Common Sense Media Review
By Brian Costello
,
based on child development research. How do we rate?
Some peril, mild violence in computer-animated animal tale.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 5+?
Any Positive Content?
Where to Watch
Videos and Photos
The Little Penguin Pororo's Dinosaur Island Adventure
What's the Story?
In THE LITTLE PENGUIN PORORO'S DINOSAUR ISLAND ADVENTURE, a mysterious egg-shaped spaceship comes out of the sky. When Pororo and his friends go to investigate, they find a little dinosaur inside named Allo. Allo was trying to escape his home planet after an evil space pirate named Mr. Y (Pauly Shore) from the Planet Casella arrived with an army of robots who he uses to hunt and kidnap dinosaurs that Mr. Y can sell to the highest bidder. While Allo soon befriends Pororo and all of Pororo's animal friends, another spaceship arrives and scoops up Allo, along with Pororo's friend Crong. Now, Pororo and his friends decide that they must go to Allo's dinosaur planet to rescue Allo, and all of the other dinosaurs held captive by the wicked Mr. Y. Things don't go as planned, though, as the polar bear Poby (Jon Heder) and the bird Patty are soon taken prisoner by Mr. Y. Now, Pororo and his friends must team up with the dinosaurs, led by the all-powerful King, as they try to take on Mr. Y's robot army and rescue the captive dinosaurs and animals once and for all.
Is It Any Good?
This is a computer-animated movie that should please its intended audience of young kids. While not in the same league as Pixar movies, it's better than many of the cheap, computer-animated knock-offs of Pixar movies that somehow manage to find their way into Redboxes everywhere. The lead animals are cute, there are two musical sequences, and the story is easy to follow, with enough conflict to make it interesting without resorting to scares or excessive violence.
Often, computer-animated movies such as these get lost in the morass of too many characters and too many b-stories, but this manages to adhere close to the matter at hand -- namely, the abduction of dinosaurs by an evil space pirate (played by Pauly Shore). Parents will be pleased to see that Shore's not completely obnoxious and insufferable in this role. Also, Jon Heder plays a simpleminded polar bear -- so there's that.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about how Pororo helps his friends. How do you show that you're a good friend?
Have you seen other animated animal movies? If so, how does this compare?
Which character was your favorite, and why?
Movie Details
- On DVD or streaming : December 8, 2020
- Cast : Pauly Shore , Jon Heder , Sarah Natochenny
- Director : Kim Hyun-Ho
- Inclusion Information : Female Movie Actor(s)
- Studio : Lionsgate
- Genre : Family and Kids
- Topics : Animals ( Dinosaurs ) , Adventures , Friendship , Robots
- Run time : 79 minutes
- MPAA rating :
- Last updated : September 29, 2025
Did we miss something on diversity?
Research shows a connection between kids' healthy self-esteem and positive portrayals in media. That's why we've added a new "Diverse Representations" section to our reviews that will be rolling out on an ongoing basis. You can help us help kids by
Suggest an Update
Common Sense Media's unbiased ratings are created by expert reviewers and aren't influenced by the product's creators or by any of our funders, affiliates, or partners.
See how we rate