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williegoat DEC 15, 11:59 AM

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Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]:

Nope... don't like any of this. I'm a big guy, and I know a lion can take me out, but part of me still feels like I can at least put up a fight. With something like that... I'm just an insect.


You think that's scary? Take a look at this!
maryjane DEC 15, 12:55 PM
Birds of a feather flock together....
Patrick DEC 15, 02:20 PM

This seemed like a nice friendly O/T thread (for a change) to participate in. I'm really hoping it can stay that way.
cvxjet DEC 15, 05:03 PM
Patrick- Jonny Quest; I thought I'd died and gone to heaven whenever I could find it on TV back in the 60s....My two favorite episodes were "Turu the Terrible" (Pteranodon) and the one with the robot spider spy. I have the DVD set now so I can watch them anytime. Hydrofoils, hovercraft, flying belts, lasers......

If you guys want to watch a really good dinosaur (And Pteranodon) movie, try "The Land Unknown"...It was originally supposed to be a big production, so the script is really good, and the special effects are good (The Mat paintings for the background are impressive)

The studio leadership changed during production and new management cut the budget so it converted from color to B&W....But the biggest victim of the budget cut (No pun intended) was the T-rex; It makes Barney look realistic! (Although it's eyes blinking did freak me out when I was young)

If you can get past that one fault, this is a great movie.....I really like that tho they >>SEE<< what their Helicopter hit at one point, they never actually realized that it was what they hit- that is a very good script detail.
TheDigitalAlchemist DEC 15, 05:29 PM
GET IN MAH BELLY!


COME ONNNN I wanna EAT youuuuuu

come onnnnnnnnnn..... *sighs*

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MidEngineManiac DEC 15, 05:34 PM

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Originally posted by TheDigitalAlchemist:

GET IN MAH BELLY!


COME ONNNN I wanna EAT youuuuuu

come onnnnnnnnnn..... *sighs*




Thats gotta be the most unimpressed meal I've ever seen.
Patrick DEC 15, 09:08 PM

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Originally posted by cvxjet:

"The Land Unknown"... the biggest victim of the budget cut (No pun intended) was the T-rex; It makes Barney look realistic!



I suspect the T-Rex in The Land Unknown looks absolutely stunning compared to this dinosaur from the movie Caveman. lol
cvxjet DEC 15, 10:57 PM
That was the Ringo Star movie, right? That dino in the footage you posted actually was kind of cool- but the eyes were too big.

The T-rex in TLU was absolutely horrible- not only a man-in-a-suit, but totally upright- and at times it looks like it was covered with paper-mache. I took a pic of it and modified it so it looked somewhat more realistic.....

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rinselberg DEC 16, 01:15 AM

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Originally posted by Patrick:

As a Canadian, I recognized that pattern immediately. Cool.

No abstract stars and stripes painted on this US based Pterosaur though... maybe because it's real! It's interesting to read the comments posted at YouTube (almost 4,000 so far!) in regards to the validity of this footage.



I think this "dude" has nailed it. It takes him less than 4 minutes to explain it.
https://youtu.be/ZPpZip6uStA

Spoiler Alert

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Patrick DEC 16, 03:15 AM

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Originally posted by rinselberg:

I think this "dude" has nailed it. It takes him less than 4 minutes to explain it.



I can explain away its validity in 30 seconds. At 0:07 of the video, when the "Pterosaur" tips its head down, it also tips its wings 90°... yet with no lift being created, instead of dropping like a stone, it continues to effortlessly glide forward. Dead giveaway, looks very unnatural.