Monsters Resurrected (2009) Accuracy Review | Dino Documentaries RANKED #15 (Part 1/2)

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[@dracodracarys2339]

"Also, the Spinosaurus had a skeleton made of adamantium, had acid blood, breathed radioactive atomic beams and laid its eggs inside other dinosaurs's brains" --trailer for Monsters Resurrected 2: Electric Boogaloo

[@sausagethemajungasaurus6650]

LMAO

[@jordandino417]

Acid Blood lol XD

[@NashmanNash]

To be fair...For all we really know the sail of Spinosaurus and other Dinosaurs that had similar structures could´ve served as radio antennae :D After all,Star Trek Voyager stated that dinosaurs developed far enough to create a space travelling civilization :D

[@Unused_Account_D3E2F1]

That description of the Spinosaurus would not be out of place in Lego Dino Attack.

[@benkemper4606]

You combined Godzilla, a Xenoporph alien, and a MUTO from Godzilla laying eggs in a Dagon specimen.

[@orionmclaughlin5680]

Spinosaurus according to Monsters Ressurected •A killing machine •A Rugops eater •Looks Shrink-Wrapped •Spiky •250-300 feet long and probably 15-20 KILOTONS •I wouldn't be surprised if it can secretly breathe fire

[@t-man5196]

I wouldn't be surprised if it secretly could fart lava

[@thaiangquoc9505]

Parasaurolophus moment

[@t-man5196]

@@thaiangquoc9505 why?

[@gergopiroska5749]

​@@t-man5196there is an old and really bad dinosaur book where it was mentioned that Parasaurolophus can breath fire with its crest

[@elijahgaming2192]

The fact that the spino in the show is 273 feet long is so inaccurate, but also terrifying. Can't even imagine how tall it is. Also, just imagine it running straight at you.

[@speedyv1nce647]

Wait 273 feet long what? I’m just watching the video so..

[@ferociousrazordino3581]

@@speedyv1nce647 its described as 60 ft long but they suck at scaling so in tne shots its a kaiju

[@elijahgaming2192]

Ikr, but what about the height of it.

[@speedyv1nce647]

@@elijahgaming2192 probably like 100-200 feet tall

[@elijahgaming2192]

@@speedyv1nce647 holy crap... Thats true fear...

[@batspidey7611]

The fact that a bunch of small predators took down a behemoth is absolutely ridiculous. 🤦‍♂

[@tyrannotherium7873]

I know right

[@shagarumedic]

Truee A bunch of raptors taking down an edmontosaurus is like saying a pack of coyotes can take down a moose. It’s ludicrous

[@tyrannotherium7873]

@@shagarumedic indeed

[@andrewb6194]

@@shagarumedic *elephants That’s the actual size difference between most Dromeosaurs and Hadrosaurs.

[@shagarumedic]

@@andrewb6194 true

[@ImDudeRandom90]

I’m just glad that they gave a whole episode to the acro. It’s such an under-appreciated dino.

[@WarCrimeGaming]

agreed

[@paleoph6168]

The guy who did the 3d models for this "documentary" also did the ones for Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, Julian Johnson-mortimer. He has an active KZbin channel btw using his name.

[@TheBigRhino]

Julian is a pretty great guy tho, he's really talented. You should see his work on his channel.

[@paleoph6168]

@@TheBigRhino I am subscribed to him and do enjoy his content! :D

[@TheBigRhino]

@@paleoph6168 ok, cool, so am I :)

[@ovskii96]

His current model of Spinosaurus is a lot better

[@thej8903]

He stated in an interview once that he originally wanted the Spinosaurus model to be scientifically accurate for the time but the producers didn't let him, so he tried to sneak in as many loopholes as he could (neutral position wrists, no fenestra outline and crocodile like throat pouch etc.) And that's the reason why most of the other creature designs look kind of decent

[@andrewb6194]

You forgot to mention how the butchered Elasmosaurs. They’re portrayed as fodder for Mosasaurs that get killed easily and move to Deeper water to avoid competition. (They we’re deep sea creatures, but that because the neiche was open) In reality, they were effective predators in their own right, with super flexible necks that would have been more then capable of at least badly wounding a Mosasaur attempting to attack it.

