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critic Reviews

, 38% Rotten Tomatometer Score
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    Daniel M. KimmelVariety
    In spite of narrative problems... the film's chief appeal is its central conceit -- that giant monsters... can be transformed into [ceatures] who like to play with children.
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    Janet MaslinNew York Times
    Parents seeking innocent kiddie entertainment should know that the dinosaurs are drugged, the children are briefly transformed into monkeys and the Professor is eventually devoured by crows.
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    Jane HorwitzWashington Post
    [A] highly entertaining, relatively gentle animated feature ...
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    Desson ThomsonWashington Post
    It's vividly animated, it's friendly -- and it's not too long.
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    Roger EbertChicago Sun-Times
    It's shallow and kind of dumb, and the animation is routine, and the story isn't much, and the stakes are a lot higher these days in the featurelength animation game.
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    Pamela BruceAustin Chronicle
    Mercifully, this feature is only about 80 minutes long. It probably won't frighten kids, but it might bore them instead.
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    Renee SchonfeldCommon Sense Media
    '90s dino time-travel tale has scares, peril.
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    Steve CrumVideo-Reviewmaster.com
    Cute, strictly for kids and featuring Walter Cronkite!
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    Eric LurioGreenwich Village Gazette
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    Alex SandellJuicy Cerebellum
    By the end, you'll be glad they went extinct.