African Cats

United States

2011

89 Min

Color

1.85:1

English

Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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DIR Alastair Fothergill, Keith Scholey

PROD Keith Scholey, Alix Tidmarsh

DP Sophie Darlington, Simon Werry

Samuel L. Jackson narrates this Disneynature documentary set on the plains of the African savanna, where tight-knit animal families of lions and cheetahs reveal themselves to be a lot like the rest of us.

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CiCi.Tran.

18Jan12

As expected, the documentary made me cry. I adore big cats.

the prince

15Nov11

The cinema-photography in "African Cats" was wonderful and the close-up photography was amazing - BUT the narration and anthropomorphizing of the cats was terrible and distracting. The animals have names and the cat families are depicted having adventures which might appeal more to child viewers than adults. Disney's legendary 1994 animated smash "The Lion King" had more emotional wallop..."