Jurassic Fight Club TV show review

[@HoopsAndDinoMan]

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[@ajzeg01]

The first rule of Jurassic Fight Club is: You do not talk about Jurassic Fight Club.

[@batspidey7611]

Good advice. I want nothing to do with this trash.

[@yuyaricachimuel555]

I see what you did there 😏

[@tyrannotherium7873]

Yea lol

[@Abominatrix650]

Very easy thing to do since none of the participants (bar the whales) can communicate like that

[@ciarandaragh8676]

Yeah never talk...about.....it

[@chadgorosaurus4898]

The Jurassic fight club pachyrhinosaurus is the reason why dinosaur documentary rants exist. This man is a legend. He explained this entire show in full detail without getting annoyed or ranting. Most people don't last 10 minutes without insulting this show so congrats.

[@Mac14329]

We honestly need more people like him.

[@blobbertmcblob4888]

Funny think about dinosaurs being "dumb" or driven by instincts because their brains were more similar to crocodilians is, crocodilians have been proven to be fairly intelligent. Not bird level intelligent, but they can plan, they learn to recognize people or objects fairly quickly and they can not only be trained, but can remember the training for years.

[@feuryie]

they can also adapt fairly quickly to brand new environments. i saw a short doc on how crocs in india i believe adapted to sitting in certain positions when a dam was constructed to catch the fish better. they're quite a bit smarter than people normally give them credit for

[@filippaustralovenator2.033]

Author of the video ignored this or something?

[@Gasmaskmax]

@@filippaustralovenator2.033 author of the video tries to avoid the revolting cesspit that is a youtube comments section

[@michealtaylor7745]

@@Gasmaskmax He doesn't speak for everyone. It's obvious to most what Fight Club is going to be about so why is he bemoaning the obvious?, comparing dinosaurs to intelegent complex wolves was a cheap jibe with no scientific accuracy whatsoever. Dinosaurs would be far more like to aggression than modern day wolves with their complex familly structure. Don't agree with his wining. Title says what it is so why does he moan ? We know of the other side of dinosaurs from books & other docus etc. Just sit bk & enjoy this for what it is. End of.

[@rjrinal2516]

@@michealtaylor7745 For the most part, you're correct, but Hoops is not bemoaning everything, he's simply pointing out how a show of this genre should and shouldn't focus on. This is simply supposed to be enjoyed as a non-educational fun tv show with dinosaur fights, instead it's supposed to be an educational docu-series, which it isn't. I'd watch it if it wasn't, I still quite enjoy this, but it is trashing on what most of us paleontology lovers enjoy. And there is plenty of evidence showing intelligence in dinosaurs, while probably not as smart as wolves, the analogy is still there, and dinosaurs aren't what they're depicted as in JFC. WWD handles this topic well because it focus on dinosaurs living their daily lives while still conveying information and keeping interesting with storytelling and the occasional action as well as displaying the animals in a way that tells a story about them and the creatures they share the environment with. So yes, I agree that this should be enjoyed as the opposite of what it is, but what it's supposed to be is just sad, and you can't ignore it.

[@hisroyalairness23MJ]

That the problem with most of the content made by The History Channel, they make trash and try to hide it in a educational documentary.

[@toatakanuva4846]

Walking with Dinosaurs is still the best documentary about dinosaurs ever. Change my mind.

[@nanuqo2006]

Planet dinosaur comes at a close second though

[@redonkled]

GojiraGuy 1954 nah, it constantly swaps between the dinosaurs and the science and it gets really jarring

[@CommissarPickle]

I completely agree, despite an outdated or exaggerated fact or 2, i still enjoy every walking with... Series

[@NoArtisticLimitation]

That depends whether or not you count The Ballad Of Big Al.

[@jessefyfe9249]

big al ?

[@mr.pseudo4300]

This is basically "what if Michael Bay was given a dinosaur documentary to direct"

[@thegreatgoldfilms6311]

OH HEEEEEEELL NO!!!

[@keepcalmlovedinosaurs8934]

Hollywood's out of ideas, so frighteningly enough that might be a reality!!! I'm not going to sleep for ages!

[@tracewyrm]

Nah there would be a lot more explosions

[@azelfdaboi5265]

NO, IM NOT GONNA HAVE THAT

[@feuryie]

nah. michael bay would be the spinosaur documentary, where they made up facts and made the animal bigger and more ferocious than it actually was.

[@thoughtfuldevil6069]

The sad part is the CGI is so great, with all the jiggling muscles and realistic movements; barring the naked raptors, most of the dinosaurs have vivid, eye-catching color schemes. It's a shame such good creature design went to such great waste on such a shallow, vapid show.

[@disastermollymauk289]

First rule of Jurassic fight club, never talk about Jurassic fight Club. Second rule of Jurassic fight club, never talk about Jurassic fight club!!!

