Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | 
| Directors: Sean Phillips, Sean Macleod Phillips
Actor: Liev Schreiber
Studio: Nat'l Geographic Vid
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 6695
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 40 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: WARDG36290D
UPC: 727994751984
EAN: 0727994751984
ASIN: B0014VPFIG
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: June 24, 2008
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Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 06/24/2008 Rating: G
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For the child who knows the difference between a diplodocus and an apatosaurus (or for the adult who remembers a youthful obsession with dinosaurs), National Geographic's Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure will be a delight. This 40-minute special explores the less-familiar world of the prehistoric oceans, filled with predatory Platecarpi, gentle Protostegas, and cold-eyed Xiphactini. The story follows a newborn Dolichorhynchops (a short-necked plesiosaur that looks a little like a dolphin crossed with the Loch Ness Monster) as she matures into adolescence and adulthood, surviving encounters with sharks and the fearsome Tylosaurus, who's sort of the T-Rex of the deep. Juxtaposed with these vivid CGI recreations are staged depictions of paleontological digs throughout the 20th century that unveiled the bones of these ancient deep-sea beasties. It's irrefutable: Dinosaurs are compulsively fun to learn about, and the prehistoric creatures of the ocean are no exception. --Bret Fetzer
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 Ancient Adventure. May 9, 2008
Gary Peterson (San Diego, California USA)
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
Dinosaurs are everyone's favorite fossils. All kids seem to know about them in one way or another. There's "Jurassic Park" and other movies. There's Barney. All major natural history museums have exhibits. Dinosaurs are many states' "official fossil" and on and on. Well, why not? Even though they constitute only a small portion of the total Mesozoic fauna, they're generally large and spectacular and grab the imagination like no other fossil group. The Mesozoic Era was a glorious time for the reptiles and not just the Dinosaurs. The Mesozoic oceans had an assemblage of large marine reptiles that were just as remarkable in their habitats as the Dinosaurs were on land. Giant marine turtles, Ichthyosaurs, Plesiosaurs of great variety and ferocious Mosasaurs, in addition to some pretty gigantic sharks and other fish, roamed the Mesozoic seaways. "Sea Monsters: A prehistoric Adventure" is a film put together to depict the marine fauna of this time span.
"Sea Monsters" weaves multiple lines of information together. First, there's the group of paleontologists who are collecting and curateing the fossils. Second are the nature and animated recreations of the fossils themselves. Third is a little story that the fossils supposedly reveal regarding some small short-necked plesiosaurs referred to as dollies (a mother and two siblings) who venture out into the mean Cretaceous sea about 82 million years ago. Finally, the movie gives an interesting and spectacular viewing of the geologic history of the seaway, both in map and perspective views. Would the average viewer (especially kids) comprehend and appreciate the complexly interwoven story? Probably not. However, they well might enjoy many facets of the film especially some spectacular animated versions of the Mesozoic marine creatures. A person well versed in natural history might view the film in an entirely different way and find it to be very interesting and well done. The DVD could be repeatedly viewed, especially by children. As their knowledge grew, probably their understanding and appreciation would also grow. Same for adults. The film has good educational potential. Personally, my favorite portion of the film would be the animations. It was delightful to view creatures that I've read about in spectacular live versions.
I should probably issue a disclosure at this point. I served as a scientific consultant to this film and I'm listed in the closing credits. I received no remuneration or expenses and have no financial tie-ins with the filming company or The National Geographic Society, and none was expected. My interest was in the fossils and the story they were telling and I'm delighted with the final results. I viewed the film at the Rueben Fleet IMAX Theater with Director Sean Phillips and others and greatly enjoyed the evening. The DVD could not possibly be as spectacular as my viewing, but I have full confidence that the DVD version will show well on a wide-screen TV.
Gary Peterson
Masterpiece! June 4, 2008
Bruce S (Missouri)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
An educational and heart warming tale. Groundbreaking visual effects. Also contains a small cameo performance by rising star of stage and screen Kevin "Pooch" Stidham. Not to be missed.
PREHISTORIC FISH WITH BITE! June 25, 2008
A. Scultore (NY)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
MY SON IS DINOSAUR CRAZY! AMAZING HOW LITTLE KIDS JUST LOVE THESE MONSTERS. AS AN ADULT SITTING THROUGH THE LAND BEFORE TIME CARTOONS, THIS WAS AN EXCELLENT CHANGE OF PACE. THIS ISN'T A MOVIE! IT HAS CINEMA ELEMENTS BUT AT 40 MINUTES IT'S BASICALLY A DOCUMENTARY. DON'T LET THAT DISCOURAGE YOU BECAUSE THIS IS VERY WELL DONE AND THE HISTORY LESSON, STORYLINE AND CGI ARE SPECTACULAR.
 Great movie but short July 28, 2008
Basel M. Shehab
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
the movie is great but short and has a beautiful story but it is short on bonus features.
i was looking forward to see it but i was disspointed.
whats great about it:
1-nice story
2-excellent direction.
3-excellent CGI.
what bad about it:
1-Short movie.
2-low on bonus faetures.
Better for Education than Entertainment October 16, 2008
Ursula K. Raphael (Michigan, USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The special effects were amazing, a lot of information was given, wonderful narration, and the storyline was interesting.
However, I can't bring myself to give more than three stars because the staged paleontologist scenes were too cheesy for me...I don't know if better actors would have made a difference. Just when we were getting into the scenes with the prehistoric creatures, it would cut away to a reacreation of how the fossils were found - it was very distracting.
I think maybe they should have separated those scenes from the main storyline, and offered the fossil information as a special feature for the DVD.
If you prefer the set-up of DVDs such as Chased By Sea Monsters or When Dinosaurs Roamed America, you might have the same problem trying to sit through this DVD.
We bought this DVd for our three-year old son who is fascinated with prehistoric sea monsters...he loves the parts featuring the creatures, but kept wandering off whenever they cut to the staged "people" scenes. That kind of defeated the purpose of buying this DVD.
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