Feature-length version of the documentary TV series "Planet Earth" (2006), following the migration paths of four animal families.
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October 11, 2009In it's defense the TV series this was culled from is entertaining and informative but cut down into 90 mintues makes for a vague, confusing documentary.
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June 7, 2009This documentary was shot over four years in countless locations and combines the best nature and animal photography you have ever seen to a very powerful film. Not only is it sweet and funny, but also breathtakingly beautiful, cruel and true, just like nature. Some of the scenes...( read more)
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May 31, 2009Far less thorough than the BBC series from which this abridged version derives, Disneynature's latest documentary is still a captivating and occasionally breathtaking experience.
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April 27, 2009with a voiceover by a friendlier darth vader (james earl jones) and lotsa big screen flyover shots of big friggen country and, but of course, lotsa cute animals being cute out in the big country, well, you're simply proud to be a part of the plan. i was.
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April 25, 2009I was surprised to find that the movie is not exclusively the stories of the polar bear, humpback whale, and elephant like the posters and trailers lead you to believe. There is a great variety of footage, and short segments reveal the habitats and nature of several other specie...( read more)
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November 11, 2009Perfectly filmed. Great Drama, even better comedy. All natural and in itself. And James Earl Jones is as close as it gets to the voice of God.
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November 8, 2009A must see documentary. Earth gives a great insight into the trials and tribulations the animals of our world endure every year which, as a result of global warming, are becoming even tougher. It has its serious points of course, but it also brings a humor with it that lightens t...( read more)
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Critic Reviews
April 23, 2009
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
April 23, 2009
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Earth is at its best when it goes beyond presenting awe-inspiring beauty to elicit a sense of wonder and empathy for our fellow creatures and of global responsibility toward our fragile planet. full review
April 23, 2009
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
A wide-screen wildlife documentary in which the cycles of birth and death, migrations and seasons, are captured in stunning -- absolutely stunning -- ways. full review
April 22, 2009
Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com
Spectacular! Remarkable in every way, even better than the 2005 Oscar winner, 'March Of The Penguins', this is a breathtaking motion picture achievement. full review
April 22, 2009
Bob Mondello, NPR
When a subject is as big as all outdoors, the big screen has some advantages. full review
April 20, 2009
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
Fundamentally a condensed trailer for the BBC's portrait of the globe's myriad habitats, the film offers a skimpy but reverential portrait of the intertwined relationship between the environment and i... full review
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