Dylan Gallagher 10 minutes into this film I felt the need to turn it off, but the only reason I continued to watch the entire film was to give my full review.Acting: The acting was absolutely amateur and dreadful, and was slowly driving me insane. The young actors aren't well known and are probably straight out of drama school, so I kinda understand why there is little to no experience there. Nevertheless, I still did take a few breaks mid film so I could come back into it fresh and not be frustrated. Special effects: The special effects were surprisingly good. IMDb has stated that this film has a 2.4 million dollar budget, which kinda makes sense because most of that money would have been put toward the CGI to try compensate for everything else this movie is lacking. Character development: There was absolutely no character development whatsoever. You didn't learn much about any character, just tiny details. Major details into their lives were left out. Storyline: The plot to this movie was very cheesy, and in no way fathomable nor believable. But in saying that, it doesn't really have to make sense because it is a film made for children, and a active child's imagination is riddled with the impossible. Overall Summary: This film is definitely made for individuals under the age of 10 years old. If adults are to watch it, only watch it in the company of your young children because the atmosphere of joyous children makes the movie worthwhile. If I was looking through the eyes of a family man in the company of my children sitting in the living room, I'd rate this movie a 4/10; as a solo adult viewer on the other hand, I only rate this movie a 1/10 because it is absolutely horrendous for an adult to watch by themselves.

Voyou Nobodysbusiness Cons first: There's actually only one, and that's the acting being rather weak, although not as bad or cringe-worthy as reviewers had me believe. That takes out 1 point off my note, but certainly doesn't make Dinosaur Island yet another "worst film ever." In fact, I found the kid heroes quite adorable, which is a rarity for me, cinema-wise.Now for the good bits: The story-telling goes old fashion children adventure, following a duo of spirited smart kids with a positive attitude. It works on kid movie logic, as it should, so as to concentrate on laughs, thrills, and mostly on delivering a sense of wonder and mystery. There's the mandatory adorable animal pet, which is truly adorable; and extremely smart, way too much if you watch it in a cynical mood, but that would be your problem.My favourite bit is the fauna & flora couple. It's diverse, colourful, and a real joy to watch, apart for a pair of creepy-crawly critters that are efficiently yucky. The expected T-Rex is there, updated to its current scientific status, and I have to say that it looks surprisingly scary with its flashy red and blue feathers. Then the writer went crazy with the plants. Some of them look like they were extracted from Lovecraft's mind. Fortunately, the bright colours dampen the horror. They might still be scary enough for children, but they end up mostly bizarre and mysterious.Let's mention that all this vivid life is watched under a blue sky. Hollywood it ain't, hence the makers felt no need to hide CGI imperfections in 90 minutes of darkness. Quite the opposite. CGI are the way to go for lower budgets. They'll never look as good as animatronics, but the latter are much more demanding. Dinosaur Island's end credits read like a family project. Several families in fact. They proudly show their baby in full daylight, and I'm glad they do.Dinosaur Island is Jules Verne done right. I watched it with eyes wide open and a permanent smile. I found all the ingredients that make children dream of adventure and paradise islands: prehistoric beasts (instead of mosquitoes), fantastic tree houses, not so dangerous tribes, crystal caves (who wouldn't love to discover some, like in Mexican Naica ?) and, above all, the mixing of gorgeous scenery and modern wrecks. This marriage shall be the glue and the trademark of this nice piece of entertainment.

kylesim51 I saw this film last weekend and it was fantastic! My kids requested they go as all the kids at their school were talking about it. Such a great little story - kids loved it, my daughter and son (5 and 8) sat through the whole movie and really enjoyed it. Its not too scary and the dinosaurs are incredible. When I called to find out the times, I was told they were adding cinemas and extra sessions its doing so well, our screening was pretty full on a Sunday afternoon. Amazing job for a first time Australian independent release. I don't know why the reviews are so bad on here, they certainly were not indicative of the film I saw. Maybe people were expecting a more "adult" style film?? The CGI was excellent, the acting was acceptable, the music was beautiful. The story was simple and linear but had a great twist at the end I didn't see coming. Well done to all involved, I highly recommend this film to families with small children.

Palf Ninog Words cannot describe how poor this film is. It's sort of staggering that it got made. The story is at best boring, at worst total nonsense; the dialogue is astonishingly bad and the acting off-the- charts terrible, even for child actors; and even the animation is lousy, with dinosaurs that look very unrealistic, even cartoonish at times (in a bad way). More seriously, there are also parts--I am thinking of some scenes featuring a tribe of black children, referred to as 'natives'--that strike me as in quite poor taste, even racist. Thankfully my six year old son got bored quickly-- not sure what I would have done if he'd wanted this one on repeat! Honestly, with so many great kids' movies available, I wouldn't recommend you bother with this one. There seem to be a number of 10/10 reviews on the site, which is mystifying. Either they weren't watching the same film as me, or they know the filmmaker personally. (I suspect it's the latter, since this is quite obviously a very low budget film, clearly made mostly on someone's home computer.) Do yourself a favour, guide your kids toward another film. This one's for the wastebasket.