Paradoxically, the beauty and splendor of the Grand Canyon...almost belies this docu's dire ecological message
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03/17/08
Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk (2008)
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Reviews Counted:9
Fresh:7
Rotten:2
Average Rating:6.6/10
Rated: Not Rated
Genre: Education/General Interest
Theatrical Release:Mar 14, 2008 Limited
Reviews for Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk
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Ostensibly, Grand Canyon is about threats to the river that quenches the thirst of much of the West Coast, but the movie is all over the map.
01/09/09
Although muddled at times from its cross-purpose agendas of trumpeting conservation and establishing a story arc that never quite congeals, "Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk" is a lush look at a journey that few people will ever experience except vic
04/15/08
An outstanding example of what can be accomplished in large-format documentaries.
03/18/08
As entertainment, it can be heart-poundingly exciting. As education, it has some merit. But as a movie, Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk 3D is kind of a mess.
03/21/08
The word 'adventure' is a bit of an overstatement...
04/04/08
The scenery isn’t mind-blowing or the filmmaking awesome, but there’s a certain majesty in how the movie achieves its noble goal of raising awareness about the world water crisis.
03/17/08
A good IMAX film usually combines eye-popping visuals with a 'teachable moment', a little history, geology, biology or what not, tucked in between the pretty pictures. Grand Canyon Adventure more than fills that bill.
10/16/08
Grand Canyon is such fun to watch with its superb, 3D quality that it's impossible not to be more caught up, albeit temporarily, in the illusion of getting splashed than in the unsettling realities of the environmental crisis it describes.
03/21/08
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