[@The_Dino_Edits]

“Blood, gore, violence, explosions.” *Michel Bay in a nutshell*

[@jonathansefcik473]

Not so much blood and gore, he tries to keep his films PG-13 to reach the widest possible audience, and thus make the most money.

[@LegitEliminator]

Also, can you please do review on Monsters Resurrected? There's one episode that would make Jurassic Fight Club look weak of showcasing prehistoric creatures as "movie monsters".

[@rangogamer1386]

LegitEliminator He should also do a review on Bigger then T Rex documentary. I’d like to hear his opinion on the quadruple Spinosaurus

[@colk5373]

"I believe documentaries can do better than Jurassic Fight Club" you forgot something, documentaries SHOULD do better than Jurassic Fight Club

[@LegitEliminator]

I do respect your opinion and I do agree to point that animals fighting each other isn't best way to showcase premise for documentary. But, there's point where I have to disagree, the show is aimed at actual discoveries (in some episodes) and try to make accurate recreation of that battle. Sometimes, the episodes just focus on who would win in fight against who. Now, I will talk about animations or dinosaur models, even though models for most of creatures are outdated, they look realistic, in terms of having muscle movements and models look pretty life like. Honestly, I understood where the premise was going, so I was mainly looking forward to fights and I knew what I was in for.

[@TheDinosaur900]

Great review! My biggest gripe with this show aside from inaccuracies and violent portrayals of prehistoric animals, is 40 minutes of reguritated lectures, and finally when we get to the battles, Dinosaur George has to pause the scene every five seconds to explain what's happening, as if the audience couldn't figure it out on their own.

[@mammuthusprimigenius1658]

Wait what? Dinosaur George was there too?! Disappointed.

[@michaelw0rkinman345]

Despite these things I do like some of the creatures designs.

[@PackHunter117]

Michael W0rkinMan The Ceratosaurs, Allosaurus, Majungathous, Albertosaurus, Nanotyrannus, and T-Rex designs are pretty good. The Utahraptor and Dromeosaurus designs are dumb though

[@TalenkauenTV]

I'll admit. I absolutely ate JFC up when I was a kid. Though, I fortunately figured out years ago how silly it was. This show is almost as brainless and flashy as Monsters Resurrected. This review really nails it.

[@theunknownguy5775]

Silly, yes. But I still like this show. If it’s good for anything, it’s to help you fall asleep.

[@T-ZillaYT]

Me too

[@nanuqo2006]

In the UK, Allosaurus was Called "The Ballad Of Big Al"

[@greenhorn6582]

They never show two dinosaurs sitting together enjoying camomile tea and discussing their problems :(

[@milchesarreal6964]

Jurassic Fight Club is an edgy 12 year old's fanfic. Change my mind.

[@dont-hurt-me2519]

If you need something less violent and more educational, might I suggest "David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive"?

[@ILLPictures]

It’s good for a reviewer to make positive and negative reviews, to teach your viewers what should and shouldn’t be done

[@MultiCoolmovies]

You do not talk about Jurassic Fight Club.

[@africansafariswithachocola6975]

What annoyed me about this series was how factual inaccurate the show was. Granted as time goes on, you expect shows like these to become factually inaccurate. The problem is though, that from the very beginning practically everything they said was wrong, be it constantly oversizing animals, getting time periods completely wrong, or literally coming up with random “facts” about these animals that had no basis or was even thought up at time the series aired

[@stegotyranno4206]

African Safaris with a Chocolate Lab Named Aspen example please

[@africansafariswithachocola6975]

Stegotyranno 420 Majungasaurus is erroneously referred to as the junior synonym, "Majungatholus", possibly because the name sounded cooler The legs on the Majungasaurus model are too long; Majungasaurus actually had very short legs, they even comment on the species having short legs during the episode The Triassic is labeled as lasting from 225-193 MYA; however, it was actually 251-201 MYA Also, a Deinonychus is shown under Triassic, strangely, despite living in the Early Cretaceous. The model was possibly there to fill in for an early theropod from the Triassic, such as Eoraptor or Coelophysis The Jurassic is labeled as 193-136 MYA, and this is also wrong; the Jurassic began 201 MYA and ended 145 MYA the Cretaceous is labeled from 136-55 million years ago. This is incredibly wrong; the Cretaceous began 145 MYA and ended 66 MYA. 55 million years ago, the world was in the middle of the Eocene epoch of the Cenozoic. It is unknown as to how such a major error occurred These are only a few examples of a huge range I could’ve picked from

[@LevTark]

What a stupid response

[@yoboibeerus1387]

@@LevTark that's an accurate response.

[@phanerozoiceon2904]

@@LevTark Nice self introduction.

[@craigsnortsfruitshoots2811]

The fact that a documentary about a guy going back in time is more realistic that Jurassic fight club is a bit mad

[@bunsereysophamony2446]

Jurassic Fight Club is basically an Indian Soap Opera.

