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Jul 18, 2014
70
Dinotopia sucked as a sweeping miniseries; it works much better as an hourly adventure. [23 Nov 2002]
Jul 18, 2014
67
The emphasis in this series opener is on action. What's missing is the more gentle humor and fantasy that marked the miniseries as a family treat. [26 Nov 2002]
Jul 18, 2014
67
An inoffensive live- action cartoon for the younger set. [28 Nov 2002]
Jul 18, 2014
60
This fantasy adventure is actually tolerable now for adults who found ABC's May "Dinotopia" miniseries such an endless festival of special effects with little redeeming dramatic value. [28 Nov 2002]
Jul 18, 2014
50
It's an appealing premise that quickly bores with bad writing. [28 Nov 2002]
Jul 18, 2014
50
If "Dinotopia" doesn't come up with something else for our heroes to do other than rescue gentle folk from mean dinosaurs, the show is going to get repetitious fast. [28 Nov 2002]
Jul 18, 2014
40
Like the miniseries, the weekly series has cool computer-generated dinosaurs, nifty animatronic dinosaurs and some terrific sets. But Robert Halmi Sr.'s dream of reinventing -- or at least reinvigorating -- the family-show genre stumbles over the printed word.
Jul 18, 2014
40
The quirkily varied dinosaurs, who are at the heart of Mr. Gurney's concept, have been nearly eliminated, along with much of the mini-series's visual charm.
Jul 18, 2014
38
Unless several characters get more interesting in a hurry, hungry tyrannosaurs will have to provide all the excitement.
Jul 18, 2014
37
True, people always love a good dinosaur story. They even love a mediocre dinosaur story. This sometimes laughable, yawn-inducing, convoluted effort would have to improve to be written off as mediocre. [26 Nov 2002]
