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''March of the Dinosaurs'' (2011) is a feature-length [[Speculative Documentary]] film made by [[ITV]]. It tells the story of two different dinosaur youngsters: Scar, a small ''Edmontosaurus'' trying to keep up with his herd on their long journey south; and Patch, a sub-adult ''Troodon'' who struggles to survive and find a mate in the freezing wilderness of the North Pole.
Its complete imagery has been created with the help of [[Computer Generated Images|CGI]], as opposed to many similar programs that use real-life environments and only CGI the animals. The film features no cut-away scenes or any talking heads, but instead (much like the famed ''[[Walking
Due to the way it "humanizes" some of the dinosaurs, the program is also very similar to [[Discovery Channel]]'s ''[[Dinosaur Planet]]'' and ''[[
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* [[Anachronism Stew]]: But such a mild case that only the hardest paleo-buffs might notice it.
* [[Badass]]: The ''[[
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: The Pachyrhinosaurus herd comes in to {{spoiler|unintentionally escort Scar across the river.}}
* [[Chekhov's Skill]]: ''[[Stock Dinosaurs True Dinosaurs|Troodon]]'' "[[Rule of Cool|seeing in slow motion]]".
* [[Crapsack World]]
* [[Eats Babies]]: ''[[Stock Dinosaurs True Dinosaurs|Troodon]]''. The ''[[
* [[Everything's Better
** Which are of course, also dinosaurs.
* [[Disney Villain Death]]: {{spoiler|The ''[[
* [[Feathered Fiend]]: ''Gorgosaurus'' and ''Albertosaurus''. Technically also ''Troodon'', but those are portrayed in a more sympathetic light.
* [[Giant Flyer]]: The ''Quetzalcoatlus'' that appear in a minor role.
* [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]]: [[Meaningful Name|Scar]] has a "good" one.
* [[Herbivores Are Friendly]]: Averted with the mean ''[[
** And there is a scene in which herbivores are forced to eat fatty larvae.
* [[Hope Spot]]: Scar finds his herd. {{spoiler|Except here's a huge river filled with mosasaurs separating him from them.}}
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* [[Noisy Nature]]: Not as apparent as in some other dino-docs.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: Not intentional on their part, but after being hostile and aggressive towards the ''Edmontosaurus'' for the entire journey, the ''Pachyrhinosaurus'' are the reason Scar survives the last lap of his trek. {{spoiler|(Their presence provides him with food, protects him from scavengers, and guarantees safety in numbers so that he can cross the river.)}}
* [[Predators Are Mean]]: A mix of aversion and playing it straight. Patch, one of the main characters, is a carnivore you can feel sympathetic towards, however the tyrannosaurids appear as the [[Villain
* [[Prehistoric Monster]]: The ''Gorgosaurus'' may seem to be this at first, but the winter cold puts [[The Worf Effect]] on him. The ''Albertosaurus'', on the other hand, are thorough monsters, though it's justified: they're starving.
* [[Ptero-Soarer]]: Holy ''crap.'' This film managed to screw up ''Quetzalcoatlus''' anatomy, ''badly''. Besides the usual scales, it was depicted as a biped, and actually lacked its three small wing fingers. On top of that, the narrator claimed it was a scavenger, which is a notion which should have long been forgotten by docu-makers.
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