[@chadgorosaurus4898]

Ikr I hate when "documentaries" do that

[@villus9384]

I thought research now suggests plesiosaurs didn’t have a very flexible neck?

[@andrewb6194]

@@villus9384 oh, it was VERY flexible!

[@chancegivens9390]

@@andrewb6194 where'd you get the info?

[@andrewb6194]

@@chancegivens9390 there was a study by Leslie F.Noè, Michael A. Taylor, and Marcela Gomez-Perez on the topic. I’ve tried linking the study, but KZbin keeps deleting it. You can look it up!

[@LilRick96]

The inconsistent size and scaling in that Spino episode was just absolutely insulting. A 30ft Rugops was picked up with 2 hands 😂😂 what the fuck were they thinking

[@dynamoterror7077]

That was quite a generous and fair review, great video! I do have one correction: Edward’s Wolf wasn’t a coyote ancestor. It and the Armbruster’s Wolf were in the Dire Wolf lineage, which separated from all other canids back when Eucyon was starting to expand from North America. Unfortunately, the Dire Wolf is the only one so far to have been officially renamed outside Canis. All modern North American wolves and coyotes came here during the late Pleistocene.

[@harjifs]

Is it just me or do I see you in every comment section about dinosaurs

[@dynamoterror7077]

@@harjifs Yeah, I try to comment whenever possible (in a positive way).

[@onigojira]

A small correction. Rugops isn't being portrayed as the size of Spino's head. Also while they say it's 30 feet, it never appears to actually be that length when compared to any of the other dinosaurs. It does appear to be closer to the actual 20 feet that they believed it to be. It's tail is roughly as long as its body and head, and its tail is a little longer than Spino's skull. Indicating that the skull is around 10ish feet, give or take a few. Rough guesstimating.. That still puts Spino in the 70-120 foot range though. Which is obnoxious.

[@Geographyandhistory2024]

I came to a similar conclusion as you About 27 metres (90 feet) in length which is still ridiculous

[@tommybohland3051]

The lowest 70 ft range that you just mentioned is actually the absolute largest any scientist had ever thought of it to be.

[@t-man5196]

​@tommybohland3051 really? I thought it was 60

[@matejajanic6932]

Since spinosaurus is my favorite dinosaur it's portrayal hurts me on a multiversal level

[@asmagamer728]

It hurts me on the omniversal level

[@matejajanic6932]

@@asmagamer728 it hurts me on a level beyond human comprehension since i now know they were aware of what they were doing

[@thegreatgoldfilms6311]

You know what we need? A documentary discussing how dinosaurs mated

[@clobertina8176]

Prehistoric Planet: 😶😶😶

[@thegreatgoldfilms6311]

Prehistoric Planet: *wish granted*

[@pratikgaikwad7472]

I remember how the egos of spino fanboys were boosted to 1000 when the spino episode dropped.

[@jeebus2313]

Ah yes. The “documentary” infamous for giving us, among other things, a apparently kaiju sized spinosaurus.

[@LuigiG145]

