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Average Rating: 6.5/10
Reviews Counted: 78
Fresh: 58 | Rotten: 20
Chimpanzee often anthropomorphizes its subjects, but it's a beautifully filmed, remarkably intimate look at the lives of a family of primates.
Average Rating: 6.9/10
Critic Reviews: 25
Fresh: 18 | Rotten: 7
Chimpanzee often anthropomorphizes its subjects, but it's a beautifully filmed, remarkably intimate look at the lives of a family of primates.
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In theaters Earth Day 2012, Disneynature's newest True Life Adventure introduces Oscar, a baby chimp whose playful curiosity and zest for discovery light up the African forest until a twist of fate leaves Oscar to fend for himself with a little help from an unexpected ally. -- (C) Disneynature
Apr 20, 2012 Wide
Aug 21, 2012
$29.0M
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All Critics (78) | Top Critics (25) | Fresh (58) | Rotten (20)
Those hungering for rare footage of our cousins playing and foraging, fighting or fleeing are in for a number of treats.
Walt Disney himself couldn't have scripted "Chimpanzee" any better.
Resurrects some of the worst traits of the studio's True-Life Adventures series of the 1950s, '60s and '70s, dubiously shaping some amazing footage with cornball narration that relentlessly anthropomorphizes its simian subjects.
It's really a wonder of nature, a reminder of how we are bound to other species and how valuable and special and downright magical their lives are. It may be a bit corny at times, but it's also downright enlightening.
One wonders whether more than a few viewers won't want to take home a baby chimp after seeing the film.
We don't see footage of different chimps and have to pretend it's the same; this is one fellow, from one clan, trying to survive.
Disney finally found a voice for this series, and they did it by going back to what made them successful in the first place.
For some reason, Disney thought it would be a brilliant idea to have overrated and "shoot me in my face" irritating actor/comedian Tim Allen to talk over the ape action. What a horrible idea!
We get a dumbed-down narration (by Tim Allen) that telegraphs what the audience should be feeling at every second.
Has the makings of a great nature documentary … If only Allen didn't keep elbowing us in the ribs to make sure that we get it.
Little Oscar's life is by definition eventful, as each day holds risk, from predators and weather and scarcity of food.
Many of the images speak for themselves, to the extent that with a little more creative editing and narrative restraint Chimpanzee could work as a silent film.
Don't be fooled: The humans are the only ones mugging here.
The chimp is adorable and the movie is just okay. It needed something to make it special and not just good.
While Tim Allen grates a bit, kids will probably be all stoked to hear Buzz Lightyear talking about chimps.
A pleasant family entertainer sure to stimulate young minds into learning more about the world's wildlife.
Combines breathtaking wildlife footage with silly, self-conscious voiceover narration aimed at preschoolers.
Heart-warming and family-friendly, marred only by the banal, cloyingly cute narration which anthropomorphizes the primates.
[VIDEO] The true story of Oscar, an abandoned infant chimpanzee left to fend for himself in Africa's jungle wilderness, is at the heart of this stunning documentary.
Technically speaking, the film is breathtaking -- made up of crisp and clear long shots, intimate peeks inside the rainforest, and a wealth of consistently used time-lapse footage that is jaw-dropping.
Two opposable thumbs up.
touching, exhilarating, and enlightening in unexpected ways
Easily the most cohesive release from DisneyNature. It's also comfortable being a smaller movie, keeping to the limited range of the rainforest where the chimpanzees live.
You'd have to be Attila the Hun not to think this little guy is worth watching.
Unfortunately, the directors missed an opportunity to bring attention to the fact that the chimpanzee population has been reduced by some 80 per cent.
Chimpanzee unabashedly goes after all the cheap and sappy gimmicks a nature doc can to try and please its audience and for the most part it has succeeded in that regard. After a fairly impressive start to their annual Earth Day naturedoc entry, Disney has struggle as of late and Chimpanzee was an attempt to right the
June 3, 2012
Super Reviewer
A wonderful Earth Day gift from Disneynature. Chimpanzee is touching, enjoyable, and features incredible jungle footage with the neon mushrooms and the slowed down rain fall being the highlights. Chimpanzee is a great family film that's gentle enough without watering down the brutality of the animals' lives. Overall
April 22, 2012
Super Reviewer
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