Review: Very entertaining and beautifully filmed Disney nature documentaries.
The Disney studio has been making these nature documentaries since 1948 and since then one thing you can always count on with the films is excellent nature photography and visuals that will take your breath away. This film certainly excels highly there. This film is a feast for the eyes epically if you see it in IMAX. It is hard to believe that any film could ever show the beauty of Antarctica as well as this movie does. Seeing it I just marveled at the beauty before my eyes. This is also the perfect setting for a film like this, since pretty much none of us will ever go there. As well as visual beauty, another asset to most of these nature documentaries is having at least one scene of excitement or suspense on par with anything that could appear in any Hollywood action movie. This movie certainly delivers there with the scene of the penguins heading back home, despite a leopard seal waiting below to eat them. This scene honestly put me on the edge of my seat.
While this movie may have the virtues of previous Disney nature documentaries it also has some of the faults. The biggest one is the humor. There is quite a bit of it and none of it made me laugh. On top of that there were some real groaner jokes in the film. Another fault was the use of rock songs on the soundtrack. I have nothing against their music but REO Speedwagon and Whitesnake don't quite match with what I am seeing on screen.
Another treat from Disney nature.
-Michael J. Ruhland
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