I know you mentioned that the _Spinosaurus_ discourse would erupt in the comments, but I feel like it is inevitable to mention the following : We literally cannot even be confident about referring specimens to _Spinosaurus_ anymore. Both Hendrickx et al. (2016) and Barker et al. 2021) make a pretty good case for that. We know that at least *3* different _Spinosaurids_ are found in the Wealden Group (Baryonyx, Ceratosuchops, Riparovenator), and we have elements overlapping between all 3 of them so the splitting of them into 3 genera is supported by evidence. The Kem Kem beds span a very vast range of time and localities, and we do not have Stromer's holotype for detailed comparisons. At the very least, we know that Ibrahim's specimen + the paddle tail are probably one animal, though whether it actually is a _Spinosaurus_ can't be conclusively said. The large snout that the body size estimates of ~15 meters comes from cannot be confidently referred to either _Sigilmassasaurus_ or _Spinosaurus_ because we do not have overlap (holotypic, or connected to the holotype) to tell us what either of their upper jaws actually looks like. So all we know right now is that 1. There is probably a 15-meter Spinosaurid from North Africa, and 2. There is definitely a spinosaurid with reduced hindlimbs and a paddle-tail, but there is no way to precisely say that the former is _Spinosaurus_ and the latter is _Sigilmassasaurus, or vice versa. Hell, if the Wealden supergroup contains 3 distinct spinosaurid genera then that makes the Kem Kem situation even more complicated.

[@jeffreygao3956]

I’m skeptical of the validity of Ceratosuchops and Riparovenator. Their remains are really fragmentary and don’t have any distinguishing characteristics.

[@kevinnorwood8782]

For me, up until I heard about the discovery that Spinosaurus had a tail like an eel or sea snake, the "true" portrayal of how Spinosaurus looked in real life was the version from BBC's "Planet Dinosaur".

[@frost7463]

15:00 I love the fact that they not only show sarcosuchus and spinosaurus as contemporaries, but spinosaurus apparently being able to tear open the entire side of a massive armored crocodile 💀💀💀💀. That isn’t how this works…

[@parkersaurus2205]

Gonna be honest here, the only really bad episode of this series was the spinosaurus one.

[@AnicentLich]

Yea

[@mitchellskene8176]

The one on Megalania is my favourite.

[@spinozilla4555]

only because its way dated with a old fasion spino

[@dinonerd2935]

@@spinozilla4555 well it also looks why to much Hollywood monster Edit: oh and they lack it eating fish, even that was known at the time. As well as the constant sizing issues.

[@deinocheirusthebestduck5447]

I'm gonna agree on that!

[@xx_squirtle8621]

If Jurassic Fight Club was just dinosaur George’s action figures, good lord what is this?

[@MichaelHo2012]

A 3 year old playing with prehistoric animals toys

[@asmagamer728]

This is basically a 3 year old’s dinosaur fan fiction at this point.

[@cardboardbox5704]

Rejected Pokémon (Fakemon). :V

[@maxrichards3881]

Better than that by a big margin.

[@velociraptor4you3291]

A 273 foot-long Spinosaurus? Discovery forgot that this is a DOCUMENTARY, *NOT* a Kaiju flick.

[@suchomimustenerensis]

They basically chose the actual generalist Suchomimus and just slapped a sail on it

[@t-man5196]

And made it 200 times bigger

[@idiot573]

If the 52.5 feet long behemoth's fake version was 5 times larger, then what will actually traumatize your eyes is what the size of the 85 feet long Parilitian's fake version. I found out what it is, and have become scared, traumatized and depressed for a year. The person who thought of making monsters ressurected is THE monster.

[@acrazygamer1318]

3:15 RIP Sid the Sloth

[@chesterdagoc5915]

Sid deserve that

[@imtyler99yearsago90]

Diego turned on him

[@gorillaguy5664]

9:50 *My God I need an animation of a full grown, scientifically accurate spinosaurus recreating this scene*

[@benfubbs2432]

Hypothesis: Spinosaurus used it's sail in the same way as a sailfish or marlin does. In these fish the sail creates lateral stability when swimming so the head doesn't move side to side as much, this in turn makes it easier to get your head to point where you want it when trying to catch a fish. I believe that, other than the sail, Spinosaurus essentially behaved like a crocodile and was built like a crocodile. The tail: great for propulsion underwater The small legs: bad for terrestrial life but great for being held against the body while swimming, small legs reduce underwater drag and can be tucked away. Nostrils: higher up and near eyes which are also higher up, perfect for being submerged but still looking and breathing above water, while waiting to ambush, resting or swimming along the surface (just like a crocodile). EDIT: those hands and feet were webbed

[@etinarcadiaego7424]

Spinosaurus: destroying friendships since 2014......

