A personal disclaimer is in order: I had a personal relationship with one of the stars of this newest Imax film.
While vacationing at a Club Med resort located on the Turks and Caicos islands, I swam with JoJo, one of the dolphins featured prominently in the film. Though the experience was brief, it was by far the most meaningful physical encounter I had on that particular trip, but that's another story.
Produced and directed by Greg MacGillivray, one of the most successful of the Imax auteurs ("To Fly!" "The Living Sea", "Everest"), this documentary delivers a portrait of one of nature's most photogenic and lovable creatures, an animal who has long been a star of film and television. Indeed, it's a wonder that an Imax film on the subject took this long to appear.
Long on gorgeous photography but short on depth, "Dolphins", narrated by Pierce Brosnan, attempts to provide a close-up underwater view and illuminate the lifestyles of various dolphin species, concentrating on several scientists and their interactions with the playful mammals.
These scientists include Kathleen Dudzinski, who studies the different forms of dolphin communication (and who looks quite fetching swimming with them in a skimpy bikini) and naturalist Dean Bernal, who has formed a rare and intimate connection with the aforementioned JoJo, a rare "ambassador" dolphin who seeks out contact with humans.
The brief and disjointed film doesn't provide much in the way of specific knowledge, but the underwater photography vividly captures the dolphins in all their glory, and it will no doubt serve a useful function in terms of educating younger viewers about the ecological dangers threatening the species.
The soundtrack features music by Sting; considering his earlier contributions to "The Living Sea", the pop star apparently aspires to becoming the Henry Mancini of Imax.
DOLPHINS
MacGillivray Freeman Films
Producer-director:Greg MacGillivray
Screenwriters:Tim Cahill, Steve Judson
Executive producer:Christopher Palmer
Narrator:Pierce Brosnan
Cinematography:Bob Talbot, Paul Atkins
Music:Sting
Editor:Steve Judson
Co-producer:Alec Lorimore
Color/stereo
Running time -- 40 minutes
No MPAA rating...
While vacationing at a Club Med resort located on the Turks and Caicos islands, I swam with JoJo, one of the dolphins featured prominently in the film. Though the experience was brief, it was by far the most meaningful physical encounter I had on that particular trip, but that's another story.
Produced and directed by Greg MacGillivray, one of the most successful of the Imax auteurs ("To Fly!" "The Living Sea", "Everest"), this documentary delivers a portrait of one of nature's most photogenic and lovable creatures, an animal who has long been a star of film and television. Indeed, it's a wonder that an Imax film on the subject took this long to appear.
Long on gorgeous photography but short on depth, "Dolphins", narrated by Pierce Brosnan, attempts to provide a close-up underwater view and illuminate the lifestyles of various dolphin species, concentrating on several scientists and their interactions with the playful mammals.
These scientists include Kathleen Dudzinski, who studies the different forms of dolphin communication (and who looks quite fetching swimming with them in a skimpy bikini) and naturalist Dean Bernal, who has formed a rare and intimate connection with the aforementioned JoJo, a rare "ambassador" dolphin who seeks out contact with humans.
The brief and disjointed film doesn't provide much in the way of specific knowledge, but the underwater photography vividly captures the dolphins in all their glory, and it will no doubt serve a useful function in terms of educating younger viewers about the ecological dangers threatening the species.
The soundtrack features music by Sting; considering his earlier contributions to "The Living Sea", the pop star apparently aspires to becoming the Henry Mancini of Imax.
DOLPHINS
MacGillivray Freeman Films
Producer-director:Greg MacGillivray
Screenwriters:Tim Cahill, Steve Judson
Executive producer:Christopher Palmer
Narrator:Pierce Brosnan
Cinematography:Bob Talbot, Paul Atkins
Music:Sting
Editor:Steve Judson
Co-producer:Alec Lorimore
Color/stereo
Running time -- 40 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 3/27/2000
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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