[@speedracer2008]

The narration of When Dinosaurs Roamed America acknowledges that, most of the time, a prehistoric world would be filled with moments of boredom, in the sense that you'd, mostly, be seeing animals behaving peacefully, as opposed to hunting and killing each other.

[@SpaceManRD]

The is like the documentary equivalent of all that paleoart where everything is shrink-wrapped and screaming.

[@andrews_lego_tanks_and_more]

Remember when Walking With Dinosaurs was interesting and captivating because it showed these animals as animals and not movie monsters? I miss that.

[@Kingsmartie6951]

I dislike Jurassic Fight Club I wish they remade Walking With Dinosaurs

[@tyrannotherium7873]

indeed animals are animals not monsters

[@imtyler99yearsago90]

@@Kingsmartie6951 Walking With Dinosaurs: *says facts* Jurassic Fight Club: DINOSAURS FIGHT TO THE DEATH FOR FUN,WATCH THIS T-REX RIP THE ALLOSAURUS HEAD OFF,ALLOSAURUS VS 17 UTAHRAPTORS,TRICERATOPS USE IT'S HORNS TO KILL ANYTHING IN IT'S PATH, T-REX WAS VENOMOUS,VELOCIRAPTOR IS 7 FEET TALL, *Gives Spinosaurus horns* ,T-REX TEARS OUT OTHER DINOSAURS THROATS, *Makes Velociraptors tear Deinonychus apart* , *Gives Gigantosaurus saber teeth* ,THE ALLOSAURUS THROWS THE ANKYLOSAURUS WHICH BREAKS IT'S BACK AND LEGS, RIPS OPEN IT'S STOMACH,AND PULLS IT'S HEAD OFF,THE DEINONYCHUS AND ANKYLOSAURUS WEREN'T SMART CREATURES, WATCH THE UTAHRAPTOR RIP THE DEINONYCHUS BOTTOM JAW OFF,WATCH THE DIPLODOCUS CRUSH THE ALLOSAURUS AND EATS IT

[@mistercuddlywomp15]

Well...

[@isawapinksheepinmc4419]

Am I the only one who didn't even know this was supposed to be a documentary thanks to only seeing KZbin clips?

[@nameoftheedgyvariety4988]

I watched it on t.v. and I thought it was just for fun with a little factual bits thrown in :v

[@colk5373]

first time I saw this documentary was through a reuploaded clip of deep sea killers on YouKu and I was genuinely surprised when I found out that it was from this hellhole of a documentary

[@IamPatrickStar]

How on earth did this show earn a 7.8 on the imdb rating honestly?? I guarantee dinosaur revolution was way better than this

[@odanh6020]

yes,Allosaurus (broken jaw) in that show has personality like normal animal

[@Lindwyrm6429]

Animals fighting can actually be very interesting. It could go into how an animal's anatomy would affect how they fight. Imagine it's showing an Allosaurus fighting something. Allosaurus had a decently weak bite force, making scientists theorize that it used its head like an axe. It could then talk about how that could damage the skull, or how this is possible, etc.

[@MechaKnuckles]

That's what BBC does.

[@madison_russell04]

So basically like the Mortal Kombat Xrays.

[@feuryie]

jurassic fight club DID do that. hoopsanddinoman just doesn't like violence which is why he couldn't listen to the facts the scientist mentioned.

[@jon_the_guanlong]

I hate how Ceratosaurus is always bullied in paleo media.

[@AnthonyMarioGamer64_YT]

Yeah, it hurts 😑

[@migsyh2065]

Oh yeah, it's just an animal yet bullied for some reason

[@AnthonyMarioGamer64_YT]

@@migsyh2065 true

[@imtyler99yearsago90]

Ceratosaurus: *exist* Jurassic Fight Club: We hate you

[@keru6925]

Ceratosaurus: *exists* Paleo media: and I took that personally

[@The_Dino_Edits]

Majungasaurs name: *exist* Majungathoulous: *”is for me?”*

[@julianensor4416]

So it's just Bayformers just with dinosaurs.

[@Flufux]

That is the most accurate description of Jurassic Fight Club I've seen yet.

[@TheHedgehogEnthusiast]

"this is a load of scrap metal" -the ambulance guy, transformer the animated series.

[@explodingdynamite7319]

Ratchet!

[@colk5373]

Jurassic fight club fans when two dinosaurs don’t start screaming and fighting at each other for no reason

[@Godzilla-jr5gi]

I don't get it

[@maryray4960]

? What do Jurassic fight club fans do when 2 dinosaurs don’t start screaming at and fighting each other for no reason? Explain plz

[@milchesarreal6964]

@@maryray4960 They ramble.

