Dino Time (2012)

Three kids who travel back in time to 65 million years ago, where they are taken in by a dinosaur.

Directors:

Yoon-suk Choi, John Kafka

Writers:

Adam Beechen, James Greco (screenplay)

Stars:

Pamela Adlon, William Baldwin, Tara Strong

Cast

Credited cast:
Pamela Adlon	...	Ernie (voice)
William Baldwin	...	Sarco (voice)
Tara Strong	...	Julia (voice)
Melanie Griffith	...	Tyra (voice)
Rob Schneider	...	Dodger (voice)
Stephen Baldwin	...	Surly (voice)
Grey Griffin	...	Baby T-Rex (voice) (as Grey Delisle)
Jane Lynch	...	Sue (voice)
Kari Wahlgren	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Roger Craig Smith	...	Additional Voices (voice) (as Roger C. Smith)
Tom Kenny	...	Borace / Guard #2 / Tour Guide / Burger Attendant (voice)
Nolan North	...	Morris / Guard #3 (voice)
John DiMaggio	...	Horace / Big Guard (voice)
Yuri Lowenthal	...	Max (voice)
Dee Bradley Baker	...	Dinosaur Noises (voice)

Storyline

Three curious kids accidentally trip an egg-shaped time machine into operation and find themselves back 65 million years in the middle of a nest of dinosaur eggs. The first thing they see is a giant T-Rex staring down at them in happy wonder. They're not food, they're family! Now the kids have just until the real eggs hatch to find their way back to the present, facing other prehistoric monsters and dangers along the way.

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Plot Keywords:

dinosaur | time travel | 

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Taglines:

It's Dinotastic!

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some scary action and mild rude humor

Details

Country:

South Korea

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 June 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Back to the Jurassic

Company Credits

Production Co:

CJ Entertainment, Toiion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

This title wasn't released until 2015 under the name "Back to the Jurassic. "

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Connections

Referenced in Midnight Screenings: Fast and Furious 6/Epic (2013)

User Reviews

Dino-tastic it is not

As a lifelong fan of animation, an admirer of Tara Strong and as someone who is interested in dinosaurs and has been enthralled by many films featuring them, 'Dino Time' had potential. Sadly, the execution was a long way from fantastic, much of it lousy.

'Dino Time' is not a complete waste of time. Some of the animation is serviceable enough, the colours are pretty and exotic looking and the backgrounds are nicely rendered and quite rich in detail. Some of the voice cast acquit themselves well, Grey De Lisle, Tara Strong and Pamela Adlon always do their best regardless of what's thrown at them while Jane Lynch is engaging.

Not that either element is completely successful. The character designs are unattractive and stiff and there is a general lack of visual imagination. As for the rest of the voice cast, others do not fare well. Melanie Griffith sounds disinterested, Steven and William Baldwin just don't sound sinister enough for villains and Rob Schneider is unbearably obnoxious.

Every other element is poorly done. The soundtrack is forgettable at best and doesn't rouse, catch or engage. The writing is often very forced, especially in the humour which is never funny (quite the opposite), and the story is dragged out, predictable and contrived. Not even the action engages and the time machine stuff is muddled.

Characters are an infuriating mix of bland and annoying, and the obligatory villains' motives are never made clear, let alone expanded upon.

In conclusion, pretty bad and a long way from dino-tastic. 2/10 Bethany Cox