Turtle: The Incredible Journey (2009)
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Reviews Counted: 15
Fresh: 11 | Rotten: 4
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Average Rating: 6.1/10
Critic Reviews: 7
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 1
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Turtle: The Incredible Journey is the story of a little loggerhead turtle, which follows in the path of her ancestors on one of the most extraordinary journeys in the natural world. Born on a beach in Florida, she rides the Gulf Stream all the way to the frozen north and ultimately swims around the entire North Atlantic to Africa and back to the beach where she was born. But the odds are stacked against her; just one in 10,000 thousand turtles survive the journey. Along the way she faces many
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A solitary long-distance traveler with prehistoric cachet, the loggerhead turtle makes a compelling subject for a nature film, as the spectacularly shot, aptly named Turtle: The Incredible Journey demonstrates, if at times too feverishly.
Top CriticA smartly shot sea documentary delivers its ecological message but does suffer from an overly dramatic narration.
Nick Stringer's documentary about the 25-year migratory cycle of loggerhead turtles has some remarkable underwater footage.
Without a disclaimer that explains what's real and not, how can viewers, including those who may already be skeptical about claims of environmental crises, trust that the whole thing hasn't been made up?
Visually resplendent.
It's a bit long to be as kid friendly as this educational and visually striking film is meant to be. But it will give you a renewed appreciation for who these creatures are...
Penguins march but sea turtles mostly float through instinctual rituals of reproduction, a process detailed in Turtle: The Incredible Journey. Nick Stringer's nature documentary moves about as fast as its subject, which is to say not very.
The sort of thing that will be more at home on Animal Planet than in a theatrical venue. But of its kind, it's solid classroom fare.
In this era of Animal Planet and the Discovery Channel, the project seems rather redundant.
Educational but slow docu may not keep kids' interest.
Although I have become inured to Hollywood hype over the years, this is truly an incredible journey. The documentary is great for six year olds and sixty-six year old codgers like me who care about the future of the planet and an amazing creature.
This loving documentary contains absolutely gorgeous visuals, but too many instances of intrusive melodrama which impede an animal lover's complete immersion and enjoyment.
An engrossing documentary about the heroic 25-year pilgrimage of a loggerhead turtle.
Anthropomorphizes its shelled protagonist in a manner so melodramatic as to make one cringe.
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Foreign Titles
- Tortuga - Die unglaubliche Reise der Meeresschildkröte (DE)
- L'incroyable odyssée (FR)
