The birdman off Alcatraz, Bittner should make you think twice about calling anyone a bird-brain again.
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05/06/05
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Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (2005)
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Reviews Counted:93
Fresh:88
Rotten:5
Average Rating:7.7/10
Consensus: Interesting and appealing as both a study of man and nature.
Theatrical Release:Feb 11, 2005 Limited
Box Office: $2,720,531
Synopsis: An uncommon bond between man and nature is the focus of Judy Irving's wonderful and informative documentary, THE WILD PARROTS OF TELEGRAPH HILL. The film follows Mark Bittner, an unemployed aging... [More]
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Reviews for Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
Charming, intelligent entertainment that should attract the same family audiences that flocked to Winged Migration in 2001.
05/06/05
An absolute delight and nothing like the wimpy nature film its title suggests. It's a soaring -- figuratively and literally -- documentary with a surprising emotional power.
05/05/05
Top CriticA loving, dopey documentary about the bird man of a place with a view of Alcatraz.
05/05/05
[A] charming, layered documentary.
04/29/05
It contains ample joys and sorrows, and it will introduce you to some of the year's most memorable characters.
04/29/05
Top CriticThe biggest problem with this documentary is its title, which makes it sound like a bird-watching club filmstrip. While it indeed concerns birds, it's about a lot more.
04/28/05
Parrots has some problems on the filmmaking side -- attention-getting camera freezes that are too manipulative for this simple film, some awkward transitions -- but Bittner is such a great guy he more than makes up for them.
04/28/05
No great action sequences here, just a portrait of a man with more patience and time than most, who has spent some quality time with our avian friends. I found it fascinating.
04/23/05
It's a deeply San Francisco story, a splash of tropic color on the city's watercolor fabric.
04/22/05
What might have been a static portrait has become a true story, with tragic turns, joyful surprises and provocative glimpses into the meaning of life.
04/21/05
Top CriticThe parrots are every bit as endearing and interesting as the man looking after them.
04/17/05
It's a special, strangely soothing movie experience that wonderfully celebrates the intricate diversity of life on Earth and the profound emotional bond that can exist between man and beast.
04/15/05
Turns out to be that rarity: a movie that makes its audience happier for having seen it.
04/15/05
Honestly earns its sentimentality, with a Zapruderish photographic reveal in the final act that's seriously the most affecting thing I've seen all year.
04/14/05
In many ways, this is a movie for outcasts and outcasts at heart -- most of us, I'll wager.
04/12/05
Small but charming...It's a nice story, and it's nicely told.
04/11/05
It should touch anyone who cares about the world's more vulnerable creatures.
04/09/05
Wild Parrots is informative, moving, sad, optimistic and irresistible.
04/09/05
It's hard not to fall under the spell of the colorful title characters in this charming documentary.
04/08/05
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