Evengyny Thanks for the memories!

Pluskylang Great Film overall

Merolliv I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

capone666 Born in ChinaGirls born in China know that they will grow up in a safe, white American suburb.Unfortunately, as this documentary verifies, the same doesn't apply to every female species in China.A single-mother snow leopard struggles to find nourishment for her young in China's merciless mountain region. Meanwhile in the jungle, the birth of a female golden snub-nosed monkey forces a neglected male to venture out on his own. Also leaving the nest is a giant panda whose mother is having a hard time letting her go.Narrated by John Krasinski, Disney's latest nature documentary once again does an excellent job of capturing rare fauna in their native environments. Unfortunately, like the others in the eco-series, this maternal endeavour is also heavily edited to fit a desired narrative while the animals are given human characteristics.By making the pandas human, however, just makes eating ginger beef that much more difficult. Yellow Lightvidiotreviews.blogspot.ca

wallybax-89511 Decided to see this film after seeing clips on TV. I have been a fan of this kind of movie ever since Disney did them back in the 19 60's This film touched the kind of life led by several species of animals. My wife and I were moved and thrilled to be able to watch the excellent photography and hear the technicians explain what happened in the various situations. We heartily recommend this film to anyone (any age) who is able to focus for approximately 90 minutes.

tavm When I decided to watch a movie with my movie theatre-working friend today, this is what we ended up seeing. I don't normally watch nature documentaries and after seeing this one, it may be a while before I watch another one. The scenes are beautiful, John Krasinski does nice narration, some of the animal action and the speeding up of film to show nature evolving is nice. Perhaps too nice as I had to fight sleep most of the time but my friend did laugh at some of the scenes. The most interesting part for me was the footage of the filmmakers explaining waiting for the weather to be just right to film in during the end credits sequence. So on that note, I'll just say Born in China is worth a look if you like these kind of films.

coreym5 If you've seen any of the DisneyNature films over the last decade or so, then you know what to expect with this latest entry: One or more baby animals are followed for about a year as an actor or actress provides narration. Born in China doesn't stray too far from this formula, but does rise above some previous DisneyNature films. Instead of one young animal or family of animals, several different mother- baby pairs native to China are filmed over the course of a year. In addition, the interior of China provides an exceptionally scenic landscape that I expect few westerners (including myself) have seen before. John Krasinski provides fine narration and of course at times offers his own voice for the youngest of the animals. The film does address life and death in the animal kingdom but does so in a way that one doesn't question its G rating. My only complaints about the film are the narration's portrayal of the family relationships among the animals, as though they were simply live action versions of Disney's more familiar animated characters. Nor does the movie offer complete explanations for the animal behavior at times, leaving one to guess as to why certain creatures acted as they did. Overall, however, the visuals alone overcome any aspects of the narration that are lacking. Thus, Born in China is worth the 76 minutes for anyone interested in nature films.