History YMMV / Dinosaur1985

** The father ''Hadrosaurus'' effortlessly smashing down a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' [[TailSlap with a single swipe from its tail]].

** The father ''Hadrosaurus'' effortlessly smashing down a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' with a single swipe from its tail.

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: As with its ''[[WesternAnimation/PrehistoricBeast predecessor]]'', the animated sequences in the documentary are superbly done.

* HarsherInHindsight: As satisfying as it may have been the see the ''Edmontosaurus'' knock over the ''Tyrannosaurus rex'', it's also a rather dark omen of what would later happen to host Creator/ChristopherReeve, who only a decade later would be rendered a quadriplegic in an equestrian accident.

** The scene where the ''Struthiomimus'' is cornered and killed by a pair of ''Deinonychus'' [[LaserGuidedKarma immediately after stealing several eggs]] from an ''Edmontosaurus'' nest.
** The father ''Edmontosaurus'' effortlessly smashing down a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' with a single swipe from its tail.

* TearJerker: The [[ColonyDrop K-T extinction event]] bringing about an end to the dinosaurs' rule and the end of the Mesozoic era. A particularly heartrending shot sees a starving ''Edmontosaurus'' bellowing in anguish over its ruined nest.

* HarsherInHindsight: As satisfying as it may have been the see the ''Edmontosaurus'' knock over the ''TyrannosaurusRex'', it's also a rather dark omen of what would later happen to host Creator/ChristopherReeve, who only a decade later would be rendered a quadriplegic in an equestrian accident.

** The father ''Edmontosaurus'' effortlessly smashing down a ''TyrannosaurusRex'' with a single swipe from its tail.

* HarsherInHindsight: As [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome satisfying]] as it may have been the see the ''Edmontosaurus'' knock over the ''TyrannosaurusRex'', it's also a rather dark omen of what would later happen to host Creator/ChristopherReeve, who only a decade later would be rendered a quadriplegic in an equestrian accident.

* HeartwarmingInHindsight: The above monologue could easily apply to Christopher Reeve himself, as while he may be dead, he continues to inspire us with his [[Film/{{Superman}} most famous role]] and his activism.

** The father ''Edmontosaurus'' effortlessly pwning a ''TyrannosaurusRex'' with a single swipe from its tail.

* NightmareFuel: The scene of the ''Stuthiomimus'' being hunted down and killed by the ''Deinonychus'' is rather unsettling, in large part because the former is ''still breathing'' while the two predators chow down on their prey's flesh.

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: As with its [[WesternAnimation/PrehistoricBeast predecessor]], the animated sequences in the documentary are superbly done.

* TearJerker: The K-T extinction event bringing about an end to the dinosaurs' rule and the end of the Mesozoic era. A particularly heartrending shot sees a starving ''Edmontosaurus'' bellowing in anguish over its ruined nest.

* HarsherInHindsight: As [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome satisfying]] as it may have been the see the ''Edmontosaurus'' knock over the ''TyrannosaurusRex'', it's also a rather dark omen of what would later happen to host Creator/ChristopherReeve, who about a decade later would be rendered a quadriplegic in an equestrian accident.

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: At the end, host Creator/ChristopherReeve acknowledges that while he is saddened by the fact that the dinosaurs are all dead, they nevertheless inspire him and others, because they live on in our imaginations.

* SugarWiki/HearwarmingMoments: At the end, host Creator/ChristopherReeve acknowledges that while he is saddened by the fact that the dinosaurs are all dead, they nevertheless inspire him and others, because they live on in our imaginations.