African Cats

  • 2011


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Positive Reviews 48
Negative reviews 14
Average Rating 3.1/5
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3.0
Meeting these magnificent fellow creatures might be a fine way to celebrate. EW
1.5
Astounding wildlife footage is given a kid friendly narrative hook, but never overly cuddlified, in Keith Scholeys African Cats. Variety
3.0
Hats off to the camera operators who have captured some astonishing wildlife imagery. Time Out
2.5
African Cats is rich in on the plain minutia, but the plain doesnt always feel like a plain, as the films anthropomorphization of its cast of critters ..
3.8
African Cats prefers less preaching and more heartstring tugging. It works, of course, especially if youre trying to raise your own cubs to adulthood.
4.0
Samuel L. Jacksons narration, dripping with exaggerated dramatic tones that needlessly attempt to dictate mood, doesnt much help matters. Screen Daily
5.0
It gives its feline characters vaguely Indian names such as Sita and Kali okay, Fang would not qualify as an Indian name and the filmmakers spent two .. The Hollywood Reporter
2.0
Even though the film is a documentary rather than an animated work, this being a Disney product means that the companys familiar storyline about a mot ..
3.5
In fact, despite its family friendly trappings, Cats is largely serious stuff; deliberately paced, thematically dark and often wistfully told, with en ..
3.0
Its beautiful to behold, but too fluffy to broaden younger minds.
2.0
In French and Arabic with English subtitles.We are forever surprised at our parents lives. Ny Daily News
3.8
Sorry, but the real Fang, calculating the odds, forgoes the movie valour for a lesson in hard earned discretion. The Globe And Mail
3.8
Lions in a scene from African Cats, which celebrates two single moms Layla, a battle weary but wily lioness, and Sita, a sleek cheetah.No one here sin .. Philly
3.0
While there are some fascinating and compelling scenes in African Cats, it lacks the poignancy and high drama of The Last Lions. Spirituality And Practice
1.5
If it maintains a superficially manipulative faade, the film remains committed to addressing the harsh realities of existence on the plains. Village Voice
3.0
Comparison with Disneys 1955 doc The African Lion is hard to avoid, and not always to this ones advantage. News Review
4.5
These stories play with fire and do what tales of horror and the macabre are supposed to: transmute real social fears into metaphorical charades for o .. Pop Matters
4.0
Its just a shame you cant turn the voiceover off and tone down some of the orchestral accompaniment the African Cats footage itself is dramatic enough .. View London
3.8
The third documentary from the Disneynature label offers some stunning footage of the African savannas, organized around compelling twin narratives ab .. New York Post
3.1
Under the direction of BBC wildlife documentary alums Keith Scholey and Alastair Fothergill, Cats looks majestic throughout, even if its Big Stories a .. Boston
4.5
But now, with its third film, African Cats, Disneynature hits its stride, triumphantly. (
2.0
Some nice moments here, but this is a film that looks like a kids TV featurette from an earlier age. Guardian
4.0
But its Kiplingesque nursery ethology, and one distrusts the editing. Guardian
2.5
Blame whoever decided to scrap cold scientific reality for warm mommy and her precious cubs heartwarmth. Movies
2.5
When Jackson unctuously informs us that the baby lion thinks her dad is the best in the world, it just seems ridiculous, especially given that the you .. Movies
2.5
When Jackson unctuously informs us that the baby lion thinks her dad is the best in the world, it just seems ridiculous, especially given that the you .. Movies
2.0
An attempt to make a live action nature film with the same sort of emotional wallop as the legendary 1994 animated smash The Lion King, African Cats w .. Boston Herald
3.0
Narrated by Patrick Stewart, this is beautifully shot if a tad toothless. Express
3.8
Mirren is such a virtuoso talent that her crack comic timing and delivery is not a shock, but what is is how Brand ultimately settles into the role an .. Mr Brown Movies
4.5
orgeously photographed, astonishingly intimate... We have never seen lions and cheetahs like this before; you wont believe it can have been possible f .. Flickfilosopher
4.0
Delightful to behold thanks to breathtaking photography that captures the beauty of the country and a simple story that everyone can enjoy. Hollywood
3.1
While it doesnt go very far beyond what you can find on Cable or Public Television that doesnt make it any less enthralling, and for my part I enjoyed .. Movie Freak
3.5
