Deinonychus pair hunting Struthiomimus (Phil Tippett, 1985)

He definitely won't be eating anymore eggs... I have to say I like the work on the legs, they don't look stilted at all!

Fun fact: this is more accurate than all of the fucking jurassic fight club episodes

At the end, when the two Deino's cuddle, it shows that these were not just killing monsters but still animals who can show affection. This is honestly, more accurate than most dinosaur related things nowadays.

This depiction is surprisingly ahead of its time in a couple of ways: 1. The raptors are shown hunting as a pair instead of a usual pack media loves to depict. In birds alive today very few hunt in groups larger than two so it is now thought dinosaurs rarely hunted in large groups either. 2. The raptors are hunting reasonably sized prey. Despite how small raptors are compared to many dinosaurs, media sure loved this David and Goliath idea of raptors a couple hundred pounds at most being able to take down multi-ton prey. This is like house cats trying to take down horses , it isn't going to happen no matter how big the pack is. Yes pack hunting does allow for predators to take down larger prey, but there is a limit.

Lets just appreciate the time took to make this masterpiece!

The stop motion here is of course wonderful, but I'm also impressed with the camera movements and editing. Truly cinematic.

one thing besides the nostalgia and animation that I appreciate about this is that they're not a "pack" they're hunting as a pair

I like that they snuggle up at the end. Gives the impression of a mated pair, and is fairly bird-like for the time.

This scene was brutal for its time. Before Jurassic Park, it introduced people to pack hunting dinosaurs that attack like lions or wolves. I was scared shitless as a kid.

It's the thrill of the hunt, chase, and kill. "The Struthiomimus with little in the way of a defensive arsenal, no horns, no giant tail, no sharp talons, was a natural victim for other more aggressive dinosaurs. The speed of the Struthiomimus, normally its strongest asset, occasionally failed especially when matched by that of the Deinonychus. The Deinonychus, reaped with terrible claws, were fierce creatures that weighed less than 200 pounds. They may have traveled in hunting packs likes wolves today. Their speed and their dreaded claws made them fearsome enemies." -Narrated by the late actor Christopher Reeve (September 25, 1952 - October 10, 2004).

I saw this in the PC game 3D Dinosaur Adventure as a little kid, and it really scared me but at the same time I thought it was so cool. That bit at 0:17 has been burned into my brain ever since. To say nothing of the shot of the Struthiomimus' tail twitching, then becoming still. And for two predators standing with bloodied mouths over a fresh, brutal kill, the Deinonychus are actually kind of adorable in the ending. And this was after I saw Jurassic Park. I can't imagine what it was like catching this in the '80s.

THIS. This is the reason Deinonychus is my favorite dinosaur and has been since I first saw this when it first aired. Now I have this clip to show people when they ask me why. 😁

Though I must admit, this is surprisingly pretty accurate for its time. The Deinonychuses hunt in a pair rather than a large pack as often depicted, since they wouldn't need a lot of partners to take down something like a Struthiomimus. And the Struthiomimus in question is pretty close in size to the Deinonychuses, rather than something as big as a Hadrosaur or Iguanodontid. It feels more like a pair of wolves taking down a deer, rather than a pride of lions trying to tackle a large bull. And at the end, they're shown nuzzling and giving affection to each other. It shows that in spite of their scary looks and aggressive behavior, they're not monsters. They're animals that are more than capable of showing emotion in their own way. And it's very birdlike too. They're like monitor lizards crossed with eagles. Only thing missing is some feathers.

I remember seeing this as a kid long before Jurassic Park came out. The image of the struthiomimus' tail as it slowly stopped moving has always been seared into my brain. Neat to see recommended to me on YouTube all these years later.

Ozzy & Strut (TLBT): Fast Biters! Aahh! Run away!

Damn, this 60 second clip is better than the entire Jurassic World trilogy.

This scene fueled a lot of nightmares when I was a kid.

Stop motion and dinosaurs work so well together. I wish we saw it done more often nowadays 💯

I remember having this on VHS as a kid vividly. I never knew it was Phil.

Wow, that was amazing! Terrifying but you can still see the dinosaurs are not portrayed as monsters!