一人身兼导演、编剧、制片三副重担的劳伦斯·卡斯丹名头并不算是太响亮，之前他执导过的影片中，最有名气作品当算是惊悚题材的《体热》、喜剧片《大寒》(The Big Chill)和浪漫爱情喜剧《法兰西之吻》。不过，在做导演之前，他曾担任了《帝国反击战》、《杰迪归来》和《夺宝奇兵》这三部大片的副编剧，在同斯皮尔伯格和卢卡斯的合作中，卡斯丹实在是受益非浅，斯蒂芬·金称赞在这位导演身上，“兼具了非凡的幽默感和制造惊悚气氛的天赋，他能使影片在幽默和恐怖之间任意游走”。对这位导演的风格，主演之一蒂摩西·奥立芬特说：“他的导演让这部片子体现出一种奇妙的层次，你会发现，同一个场面，可能会让你同时体验到好笑、恐怖、紧张甚至忧伤，这听来有点不可思议，但是导演确实做到了这点。”
《劫梦惊魂》是史蒂芬·金1999年车祸后首次出版的小说。那场车祸几乎要了他那值钱的老命，以至于他在小说中还忍不住讽刺了一下醉酒驾驶的主人公。该片的演员阵容还算强大，老戏骨摩根·弗里曼、汤姆塞兹默搭配凭《深海狂鲨》(Deep Blue Sea)的小帅哥汤玛士·简恩等，放映之前一直神秘异常的预告片，都将人的胃口吊得很高；至少，没看过原著的我，就不清楚史蒂芬·金这回又要鼓捣些什么东东来吸引我们的眼球。
Allosaurus - A Walking With Dinosaurs Special (2000)
Product Details
Encoding: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
Format: Color, Closed-captioned
Rated: NR
Studio: BBC Video
DVD Release Date: April 10, 2001
DVD Features:
Photo Gallery: 54 images with captions
Storyboard sequence: 5 min., 20 sec. sequence, in which the storyboards play as a slide show over the sequence to which they correspond
DVD-ROM content: 5 sounds, 5 wallpapers, Stills screensaver, 5 icons, 5 cursors, several video clips
ASIN: B000059H6U
Other Formats: VHS
Average Customer Review: Based on 27 reviews. Write a review.
Amazon.com Sales Rank (DVD): 6,354
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
The phenomenal BBC series Walking with Dinosaurs spawned this 30-minute special. Using the same blend of computer animation, puppetry, and story-driven narration (by Kenneth Branagh), Allosaurus: A Walking with Dinosaurs Special centers on one particular dinosaur dubbed Big Al. Found in Wyoming in the 1980s, Big Al's fossil remains comprise the most complete allosaur skeleton ever found. Enough clues are found in the bones, 145 million years after his death, to tell the story of what might have happened from his birth to his death. The film's naturalistic approach (unlike that used in the Disney film Dinosaur, whose characters could talk) is quite spectacular, with chills (a bog turns out to be a big dinosaur threat), thrills (allosaurs chase a group of giant diplodocus), and humor (a baby allosaur seems to bump into the "camera"). A half-hour companion program, "Big Al Uncovered," illustrates how the "what-if" story of Big Al was constructed using facts uncovered by paleontologists (including the 17 injuries found in the skeleton) and filling in the gaps using the dinosaur's distant cousins (birds and crocodiles). The BBC production does not shy away from the violent world of dinosaurs, including mating and hunting techniques. However, any dinosaur fan age 7 and up should find all the Walking with Dinosaurs specials an exciting and fun education. --Doug Thomas --This text refers to the VHS Tape edition.作者: heavendragon 时间: 2003-7-30 22:55:36
