The funniest family-documentary movie ever, LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A fascinating watch. The institute didn't try to profit from the discovery of Sue, but instead, shared her with the local and scientist community. It purchased it in good faith from a land owner who seems astute at playing the legal game, and who, somehow, never got into legal troubles for illegally selling the bones. It's a story of passionate people and tortuous legal detours that meant a lot of tax payers money spent on harshly punishing individuals who had done no, or very little wrong-- people whose work and discovery was extraordinary. It's also the story of a creature who lived millions of years ago and somehow impacted a lot of people's lives today.

Splendid documentary about the dinosaur find of the 20th century, the fabulous skeleton of a T Rex dubbed "Sue". Alas, instead of this being a film about the wonders of paleontology and amateur science, it is a tale of greed, lies, lawsuits, public protests, national headlines, a glory-hound DA, publicity seeking FBI and National Guard arrests and a vindictive, spiteful and tyrannical (yeah, I had to say that) US government railroading a group of dedicated fossil hunters who wanted nothing more than to put their little South Dakotan town on the map. As hard to believe as it may be, one of the hunters, who should arguably be the hero of this sordid affair, actually served prison time. You will be pissed when you watch this.

Outstanding documentary!

Such a great and inspiring movie. There are so many emotions that play a vital role in this documentary. Firstly, you have the excitement and anticipation as Pete and his team are in South Dakota and find the T-Rex. You then might be nervous as they are excavating the Dinosaur fossils and when they remove the pelvis from the skull. Later you feel anger and sadness for Pete, his crew and Sue as they lose their price possession. Overall a fantastic movie.

This is a perfect example of when a plots changes to something totally different. But at the same time works to show different aspects of the American System. Sometimes looks like is democrat propaganda, sometimes has unnecessary drama, and sometimes turns interesting. At the end of the day is just a movie that shows perfectly the human condition about money and egos (and guess where that excellent well-preserved dinosaur lives now?)

Spellbinding investigative journalism style docu drama. And it’s about the most complete Trex Sue!

4 1/2 - wildly fascinating

I remember this on the news and the outrage the average American all over the nation had toward the actions taken against these scientists. Tragic how this all went down. A lesson learned and still being learned by people, always get the signature of contract, there is no such thing anymore as the gentlemen's handshake. I do not have a distaste for how this documentary was packed for time allotted. well done I believe.

Political intrigue, legal lawsuits, greed, and dinosaur bones. You'd never really know that such a heated story would be behind the discovery of the largest tyrannosaurus skeleton ever found. It makes no attempt to be non-bias, but that was the point. It's the story of a community who lost something special to them. Instead of a piece of land or historical building it was a dinosaur skeleton. What rights or wrongs the people behind its discovery are irrelevant, what matters here is a town. A town that lost something, a sort of cultural identity, and that is what matters to them, so shouldn't it matter to us?

Great archival footage; illuminating on a number of fronts.

Fantastic documentary. One of the best I've seen.

The tremendous journey of Sue and the people that brought her back to life.

this was more on the legality side of paleontology than anything, but super interesting. & it's SUE! yay South Dakota! :D

The information presentation was good, but the production was plagued by sound mixing issues and text that was hard to read on a 온라인카지노추천 screen.

want to get upset with the gov, court system and some rancher in the desert? then this is the doc for you.

Very interesting to learn the history behind the famous Sue. The field museum being backed by McDonald's and Disney pretty much guaranteed that CHICAGO would be Sue's home no matter what the price. This documentary also showed a very enlightening perspective of what's fair, and what's the law. I think that the group should've been convicted on more counts and the seller should have been indicted as well. In reality, they're a group of thieves but because they made awesome discoveries it makes you want to root for them. There's no way that they were completely ignorant of the boundaries in which they could excavate.

"Sue" was the thirteenth Tyrannosaurus rex ever unearthed. You may wonder how a feature-length documentary about Sue could hold your attention; however, the fight for her custody after she was discovered is something that you have to see to believe. The synopsis of "Dinosaur 13" gives the impression that it chronicles a paleontological dig but the focus of this documentary is actually on a ten-year battle with the FBI. The film is very one-sided in its argument against the legal protection of fossils on public land but its narrow perspective will strongly engage your emotions, especially when Maurice Williams lays claim to Sue. One great part of this film is that its main character can easily be visited at the Field Museum in Chicago. Documentaries often tackle events or artifacts of the past that have faded into history, but this one chronicles the journey of something that we can still see today. It follows in the present-a-documentary-as-a-crime-thriller technique that is in vogue and it succeeds. "Dinosaur 13" is as gripping as most action films while presenting historical fact and persuasive arguments. Definitely add this to your list of must-see documentaries, even if you don't have an interest in science and paleontology.

Never thought I'd get so upset about a fossil!

Dinosaur 13 is a very thought provoking documentary about the legalities of fossil discovery...and specifically the finding of the 13th T-Rex ever discovered which happens to be the most complete T-Rex in the world. This documentary reveals a lot of important information about the T-Rex case but only in bite sized segments....and the cinematography is very rudimentary which is actually one of the things I really loved about the film !