Arctic Tale (Blu-ray) G

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  • Rated: G
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 26 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Originally Released: 2007
  • Label: Paramount

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AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 21,105
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. Full Review
Movie Metropolis
Apr 13, 2009
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] Full Review
Groucho Reviews
Jun 19, 2009
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
Jul 1, 2007
Rating: 3/5 -- The filmmakers probably thought the truth would be too upsetting for children, so we get walrus farts instead. Full Review
Shadows on the Wall
Feb 12, 2008
3 stars out of 5 -- The movie captures the drama, humor and tragedy in a way that is reminiscent of MARCH OF THE PENGUINS...
USA Today
Jul 27, 2007
Rating: 2.5/4 -- This effort soundly delivers the inconvenient truth to the generation who'll inherit it. Full Review
Boston Phoenix
Apr 23, 2009
A well-intentioned film that isn't a documentary and isn't a very good adventure story.
Ebert & Roeper
Aug 20, 2007

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.

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