[@lillipton8838]

@@maryray4960 they go crazy cause they think that 2 animals fight to death whenever they see each other

[@SaurianTarget]

Whenever this show came on, my friends and I would record it, bet on who we thought would win the fight without watching it, then skip to the last 10 minutes to watch the final battle. While I enjoyed it for the most part, I agree with everything you said. Plus, I always thought the prehistoric animals were really well animated and rendered, especially compared to most post-Walking with Dinosaurs paleo-documentaries.

[@The_PokeSaurus]

My thoughts exactly! "20 BUCKS ON THE ALLOSAURUS!"

[@thewolfofcomedy5966]

I agree, the jiggle physics always looked great on the dinosaurs.

[@jewelztreasure3930]

The best way to describe this, it's like if Michael Bay made a documentary of his own lol.

[@batspidey7611]

That’s accurate! 😂😂😂 Seriously though, Micheal Bay would get a lot of hate if he made a paleo-documentary that decided to pull the mess this show did.

[@rebmundten9961]

To be honest, I never really saw it as a documentary. I only saw it as a dinosaur battle simulator. If it wasn't for this stupid show, I might not have discovered those dinosaur stick fights.

[@mitchellskene8176]

The one thing you forgot to mention, is most of these episodes were based on actual fossil discoveries, and not just pitting prehistoric animals against eachother.

[@bkjeong4302]

Mitchell Skene Yes but only some of these discoveries are indicative of bloody combat.....

[@riamus7258]

Not really. This mocumentary, this deliberate misinformer made it seem like it's a solid fact that these were real fights that took place. It was literally pitting prehistoric animals against each other in what could've been an act of scavenging a dead carcass etc

[@naillik1517]

@@riamus7258 Can you please tell me where to find planet dinosaur in 1080p?

[@colk5373]

“this dinosaur has a scratch on its leg, it must’ve a participated in an arson”

[@VelociraptorsOfSkyrim]

That's not entirely accurate. For example, the whole Tenantosaurus episode is based on a fossil site that actual Paleontologists believe was actually a site of scavenging rather than a pack kill site.

[@Grimreapers670]

So is this what you see you turn on the history Channel at 3 am

[@bentheg9793]

O Boy 3 am

[@missdaniels3118]

I never realized how much these people shitted on Ceratosaurus. It was the punching bag for big (Obviously favorited) dinosaurs like Allosaurus. Poor thing got brutally mutilated multiple times. And at the same time, these ''educators'' would mock the dinosaur. I think its safe to say that the people behind Jurassic Fight Club did NOT like Ceratosaurus! I also want to mention how aggravating It was seeing how STUPID they'd make these dinosaurs. Will never get over an Allosaurus taking on a massive saurpod when it has a dead ceratosaurs, baby AND adult stego free for it to eat off to the side.

[@carlosalmonacid8958]

The Truth About Killer Dinosaurs (AKA Dinosaur Face-Off) did the same concept a lot better, with much less gore and showing more to the behaviour of the animals than just fighting.

[@gemstonegojira24]

Jurassic Fight Club imo is the poster child for bad dinosaur documentaries. We can do better than this, there's alot more to learning about dinosaurs than just seeing them fight like bloodthirsty monsters. The fights are fun to watch,but when it comes to a fact based documentary this show just falls apart.

[@tigerex5]

To me Jurassic Fight Club is not a documentary but an entertainment show is the same vain as Animal Face Off and Deadliest Warrior. I feel with that being the case they should with just admitted that's what the show was instead of insulting the viewer's intelligence by acting like it was a documentary.

[@machichaiwongkiat7314]

For me, I quite like the series a bit because I like the way of it’s cool editing and never actually get bored. Anyway, I respect his opinion on the documentary

[@GrimReaper-dh8yc]

Could you do a video on Monsters Resurrected? It's like the perfect example of a bad documentary, especially the Spinosaurus episode.

[@monolophosaurus]

The angsty teen of Dinosaur Documentary's

[@hyena_fan]

XD

[@iainhansen1047]

This show actually traumatized me as a kid. The blood really got to me.

[@kaijudust9255]

It reminds me of most pivot animations I see on KZbin, just dinosaurs tearing each other apart without reason but just for blood,gore,and to favor the more fan based dinosaurs just to kill

[@Sauron_the_Alien]

Same, dude.

[@naturalist4life396]

Hey, Hoops and Dino Man, have you heard of Genndy Tartakovsky's "Primal"? It's kind of like this, but it drops all pretense of being educational and just focuses on action and world building. It's about a neanderthal (named, "spear") and a T-Rex ("fang") journeying around the world, leaving everything out there that tries to kill them- and by that I mean EVERYTHING out there- in bloody pieces behind them. It takes a few liberties with the prehistoric creatures in favor of the setting, but I think it's worth a watch. Then again, given your opinion on this.... Eh, just check it out and see what you think. If you don't like it, don't watch it.

