Comments on: The Unfortunate Life of Speckles the Tyrannosaur http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/2012/09/the-unfortunate-life-of-speckles-the-tyrannosaur/ Where Paleontology Meets Pop Culture Sat, 22 Dec 2012 16:48:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Warren B. http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/2012/09/the-unfortunate-life-of-speckles-the-tyrannosaur/comment-page-1/#comment-7048 Warren B. Tue, 25 Sep 2012 01:01:24 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/?p=8452#comment-7048 "Cinematic dinosaurs are awesome to behold, but filmmakers have not yet found a way to make us really care about their individual lives." I've never seen it so I have to ask... did March of the Penguins do it, and how? “Cinematic dinosaurs are awesome to behold, but filmmakers have not yet found a way to make us really care about their individual lives.”

I’ve never seen it so I have to ask… did March of the Penguins do it, and how?

]]> By: Patrick Kim http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/2012/09/the-unfortunate-life-of-speckles-the-tyrannosaur/comment-page-1/#comment-6999 Patrick Kim Wed, 19 Sep 2012 12:50:36 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/?p=8452#comment-6999 As much as I hate to admit that I was involved in this abomination of a film, I was in the position of giving advices in how theropod dinosaurs should be designed. I have stressed numerously about the pronated forelimbs, the lack of feathers (in dromaeosaurs), and did a lot of work to help the design team understand the latest scientific theories redarding how certain theropod dinosaurs looked like and should be reconstructed.... Well, as a result, it was a waste of time. The artistic team were people who had no knowledge in dinosaurs, so showing the simplified versions (I made) of published scientific papers and literature was a mistake from my end, and the people in charge of the movie simply ignored my complaints when I received the dinosaur designs. I hope NO ONE watches this 'film'. As much as I hate to admit that I was involved in this abomination of a film, I was in the position of giving advices in how theropod dinosaurs should be designed. I have stressed numerously about the pronated forelimbs, the lack of feathers (in dromaeosaurs), and did a lot of work to help the design team understand the latest scientific theories redarding how certain theropod dinosaurs looked like and should be reconstructed….

Well, as a result, it was a waste of time. The artistic team were people who had no knowledge in dinosaurs, so showing the simplified versions (I made) of published scientific papers and literature was a mistake from my end, and the people in charge of the movie simply ignored my complaints when I received the dinosaur designs.

I hope NO ONE watches this ‘film’.

]]> By: HP http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/2012/09/the-unfortunate-life-of-speckles-the-tyrannosaur/comment-page-1/#comment-6998 HP Wed, 19 Sep 2012 05:20:16 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/?p=8452#comment-6998 It would be difficult to make a feature film about <i>any</i> clade of non-human animals. When someone figures out how to make an entertaining feature film about <i>Molluscs!</i> or <i>Echinoderms!</i> or <i>Chordata!,</i> then maybe we'll get an entertaining feature film about dinosaurs. It would be difficult to make a feature film about any clade of non-human animals. When someone figures out how to make an entertaining feature film about Molluscs! or Echinoderms! or Chordata!, then maybe we’ll get an entertaining feature film about dinosaurs.

]]> By: Tori http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/2012/09/the-unfortunate-life-of-speckles-the-tyrannosaur/comment-page-1/#comment-6996 Tori Wed, 19 Sep 2012 01:31:58 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/?p=8452#comment-6996 I was going to comment that Raptor Red would make a great film, but uh, I see we've all already gone there. So, Hollywood, if you're looking for a property to adapt to attract dinosaur nerds, you've been informed. I was going to comment that Raptor Red would make a great film, but uh, I see we’ve all already gone there.

So, Hollywood, if you’re looking for a property to adapt to attract dinosaur nerds, you’ve been informed.

]]> By: Herman Diaz http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/2012/09/the-unfortunate-life-of-speckles-the-tyrannosaur/comment-page-1/#comment-6995 Herman Diaz Tue, 18 Sep 2012 22:21:31 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/?p=8452#comment-6995 "As much as I love dinosaurs, I have to wonder if it’s even possible to make a compelling feature-length film from a dinosaur’s perspective." There's always the possibility of "Raptor Red" being made into a movie. “As much as I love dinosaurs, I have to wonder if it’s even possible to make a compelling feature-length film from a dinosaur’s perspective.”

There’s always the possibility of “Raptor Red” being made into a movie.

]]> By: Mark http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/2012/09/the-unfortunate-life-of-speckles-the-tyrannosaur/comment-page-1/#comment-6994 Mark Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:01:06 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/?p=8452#comment-6994 I would imagine that a film adaptation of Bakker's "Raptor Red" (albeit, with certain paleontological inaccuracies cleaned up) could be quite good. Perhaps film-makers should look to 1988's "The Bear" for cinematic inspiration... I would imagine that a film adaptation of Bakker’s “Raptor Red” (albeit, with certain paleontological inaccuracies cleaned up) could be quite good. Perhaps film-makers should look to 1988′s “The Bear” for cinematic inspiration…

]]> By: nyuu http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/2012/09/the-unfortunate-life-of-speckles-the-tyrannosaur/comment-page-1/#comment-6993 nyuu Tue, 18 Sep 2012 18:40:48 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/?p=8452#comment-6993 Tech's probably not "there" yet but I think an adaptation of <i>Raptor Red</i> has potential to be a good movie. Tech’s probably not “there” yet but I think an adaptation of Raptor Red has potential to be a good movie.

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