known map. When they find people they are considered guests and treated well. All seems relatively normal until they see Dinosaurs, some which can talk. The rest the series revolves around the boys becoming active in the Dinotopian society by getting an education and taking on responsibilites such as raising a dinosaur and flying on one. I was not overly impressed the first time I saw half the miniseries but on my second viewing I actually enjoyed it. I recommend the "Dinotopia - The Miniseries" and the "Dinotopia - The Series". Good quality DVD with decent replayability. If you enjoyed this catch "The Golden Compass" and "Earthsea".

CA Luster

We love this DVD. Our grandsons spent the weekend with us and just loved the movie. My husband and I watch this movie at least once a year just for the joy. Small toddlers may get scared by some of the scenes. I would keep it to 6 years and older.

While the animation was very good and some of the story lines were interesting, I felt the performances of some of the actors were poor and an overall "slickness" spoiled the series for me.