[@GojiGuru]

Can’t wait for you to do for Prehistoric Kingdom videos. 😁

[@jordenchartier9206]

That Sarcosuchus scene lowkey traumatized me as a child 😭

[@twentytwentyeight]

Every single reference had me busting out laughing omg your editing and comedic timing are flawless..and I hope you're getting enough sleep during student teaching!!

[@itsahostiletakeover]

I remember quite liking the Acrocanthosaurus and Megalania episodes for what they are when this aired years ago but haven't seen them in over a decade. I'll be interested to see how they stack up now in hindsight.

[@j.w.b5048]

Godzilla has changed a lot since the last time I saw him.

[@Dylan-Hooton]

My reaction(s) to the Spinosaurus in this documentary: How dare you?! No!!! Oh my gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwdddd!!! (Parodying Red Raptor Writes' reaction to WWD's Liopleurodon)

[@protonikola1987]

Bruh that Spino is so bad that people would call the jp Spino accurate.

[@DinoKelFilms]

Really well done review and you offer some fair points! The Carchaodontosaurus and Tylosaurus was very nice compared to much of the other designs in the show

[@paleoguy2165]

Wait you calculated the spino to be 82 metres in length? Holy shit that’s almost as long as Godzilla is tall!

[@Mandicke]

273ft is around 80 meters meaning that spinosaurus in this show is over 2x the length of argentinosaurus

[@jakel2837]

13:24 Yeah, this isn't the history channel. Great content by the way, always nice to find someone putting in some real passion and effort.

[@paleoguy2165]

Oh boy the second most anticipated video! Thank you! Planet dinosa-

[@forrestannis909]

Good to see some more dinosaur documentary reviews.

[@orbus9357]

I remember loving this show as a kid, not so much now with all the new discoveries.

[@gaminggator37]

Thanks for the content I know it takes a while to make it but they are worth the wait.

[@commander_cody841]

“Do recent find even belong to the original spinosaurus” I’ve always wondered this as well, what if there’s two subspecies one in an area with less water that was a land dwelling one and one that lived mainly in water

[@Boo-lr8fj]

The prophecy has been filled. But my destiny won’t be fulfilled until part 2 comes out.

[@gambitaku6179]

Great vid can't wait for part 2

[@aron5947]

You didn't mentioned that the skull they used to their "baryonyx" and the larger baryonyx with higher spine is actually the skull of a suschomimus

[@Foobie07]

One thing I despise about this show is the incredibly ugly and blurry yellow filter they add in the 4 episodes after the first 2. Like why? What's the point of it? Was that the edgiest color filter they could find? Also the artificial shaky cam they add in is really annoying too.

[@darzymijan4619]

That's true...

[@ihavenoideawhatimdoingwith4240]

This used to be one of my favorite documentaries to watch when I was younger, so thank you for pointing out the inaccuracies in this. If I watched it now I could see them all but I wouldn't pay too much mind since the imagery is pretty smooth and it's, while inaccurate for it's time, also pretty accurate in other ways (I'd have to watch again and see all the accuracies to be sure tho)

[@thelittleal1212]

One nother problem: big claws can not Pearce through thicc armor like butter 🧈

[@lovepeople777]

This show used to be on Netflix but they removed it for no reason. This was an integral part of my childhood but that doesn’t excuse it’s flaws

[@AidanMartin]

with all of the new discoveries surrounding Spinosaurus that have been made within the past decade since monsters resurrected's airing, I honestly don't feel like I really know how I should depict it anymore.This is what I always keep saying

[@stephmaehder4155]

The fact that the program refers to dinosaurs et al, as "monsters" should tell you all you need to know. They were just animals, calling them monsters cheapens them.

