| Overall: | B- |
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| Violence: | C |
| Sexual Content: | A- |
| Language: | A |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | A |
| Run Time: | 82 |
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Dinosaur is rated PG: for intense images
Cast: D. B. Sweeney, Alfre Woodard, Hayden Panettiere
Studio: (pictures (c)2000 Disney Enterprises Inc.)
Detailed Review
Opening with Disney's tried and true recipe of an orphaned character (take one dino egg, remove parents, and hatch), the only family Aladar (D.B. Sweeney) has known is the clan…
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About the Reviewer: Rod Gustafson
Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for The Parent's Television Council in Los Angeles. He and his wife Donna have four children.
