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4.0 out of 5 stars
No-Frills Christmas,
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This review is from: Christmas in Yellowstone (DVD)
"Christmas in Yellowstone" captures the beauty of the quiet time at America's first national park. While Yellowstone receives more than 3 million visitors annually, few brave the elements when the temperature drops to single digits - or worse. Few, that is, except for the residents of the park.
Here you'll see how some of the animals who live here deal with winter - whether it is a red fox hunting in the snow, the eternal battle between wolves and elk, buffalo getting a steam bath, or a mother grizzly hibernating in her den, this program gives an inside look into their various coping strategies. Also interspersed throughout the program is a mini-profile of nature photographer Tom Murphy, who is shown here working and camping out overnight in the park. Yes, in the dead of winter! Seeing the windy conditions when night fell, I'm probably not the only one who said "better him than me..." Four stars. From the mountain chickadee to the grizzly, this was a captivating look at Yellowstone in winter and the creatures who call it home.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A meditation on Yellowstone,
By Ashtar Command "Seeker" (Stockholm, Sweden) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Christmas in Yellowstone (DVD)
"Christmas in Yellowstone" is a one-hour documentary about the Yellowstone national park in Wyoming. It contains great footage of otters, elk, bison, wolves, coyotes, swans and a very inquisitive fox. We also meet nature lovers, people who celebrate Christmas at a hotel in the national park, and a photographer who insists on crossing Yellowstone on skis in the middle of the winter. The movie ends with a hibernating grizzly, almost sinisterly waiting to wake up from its slumber.
Frankly, there is very little action in this documentary. The wolves do try to attack elk and bison, but fail both times. The coyote comes looking for a wounded otter, but never finds him. And the bear, as mentioned, is hibernating... Still, "Christmas in Yellowstone" is worth watching. It's a meditation more than a documentary. It wants to convey the atmosphere of the place, rather than bombard the viewer with a lot of information. I think it succeeds eminently well. Besides, most of us have seen enough action packed documentaries about wildlife already. I was pleasantly surprised when the wolves failed in their quest to attack the bison, or when the coyote never managed to find food. Most other documentary film makers would probably insist on including the usual hunts and killing sprees. It was also quite entertaining that the only "dangerous" animal was a perfectly ordinary fox, which ran right at the nature photographer Tom Murphy! If you want an authentic look at a wintery Yellowstone, "Christmas in Yellowstone" is perfect. But if you absolutely want to see a lion attacking a wildebeest for the nth time, you might want to check out something else...
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Christmas in Yellowstone (DVD)
I had purchased this along with Yellow Stone Wolves, and it has the entire Christmas in Yellowstone on it, so I purchased this one for nothing, Was very disappointed that this was recommended as there should have been some kind of flag stating that the other DVD has both on it. And since I opened both I am stuck with it, so even if you don't like wolves now get the other DVD for the monies worth
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