Never Cry Wolf
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Movie Reviews of Never Cry Wolf
Movie Review: Quite simply the best film ever made
Summary: 5 Stars
This film is so unique that it stands alone amongst the thousands of films I have seen. There is nothing out there that is quite like this film. I have read the book that it is based on and the film is better. The book is nothing to laugh at and is a great work itself. The film simply takes the intimate essence of the book and distills it down to a very warm and introverted narrative. There is no overt antagonist in this film. Sure Rosie can be seen as such but in leu of 999.9% of films with a clear cut problem and conflict this film has nothing of the sort. The lack of overt conflict, sex, desire, and material motivation present in other films makes this stand out. My Neighbor Totoro, and The Cup are the only other films that come to mind that seem to posses the same base sensibilities. Still, they are not even close to the power this film has over me.
I can watch this film again and again, day after day and still I never tire of it. I do not view it as a docu-film, even if that is how it was intended or filmed. I view it as a simple story which climbs inside the head of the main character and brings the viewer along. I feel as if I am right there, time after time. The photography is marvelous, and the score is a masterpiece. There is not one aspect of this film that is lacking. It is the only 100% complete fully realized film I have ever seen. I will be very sad should I ever tire of it.
Movie Review: Cry WOLF its worth it
Summary: 5 Stars
To survive we must learn by nature-Anon.
Never Cry Wolf is a dramatization of the expierences of naturalist Farley Mowat who investigate why wolves were killing arctic caribou herds in the Artic Wildeness of Northern Canada
Disney was always great for true life nature films...and this one is no exception. With gived direction from noted filmmaker Carroll Ballard, this film is artist poetry on film. You can breathe the cool mountain air . The filmmaker's eyes of what you see are breathtaking views.
As I stated before, this is a dramazation, so Mowat's character is named Tyler (played careful by Charles Martin Smith-who you may have seen as Toad in the film American Graffitti). You see the wonderment and the adventure thru his eyes...and believe every frame this film shows. Brian Dennehy has a small role as a bush pilot/hunter. However, this is Smith's film..well Smith's and mother nature bounty itself.
This film is from 1983, but it does not date itself and worth every cent to get this movie.It is worth it to view such a visual treat for the eyes. With all the kiddy garbage out there lately, even from Disney itself, this treat from the past is something you may want
One can only wish they would do an update now..showing Tyler's world 20 years later-one would hope with the wolves
Bennet Pomerantz, AUDIOIWORLD
Movie Review: Cries out for Blue-Ray
Summary: 5 Stars
Charles Martin Smith was always typecast as the nerd/geek. Well, here's a starring role for the type, and Smith brings it off to perfection. As a scientist out to study wolves, not master nature, Smith develops his character from clumsy academic to man of the wilderness thanks to the imperative of sheer survival. He plays an everyman, not heroic, but fortified with the will to survive and also, midst the dire challenges, the enduring curiosity which marks the human species. He's half-starved, half-frozen, but he stops to stare at the wolves in wonder. As he sets about surviving he also sets about getting to known these creatures, and they him.
Director Carroll Ballard, whose few works have been of high quality (this one, Black Stallion, Fly Away Home, Duma), specializes in stories about humans' relationship with animals, in an understated and believable way, avoiding the pitfalls of cuteness that plague the genre. Which makes this one all the more remarkable, since it comes from Disney, who have made cuteness into an industry (and of whose acting stable Smith was a member).
The son of famed cinematographer Lucien Ballard, Carroll Ballard marks his work with stunning visuals. So, not only is there a well-played adult story of survival here, but a movie so beautiful, that it cries out for a Blue-Ray version.
Movie Review: A True Story of Wolves
Summary: 5 Stars
Director Carroll Ballard has a gift for revealing the beauty that dwells within an individual, a wild creature, a community, a culture, and always the natural environment in which her charactors live. Her research on wolves is accurate. Superbly acted by Charles Martin Smith and all of the few actors in this film, the real stars are the wolves. I highly recommend this film to anyone who appreciates nature and wildlife, as well as, those who don't -- like Sarah Palin! She might learn some respect for God's creation and our human role as protectors and preserveres of it.
Never Cry Wolf is the story of a biologist who is sent to Artic terrain to study the habits of wild wolves. During the main character's scientific research, he realizes the truth about the vital role the wolf plays in the balance of this natural environment. Through his meeting with an indiginous Elder and his family, he receives a different perspective of Nature and of It's wildlife, which is threatened by our modern industrial technological complex. When he delves into his work with integrity, the wolf becomes his wayshower in a journey of self-transformation. The story evolves with little dialogue, deep drama, and stunning visual beauty!
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Movie Review: A brilliant and under-appreciated classic
Summary: 5 Stars
This film, in my opinion Carroll Ballard's best (he also directed The Black Stallion and Fly Away Home), is a visual feast. It has excellent performances from the entire (small) cast and is both funny and serious... even profound. There are some flaws, but in the face of the haunting score, the stunning cinematography, the well-honed script (much of it by the film's star, CM Smith), and the direction of an unsung master of the medium who addresses themes of nature, these flaws are unimportant. When I teach film classes I use the opening credits to illustrate the power of the long shot in nature, the campfire scene wherein Ootek invokes the spirit of the wolf as an example of use of natural light and shadow. It does not take the easy or expected way; it is both ambiguous and didactic to some extent.
Sadly, the film remains underappreciated by Disney. There are no extras on the DVD at all, and this is criminal, considering that a documentary on the film's production was made.
If you have not seen this film, you are missing an important American movie and a really satifying experience. This is one that you will want to talk about when it is over.