[@matejajanic6932]

It's funny how they have group of tiny rugops take down a much more massive predator

[@demontorvo5384]

Those rugops are 30+ feet long. How they were tiny

[@starthefrakkfangirl6094]

Was that wolf comparison inspired by HopsAndDinoman? I think it is.

[@imbatman-m4t]

i got suggestions for your next dino doc review - prehistoric monsters revealed (2008) - mega predators (2004) both of these are documentaries that focus on recreating ancient animals with computer graphics and interviews with scientists

[@pipergreen5430]

We should be getting close to the year of the dinosaur revolution dino doc. I'm excited for that one if red reviews it.

[@AmbershadeParanormalDepartment]

Ah yes, 272 FEET SPINOSAURUS i dont even know how much is 272 feet but if i put my feet on the ground 272 times it'd be extremely gigantic

[@richardhesutton]

I WAS WAITING FOR THIS YESSSSS

[@alexanderross8462]

For those metric lovers who want to know how long the 273 foot fake spino is in meters, the fake spino is roughly 83 meters long.

[@PatTheFox]

WHAT THE

[@terrytheinsane]

10:32 Sadly this is the truth, dinosaurs are very mean to each other. For example spinosaurus was often called racial slurs by carcharodontosaurus.

[@NatteNek]

Ive been looking forward to this

[@ronniepatterson2827]

I knew as you got older you would tone down the greatness routine. Sux that I dont get to laugh about it now : ( But yep, another great upload from you, & looking forward to more of your content.

[@bruh949]

Imagine a spinosaurus actually being able to kill a Carcharo or a Sarcho 😂

[@Eyen]

A spino 100% could what? There’s literally broken spines from fights against charcharadontosaurus

[@imtyler99yearsago90]

@@Eyen They said *imagine*

[@tommybohland3051]

​@imtyler99yearsago90 yes but if you see the context on hiw they said it they were implying it couldn't

[@deadchannelagainaeeerrrrrr6047]

"also,Tyrannosaurus killed its prey with its chainsaw moose legs,had 7 hearts and brains,breathed out toxic viruses and made their babies eat crab Penuses" -- trailer for monsters ressurected 3: invented without n

[@mexicandog5224]

“Do they always need to be murduring things” Prehistoric planet:”no”

[@Scarletthespud]

Ive been waiting for this

[@samaustin339]

I want a doc like the ones that focus on killing, but instead it’s focused on dinosaur mating displays, and the rearing of chicks.

[@nastytoad8550]

6:24 Where is the clip from?

[@alienextraterrestrial113]

I was absolutely obsessed with that terror bird episode as a kid i would watch it over and over and it was my favorite prehistoric animal

[@theamphibinator]

Hey, I love your reviews! If you need a different one to watch, try out “Last Day of the Dinosaurs”. It’s an interesting take on the KT mass extinction

[@Dwayne_LaFontant]

“Guys, did you know that Spinosaurus is actually the cause of the dinosaurs extinction?

[@mitchellskene8176]

Are you going to review the show Prehistoric Predators from 2007? Or, because it features Cenozoic creatures only, are you skipping it?

[@flowers2734]

Bless the algorithm for showing me this channel so that I can sub

[@Santagmk0]

Remember in this one documentary when the spinosaurus rapped a truck

[@99ZondaS]

I honestly laughed at the scene where the spino guts the sarco in one swipe

[@SaurianStudios1207]

Even though this documentary has many flaws, horrible inaccuracies and in general hasn’t aged well, I’ll admit watching this back in 2009/2010 brings back childhood memories and I actually liked that pre-2014 era of the spinosaurs being depicted as the JP3, edgy Dino-monster of the 2000s until of course it was later found out that it wasn’t accurate and it does look too kaiju esque/monstrous. It’s unfortunate to see other dinosaurs either getting nerfed, misrepresented or just treated as punching bags when it ignores actual scientific research that gives a much better look at these animals (I did however like the design of the Tylosaurus featured in this documentary despite it being a little outdated). It’s not impossible to make something that’s both entertaining and features scientific accuracy with speculative ideas (Prehistoric Planet did just that).

