African Cats (2011)
Average Rating: 6.2/10
Reviews Counted: 69
Fresh: 49 | Rotten: 20
It isn't quite as majestic as its subjects, but African Cats boasts enough astounding footage -- and a big enough heart -- to keep things entertaining.
Average Rating: 6.7/10
Critic Reviews: 19
Fresh: 16 | Rotten: 3
It isn't quite as majestic as its subjects, but African Cats boasts enough astounding footage -- and a big enough heart -- to keep things entertaining.
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An epic true story set against the backdrop of one of the wildest places on Earth, African Cats captures the real-life love, humor and determination of the majestic kings of the savanna. The story features Mara, an endearing lion cub who strives to grow up with her mother's strength, spirit and wisdom; Sita, a fearless cheetah and single mother of five mischievous newborns; and Fang, a proud leader of the pride who must defend his family from a once banished lion. -- (C) Cinema-Source
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Hats off to the camera operators who have captured some astonishing wildlife imagery.
Top CriticAnyone with a fondness for bambinos of any species should melt at the sight of mamas with nuzzling cubs.
Not coincidentally, African Cats opens on Earth Day. Meeting these magnificent fellow creatures might be a fine way to celebrate.
"African Cats" prefers less preaching and more heartstring-tugging. It works, of course, especially if you're trying to raise your own cubs to adulthood.
No doubt, life is tough in the wild but, this being a Disney flick, it's loving too and even comes with a kiddie-friendly narrative that's easy to summarize and hard to dispute.
Kids will love "African Cats," which is full of "aw" moments. Their parents will appreciate that narrator Samuel L. Jackson keeps things from getting too schmaltzy in this true-life depiction of the circle of life.
[G]orgeously photographed, astonishingly intimate... We have never seen lions and cheetahs like this before; you won't believe it can have been possible for cameras to get so close without disturbing the animals they're watching...
The clarity of the footage is often breathtaking; watching the mother cheetah setting off on a run will have your own heart pounding in expectation.
It's Kiplingesque nursery ethology, and one distrusts the editing.
A great story, shot throughout with infinite patience.
It is beautifully shot - the super slo-mo scenes of Sita running are amazing.
Some nice moments here, but this is a film that looks like a kids' TV featurette from an earlier age.
Of course the photography is second to none - no sense of hidden cameras here, more a feeling of cranes and on-set catering.
An attempt the dramatise the animal world which just feels cheap and unworkable. A drag.
Providing a feast of kills, confrontations and capering cubs while keeping on-screen gore to a minimum, nature lovers of all ages will get their fill.
Narrated by Patrick Stewart, this is beautifully shot if a tad toothless. Nothing to upset tots.
The wildlife is beautifully photographed, and the film is stentorianally narrated by Sir Patrick Stewart.
A wealth of visually stunning, strikingly intimate, and intensely dramatic footage of these creatures in their beautiful natural habitat.
The first entry in the DisneyNature series that's pitched at youngsters rather than a general audience, despite some intense footage.
In the animal kingdom's kill-or-be-killed world, the predators and prey are framed with a clarity and precision that would serve as an invaluable lesson to any aspiring cinematographer.
An absolute must-see for fans of roar footage.
It's beautiful to behold, but too fluffy to broaden younger minds.
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- Im Reich der Raubkatzen (DE)
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