Arctic Tale (Blu-ray) G
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Blu-ray Details
- Rated: G
- Run Time: 1 hours, 26 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region A
- Released: August 1, 2017
- Originally Released: 2007
- Label: Paramount
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Directed by | Adam Ravetch & Sarah Robertson | |
Narrated by | Queen Latifah | |
Composition by | Joby Talbot | |
Produced by | Adam Leipzig & Keenan Smart | |
Director of Photography: | Adam Ravetch |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 6/10 --
...the movie is mainly for the benefit of children, a good thing because the world will soon enough be in their hands.
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Movie Metropolis
Rating: 1/5 --
It doesn't take a cynic to wonder if editing trickery has been deployed to clarify or simply fabricate these events.
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Guardian
Rating: 3/4 --
"It's a playful study of Arctic life, starring a polar bear cub, its prey, and a tagalong fox -- with the inevitable dramatic moments when bear meets walrus."
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Premiere Magazine
Rating: 3/5 --
Partnering its ursine heroine's progress with that of a female walrus calf, Adam Ravetch and Sarah Robertson's documentary combines stunning wildlife footage with an environmental message.
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BBC.com
Both entertaining and educational, it's a visually stunning look at the natural habitats of two semi-aquatic marine mammals: the walrus and the polar bear.
Film Comment
Rating: 3/5 --
The photography of Arctic Tale is what makes it so good. The nature documentary style of this movie is brilliant and breathtaking at times.
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7M Pictures
Rating: 1.5/4 --
Arctic Tale isn't a documentary. They say it right there in the title, see? It's a tale. [Blu-ray]
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Groucho Reviews
Product Description:
This heartbreaking documentary puts a face on the sad statistics of global warming--and though it's not a human face, it's the perhaps even more effective face of an adorable polar bear cub, Nanu, along with her mother, her brother, and her natural enemy, the equally heart-melting Seela the walrus. With breathtaking footage of life on the arctic tundra, the directors spin a highly emotional tale of the melting ice caps and the effect of their disappearance on every species in the ecosystem.
Since the film is essentially aimed at children, the cuteness factor is off the charts, aided by the slightly grating use of sound effects, a slangy voiceover by Queen Latifah, and a kid-friendly pop/folk soundtrack. And, as in a National Geographic special, viewers learn some interesting and neutral facts about polar bears, walruses, narwhals, foxes, and other northern creatures. The narrative, however, returns repeatedly to the grim conditions that are killing off our planet's wildlife, one family at a time. The directors take pains to create a hopeful ending, with a sweet pair of life-goes-on epilogues and a closing credit sequence featuring conservation tips, but the message of the film is sobering and hits its mark with kids and adults alike.
Since the film is essentially aimed at children, the cuteness factor is off the charts, aided by the slightly grating use of sound effects, a slangy voiceover by Queen Latifah, and a kid-friendly pop/folk soundtrack. And, as in a National Geographic special, viewers learn some interesting and neutral facts about polar bears, walruses, narwhals, foxes, and other northern creatures. The narrative, however, returns repeatedly to the grim conditions that are killing off our planet's wildlife, one family at a time. The directors take pains to create a hopeful ending, with a sweet pair of life-goes-on epilogues and a closing credit sequence featuring conservation tips, but the message of the film is sobering and hits its mark with kids and adults alike.
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Product Info
- Sales Rank: 69,741
- UPC: 032429278593
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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