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Meet the class of Forest School 103, a ragtag crew of redheaded Little Orphan Annies of the bush who will learn to live wild--and hopefully form their own society--on a protected reserve. Join primates Alibaba, Cha Cha, Chen Chen, Jupiter, Hamlet, Daisy, Compost, the mischievous Bandit Boys, and the rest of the gang as they grow into adulthood. This is a project spearheaded and designed by orangutan guru Lone Droscher-Nielsen to counteract the increasing effects of illegal logging in Borneo, which have left much of the young orangutan population without parents or homes. This is ORANGUTAN ISLAND.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Contrary to other reviews posted here, I didn't actually like this series very much at all. I have to admit that so far I have only watched the first episode, and am reluctant to watch anymore. I am a great lover of wildlife and completely adore orangutans, being lucky enough to have visited Borneo and witnessed them in the wild. I really am in awe of Lona and her work with the BOS but I don't think this series really focuses on that aspect as much as Orangutan Diaries 1 & 2 (which I loved), although this episode did show a very touching scene between Lona and Cha-Cha. I watched Orangutan diaries before buying this series and I really think that Orangutan Island doesn't compare at all. The American narrator is annoying, and in the American way, over-dramatises everything (e.g. 'Cha-cha must fit in with the other orangutans on the island, or else she will have to leave... NEVER TO RETURN' - a particularly annoying part for me). It all just seemed too patronising to me, and I felt that the orangutans were portrayed more as participants in a game show in a Big Brother kind of scenario, who's prize was to win a stay on the island than that the aim was actually to rehabilitate the animals. Another part that annoyed me was when the narrator said something in the first episode about how Lona was trying to form a society of Orangutans on the island that could live together (unlike in the wild where they are solitary animals) which had 'NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE' (another melodramatic phrase)... I was under the impression from Orangutan Diaries, which I have much more trust in the Orangutan Island, that her actual aim was to eventually rehabilitate these animals into the wild, and that the island was their stepping stone to this release... as I recall there wasn't a single mention of this in the first episode. I noticed that two of the orangutans (Cha-Cha and Dianne or something with a D)were described to be fighting and then all of a sudden turned to best friends in a very dramatised part. In fact, I believe that in the first scene where they were 'fighting', they were actually playing in a rough and tumble sort of way often seen in the Orangutan Diaries series, and that this is just another American 'staged for show' story. Overall, I was very disappointed with this purchase, and certainly will not be recommending it. The only redeeming feature was the orangutans themselves who are very special individuals, and this series does show the differences in character and personality well, but everything else was a disaster.
EDIT: I just noticed that another reviewer also compared this program to Big Brother, but in a positive light? Interesting.
EDIT: I just noticed that another reviewer also compared this program to Big Brother, but in a positive light? Interesting.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Having enjoyed Orangutan Diary I'm reluctant to purchase this DVD set solely because the commentary is of the most irritating, dumbed-down style that befits only the likes of America's Funniest Home Movies and similar dross. I cringe at the inappropriate phrases like "hold the mayo" and "that's a wrap" that are dropped in and supposed to make us wet ourselves laughing. I'm not saying that we can't raise a smile at these charming primates' antics, but there is no need to insult the average viewer's intelligence.
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Really enjoyed this box set and sat and watched all 4 dvds in the space of a week! My boyfriend watched them all with me and he often finds wildlife and nature dvds a bit of a bore but he got in to this series and was laughing throughout it. This series have lots of fun moments and well as some sad and is for all ages. There are 4 dvds with a total of 13 episodes altogether. My only critism is that each episode is under 30 minutes long and there are many repetitive clips shown during each episode. For example; you will see 2 orangutans argue on one episode then they will keep repeating clips during the following episodes and when you are watching a few episodes in a row this does get quite annoying. I would still rate this 5 stars though as I thouroughly enjoyed watching it and the quality of the filming etc is excellent. If you liked 'Orangutan Diaries' you will love this series!
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The civilised version of 'Big Brother'
This show is a must-see. Rehabilitating 35 usually solitary orang-utans by getting them to live in a closed community not only benefits the 'men of the forest', but makes for... Read more
Published on 12 Nov 2009 by Will Graham
Tangoed again
Second series I cannot find fault as I love the little red men.
Off to see them Feb/March 2010 fingers crossed.
Off to see them Feb/March 2010 fingers crossed.
Published on 14 May 2009 by Lincs Boy
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