[@greenveilgaming1149]

I’d say that a documentary about dinosaurs fighting could work if it’s done properly

[@northropi2027]

I mean, there's plenty of fossils with injuries, either fatal or healed. Going into the mechanics of how extinct fauna fought while cutting down the not-fighting parts would present a substantial amount of material, whether directly based on the injuries seen on known fossils or just extrapolation. Seems this film just wanted to throw two dead things at each other and say it's science, though.

[@VelociraptorsOfSkyrim]

Especially about fights that actually happened. Like an Allosaurus got nutshot by a Stegosaurus.

[@mitchellskene8176]

Watch the 2 part documentary The Truth About Killer Dinosaurs, also branded as Dinosaur Face-off, it's done way better than this show was.

[@supermariologanfan6546]

I got an idea for season 2: 1. Fight To Die: Velociraptor vs Protoceratops 2. Big vs Bigger: Giganotosaurus vs Argentinosaurus 3. Who Will Win: Spinosaurus vs Carcharodontosaurus 4. Doom To Doom: Smilodon vs Woolly Mammoth 5. Old Fight: Allosaurus vs Stegosaurus 6. Ocean Fight: Mosasaurus vs Cretoxyrhina 7. Flying Terror: Quetzalcoatlus vs Saurornitholestes 8. Old Fiends: Tyrannosaurus Rex vs Triceratops 9. Poison Killer: Microraptor vs Sinornithosaurus 10. The Duel Of Jurassic Enemies: Allosaurus vs Saurophaganax 11. Riverbank Battle: Futalongkosaurus vs Megaraptor 12. Smarts vs Horns: Troodon vs Chasmosaurus

[@colestrickland472]

Super Mario Logan Fan cleaver

[@kevinnorwood8782]

Super Mario Logan Fan Velociraptor Vs. Protoceratops actually WAS planned to be an episode at one point, according to George Blassing. But what you have to remember is that nearly each of the episodes in this series is based on a specific fossil find. So here are a couple of examples for Season 2 ideas based on that criteria: 1. Desert Duel: Velociraptor Vs. Protoceratops (based on the Fighting Dinosaurs fossil of those two fighting each other). 2. Battle Of Paluxy River: Acrocanthosaurus Vs. Paluxysaurus (the iconic Dinosaur trackway at Dinosaur Valley State Park in Texas).

[@supermariologanfan6546]

Kevin Norwood AKA Sauroposeidon

[@physetermacrocephalus9986]

If I'm not mistaken, Mapusaurus coexisted with Argentinosaurus and Giganotosaurus didn't.

[@MegaMark0000]

PRONATED WRISTS ON THERAPODS REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@yoboibeerus1387]

Its SOOOOOOOOOOOO bad!

[@burnsfamily8864]

Can someone please explain to me why so many people in the comments are defending this show on the basis that it's just entertainment? It clearly presents itself as a documentary even though it's complete bullcrap.

[@Ujjwalkumar-je3me]

well maybe Because it keeps it name by giving you what it promises. It's like Animal planets Animal Face offs( which was equally terrible) . And Alot of the people saw it as a kid. A age when you'd watch anything with Cgi Dinosaurs and enjoy it.

[@Thunderthegiganotosaurusfan]

That intro perfectly sums up Jurassic Fight Club in a nutshell it's just blood violence Gore and Roar

[@AnAmericanMusician]

Ehhh... As cool as violence is, I absolutely would pay to watch a documentary on dinosaurs that just portrays them as regular animals. It'd also be a good opportunity to show off new dino models based off of what we know now.

[@daliborjovanovic510]

This show is what Jurassic Park would have been if it was directed by Michael Bay. Oh the horrifying thought......

[@milchesarreal6964]

Hardcore Jurassic Fight Club Enthusiast: >:O Average BBC Walking with Dinosaurs Enjoyer: 😎

[@heli0ns]

I think my personal biggest problem with this show was that it perpetuates the kind of infantile approach to dinosaur science, which is to say... The only topic that ever gets discussed is to argue over which dinosaur would beat which in a fight. It frustrates me when I see it being the topic of conversation, as if though there isn't more to dinosaurs (or any animal) than just killing one another, or if that is somehow the crown jewel of all existence. It's so banal and uninspired, and we really do not need any more pandering to that line of thinking.

[@tristanhelgerson7964]

But you have to admit every one does have those scenes in their heads. Every since anyone learned there is more than one dinosaur people have wondered who would win in fights. The presentation was what failed

[@jessebrucepinkman9834]

This document is like a Michael Bay dinosaur documentary.

[@jewlztreasch6617]

It's like if Michael Bay wanted to a dinosaur documentary lol

[@alligatoreamericano3520]

No, there aren't enough explosions and american flags

[@FlyingFocs]

No. The effects would be better.

