Home

Saturday, January 21, 2012

The Last Lions [Blu-ray]


Customer Rating :
Rating: 4.9

List Price : $29.99 Price : $15.99
The Last Lions [Blu-ray]

Product Description

See dvd for this synopsis Studio: Virgil Films And Entertai Release Date: 01/03/2012 Run time: 94 minutes




    The Last Lions [Blu-ray] Reviews


    The Last Lions [Blu-ray] Reviews


    Amazon.com
    Customer Reviews
    Average Customer Review
    11 Reviews
    5 star:
    		 (10)
    4 star:
    		 (1)
    3 star:    (0)
    2 star:    (0)
    1 star:    (0)
     
     
    		 

    19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
    5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely THE BEST documentary on lions EVER., December 10, 2011
    This review is from: The Last Lions (DVD)
    This spectacular movie follows the life of one lioness as she finds a territory of her own, and deals with an antagonistic pride of lions and the massive (and deadly) prey animals in her territory.

    The Jouberts capture the lioness' life like no other filmmakers have ever done. They document amazing details of her life, going far beyond the cliches of the average lion documentary. The story they tell is harsh, brutal, and HEARTBREAKING. If you have the fortitude to stick with the movie until the end, the story is ultimately uniquely uplifting.

    The narrator's script delves deeply into what the pseudo-scientific types will want to dismiss as "anthropomorphizing", but if you can look at what has been filmed and not know that every aspect of this film is absolutely and beautifully true, including the narration, you're just not paying attention.

    I know people who could not sit through the beautiful fable... Read more
    Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 
    Was this review helpful to you?  Yes No


    5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
    5.0 out of 5 stars Film Contains the Heart of a Lioness, December 19, 2011
    This review is from: The Last Lions (DVD)
    Think about the phrase when describing someone who has "the heart of a lion". In The Last Lions, Beverly and Dereck Joubert aim to demonstrate this phrase, in the form of a quasi-documentary film.

    The film is not quite objective in flavor as a real documentary, but is still filled with facts and observations from the eyes of the Jouberts. The very scientific types (as well as those who believe animals are beneath humans) may completely dismiss the film due to its anthropomorphic nature, but I believe this one should not be completely dismissed. You may ask, why not? The film is filled with details and observations that are telling; the award-winning duo, the Jouberts, have dedicated their entire lives to the study and preservation of cats. They have braved the volatile weather and forgone daily comforts to catch even a glimpse into the lives of these creatures. Their observations are detailed here, and narrated by Jeremy Irons using deeply sonorous tones evocative of the... Read more
    Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 
    Was this review helpful to you?  Yes No


    4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
    5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best lion documentaries ever made...., December 23, 2011
    This review is from: The Last Lions (DVD)
    A simply gorgeous and remarkable documentary about a lone lioness trying to survive and raise her cubs. Why she was not part of a pride of lions at the beginning of the story is never explained, but she is expelled from her territory by a large and aggressive pride, and must go to a island inside a river teaming with crocodiles, hippos, water buffalo, and other dangerous animals.

    I don't want to "give away" the plot...this documentary DOES have a plot and one as riveting as any really good movie could be. Filmed by the husband and wife team of wildlife filmmakers, the Jouberts, scenes of real life in Africa unroll with beauty, cruelty, and intensity. As always, their documentaries seem to "get" the feel of wild Africa as if they were part of it, living and experiencing it.

    I would not recommend it for young or very sensitive children/adults since the brutality of the real-life world of lions trying to survive is nothing like a Disney movie....but the... Read more
    Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 
    Was this review helpful to you?  Yes No


    Share your thoughts with other customers:
    ›  See all 11 customer reviews...
    Posted by at

    No comments :

    Post a Comment

    Subscribe to: Post Comments ( Atom )