- Format: PAL
- Language English
- Subtitles: English
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: U
- Studio: 2 Entertain Video
- DVD Release Date: 27 Dec 2004
- Run Time: 87 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00030ER2E
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 10,730 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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Real animals are the stars of this ground-breaking, live-action family film, set against the visually stunning backdrop of East Africa. It combines breathtaking natural history footage, cutting-edge animation techniques, a high-profile voice cast, a skilfully judged script by Simon Nye and sophisticated animation techniques that allow the animals to talk to each other and tell the story themselves.
Accepting traditions of family life can sometimes prove too much for a mischievous young lion cub like Suki. But on the whole, growing up in the Serengeti is good, and it seems that nothing can disturb the harmony of her peaceful pride. Then tragedy strikes and it tests her courage and exposes the laws and forces of nature in her struggle to survive. .
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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The whole concept of this film works very well, with the real lion footage adding an edge that no animation can ever hope to achieve. The cinematography is the best I have ever seen and complemented well by a great story!
10 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This film was entertaining, imaginative, and a good mix of fantasy and reality. The community of lions, the pride, the parenting woes, teenage troubles, and good/evil.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Shame it hasn't received more attention
26 Oct 2004
Format:DVD
I was a bit skeptical about a film with live lions and a bunch of British actors doing the voice-overs. I was surprised at how well this A&E and BBC original film turned out! It's witty, clever and entertaining, even for an adult like me. Kate Winslet is truly enjoyable in the lead role. I hope she does more voice-overs in the near future.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Unusual and satisfying
19 Feb 2007
Format:DVD
Set in picturesque Africa, "Pride" is an engrossing coming of age tale about three spunky lion cubs and their relationship with their pride. The pride faces many dangers in the wild especially when a pair of marauding male lions invade their turf.
Majestically photographed, this movie intertwines footage of real lions, elephants, hyenas, etc. with sequences using domesticated animal "stand-ins" who can follow human direction. The amazing scenes of wild animals going about their business were recorded by the use of an ingenious "mini" camera on wheels which was operated by remote control. Two mini-cameras were used, one disguised as a rock and one hidden under a pile of artificial elephant dung.
In the fascinating behind-the-scenes featurette included in this DVD, you see the wild animals pawing and sniffing the moving rock/camera and dung/camera when first introduced. After awhile the animals' curiousity wears off and they relax and accept the camouflaged cameras as part of the natural landscape. The activities captured on film by the mini-cameras are so undisturbed and intimate that they feel voyeuristic. The viewer is drawn into the animals' consciousness.
The lions' nuanced voices are provided by a who's who of the British cinema which includes Dame Helen Mirren, Kate Winslet, Jim Broadbent, and other notable thespians. The dialogue spoken by the lions is by turns dramatic or suprisingly witty depending upon the situation. The action sequences are skillfully staged and quite suspenseful. They get your adrenaline flowing.
"Pride" is an unusual and satisfying production by the ever reliable BBC. It is appropriate for viewing by older children and adults. Well done!
Majestically photographed, this movie intertwines footage of real lions, elephants, hyenas, etc. with sequences using domesticated animal "stand-ins" who can follow human direction. The amazing scenes of wild animals going about their business were recorded by the use of an ingenious "mini" camera on wheels which was operated by remote control. Two mini-cameras were used, one disguised as a rock and one hidden under a pile of artificial elephant dung.
In the fascinating behind-the-scenes featurette included in this DVD, you see the wild animals pawing and sniffing the moving rock/camera and dung/camera when first introduced. After awhile the animals' curiousity wears off and they relax and accept the camouflaged cameras as part of the natural landscape. The activities captured on film by the mini-cameras are so undisturbed and intimate that they feel voyeuristic. The viewer is drawn into the animals' consciousness.
The lions' nuanced voices are provided by a who's who of the British cinema which includes Dame Helen Mirren, Kate Winslet, Jim Broadbent, and other notable thespians. The dialogue spoken by the lions is by turns dramatic or suprisingly witty depending upon the situation. The action sequences are skillfully staged and quite suspenseful. They get your adrenaline flowing.
"Pride" is an unusual and satisfying production by the ever reliable BBC. It is appropriate for viewing by older children and adults. Well done!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Entertaining Movie
16 Feb 2010
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I happened across this DVD on Amazon and purchased it because it wasn't that expensive. I was actually thinking this was a nature documentary about lions when in fact it's a fictional based movie about a pride of Lions. In the movie the Lions talk, have feelings and there's...DRAMA!
Pride is quite entertaining and because all the footage is from previous nature documentaries it adds a funny twist to the movie because the action is real. There are few CGI smiles and CGI was used to make the mouths look like they talked, but other than that Pride is like a nature documentary with commentary by the lions themselves!!!
I was highly entertained by this movie. Plus, Sean Bean has such a wonderful voice. He absolutely made the movie for me!
Pride is quite entertaining and because all the footage is from previous nature documentaries it adds a funny twist to the movie because the action is real. There are few CGI smiles and CGI was used to make the mouths look like they talked, but other than that Pride is like a nature documentary with commentary by the lions themselves!!!
I was highly entertained by this movie. Plus, Sean Bean has such a wonderful voice. He absolutely made the movie for me!
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