Arctic Tale G
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DVD Details
- Rated: G
- Run Time: 1 hours, 26 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: January 9, 2018
- Originally Released: 2018
- Label: Paramount
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Directed by | Sarah Robertson & Adam Ravetch | |
Narrated by | Queen Latifah | |
Composition by | Joby Talbot | |
Produced by | Keenan Smart & Adam Leipzig | |
Director of Photography: | Adam Ravetch |
Entertainment Reviews:
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: 3/5 --
The filmmakers probably thought the truth would be too upsetting for children, so we get walrus farts instead.
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Shadows on the Wall
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
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: 4/5 --
Overall, Arctic Tale's one true message is clear: Stop global warming before it's too late.
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Hollywood.com
Rating: 3/4 --
Make no mistake, Arctic Tale is a stunning film, full of all the astonishing, even breathtaking nature photography we've come to expect from the folks at National Geographic.
Miami Herald
Rating: 2/5 --
This anthropomorphic Disneyfication -- presumably intended to give youngsters something to relate to -- is made worse by the film's elementary dialogue and Queen Latifah's crass 'n' brash delivery.
Time Out
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
- UPC: 032429296832
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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