Jane Goodall's Wild Chimpanzees (2002)

Critic Reviews

• Ed Will, Denver Post

  It is interesting and fun to see Goodall and her chimpanzees on the bigger-than-life screen.

• Urban Cinefile Critics, Urban Cinefile

  This is one IMAX film that doesn't overdo the narration or the drama, but it's also a pretty laid-back documentary which could be watched on TV %u2013 it doesn't have the movie-making excitement of, say, Deep Sea 3D.

• David Barton, Sacramento Bee

  It opens up a little corner of the world that even casual observers had long ago heard about but have rarely seen.

• Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone, TheMovieChicks.com

  Will you go ape over this movie? Well, it probably won't have you swinging from the trees hooting it's praises, but it's definitely worth taking a look.

• Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

  Both a beautifully made nature film and a tribute to a woman whose passion for this region and its inhabitants still shines in her quiet blue eyes.

• Ross Anthony, Hollywood Report Card

  Overall, interesting as a documentary -- but not very Imaxy.

• Matt Brunson, Creative Loafing

  A worthy tribute to a great humanitarian and her vibrant 'co-stars.'

• Liz Braun, Jam! Movies

  Offers that rare combination of entertainment and education.

• Arthur Salm, San Diego Union-Tribune

  There's enough science to make it count as educational, and enough beauty to make it unforgettable.

• Herb Lash, Big Movie Zone

  The film gets close to the chimps the same way Goodall did, with a serious minded patience, respect and affection.

• Dan Fienberg, L.A. Weekly

  [W]hile long on amiable monkeys and worthy environmentalism, Jane Goodall's Wild Chimpanzees is short on the thrills the oversize medium demands.

• Gerry Shamray, Sun Newspapers of Cleveland

  ...the one thing this Wild film has that other Imax films don't: chimps, lots of chimps, all blown up to the size of a house. That's fun for kids of any age.

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