March of the Penguins (2005)
Average Rating: 7.8/10
Reviews Counted: 165
Fresh: 155 | Rotten: 10
Only the most hardened soul won't be moved by this heartwarming doc.
Average Rating: 7.7/10
Critic Reviews: 40
Fresh: 37 | Rotten: 3
Only the most hardened soul won't be moved by this heartwarming doc.
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Emperor penguins overcome daunting obstacles in order to return to their breeding grounds for mating season. This tells the story of one year in the life of a flock -- focusing on one couple in particular -- as they trek across the Antarctic on an annual journey that invokes just about every major life experience: from birth to death, from dating to mating, from comedy to tragedy, and from love to fighting for survival.
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A perfect family movie, a perfect date movie, and one of the most eye-ravishing documentaries ever made.
Top CriticDocumentaries are the surprise hits of the summer, and none is scoring bigger than Luc Jacquet's wondrous look at the emperor penguins of Antarctica.
The movie easily transcends the 'Isn't-that-amazing?' animal genre.
It's an incredible tale of ritual and perseverance, both for the emperor penguin and the untouched land, sparkling white and aqua, pristine and brutal.
Yes, this is nature anthropomorphized. But after seeing this touching and beautiful film, you might not be so quick to dismiss that 'They're a lot like us' point of view.
Mr. Jacquet's magnificent exploration of the tortured life-and-love cycle of the noble emperor penguin soars as one of the most passionate and perceptive expressions of interspecies empathy in the history of the cinema.
It set the bar high for future documentaries.
plays like a high-end Discovery Channel special, but it's compelling and beautiful just the same, exuding a love for its subject matter that's infectious
...a glorious documentary about the remarkable mating cycle of "emperor" penguins.
Did I love it? No. Did I like it? Sure.
THE penguin movie. A stunning, loving documentary.
It's a rather offensively human-centered approach to what should be a mystifying and beautiful experience.
Director Jacquet has cleverly figured out a way to anthropomorphise his wondrous, web-footed subjects, as they deal with hunger, rejection, loss, loneliness, and sensuality.
pre%u010Desto roni u gotovo samoparodijsku patetiku
The film is filled with one extraordinary sight after another. (HD-DVD Edition)
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Foreign Titles
- Die Reise der Pinguine (DE)
- March of the Penguins (UK)