[@JedRobby]

One of my favorite documentaries at the moment is "Raising a Giant" with david attenborough. Its very informative and grabs the attention without even having cgi clips longer than 10 seconds. It also helps you learn of the paleontological processes taken to uncover and display a dinosaur. Much goode

[@yoboikamil525]

I grew up with WWD

[@toatakanuva4846]

RazorCraft me too kid

[@rockclanhawkstar1454]

If you wanted to make a show of prehistoric animals fighting, make a show of prehistoric animals fighting, putting a framing sequence at the start of each episode and sports announcers to commentate. Don't fool everyone into watching a blood fest of a documentary with barely any educational factor.

[@riamus7258]

I honestly can't stop watching your reviews. They're beautiful! Could you review primeval?

[@wd3185]

I enjoy this show, but I choose not to watch it as a documentary. Instead, I watch it more as just entertainment.

[@heli0ns]

The tricky part is that you need to be well informed enough to begin with to make that distinction. Whereas, if this series is someone's entry title into the topic, it can cause some problems I think. Just enjoying it for entertainment is valid, though!

[@wd3185]

@@heli0ns Yeah, don't worry. I was well informed long before watching this series, with Dinosaur Planet, When Dinosaurs Roamed America, Prehistoric Park and the entire Walking With franchise.

[@CzLstudios]

Wendigo Dragon I love the show

[@brandonshmandon1799]

Wendigo Dragon Agreed

[@Crakinator]

In my eyes this was never a documentary series. I liked it, personally. If you want to see a more accurate view of dinosaur fights and biology, watch Clash of the Dinosaurs. It’s one of my favorite dinosaur documentary series.

[@arandomseal4793]

Crackinator and walking with dinosaurs

[@VelociraptorsOfSkyrim]

I mean, I wouldn't have a problem if it wasn't trying to "educate" the audience.

[@alligatoreamericano3520]

Clash of the dinosaurs is worse than JFC

[@LevTark]

@@VelociraptorsOfSkyrim The fact that you have a problem and your criticism is so absurd, is funny.

[@phanerozoiceon2904]

@@LevTark The fact that you just said that without giving any reason (and correct grammar) is so absurd and funny.

[@greenveilgaming1149]

I can’t say I completely agree with you. Yes I agree there should have been less focus on the fighting but to me it was still quite entertaining. Still I respect your opinion

[@Eidings-Mc]

Another great review DinoMan! ^^ I really like it, how you took your time actually explaining your problem with this show. All those little examples, just like in your review on _March of the Dinosaurs_ really made your point clear. And that's something special, because I'm certain most people wouldn't put their effort into explaining those points in such detail but rather just mention them. But through your explanation I can totally agree with your arguments and furthermore I'm feeling educated ;) As for _Jurassic Fight Club_ I don't have that many memories of that show. I remember it being aired on some private TV-channels, with commercial-breaks, quiz-shows, blockbuster and sitcom-evenings and stuff, ..... seemed fitting to me. However what I do remember, was that those scientist made many experiments in testing the strength of said animals. Testing their bones durability and their jaws and claws strength etc, and this was very cool and interesting in my opinion. Although I do not know if that may was in a whole different show 'cause there was a similar show with fighting recent animals instead of prehistoric ones. So to speak, if that whole experimental stuff wasn't in Jurassic Fight Club, that would also have been a nice improvement on the show. Anyway keep up the great work! To may provide further review-inspiration I can highly recommend David Attenborough's _First Life_ , but you certainly already know that one ;)

[@The_PokeSaurus]

Although I like Jurassic Fight Club I agree with everything you say, also I dislike the narration! It just seemed so edgy with his DEEP, VOICE, AND SAYING WORDS LIKE HELL... Also, Rule number one of Jurassic Fight Club: Don't Talk About Jurassic Fight Club!

[@kaponofalconer831]

I so agree with this. I personally always hated that so matter how injured, outmatched or outnumbered the dinosaurs/creatures are in a fight in each episode, they have to kill every single creature they see. They always fight King of The Hill style and be like, "I am a carnivore! F*** you and die!"

[@speedracer2008]

To be fair, they do show Gastonia giving up after it incapacitates the Utahraptor. However, that’s one gem in a pile of coal.

[@SeraAmane95]

Jurassic Fight Club more like Awesomebro: The Documentary

[@martooncdj-martooncartoons490]

