History YMMV / Dinosaur

** A decade later, D.B. Sweeney would voice the [[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra adult Avatar Aang]], another wise, kind character who not only hangs out with lemurs, and is not only a survivor of his entire people getting wiped out, but becomes a legendary leader in his own right. "Avatar" even sounds a lot like "Aladar", too!

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: To some, Bruton's death came too soon, especially after revealing his HiddenDepths, and that it would have been much more cathartic if Bruton confronted Kron with Aladar at the end.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Many critics and viewers alike lamented how the memorable trailer and opening to the film promised something akin to a lifelike expansion of the "Rite of Spring" sequence from ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}'', the hope for which was dashed to pieces the moment a character first opened their mouth to speak. Worse still, [[WhatCouldHaveBeen the original plan]] ''was'' to have no dialogue, but the writers themselves decided to change it.

* TheyCopiedItSoItSucks: One of the major criticisms of the film is that the overall story after Aladar comes across the herd turns into a plot that's way too similar to ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime''. The herd travelling to the "Nesting Grounds" pursued by Carnotaurus is basically Littlefoot and company searching for the "Great Valley" pursued by a Sharptooth. The third act also involves Aladar clashing with Kron over which way to go and having to back to save everyone from Kron's pride, similar to Littlefoot and Cera, and the climax of both films features the protagonists [[spoiler:knocking the antagonist over a cliff]].

** Alternatively, is Krons social Darwinism really directed at the best interests of the pack, or is it at least partly a front for Kron really being interested in being in power and having all the perks that go with it. His threat to kill Aladar over disputing his authority and insisting on being first at the watering hole seems to suggest there's more unspoken elements, like insecurity, than Kron lets on.

** ''Carnotaurus'' being used as the main predator instead of a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' as it was initially planned. 18 years later, ''Film/JurassicWorldFallenKingdom'' would have Rexy curb-stomping a ''Carnotaurus'' as a reminder that ''she'''s the dominant predator.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: To some, Bruton's death came too soon, especially after revealing his HiddenDepths, and that it would have been much more cathartic if Bruton confronted Kronn with Aladar at the end.

* TheyCopiedItSoItSucks: One of the major criticisms of the film is that the overall story after Aladar comes across the herd turns into a plot that's way too similar to ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime''. The herd travelling to the "Nesting Grounds" is basically Littlefoot and company searching for the "Great Valley".

* SoOkayItsAverage: This seems to be the general consensus. Outside of big dino fans, it hasn't really stuck in the memory of general audiences, or even a lot of Disney fans.
* StrangledByTheRedString: Aladar and Neera's chemistry isn't established much despite being an OfficialCouple in the end.

* PresumedFlop: The film led its production company to be shut down by Disney and is lumped along with other underwhelming cartoons the studio had made at the TurnOfTheMillennium. But it actually made $350 million on a $127 million budget, meaning that it was Disney's biggest success between ''WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}''. Still, it fell short of expectations, specially considering a big marketing budget.

* SoOkayItsAverage: This seems to be the general consensus; it's not outright horrible like ''WesternAnimation/ChickenLittle'', but still quite bland.

* PopularWithFurries: Similar to ''Series/JurassicPark'', the use of computer-generated dinosaurs and almost anthropomorphic lemurs gives the film appeal to the scalie and furry fandom. Fanart followed suit online.

* UncannyValley: The ''Iguanodons'' stick out. The animal [[http://www.raul-martin.net/raulmartin/dos/iguanodon.jpg had a beak in real life]], but the designers gave them all realistic human lips to make them more expressive, and the result can be unsettling. Especially since the anatomically-correct beak is ''still there'' under the lips, resembling a strange strip of teeth without any gaps.

* TheScrappy: Even among the biggest fans of the film, you will find few willing to defend the lemur Zini. Many find his CasanovaWannabe antics pretty annoying for attempts as [[PluckyComicRelief comic-relief]], feeling as if they date the movie. In addition, he contributes little of value to the plot's events, especially since he is usually with two other lemurs who can do many tasks he could, rendering many to view him as useless.

* SugarWiki/NoProblemWithLicensedGames: The video game was a lot of fun, and even featured dinosaurs not in the actual film.

* ThatOneLevel: The first level of the [=PlayStation=] game is exceptionally hard since you haven't had any real opportunity to level up. Expect to die a ''lot'' thanks to those damn ''Oviraptors''. Once you get past the first and second level, thankfully, your EXP goes up and the game difficulty evens out.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment:

* PresumedFlop: The film led its production company to be shut down by Disney and is lumped along with other underwhelming cartoons the studio had made at TheTurnOfTheMillennium. But it actually made $350 million on a $127 million budget, meaning that it was Disney's biggest success between ''WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}''. Still, it fell short of expectations, specially considering a big marketing budget.
* TheScrappy: The lemur, Zini. Many find his CasanovaWannabe antics pretty annoying for attempts as [[PluckyComicRelief comic-relief]].

* PresumedFlop: It's often included in lists of "early 2000s Disney flops", alongside the likes of ''Atlantis: The Lost Empire'', ''The Emperor's New Groove'', and ''Treasure Planet''. It actually earned over $350 million on a $120 million budget, making it one of Disney's ''most'' successful movies of the period. Its reputation as a failure comes partly from its supposed poor quality and partly from the fact that, while profitable, it didn't fully meet Disney's expectations.

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* SignatureScene: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP1l9-i79ag The Egg Travels]] is such a grand epic opening to the film that the entirety of it was used just for the very first teaser trailer. It's also one of the few parts of the movie that even people who dislike will admit looks good.

* SignatureScene: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP1l9-i79ag The Egg Travels]] is such a grand epic opening to the film that the entirety of it was used just for the very first teaser trailer.

* PresumedFlop: It's often included in lists of "early 2000s Disney flops", alongside the likes of ''Atlantis: The Lost Empire'', ''The Emperor's New Groove'', and ''Treasure Planet''. It actually earned over $350 million on a $120 million budget, making it one of Disney's ''most'' successful movies of the period.

** Two other interpretations of the film's portrayal of the ''Carnotaurs'' abound. The first is that they are a mated couple, with the surviving one going to the herd not just to feed, but to avenge its' mate. Others take their disparate sizes (one is markedly bigger than the other) as an indication of them being ''a parent and its child'', with the smaller one being killed by Bruton and the larger one becoming vengefully angry.

** ''Carnotaurus'' being used as the main predator instead of a ''TyrannosaurusRex'' as it was initially planned. 18 years later, ''Film/JurassicWorldFallenKingdom'' would have Rexy curb-stomping a ''Carnotaurus'' as a reminder that ''she'''s the dominant predator.