Steve Irwin - The Crocodile Hunter - His Most Dangerous Adventures DVD

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...you can never say that Steve Irwin is anything less than entertaining. I adore the kind of enthusiasm for his work which exudes from the Aussie zoologist and the seemingly insane disregard he exhibits for his own personal safety in every documetary and now on the cinema screen. Umm, but objectively The Crocodile Hunter is not only a ludicrous concept, but also really badly edited and executed to the point where it almost feels as if you are channel ...
...never seen or heard of Steve Irwin then you'll be left completely bemused by this movie and probably a little confused by this review, so lets have a little background. Steve is a naturalist and director of Australia Zoo in Queensland since 1992. That same year he married his wife Terri, an American who also appears in the movie with him and in most of the Crocodile Hunter documentaries I've seen which show regularly on The Discovery Channel and ... Read review

Advantages: Steve Irwin
Disadvantages: Poor acting, terrible storyline

I like Steve Irwin. I really find him entertaining if a little over the top. But he does keep banging on about how much experience he has and how he learned it from his father - and it grates on you after a while. But my children were desperate to see this film, so off we trotted. They loved it - but then they are only 9 and 8. I enjoyed the bits with Steve and Terri Irwin, on their travels around the Outback, catching various creatures for research ...
...stop her so calls in Steve and Terri to relocate the croc. Incompetant spies are sent out and bungle the job. Steve catches croc after much difficulty and is nearly killed in the process - firstly by the croc pulling him along by the top jaw rope he attached to it and then by the spies, who are convinced that Steve and Terri are spied too. Very lame and very unconvincing. But the bits with the croc are VERY scary. I screamed. I admit it. I did actually ... Read review