Disneynature's Earth

Released: 2007

MPAA rating: G

Run time: 1:30

"Earth" is a documentary film originally produced by the BBC which follows the planet Earth over the space of the year through the stories of animal families around the globe and how they try to protect their young. Visually, the film is simply amazing to watch. It really made me wish I had HD and Blu-Ray so I could truly experience the stunning visuals (OK, the truth is I feel that way EVERY time I watch a movie...or a football game...heck, anything!!) . With narration by James Earl Jones, the film also uses different music cues to tell layered stories, moving from comedy to drama to suspense and tragedy throughout the course of the movie. Of course, there are the requisite animal chases and there is one really intense sequence with a desperately hungry polar bear trying to get at a group of walruses. It is pretty cool to see the walruses show you what those tusks are for. As this is a rated "G" family film, the animal confrontations and captures are bloodless and not overly graphic. We found it to be informative and entertaining and a nice movie night for the family.

Grade: B+

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