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Mountain Gorilla (IMAX) [VHS]

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This is NOT Mighty Joe Young or King Kong, PERIOD! This is a documentary of mountain gorillas. Repeat, a DOCUMENTARY! This film was intended to educate people on the daily life of the gorillas, not provide scripted action. It is only boring to those who do not appreciate the gorillas for who they are, and wish to learn about them. That said, this film does what the producers intended it to do. Hopefully, people WILL learn about the plight of the mountain gorillas, and do their part in the preservation process. We cannot afford to lose these magestic creatures.

This is one of the best videos available that provides a lot of real amazing footage of these amazing critically endangered species. I first rented this DVD and then immediately bought it. A must have. The only thing it did not mentioned is that you can help support the anti-poaching patrols and rangers that protect the park by going to the Dian Fossey website gorillafund.org.

The history, biology and photography makes this DVD well-worth owning. These beautiful endangered beings need us to help tell their story. I highly recommend this quality presentation.

This is a great documentry about one of our cloesest living relatives: the mountain gorilla. This film is full of great entertainment and wonderful scenes.

In Rwanda, we see a family of gorillas that is ruled by a powerful silverback, named Umigumi. We watch as his troop get along in their seemingly peaceful lives in the mountain rainforests of Rwanda, Africa.

I highly recommend this DVD to anyone who loves gorillas and apes in general. It's a great price for a great movie. And trust me, it is worth the price for such an entertaining and beautiful documentry.

A wonderful film! For me, a great nature documentary transports you into the world of the subject and Mountain Gorilla does just that. I think that my blood pressure was significantly lowered while viewing this great film, with it's fascinating subject matter and absolutely breathtaking scenery. My only complaint is that the film was too short, at 39 minutes.

I work at the zoo with the Apes. I am always looking for something on DVD or in book form to donate for our silent auction every year. I look for this one every year.

Great footage of the Gorillas. Little dull on the narration, little dull on the action. I got a feeling the producers wanted the Apes to appear as big docile animals, always. Little slow on action, but informative. Usually I-Max delivers in a big way, but, this is their three star production.

this is okay and interesting subject matter, but not as good as many other IMAX films-favorite places is one of the best

I've heard primatologists say that their research is really boring for the first couple months, before they get to know the fascinating web of social structure of the primate society that they study. This DVD supports those claims.

The writers try to make it interesting, giving names to the gorillas, but it's hard to keep them straight (now was that Mbugwe grooming Gmubwe, or vice versa?). But I left with the impression that gorillas spend most of their time eating leaves and relaxing. That may be true, but I think that it's the job of the directors to make eating leaves and relaxing look really really interesting. Maybe get some MTV style quick cuts instead of the lazy slow tracking shots through the jungle.

Also, some gorilla fights would be fun.

It seems that the film doesn't seem to take advantage of the Imax format. But maybe I just think that because I am watching it on my 13 inch computer monitor.