Earth (Disneynature's Earth) (Planet Earth) (2009)
Average Rating: 7.2/10
Reviews Counted: 91
Fresh: 79 | Rotten: 12
With its spectacular and extensive footage, Earth is both informative and entertaining.
Average Rating: 7/10
Critic Reviews: 25
Fresh: 22 | Rotten: 3
With its spectacular and extensive footage, Earth is both informative and entertaining.
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As co-directed by Mark Linfield and Alastair Fothergill, the nature documentary Earth represents an edited-down version of the 12-hour small-screen miniseries Planet Earth, reslated for cinematic release. The program provides a sweeping 99-minute tour of our home planet's biosphere -- spanning every level of gaze, from the epic (crystal-clear shots of the Earth hovering in space) to the hyper-specific (a mother polar bear and her cubs waking from a lengthy period of hibernation). The film almost
Apr 22, 2009 Wide
Sep 1, 2009
$32.0M
Walt Disney Films
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Solid docu about global-warming informs rather than preaches.
Top CriticFor most of the way this is an eye-popping, not blood-curdling, experience.
For a round-the-world trip, it feels a bit like a budget bus tour.
[The directors] know how to craft a sequence (lions and elephants uneasily drinking at the same water hole), have an eye for the telling shot (baboons mincing across a flood plain), and mercifully avoid making the fauna look human.
As a spectacle Disney's Earth is right out of this world.
For adults, Earth misses the mark of riveting storytelling. Earth crams in the dramatic adventures of several species (including penguins) -- with the result that it comes up short on telling one really good story.
It's impossible to not come away with a renewed respect, appreciation and awe for this place we all call home.
When Disney gets involved in making things green, we're talking about the color of money.
Earth hits all the right notes, and if Disney corners the market on nature documentaries and creates an annual cinematic event of this caliber tied into Earth Day, so be it.
A beautiful mix of humor, heart and spectacle that puts the studio that invented the True-Life Adventure back in touch with its wild side.
Reminds us that no matter where you are, this third rock from the sun of ours is a gorgeous thing.
On blu-ray, Earth looks awesome in 1080p high definition, with its widescreen picture grabbing the eye while its 5.1 DTS-HD audio track sounds just as sharp.
Like Arctic Tale, this is a great looking and interesting view of nature. Also like that other 2007 film, Earth falls short of being truly memorable.
Those familiar with the Discovery series Planet Earth won't find anything new here, but the James Earl Jones-narrated movie is fine on its own.
Earth may be the most striking collection of nature photography I've ever seen. It isn't flawless, but it is a one-of-a-kind treat.
A gorgeously photographed nature documentary that doesn't have enough happy moments and has far too many tragic ones.
What this is, in fact, is the live-action version of the opening of The Lion King, celebrating the 'circle of life.'
Earth caters to a younger audience, keeping its biological and environmental lessons at a basic level of understanding.
...if not exactly innovative, at least breathtaking on a how-in-the-world-did-they-get-that-shot level.
Setting new standards in precision wildlife photography, "Earth" remains little more than eye candy. A Playboy magazine of the planet earth.
It's not only a good watch but is informative.
Disney puts truth in the drawer claiming that "changing weather patterns" cause drying rainforests, when it's the destruction of the rainforest that is causing the changing weather patterns.
I didn't learn anything but it's fun, which I didn't expect. Animals do stuff. I don't see how it's an overall ecosystem but whatever.
The production values of this film are very good, but it wanders away from its three main storylines often enough that it may not hold the attention of children.
EARTH opens with a dazzling scene of the planet from space and then flits around the globe to give us equally astonishing shots of animals in survival mode and at play.
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Foreign Titles
- Unsere Erde (DE)
- Earth (2007) (UK)
