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A one-shot [[BBC]] [[TV Documentary]] from 2011 about the history of [[Dinosaur Media]]. Discusses several stock tropes present in dino-movies, and reflects on their cultural importance in a lighthearted, tongue-in-cheek way.
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* ''[[Gertie the Dinosaur]]''
* ''[[The Lost World (film)|The Lost World]]''
* ''[[King Kong]]'' and its [[
* ''[[Godzilla]]'' and its sequels and remake
* ''[[Gorgo]]''
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... and also features a stock of other, often pretty obscure productions, most of which are best left extinct.
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* [[Computer Generated Images]]: The latest method of bringing dinosaurs and other monsters to life. The program also has a brief [[Take That]] moment at it, or more specifically at the '05 ''King Kong'' [[
* [[Cultural Translation]]: ''Gojira'''s brash, American [[
▲* [[Computer Generated Images]]: The latest method of bringing dinosaurs and other monsters to life. The program also has a brief [[Take That]] moment at it, or more specifically at the '05 ''King Kong'' [[R Emake]], saying that the movie suffered from an overdose of over-the-top CGI scenes.
▲* [[Cultural Translation]]: ''Gojira'''s brash, American [[Re Cut]]. Also the later [[Godzilla (film)|remake]].
* [[Everything's Better with Dinosaurs]]: The main theme.
* [[Family-Unfriendly Death]]: The ''T. rex'''s defeat at the hands of King Kong. Some of the [[Talking Heads]] found it too disturbing.
* [[Feathered Fiend]]: ''Velociraptors''. The ''real'' ones.
* [[Fight Scene Failure]]: "The fight between the ape<ref>[[Did Not Do the Research|actually supposed to be a giant sloth]], but yeah... from the looks of it, it might just as well be called an ape</ref> and the dinosaur in ''Unknown Island''. It has to be seen to be believed!"
* [[Frazetta Man]], and their contrast with sexy [[Nubile Savage|cave-women]].
* [[Fur Bikini]]: Raquel Welch could not be left out.
* [[Lost World]]: One of the more commonly used settings in early movies.
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