The true story of the enigmatic Archibald Belaney (Brosnan), an Englishman who moved to the Canadian wilds and reinvented himself as the Apache Indian "Grey Owl." Haunted by a... more
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Grey Owl [2000]
Of all the biopics directed by Sir Richard Attenborough, Grey Owl is the most curious.
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Unlike the great and significant lives celebrated in Ghandi, Chaplin and Shadowlands, here Attenborough gives us the story of a man who has long been forgotten. Pier...
Grey Owl [2000]
Of all the biopics directed by Sir Richard Attenborough, Grey Owl is the most curious.
... more
Unlike the great and significant lives celebrated in Ghandi, Chaplin and Shadowlands, here Attenborough gives us the story of a man who has long been forgotten. Pier...
Plot: This tale is based on the true story of Grey Owl, an Ojibwa Indian living during the 1930s. Grey Owl uses the forest for his own financial gain but when he meets a Mohawk-Indian named Pony, falls in love with her and he begins to understand more of the habitat that he lives in.
DVD Description
The true story of the enigmatic Archibald Belaney (Brosnan), an Englishman who moved to the Canadian wilds and reinvented himself as the Apache Indian "Grey Owl." Haunted by a mysterious past but inspired by the beauty of nature, Grey Owl rose to international fame during the 1930s as a pioneering voice of environmental conservation. Worth watching for Pratt's stunning cinematography alone.
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment; Deluxe Video Service - Fox
Advantages: It's fun and interactive Disadvantages: Some aspects are a little confusing
...in the form of a replica wand. This led to us re-watching the entire film with me waving my wand about like a loony.
Excuse me I seem to have digressed from the point, what was it again? Oh yes the DVD.
Well I think the film is fantastic! Whether your young or old I think everyone will get something from watching Harry Potter discover he is a wizard and explore his new magical world.
However, as with all DVD's it's the extra that are important.
The basic setup is solving puzzles to find deleted scenes from the film, but first you must go to Hogsmeade and buy your wizarding essentials.
Getting my gold from Gringotts bank was fairly easy. I had great time choosing a wand but when it came to getting an owl I was completely confused.
At the owl shop you could click on any paticular owl and information was given, yet the owl that I wanted...
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Advantages: Great family Film Disadvantages: Just a little unrealistic
...Eddie Murphy plays a doctor that can talk to animals. He could do this when he was young and his family sort of said it could not be done,he was imaging it. Then he marries has children of his own, his youngest daughter has a guinea pig that she can talk too. No one believes she can do this and her father admits he can hear it too. The daughter is a bit of a loner really not many friends as she thinks shes a freak. Not till her father admits it a talent and he then starts to heal animals after helping a owl with a twig in her wing the owl then tells all the sick animals who can heal them. He finds a monkey that likes a drink and he tells Eddie about a sick tiger in the zoo so Dr Dolittle helps heal the sick tiger by operating on him by talking to the tiger will he operates and everyone watches then they try to buy his talent...
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Advantages: Humour, songs, educational Disadvantages: Short film
...The sword in the Stone is one of the great Disney classics, I enjoyed watching it as a child and still do as an adult. It is humorous, light hearted and you learn a bit about the history and legend of England.
The audience identifies with the young Arthur (Wart), as he goes about his self discovery as the true King of England with the help of Merlin the wizard and his pessimistic owl.
The story goes that Engand is in the dark ages, in desperate need of a righteous king to save the land. The true king will be identified by his strength to pull a magical sword from a stone. Merlin helps Arthur to realise that this strength is within him and not about muscle.
Disney has put a good spin on this story, making it accessible to all ages with humour, magic and songs. I would definitely reccomend this as a family DVD to buy, one of the lesser...
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