March Of The Penguins Reviews

Spectacular!

This is better than any 1/2 hour documentary that appears on tv! Its got fabulous filming and focuses on the penguin's way of life and how they exist. Its a love story in a way because it focuses on the relationship bonds between mother, father and chick and how they rely on each other.

I am biased where penguins are concerned, because I think they are gorgeous creatures, but even my partner found this was an excellent well directed movie.

Absolute Tosh

I must admit I have never written a movie review before. Actually, this is the first review I have written about anything, movies or otherwise! However, I felt this film was so awful that a dire need to do so came over me.

Whilst the story of the Emperor Penguins fight for survival is a poignant one, the Hollywood treatment it received in this offering really did not do it justice. No doubt, the producers were in two minds as to whether to go for the Disney approach or make a blockbuster documentary. In the end, they did neither.

The result is an amateurish and lacklustre movie, which if there is any justice in the world should sink like a stone. If you really want to see the tale of the Emperor Penguins told with professionalism and passion, rent or buy David Attenborough's 'Life in the Freezer'. Now that really is a masterpiece.

A pile of penguin poo

Don’t get me wrong – I think penguins are fascinating, and their amazing life cycle deserves to be told. But to dress it up as a love story, and to make out that the birds are fine upstanding individuals who set great store on family values is, frankly, utter tosh.

The photography is superb, but that’s not enough to sustain the interest for 90 minutes. And the voice-over provides the killing blow: it’s deadly serious and the script is both dull and flawed.

If you want a Disney-style heart-warming story about cute little penguins then this is for you: if, however, you want to learn something about the creatures, then hire the BBC’s Blue Planet series which contains stunning footage without the anthropomorphic twaddle that ruins this movie.

ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!

The march of the penguin is truly a great film,more a documentary.

It is educational and informative as it certainly opens your eyes discovering the incredible life of the penguin.

It was clearly an out of this world experience/journey for those who went to antarctica and spend a year with these creatures and i wish i was one of them.

[Highly rated reviewer]

Great if you like penguins

Couldn't be around to watch this, but my wife says: 'Yes, this is excellently done, and is really interesting if you want to know about penguins.'

Amazing !

I loved this DVD - Morgan Freeman has a sensational voice for narrating a documentary such as this.

It was informative, moving, and educational. Although I had to turn away at one point, it is very easy to appreciate the struggle these penguins go through in order to survive and breed.

Highly recommended!

Great footage, saccharine narration

Some beautiful footage, although some of the wide shots did look like they had been digitally enhanced. What ruined it for me, though, was Morgan Freeman's narration. Often, human values were applied to the penguins' behaviour and it also felt a little too chummy.

I'd recommend watching it with the sound turned off, or better yet, renting the BBC's 'Excellent Life in the Freezer'

Should be a 10 star

As someone who's disabled and can't get out to get DVD's I was overjoyed when a friend brought me a copy of this. Anyone who sits and watches this film and does not marvel in the wonders of nature, must be totally brain dead. This will be one DVD I will buy as soon as I can.

This is a must see documentary for all ages.

[Highly rated reviewer]

Overrated?

Wow, a feature length nature documentary.. that’s something different. Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of nature documentaries and will happily watch them, but there was something about ‘March Of The Penguins’ that just didn't do it for me.

The struggle of the life of the penguins is certainly a touching and interesting one, but it didn't really go any great lengths to do something that BBC1s nature programs haven't already done for years.

Perhaps it was the persistent melancholy in Morgan Freeman’s admirable narration, or perhaps it was the endless pictures of snow and ice that interspersed the images of penguins.

Good on its own merits, but nothing particularly new or exciting here.

THANK GOOD IM NOT A PENGUIN !!

WHAT AN UNEXPECTANTLY GOOD FILM. I RENTED THIS BECAUSE OF THE GOOD RATINGS, BUT THOUGHT IT WOULD BE ONE ONLY FOR THE ANIMAL LOVING BRIGADE. NOTHING CUTE ABOUT THIS FILM, [ WELL O.K. THE BABY PENGUINS ARE FABULOUS] BUT ITS HARD, HARSH AND BRUTAL OUT THERE ON THE ICE. WHAT IT DOES DO A SHINE A LIGHT ON THE ENDURANCE OF OTHER CREATURES WHICH SHARE OUR PLANET, AND MAKES YOU GLAD OF OUR COSY, WARM LIVES.