Reviews

This movie is a great story about a real life set of events, although the attempted killing of the whale aspect may not have been really the case. But whether it was or not, it shows how prejudice can so easily distort reality and take people over to the dark side. In this story it is about a killer whale, and not about race or gender or what your religion is. But we as humans act like they did in the movie SO easily!

Incidentally, the name 'killer whale' derives from their ability and activity of killing whales. In most cases, they are only capable of killing the babies of other breeds of whales. Also, I do not believe there is ANY documented case of a killer whale killing a human in the wild. That has only happened in the killer whale aquariums, and always from drowning the victim, and not from eating them!

They are one of the most gorgeous animals on the planet, and probably more intelligent than dolphins. This is a very heart warming story!

I have loved this movie since it came out! Not only do I think it is this the best Disney animated movie (Shrek is a close 2nd, but definitely 2nd), it is the best animated movie period. It has so much going for it: a great heart warming story everyone will love, fantastic and really enticing music and songs, and absolutely marvelous voices to match each of the main characters. The outstanding voices are George Sanders for Sher Kahn the tiger, which is such a full and powerful voice (you can almost feel the tiger's presence when he speaks), Sebastian Cabott for the panther Bagherra that is in your face always, Phil Harris for that rascal bear Bahlu, and Louis Prima for the orangutan King Louie, with there marvelous beat and song throughout the palace scenes. And of course, there is Moglie's voice, which is fitting and pleasant, but not stellar like almost all the others. The ending is still befitting in today's world, 40 years later!

This movie is great for fans of these older guys. All 4 of them are great and the combo was hilarious. I absolutely love the Jay Leno interview and thought that the editors made a major mistake in editing it down from the full length. But the movie also shows that age need not be the barrier so many youngsters think it is.

The movie is exciting, funny, and a lot about people who are head strong and that there is room in their hearts after all. Part of what made this so good was that all the people stayed true to their personalities. This goes for the hard nose government man, Tommy Lee Jones who is always in conflict, Donald Sutherland who was an excellent ladies man throughout the entire show and everywhere he went. The only weak player in the movie were a couple of the young astronauts, which was i\irritating, but perhaps necessary.

I am a WWII buff (and history in general as well). This series (hardly a "mini") covers both the European and Pacific theaters of WWII thru the eyes of the Victor Henry family. Not only is it a very interesting story about the lives of these specific people, but also tells a lot about WWII and it inhumanity. So, on both accounts it is excellent, and depicts most of the WWII major events, although not all equally.

Back in those days, there was no CGI, so what you see is either real life, or models. Obviously, the war scenes are a combination of both, but very well done so you believe you are actually there in the battles, on the ships, or in the planes.

While this series (War & Remembrance) is 6 DVD's (30 hours), I was striving for more when it was all done. I watched it when it was aired in 1988/1989, so it was not new for me from the DVD set. Nonetheless, I was still captivated, and will gladly watch it again. The sound is also updated and very good (DD 5.1).

I would recommend this to anyone who cares to look into WWII and its horrors. It gets a bit graphic with the Jewish persecution and extermination, but doesn't touch on the horrors commented by the Japanese in the Pacific. So, if this sort of realism offends, either skip over those parts or don't watch it. But remember, the name of the book (and hence, of the series) was so designed and selected such that we as a human race never forget all the terrible things that happened and that caused so much world pain and destruction.

Jane Seymour, John Gigliold, and Robert Mitchum are all excellent and make you believe they were these people. I don't know why Jane & John weren't used in the original series (The Winds of War) since they were so marvelous and believable and held true to their characters throughout. The very end is heart wrenching, so have your Kleenex ready!