| Actor: Whoopi Goldberg Director: Mike Slee;Chris Barker Genres: Special Interests, Television, Educational, Documentary Sub-Genres: Nature & Wildlife, Television, Educational, Documentary Studio: The Weinstein Company Format: DVD - Color,Widescreen - Subtitled DVD Release Date: 06/03/2008 Original Release Date: 01/01/2008 Theatrical Release Date: 01/01/2008 Release Year: 2008 Run Time: 1hr 15min Screens: Color,Widescreen Number of Discs: 1 SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Languages: English Subtitles: English, Spanish |
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  | Meerkat Manor The Story Begins Actor: Whoopi Goldberg Director: Mike Slee;Chris Barker Genres: Special Interests, Television, Educational, Documentary NR 2008 1hr 15min Every great story has a magical beginning especially when that story involves the real-life adventures of a unique family of meerkats known as the Whiskers and their most beloved member, Flower. As prequel to the Meerkat M... more » |
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Member Movie Reviews Jill L. from MILLSBORO, DE Reviewed on 4/23/2024... This movie is a prequel to the Meerkat Manor television series. It traces the rise of Flower from a young meerkat pup to the leader of the pack. 3 of 3 member(s) found this review helpful.
Movie ReviewsFor Flower Gunner | Bethlehem,Georgia | 05/28/2008 (5 out of 5 stars) "Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins DVD This movie is a tribute to Flower, the matriarch of the Whiskers clan of meerkats in the Kalahari Desert. It follows Flower from the time she was just a pup until she becomes the Matriarch of the whiskers Clan. If you enjoy Meerkat Manor on Animal Planet, you have to get this movie. I agree that Sean Astin, the regular narrator, would have done a better job narrating than Whoopi. Highly recommended for fans of Flower, and Meerkat Manor the series. Gunner May, 2008 " Whoopi is Awful OutsideJob | Bronx, NY | 05/26/2008 (2 out of 5 stars) "I love Meerkat Manor and I really like Whoopi Goldberg, but she is really awful as the narrator of this film. She mumbles through the whole thing and is often indecipherable. We're essentially watching a nature show, and Whoopi keeps deadpanning jokes and stumbling through the lines in an unnatural way. They should have just kept the same narrator as from the regular show." Not so bad. The Linea Alba | Meteor Falls, Hoenn | 06/29/2008 (4 out of 5 stars) "In my opinion, the movie really isn't as bad as everyone says; I've got one problem with it, and that is the actual footage of the Meerkats shown in the movie are just random Meerkats that basically happened to 'do what the film crew wanted them to,' and when they did, they edited the tape together to give us the movie. If the movie was actually filmed like the Meerkat Manor series in which the actual named Meerkats are being filmed in their lives, then the movie would have been much more pleasing.
Whoopi's narrative is a bit different from what viewers may be used to, but I think she adds something 'special' and different for the movie, since the movie IS a bit different from the series. It's a good 'prequel' to the series for someone who has never seen it. I still favour the series over the movie, but the movie is still worth seeing if you love meerkats and are open-minded to a different narrator." |