African Cats returns to land and tells a far more focused story about wild lions and cheetahs, which will appeal to fans of Disneys classic The Lion K ..
3.1
Well, that and a good, rare wildebeest carcass.Those lions: theyre just like us. Groucho Reviews
4.5
Benedict Cumberbatch Wants You To Know He *Is* The Motherf*cking Grinch The Grinch star takes Mike Ryan through the final scenes of Avengers: Infinity .. Hit Fix
3.0
It takes its time telling the story, but doesnt overstay its welcome. 7M Pictures
3.5
Anyone who enjoys looking at these magnificent felines from a safe distance should enjoy the show. Maki At The Movies
3.5
Like some Kurosawa style tale of ancient feudal warlords battling for power and land (or even a modern, power hungry gangster flick).
3.0
Caught somewhere between the magical realm of Disney and the fascinating evolution of nature African Cats simplistic view of the African outback is fa .. Cine Vue
3.0
For all its familiarizing storytelling and G rating, the movie has a few red in tooth and claw moments. Ny Times
1.9
Wasnt Disneynature supposed to be a family friendly but still honest learning experience for viewers, complete with facts and valid information to she .. Dustin Put Man
3.1
The bad news about African Cats is that it conspicuously parrots its 2D predecessor in narrative themes. Christianity Today
3.0
It is beautifully shot the super slo mo scenes of Sita running are amazing. The Sun
3.0
Perhaps its not perfect science, respectful of essential circle of life study, but the overall effect creates a cinematic determination the feature wo .. Brian Or Ndorf
3.8
The most likely of Disneynatures three films to actually enthrall and captivate younger children.
3.0
If youre a tasty Thomsons gazelle, you are going down, motherfucker.Your ass aint talkin your way outta this shit. Straight
3.0
A story must be told.And so, carefully framed and edited to create a dramatic narrative, Disney hereby presents the real Lion King. Sky
3.1
Ill admit it it got to me.Anyone with a fondness for bambinos of any species should melt at the sight of mamas with nuzzling cubs. Chron
4.0
The animals have names; call it anthropomorphism if you like, but the cat families and their gripping adventures are all the more real to child viewer .. Jam! Movies
3.5
I swear if I hear another cartoon character utter the word awkward, Ill scream.What Disney is doing with their nature series is to be lauded. Daily Film Fix
2.5
This G rated Disney documentary about two wild feline families plays like Saw for six year olds. Boston Phoenix
2.0
And there still museums with pay what you wish admission, if not every day, then on certain days weekly or monthly.You just have to know who offers wh .. New York Time Out
1.0
An attempt the dramatise the animal world which just feels cheap and unworkable. A drag. Little White Lies
1.5
Far too often, African Cats feels episodic in its structure. Rather than featuring a driving, compelling narrative, its: cheetah vs. gazelle. And then .. Abc News Go
3.5
Its a solid hour and a half of intense stuff you dont see every day. MSN Movies
2.8
African Cats doesnt quite do justice to its strange and remarkable subjects. It gets them ready for their close ups, all right. But it stops short of .. Movie Line
2.0
Instead, it manages to be relevant by photography alone.Without the sweeping aerial shots and the rest of the highly impressive camerawork, the docume .. Sa Current
3.5
The first entry in the DisneyNature series thats pitched at youngsters rather than a general audience, despite some intense footage. Movie Metropolis
3.0
If so, its a great story, shot throughout with infinite patience. This Is London
3.8
With its compelling narrative of survival, it will probably be the one that most enthralls audiences. Rss Feeds Usa Today
1.9
One has to wonder if the script was written first, then the footage was filmed to make that script come to life, instead of the other way around.
4.0
This is romance by numbers and though not execrable, its a movie for a wet Friday afternoon on the telly.
3.8
A beautiful family film that reveals the story of two families, a lion pride and a cheetah mom trying to raise and protect her incredibly adorable cub .. Atlantic City Weekly
4.0
Add a cool narration by the incomparable Samuel L. Jackson, though, and you have something really special.
4.0
African Cats is simply fascinating and certainly the best Disney documentary since the classic True Life Adventure series. Cinema Clips
1.5
A really odd choice of subject matter for a childrens documentary. Ebert Presents
2.0
That African Cats baldly assigns human personality traits to its feline stars is no surprise; whats shocking is that a nature documentary narrated by .. eye WEEKLY



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