Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure (2007)
National Geographic Giant Screen Films

Description

For nearly 200 million years while dinosaurs roamed the Earth, the seas teemed with some of the most awe-inspiring ocean creatures of all time. Sea Monsters, a National Geographic Giant Screen film, is an entertaining journey into prehistoric oceans. Inter-cutting between the animated story and the reenactments of fossil discoveries combine the appeal of "Indiana Jones" with the CGI that brings these prehistoric monsters to life. Perfect for the whole family.

Collected reviews and ratings

8.0 New York Times | Matt Zoller Seitz

No matter how conscientiously filmmakers try to pack each frame with enlightening data, much of it doesn’t register because the Imax format is distractingly spectacular. The movies are like classroom lectures during which the teacher hurls giant props at the students.
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7.5 Desert News, Salt Lake City | John Monaghan

What makes "Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure" stand out from the pack is its eye-popping visuals. Here 82 million-year-old animals come to life, their long snouts poking into the audience with near-perfect clarity.
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7.0 Variety | John Anderson

The transformation of the earth, the drying up of Kansas, the creation of the continents as we know them and the earth's surface as it now exists, constitute some very exciting moments. Yes, plenty of things fly at your face, but they're not the only things worthy of interest.
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7.0 Amazon user reviews

I was hoping for more of an adult documentary with more details that ran a bit longer, but this is really excellent as a sort of science museum film for families with school age children.
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6.0 Film Journal International | Daniel Eagan

Waiting for the next attack becomes the real focus of Sea Monsters, not the educated guesswork about dinosaur playtime or the largely featureless underwater world.
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