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10/18/08
Arctic Tale (2007)
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Reviews Counted:95
Fresh:59
Rotten:36
Average Rating:5.9/10
Consensus: Arctic Tale features breathtaking nature cinematography, but is undone by its over-cutesy narration.
Theatrical Release:08-02-2008
Synopsis: This heartbreaking documentary puts a face on the sad statistics of global warming--and though it's not a human face, it's the perhaps even more effective face of an adorable polar bear cub, Nanu,... [More]
Director: Adam Ravetch, Sarah Robertson
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02/12/08
Top CriticThe filmmakers probably thought the truth would be too upsetting for children, so we get walrus farts instead.
02/11/08
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02/08/08
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02/07/08
Arctic Tale isn't a documentary. They say it right there in the title, see? It's a tale. [Blu-ray]
06/19/09
The photography of Arctic Tale is what makes it so good. The nature documentary style of this movie is brilliant and breathtaking at times.
04/28/09
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04/23/09
...the movie is mainly for the benefit of children, a good thing because the world will soon enough be in their hands.
04/13/09
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11/20/08
Well intentioned, spectacularly filmed, and packing a vital message, Arctic Tale is worthwhile, even if its old style presentation leaves us less than thrilled.
12/19/07
Capitalizing on the successes of both March of the Penguins and An Inconvenient Truth, the sappy Artic Tale is more akin to a commercial for a McDonald's Happy Meal.
12/09/07
those expecting a March of the Penguins-like good time are going to hit eject on the DVD player feeling awfully depressed
12/01/07
Kid-friendly film serves up inconvenient truth.
10/22/07
Putting an animal’s face to global warming is conceptually smart and would’ve been more effective if it were applied to other species in other climate zones too.
10/16/07
If you're expecting a dramatic fictional depiction of life in the semi-frozen north, you'll find the stories pretty thin. This is not The Call of the Wild.
09/19/07
As a baby boomer myself, "Arctic Tale" falls just short of the Disney gems. But the aquatic adventures of the walruses alone get my seal of approval.
09/13/07
Although lacking the lyric force of March of the Penguins and Winged Migration, the film combines a great story with world-class photography to tell a unique National Geographic tale.
09/07/07
It makes you extremely grateful that Smell-O-Vision was never perfected.
08/28/07
If it's sometimes a little too pat, a little too cute, bear in mind that this film's target audience is the post-Barney, pre-Bratz set and not John James Audubon.
08/25/07
Latest News for Arctic Tale
April 29, 2008:
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July 22, 2007:
The striking visuals that sweep across both the landscape and awesome natural world beneath, compete for center stage with the film's critical ecological cautionary warning pertaining to the careless harming of the planet.
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June 13, 2007:
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