Never watch Jurassic Fight Club in my life (and I usually tend to avoid it because even before this video I found premisse for a documentary unappealing) but what strikes me how much its main selling point being the violent cgi death battle, the show isn't shooting itself in the foot anymore but severing its foot and give it to lunch in a enclosure full crocodiles to then enter a marathon. I was once watching tv and I stumbled by chance onto a short animal documentary series I can't remember the name right now. The premise is simple, you had a guy who I swear looks like the janitor character from Scrubs serving as host and presented you archives of hunting scenes from several documentaries. The show then present both animals included in the scenes in small quips, analyzing the overrall strategies of the predator and the prey, letting the audience understand and speculate on how it would end before showing the full clip. Each episodes featured 3 hunt scenes that follows certain themes, one was about the hunting strategies of wild canids, one whose hunters are tree dwellers, one was about the cephalopods etc etc. Compared to other docs, it's certainly not the best around but this show showcased why JFC on the wrong tracks. It's not because the former ("the hunt show") decided to focus on a small aspect of these animals lifes, as well the most violent part and presumably most untertaining that it forgets it's still a documentary and as such, puts on a show as well actually teaches you things (for example, the tree hunters, features a clip with Chimpanzees... as predators hunting smaller monkeys, I never knew that personnaly and actually mad eme discovered an aspect of the animal's lifestyle I didn't knew about before). And it's not the only way a doc can give you an action packed and thrilling premisse for a documentary, look at Chased by Seamonsters that sells the prehistoric seas we explored as the most dangerous seas in history, it still workd because it doesn't not forget to be a documentary as well. Speaking of which, the review made by Red Raptor Writes leaves no doubt that JFC is one of the worst example a prehistoric documentary taking huge liberties with reality. It often happens with these that they walk the line of creating fictionnal stories using real things. I'm always on edge on the subject, IMO a documentary shouldn't lie to you but good things can be created from liberties taken. For example, the walking with series has a lot animals coexisting when they should not, or showcasing things way that contradicts what scientists said was true and are still true today (one of he biggest contender IMO, Basilosaurus being showacased as a ocean predator when it was likely that it dwelled in the mangroves of egypt, rendering the whole plot of Whale Killer non sense), but in spite of that, the walking with approach not was interessting but also, if I didn't knew about the basilosaurus thing, this honestly wouldn't seem too fafetched at face value, which makes it more tolerable. While JFC, I may have not watched it but thanks to a review of RRW Not only they actually delivers true facts that they then disregard as if it real infos were just for fluffs and worse, when they make speculative choice, its huge strecth overrall, like making the T-Rex bites like what we believed the Komodo dragon worked with the bacteria infected jaw. A huge strecth coming off from a wrong idea on top of that. I can like a dumb blockbuster featuring dinos as much as liking a documentary but JFC seems to try to be both and without some kind of miracle, it only ended up becoming a weird The Thing like mess. Seperatly they can be entertaining on their own way for very different reasons but fused together without any kind of thought, it just leaves you with confused product.

[@speedracer2008]

Not gonna lie, I enjoyed JFC as a kid, partly because of the dinosaur action, but also because it featured dinosaur species that I hadn't seen before in documentaries. However, looking back on it, I do agree that there's a lot of focus on violence in the show. I think more documentaries should be like Walking with Dinosaurs, presenting a prehistoric world with animals in it, acting as though it were our own. The animals would be doing peaceful things, not just needlessly fighting all the time. Maybe that might seem boring to some people, but I think it would definitely be entertaining.

[@mastermindcow6210]

I remember watching that Gastonia episode and being interested by the symbiotic relationship it had with those pterosaurs. Wish there was a bit more about that.

[@hentesgyik95]

The director of this show did mention in a behind the scene video that "To me, they are monsters" which explains all the problems and it's quite visible on it.

[@xDinomanx]

To me, this is an example of how not to make a dinosaur documentary. This is where they focused too much on style over substance and education. Oh sure the models look alright even if they aren't accurate but that's about all it has going for it. Yes you can still enjoy it but as far as learn anything knew about dinosaurs, look elsewhere as there are far superior documentaries that do a better job of the subject, not just in fight scenes as well.

[@kaijuslayer3334]

Ouch. You just hurt my younger kid self. But you make some good points.

[@phillycosidae756]

The clip of deinonychus attacking tenontosaurus reminds me of how poor tenontosaurus is basically only featured as a victim of deinonychus.

[@LeoTheYuty]

4:28 In most of America, that's average speed.

[@Hewylewis]

You should start reviewing dinosaur documentaries from the 80s and 90s, like the one hosted by Christopher Reeve, the PBS mini series, or even the Eric Boardman/Gary Owens hosted specials! :D

[@jackmills7758]

I wouldn't keep your negative opinions to yourself. We like to listen to to you... we do... We like to hear your feelings on a subject. At the end of the day it doesn't matter if people disagree with you, the point is that you stand by to what you say regardless of you being wrong or not. Your sense of style matters more than your reasons. The more we hear a consistent style that people like, the more chance of that type of content is made. Its like audiences asking for action and the studio gives them what viewers want.

[@Rekkyphaganax1983]

This 'Documentary' is the reason why I thought Albertosaurus was extremely lanky and that Dromaeosaurs could take down Hadrosaurs

[@suchomimustenerensis]

As a documentary: It’s garbage As a fun show:It’s really good.

[@mcawesomeytyo3312]

This movie is basically what would happen if Micheal Bay made a dinosaur documentary

[@jacobcox4565]

Na, if Michael Bay made this, he'd have all the dinosaurs ever fight in one battle royale while the KPG mass extinction happens.

