Rating: 
Summary: Good, but not great !
Review: If you are new into wildlife documentaries and films, you would like this DVD and some of its footages. But if you have seen many of the National Geographic wildlife videos and documentaries and Discovery Channel's series called "Untamed Africa", which captures all the wildlife drama in the African savanna, this DVD will appear to be a paltry 40 minutes of not even half the excitement. The documentary mainly features the great annual migration of the wilde beest en masse between Kenya and Tanzania to ensure their survival. The footage captures some of the natural dangers that jeopardize this journey in the form of lurking predators like lions, cheetahs and hyenas on land, swift flowing river currents and waiting crocodiles in the river. But the herds brave all these dangers, carrying with them a new promise of life and survival. The DVD does capture the primeval truths of survival in the wild and has some magnificant footage of African savanna but what could have spiced it up is some more of those natural drama which accompanies many inter-species encounters in the African bush and which have been captured in many other documentaries on African wildlife. Three examples I can immediately think of are from National Geographic's documentaries, featuring bitter encounters between lions and hyenas, an experimental approach of a group of young lions towards an isolated baby elephant and one fascinating encounter between a lioness and a wild buffalo in which the lioness narrowly escapes being torn asunder by the buffalo's horns. If you have seen these footages before, you are going to rate this DVD three stars only, like me !!
Rating: 
Summary: Wonderful
Review: A well done film, Beautifuly done. A bit short, (40 min)
Rating:
Summary: Wonderful experence
Review: A well done film, Beautifuly done. A bit short, (40 min)
Rating:
Summary: Almost as Good as Being There
Review: I enjoyed this DVD immensly for several months before a friend got back from a photo safari there. When I saw his pictures, I knew he too would love the great photography, the crystal clear sound and comprehensive content of this DVD, so I gave him my copy during a visit.I ordered a replacement for myself, only to find that it is out of print. This is a tragedy. This disk is far superior in all respects to the several othe Imax DVDs I own. I hope that they get it back in print soon.
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Summary: Simply the BEST!
Review: I recently travelled to Africa and bought this video prior to leaving. Not only is the video completly accurate in its portrayal of the magical Serengeti, but the cinematography is excellent. In addition, children just LOVE it! My 3 year old neice couldn't stop watching it. Disney is nothing compared to this video! I recommend it highly!!
Rating:
Summary: Wonderful
Review: I so enjoyed this film. It was beautifully photographed and narrated.
Rating: 
Summary: Below National Geographic quality
Review: If you have seen any of the many National Geographic titles on African
wildlife, you may find that IMax's Serengeti leaves a lot to be desired in
terms of story telling, focus on wildlife and scientific knowledge. IMax
movies are shot on larger than normal film to achieve very high resolution
and smoother color transitions which will only be noticable when projected
on giant movie screens. When the film is transferred to DVD and viewed
on your much more inferior and small TV (as compared to projected film),
all of the IMax advantage is totally lost. This goes for all IMax titles.
If you only want to see random scenes from animal life in the Serengeti,
you might like it. Otherwise, first consider the many National Geographic
titles about African wildlife (even on VHS) some of which have won awards.
Rating:
Summary: Wonderful "real" animals movie
Review: My 2.5 yr old loves dinosaurs. We own and watched all of the Land Before Time series, and Disney's Dinosaur movie. She would watch them over and over again. I purchased IMAX: Africa - The Serengeti because I wanted to expose her to some "real" animals. She loved it! She's watched it daily since we got it. We were also able to find a playset with all the animals in the Serengeti and she enjoys playing with them while watching the movie. She likes having her own wildebeast, zebra, gazelle, etc. Now I'm looking for a "real" animals software to complement the Dinosaur 3D Adventure (also 5 stars!)...
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Summary: A moving look at the "Circle of Life"
Review: My 3-year-old enjoys this almost as much as I do. As someone who has always dreamed of going on safari one day, my reverence for the wildlife of Africa has been taken to new heights with this film. Yes, it's only 40 minutes or so but it's a perfect example of Quality over quantity. The film is exquisite from beginning to end and the music, combined with James Earl Jones' perfect voice, makes for a spine-tingling journey. I've owned the film for just under 2 weeks and have watched it at least 5 times. It is stunning! The migration of the animals is an amazing story and I was particularly moved by the final "scene". Again, the music and narration tie the beautiful photography together wonderfully. I am so happy to have found it and am buying several copies for friends and my parents...
Rating: 
Summary: Great Movie - not so great picture quality
Review: This dvd was the first one I bought. It shows the vast lands of the serengeti in the most beautiful colors. You learn a lot about the animals and the nature. However, I wasn't very impressed of the picture quality. You notice that this is a DVD from the early days and it is even an old IMAX movie. But the overall impression is really positive.
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