It is the story of three children who seem to face a different turn in their lives. These children return to the prehistoric period by the time machine. When these children return to an ancient history, they seem to face the world of dinosaurs and adventure to find a way to return again.
Displays early flickers of wit in zapping squabbling kids back to their hometown as it was in the Cretaceous era, before a drab quest narrative kicks in, cueing more plodding than any 70-minute should.
There are lightly delivered lessons for both parents and progeny; it nicely balances a message about allowing your kids to plough their own path with one about appreciating maternal sacrifice.
Some rudimentary computer animation, a B-list voice cast and a surfeit of narrative ambition are the defining features of US-South Korean co-production Dino Time.