March of the Penguins (Widescreen Edition)
by Luc Jacquet
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Actor: Amitabh Bachchan, Charles Berling, Jules Sitruk, Morgan Freeman, Romane BohringerDirector: Luc Jacquet
Brand: Warner Brothers
Writer: Luc Jacquet
Producer: Christophe Lioud
Producer: Emmanuel Priou
Producer: Ilann Girard
Producer: Jean-Christophe Barret
Producer: Yves Darondeau
Writer: Jordan Roberts
Writer: Michel Fessler
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 85 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-11-29
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Warner Home Video
DVD Reviews of March of the Penguins (Widescreen Edition)
DVD Review: March of the Penguins
Summary: 5 Stars
I could listen to Morgan Freeman read the phonebook so it's no surprise that I enjoyed him as a narrator of this movie. An amazing look at the Emperor Penguin and their annual trek. A lovely film for all.DVD Review: Almost Too Amazing To Describe
Summary: 5 Stars
This documentary showing what a group of penguins goes through on a yearly basis in Antarctica is almost too unbelievable to express in words. To use the clich?, you have to see this to believe it.
When I saw it, I remember almost being stunned afterward at what I had just seen, and then thinking about it for a few days afterward, which is not something I usually do. It was just a haunting, unbelievable story....and 100 percent true, not one of these "based on a true story" fiascoes.
The hardships that these flightless birds endure to keep their species going is almost impossible to believe. I have yet to hear a friend say anything less about this than I just said: all of them were amazed.
DVD Review: Wonderful family movie
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of the movies that you should have. The documentary is just amazing. The picture, sound and everything is worth every penny is worth it. My kids love it, and so do I.DVD Review: What a film!
Summary: 5 Stars
If you haven't seen the movie, please do. It came out in 2005 and won an Oscar for best documentary, I think. The footage from the arctic is simply breathtaking and you will absolutely fall in love with the plight of the Emperor penguins. It also has one of the greatest soundtracks I have ever heard, so good that we bought the CD a couple of years ago.
Morgan Freeman is the perfect pick to narrate this touching documentary. At times you will laugh and others you will cry as you learn about the life of these amazing little animals. It's very different from your run of the mill animal documentaries which air on TV. It's filmed by French film makers who spent time living near the penguins and the scenes they capture are simply amazing. The only human dialog in the movie is Freeman as he narrates, over the din of the penguins of course which is hilarious - they make the most unique sounds.
You just need to see this movie if you haven't. Kids younger than 3 or 4 might not get into it because it is a documentary with a lot of spoken dialog, however they may be captivated by the penguins and scenery. If you are an animal lover, love incredible music, and appreciate beautiful film footage...this is the movie.
DVD Review: Great product, shipped quickly
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm totally pleased with my order. Plan to order more stuff in the future
Description of March of the Penguins (Widescreen Edition)
In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family. This courtship will begin with a long journey - a journey that will take them hundreds of miles across the continent by foot, in freezing cold temperatures, in brittle, icy winds and through deep, treacherous waters. They will risk starvation and attack by dangerous predators, under the harshest conditions on earth, all to find true love.DVD Features:
Documentaries:CRITTERCAM : EMPEROR PENGUINS: penguin diving and feeding
Documentary:OF MEN AND PENGUINS: The incredible filmmaking process of the movie
Other:8 BALL BUNNY: A classic WB animated short with Bugs Bunny and a penguin
March of the Penguins instantly qualifies as a wildlife classic, taking its place among other extraordinary films like Microcosmos and Winged Migration. French filmmaker Luc Jacquet and his devoted crew endured a full year of extreme conditions in Antarctica to capture the life cycle of Emperor penguins on film, and their diligence is evident in every striking frame of this 80-minute documentary. Narrated in soothing tones by Morgan Freeman, the film focuses on a colony of hundreds of Emperors as they return, in a single-file march of 70 miles or more, to their frozen breeding ground, far inland from the oceans where they thrive. At times dramatic, suspenseful, mischievous and just plain funny, the film conveys the intensity of the penguins' breeding cycle, and their treacherous task of protecting eggs and hatchlings in temperatures as low as 128 degrees below zero. There is some brief mating-ritual violence and sad moments of loss, but March of the Penguins remains family-friendly throughout, and kids especially will enjoy the Antarctic blue-ice vistas and the playful, waddling appeal of the penguins, who can be slapstick clumsy or magnificently graceful, depending on the circumstances. A marvel of wildlife cinematography, this unique film offers a front-row seat to these amazing creatures, balancing just enough scientific information with the entertaining visuals. --Jeff Shannon
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