[@AdrianL2805]

I had watched this about 6 to 8 months before you made this and here in France it was called Jurassic secrets. On the front cover it had these exact words(jurrasic secrets learn more). It was totally just trying to make your expectations really high than keep it going until about 30 minutes into episode one when you realise its only depicting Dinasaurs as monsters.

[@Sleeper800]

This show is kind of the “summer blockbuster” of dinosaur media. Yeah, maybe it’s a bit much. But I enjoyed this a lot when I was a kid, and upon rewatching it recently, I did still enjoy it (aside from the over use of repeated clips). Plus, I don’t think that the scientific information is completely lacking in this series. I still remember learning about the splayed toes and the antorbital fenestra (the hole in the skull of some theropods that can be confused for the eye when looking at the skull) of Allosaurus from the 4th episode of Jurassic Fight Club.

[@wd3185]

I think the biggest problem with the show is I have no idea who it's supposed to be for. If you're going to make a sensationalist show about prehistoric animals fighting each other, fine. I personally think you can do a lot better, but I suppose yeah, you could find an audience with that. But I doubt the average person is going to have the patience sitting through all the meandering up to the actual reconstructed fight, and any paleontology enthusiast is going to roll their eyes at the absolute cartoony way the show paints dinosaurs and other animals. So it's too boring and feet-dragging for the average audience member, and if it's too unrealistic and ridiculous for people already into paleontology, who the hell is it supposed to be aimed at?

[@spydersoup8447]

Seems like it's really aimed at people who love seeing violent action battling dinosaurs, since he did say how marketable it would be, but the issue here is that rather than making it into a fictional based series that would air on a channel like Adult Swim, kinda like Gendy Tarkovsky's Primal, they instead disguised it as a documentary series because somehow the History Channel is the only channel they could air it on and so they had to put in the scientific facts, the clips of scientists studying fossils and the interviews with experts just so that it can be qualified as educational. Yeah, it's really stupid.

[@ZephLodwick]

This pitiful excuse for a documentary is just mamalian propaganda.

[@traikentercept144]

The commercial style of editing was clearly meant to keep the attention of young boys. With that in mind, it clearly did it's job well. It didn't lose my attention at all I watched it all those years ago.

[@homiedodobird2725]

0:13 sums up what people think about when you say the word dinosaur to them

[@dragonzilla6482]

I remember watching the episode with the Short Faced Bear and American Lion and thinking why couldn’t they show a battle between a Smilodon vs Columbian Mammoth or even a pack of Dire Wolfs vs Ground Sloth?

[@velociraptor4you3291]

I'll be honest: I used to love this show. I was in high school back when it came out. But now that you've put it into perspective like this...now I'm not into it as much. I mean, other than the admittedly appealing retro designs of the creatures, the actual *educational* material is few and far between.

[@LeoTheYuty]

That ending was a very inspirational speech.

[@afzalhakimbinzairini956]

This documentary feels more like a slasher action movie with dinosaurs which is not good because we have already move passed of dinosaurs being roaring violent eating monsters after the success of the Jurassic Park & World movies. But nope we are going to that same old formula again with this documentary. It's like taking an already boring formula but add in some scientific evidence and footage with paleontology, a epic booming voice, and being this blockbuster action documentary about dinosaurs.

[@JuanAndresPuetate]

If I want to see dinosaur violence I go to watch Jurassic Park, they need to leave our dinosaur documentaries alone, good video

[@trabistheidio1095]

There's still less violence in Jurassic Park and the animals actually behave believably... Except maybe anything other than Rexy in the Jurassic World trilogy.

[@Algeriawindows69]

or the old stick figure animations of dinosaurs fighting that will work too

[@chasehodgmo5537]

@@trabistheidio1095 or the spinosaurus desperetly trying to kill alan and the group throughout the whole goddamn movie

[@trabistheidio1095]

@@chasehodgmo5537 animals targeting and killing people for vengeance is actually documented in both predators and prey today. The spino got crashed into by the plane, and thus had a (kind of) convincing reason to chase after the group after they hit its sail.

[@ifrickinlovethesmiths5851]

I remember this as a kid, but a bit older, which ruins the charm of dinosaurs that are inaccurate. It is basically like those Dino battles you would play out as a kid

[@thebunkerparodie6368]

also jurassic fight club hate ceratosaurus

[@CryptadiaSpecEvo]

Yeah I just noticed that

[@cameronjim2983]

Shame such interesting designs, although rather inaccurate (some more so than others, even for the times) and unique picks for colour schemes pretty much went to waste.

[@lalk1574]

Tbh I never considered Jurassic Fight Club a documentary, it has entertainment value and that's why I like it. If I want to learn about dinosaurs there are plenty other documentaries better than this show for it

[@juanyusee8197]

The Truth About Killer Dinosaurs is what this show should've been.