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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 ''[[
* [[
** 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.}}
* [[Infant Immortality]]: Averted.
* [[Misplaced Wildlife]]: Tyrannosaurids did not live that far north, and [[Completely Missing the Point|their absence]] (and therefore the lack of competition) is the reason that northern troodonts were able to grow larger and adopt a more carnivorous lifestyle than their southern counterparts.
* [[Nice Job Fixing It, Villain]]: {{spoiler|The ''Troodon'' wait for the incapacitated ankylosaur (who has been turned on her back after a fall) to weaken and are almost ready to finish her off when the ''Gorgosaurus'' arrives and tries to drag the ankylosaur away from them. He pulls her onto an incline, allowing her to right herself and stab him in the leg. This leads to his death.}}
* [[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
* [[Raptor Attack]]: The Troodons.
* [[Real Is Brown]]: Not a colorful cast, save for the patches of yellow feathers on the male ''Troodon''.
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* [[Shoot the Shaggy Dog]]: {{spoiler|The brain-tumored ''Edmontosaurus''.}}
* [[Shown Their Work]]: As said above, some animals are incredibly accurate in their portrayals, save for perhaps a few anatomical details. Bonus points for the non-pronated theropod hands, as well as showcasing some new discoveries such as male deinonychosaurs brooding nests.
* [[Slippy
* [[Small Taxonomy Pools]]: Averted. Instead of the overused ''T. rex'', generic dromaeosaur, ''Triceratops'' and ''Anyklosaurus'', the program uses ''Gorgosaurus'' and ''Albertosaurus'', ''Troodon'', ''Pachyrhinosaurus'', and an unnamed nodosaur (most likely an ''Edmontonia'').
* [[Somewhere a Palaeontologist Is Crying]]: As with anything dinosaur-related. Most notable examples are:
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* [[Speculative Documentary]]
* [[Stock Dinosaurs]]: ''Edmontosaurus'', ''Quetzalcoatlus'', ''Troodon'', and... that's it.
* [[Super
* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: The ''Troodon'' who bites the ''Gorgosaurus'' in the leg.
* [[Tyrannosaurus Rex]]: The king himself doesn't make an appearance, but its very close relatives, ''Gorgosaurus'' and ''Albertosaurus'' fill in the same role, which is pointed out by the narration.
* [[The Worf Effect]]: The ''Gorgosaurus'', thanks to the freezing cold, the ankylosaur, and persistent little ''Troodons''. {{spoiler|[[It Gets Worse]] for him.}}
** Subverted with the ankylosaur. {{spoiler|She's been [[Worf Had the Flu|turned on her back]] and is about to be finished off by a swarm of ''Troodon''. Then the ''Gorgosaurus'' has his [[Nice Job Fixing It, Villain]] moment...}}
* [[Zerg Rush]]: {{spoiler|The ''Troodon'' try to do this with the incapacitated ankylosaur. [[Nice Job Fixing It, Villain|The intervention by the]] ''[[Nice Job Fixing It, Villain|Gorgosaurus]]'' causes this to fail.}}
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