Re[2]: "armoured" spinosaurs

[Tom Pearce <tpearce@cix.co.uk>]

> I must say that I two am disappointed in how the movie has depicted the
> dinosaurs and have said so on the list, but I?ve come to realize ITS JUST A
> MOVIE, and People, People, we have to get over this, IT IS JUST A MOVIE!!!!
> Jesus *()(**&*))9, Get over IT! Don?t see anymore JP movies, don?t buy the
> video?s, I DON?T KARE!
> It is squabbles like this that helps keep the professionals off the list
> (along with other things). They are made to entertain not educate, that?s
> why there movies. Documentaries, now that?s another thing entirely?.

While I generally agree with this sentiment, it's worth noting that
the JP series has - mainly through the use of high-profile scientific
advisers like Jack Horner - given the impression that the representations
of dinosaurs in the movies are accurate.
This might be unintentional, it might not, but it moves the films
slightly beyond pure entertainment & into a more uneasy position where
a large part of the audience believe that they're watching "real"
dinosaurs (that is, accurate depictions of dinosaurs using the latest
evidence), albeit in a fictional tale.

By all means, scale-up Velociraptor, make Spinosaurus bigger & meaner,
do anything you want to the dinos in the movie, but don't use your
scientific advisers as some kind of certificate of authenticity (and
don't expect me to watch it ;-))