Chimpanzee-Karl Sides (The Flick Fanatic.com)

Posted by Karl Apr 20, 2012 | Movie: Chimpanzee
Everyone loves to watch chimps! Disney Nature brings us its annual film to honor Earth Day with a tale of a species on our fragile planet and how they survive on a daily basis. This year we are treated to baby Oscar and his mother and family of primates in the new film “Chimpanzee”. The film is narrated by Disney’s own Buzz Lightyear, Tim Allen, who does provide some humor in telling Oscar’s tale, but soon becomes annoying as he drifts into his “toolman persona” as the film progresses. Disney knows how to grab you, showing a new born chimpanzee in his mother’s arms and letting us know his name is Oscar.  Baby chimps are...

Chimpanzee – Reelworld (Kent Tentschert/Carol Hemphill)

Posted by kent Apr 20, 2012 | Movie: Chimpanzee
Chimpanzee - Reelworld (Kent Tentschert/Carol Hemphill) The Plot: Three-year-old chimpanzee Oscar is just starting to explore his world, learning the very basics of survival. When his chimpanzee troop is attacked by a rival troop, Oscar is separated from his mother who disappears and will never be seen again. Now struggling to find food and treated like an outcast, Oscar is on a dire path toward disaster. It’s going to take a miracle for this little guy to survive nature’s selection. Kent’s Take: The latest and greatest, DisneyNature documentary has arrived. “Chimpanzee” follows a small chimpanzee troop whose habitat is threatened by a larger more aggressive troop. Riddled with facts...