[@willschweitzer9784]

What subject do you teach by the way?

[@tyrannosuperior5248]

I love the run cycle they gave the Spino. It's hilarious!

[@mirahassanabdalla1574]

the song that you put in the video well the giant sloth gets murdered by smilodon is so sad that it makes me cry and it also made feel bad for the sloth

[@GojiraFan-in9oo]

Cant wait for Spinozilla's response video

[@SIMBA-tq2ch]

We don't talk about that guy

[@GojiraFan-in9oo]

@@SIMBA-tq2ch XD

[@IaMaPh1991]

Excellent Five Guys reference! 👌 I see you too are a man of culture

[@xxmemes_and_stuffxx9310]

Red Raptor if you read this can you please cover prehistoric predators because even though it might not be the best, it is one of my favourite documentaries. it is about life after Dino's with kelenken, entelodont, hyenadon, etc

[@kickerwhitelion7626]

Maybe instead of not comparing anything to the T. rex we should compare everything ever to the T. rex. I just want to see a documentary say something like: the quagga zebra was a lot like the T. rex but more zebra shaped and not at all like the T. rex.

[@maxmantell5009]

Did you do the 2013 walking with dinosaurs film yet?

[@omarbaba9892]

As someone from the nautical history community, I feel your pain with the T rex comparison as literally time every ship is brought up in the media it’s compared to titanic

[@bruh949]

The discovery channel certainly learned from their mistakes on this when they made Last Day of the Dinosaurs that’s for sure.

[@KnightmarePhoenix_official]

Was NOT expecting Above All inserted in there

[@Qballiz2kool]

I see the vault boy throwing up in the thumbnail, this is going to be a good one.

[@kuitaranheatmorus9932]

This video was a pretty banger and I love it

[@grebnedu1219]

Monsters Resurrected Spinosaurus : You're weak Jurassic Park 3 Spinosaurus : bro, you lost to a few tiny Rugops biting your hand

[@DSLego3]

Ah, I remember this series. Now I see why I focused on certain episodes such as the Terror Bird one or the Megalania one. Do I dislike this series, not drastically but I can understand the disrespect people have for it. Intrigued to see Part 2, till then, keep up your informative content Red Raptor Writes, stay safe and have a great day.

[@ecohelephant1650]

Why do the Rugoups and Carcar look the same size?

[@roboticminer8843]

I vaguely remember seeing the first 2 episodes (and maybe the third) and how I thought the animatronic stuff was so cool to see.

[@traxhax30]

can anyone tell me what's this show is called at 14:25 ?

[@The_Dino_Edits]

Dinosaur Planet

[@juanherrera1378]

I will agree with dinosaur behavior wether accurate or inaccurate they should act like normal they should act and behave like real animals , not blood thirsty monsters .

[@Geniusprimate]

Monsters are animals too

[@apexatrovinator7510]

Can’t wait for you to do Planet dinosaur and dinosaur revolution

[@Gatlingzx]

I hate the spinosaurus model so many inaccuracies

[@JediJaras]

While this documentary series has its' flaws, I did enjoy the Terror Bird and Bear Dog episodes, and I still have a soft spot for the Giant Ripper (Megalania) episode. It's always nice to see the Australian megafauna get some attention.

[@bkjeong4302]

An issue with the megalania one: a 6m monitor lizards would weigh at least double of what they claimed in the video.

[@chancegivens9390]

The megalania video is my favorite!

[@zayanwasif]

Honestly i think that the sail of the Spinosaurus was used like the top fin of a shark or fish.

[@tyrannosuperior5248]

I remember trying to watch it once. I didn't know whether to find it infuriating or depressing!

[@joshuaW5621]

This isn’t a Spinosaurus, it’s Godzilla’s son!