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60 of 64 people found the following review helpful
Narrated by Paul Newman (in one of his last performances), with a story constructed by Alexander McCall Smith and with James Honeyborne's stunning photography, this film owes more to March of the Penguins than Meerkat Manor. To some extent it works, but that largely depends on whether or not you believe meerkats can do no wrong. For me, just sticking the cute little critters up there on screen is enough to keep me entertained. They don't need any story-telling tricks to make them interesting. But this film attempts to contrive a story out of the footage that has been shot, and that in many places diminishes the simple pleasure to be had in watching them.
Kolo is a young meerkat. He fritters away his time, doesn't listen to his elders, and doesn't buckle down to his responsibilities within the family unit. Then one day he gets lost. He encounters various food-chain type dangers, but can he survive to return to his family, having learnt to be wiser and more responsible? Well, this being a story that is highly likely, but in reality perhaps not and therein lies the problem.
It's highly likely that several of the 'actors' playing Kolo got scoffed instead, and for me anyhow that reality is the more interesting side of meerkat life rather than a story that is slighter than you'd expect from a Disney style production or an animated animal tale. Frankly, filming what had really happened and then narrating it would have worked better than a story that I feel won't enthral kids and is a bit trite for adults. That aside, meerkats and their ways are often so human-like they are endlessly fascinating, and so even constraining them with a contrived story can't stop them from being entertaining.
Kolo is a young meerkat. He fritters away his time, doesn't listen to his elders, and doesn't buckle down to his responsibilities within the family unit. Then one day he gets lost. He encounters various food-chain type dangers, but can he survive to return to his family, having learnt to be wiser and more responsible? Well, this being a story that is highly likely, but in reality perhaps not and therein lies the problem.
It's highly likely that several of the 'actors' playing Kolo got scoffed instead, and for me anyhow that reality is the more interesting side of meerkat life rather than a story that is slighter than you'd expect from a Disney style production or an animated animal tale. Frankly, filming what had really happened and then narrating it would have worked better than a story that I feel won't enthral kids and is a bit trite for adults. That aside, meerkats and their ways are often so human-like they are endlessly fascinating, and so even constraining them with a contrived story can't stop them from being entertaining.
25 of 27 people found the following review helpful
I suppose like most of the country people have seen the TV advert for car insurance and the Meerkats, I watched the meerkats before this on Meerkat Manor and fell in love with them, I like animal programmes anyway, but the meerkats are something special and this dvd is no exception.
It is brilliant filmed with incredible colours but that aside it is the meerkats who are the real stars as you would expect them to be in this dvd you will not be disappointed, ok it not David Attenborough but the voice over is just as informative.
This dvd represents good value for money and as you would expect with an dvd on the meerkats it has it all excitement, danger, love especially when they are all in a burrow and an older meerkat actually sleeps with it paw ( arm ) around a younger meerkat, how they are prepared to lay down their lives for the benefit of the group and somtimes do.
Its a dvd for the adults and its a dvd for the children it represents good value for money.
It is brilliant filmed with incredible colours but that aside it is the meerkats who are the real stars as you would expect them to be in this dvd you will not be disappointed, ok it not David Attenborough but the voice over is just as informative.
This dvd represents good value for money and as you would expect with an dvd on the meerkats it has it all excitement, danger, love especially when they are all in a burrow and an older meerkat actually sleeps with it paw ( arm ) around a younger meerkat, how they are prepared to lay down their lives for the benefit of the group and somtimes do.
Its a dvd for the adults and its a dvd for the children it represents good value for money.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
I loved this DVD. I am well into Meerkats. Having every season of Meerkat Manor, I feel I know all the tribes. Only thing missing is Bill Naigh!!
GREAT Story - wish there were more like it.
GREAT Story - wish there were more like it.
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This Product Is A Bargain Cheap And A Great Quick Buy Present. Couldn't Find Many Other Places If Any So Was Greatful When I Found It On here At Such Great Quality And Value.
Published 4 months ago by Anon
Charming
Beautifully filmed, perfect voiceover, outrageously cute. Shameless emotional manipulation. Wonderful. Constantly wondering how they get those shots. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Muppetry
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this was a really good product and gets you involved and really feeling for the meerkats but being a massive meerkat fan anyways i just love to learn more about the meerkats :)
Published 6 months ago by chaz
Highly recommended
Purchased this for my 3 year old son after he watched a friends copy and enjoyed it. To be honest, I was amazed he liked this as it is a wildlife documentary as he usually watches... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Happy Shopper
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Bought this as part of my daughters birthday gifts, she was thrilled to get two dvd's and has watched them both twice within a week. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Honeybee
Amazing
My Wife & I loved the DVD it was very cleverly made & it made you feel that you were a partof the Meerkat life
Published 15 months ago by M. K. Tomlin
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A great family film. Very informative, great camera work, and full of real drama. The film sequences of the eagles and especially the snake as predators were sensational.
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