I had really been looking forward to Disney Earth, but we weren't sure if ds would be into a documentary type movie. So dh downloaded it. We had the UK version with Patrick Stewart as the narrator instead of James Earl Jones lol I'm glad I didn't pay money to see it... cause I think I seriously would have left before it ended and asked for a refund.
We three started watching it... but I ended up deciding to turn it off. It's beautifully shot, but I didn't really feel it was appropriate for little kids. It's rated G. But there seemed to be quiet A LOT of prey vs. predator type stuff, and to make it worst much of it was in slow motion. No blood or guts is seen, and in as much as I watched you don't see the predator dinning on his catch. They basically cut to something else after one animal catches the other. My kid knew what was on the go, and as soon as I heard him say "oh no" in a sad tone a couple times that was it for me!
There's also some starvation related scenes and a baby elephant gets lost from its mother.
I'm a documentary lover and have no problem with the reality of the prey vs. predator relationship and the harshness of nature. But I don't think that because it really happens means that it should get a G rating.
I definitely wouldn't recommend it for the animal lovers or the soft of heart. Nor for kids who get scared or startled easily. I haven't seen it all yet... but i was seriously choking up in parts. I really think the G rating should be rethought. Certainly wasn't a G movie in my mind.
kids in mind has a break down of the violent scenes:
http://www.kids-in-mind.com/e/earth.htm
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
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So apparently I am not alone. Newsweek did an article...
http://www.newsweek.com/id/194661
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