Sayasam This movie is very enjoyable to watch.It narrated the story of two lion clans in Africa and how each one evolve and grow.It's purely wonderful.Well, sometimes it's hard to recognize who is who, but you won't get lost in the story.A beautiful story of leadership, mother love and travel.Watch it with the whole family.It is very well narrated and written.If you like lions, you will love this movie.This movie contains some other animals too like elephant, hyenas and birds.But the main story is the story of the two lion families.

milimani Now, before I start a short review, let's get a couple things straight...1. The Serengeti is in Tanzania, not Kenya. The part the borders the Serengeti is the Masai Mara, separated by the Mara River.2. Kenya is NOT in Central Africa but in East Africa. Good grief, where do some people get their Geographical knowledge from? As far as Jacksons narration is concerned... Just because he is black doesn't mean he's qualified to talk about Africa. Chances are he's never actually been there.The American habit of turning everything into a homely Disney story is sickening. If you call it a documentary, document, don't even think about turning a wild creature into a cuddly toy story character. They are not.I can only hope this doesn't actually make it into Kenya or anywhere else on the African continent, people might become nauseous.Animal do NOT have human emotions. Stupid script writer do, lions and cheetahs do not write scripts.The wildlife shots are good, after all, even I must be able to say something nice about this but then it was made by Alastaire Fothergill, which sort of speaks for itself.Sorry, but more then 2/10 wasn't possible.If you want to watch something good, just look for any of a huge variety of BBC documentaries. You won't be disappointed there.

ralph-176 I watch at least one movie per day and the African Cats was a GREAT surprise for me. The photography was absolutely EXCELLENT and the video was ABSOLUTELY superb for creating a story line that gets you deeply involved with the two families of African cats and their challenges to survive. With the south lion pride lead by Fang (older) and with Layla being a older and wiser lioness with a daughter named Mara comes some heart rendering real life decisions, especially when she becomes wounded and then we see the real life choices that she must make. Then we get to experience the challenges from Kali (younger male lion) who crosses the river with his sons to challenge Fang's rule of the pride - amazing storyline and video. As for the Sita, the cheetah mother with her 5 cubs, with her being the sole support and defender of her family comes some really heart rendering scenes as she puts it all on the line to defend her family from three male cheetahs, a pack of hyenas and male lions. Both families were great but I must give my vote for Sita for standing alone with only her courage and wit to get protect her family so that her cubs can become adult cheetahs.I watched the movie without the cut-in scenes (additional footage and story) and then I watched it again with the cut-in scenes. I almost NEVER watch a movie twice - EVER. This is a great movie with a story line with lessons for mankind and it also gives us a much greater understanding of the lives of both lions and cheetahs and their interactions with other animals in Africa.The scenes of actually terminating the lives of their game is cut short so this should be acceptable to most that can't or don't want to see what really happens during killing another animal, but this doesn't detract from the movie's authenticity.I can only offer my suggestion that this is a must see movie and I can't imagine not becoming involved in the animals lives; and, their real life challenges for survival; and, their many other varied real life experiences. I will be watching this movie again very soon.

gradyharp African CATS stirs the anxiety of the hunt, the awe of the creatures of wild, the warmth of feeling about motherhood in general, and the inspiration to discover more about the fauna of Africa. This is a beautifully filmed study of life in the Serengeti of Kenya. Though it is a documentary about the lives of animals who live on two sides of a river that rises and recedes with seasons, the fact that it is so carefully creative and narrated by Samuel L. Jackson makes it seem like a written story. It is successful on every level.The film documents the lives of two prides of lions (the cats are given names to enhance the story)- one on either side of the unnamed river: on the north side is an old lioness and her young cub Mara who belong to a pride of lions protected by the snaggletoothed Fang. On the south side is a proud lion father of four grown sons who wish to cross the river to gain new territory. The river is filled with dangerous crocodiles and makes their desire for conquering dangerous. The story also focuses on Sita, a cheetah mother of five cubs whose relationship with her innocently adorable brood makes for another aspect of the tale: the cubs must learn to run, fight, and survive the threats of hyenas before Sita can leave them to return to her solitary life. Though there are many light moments in the film the directors Alastair Fothergill and Keith Scholey are careful to include the reality of life in the wild. The cycle of life is well demonstrated in the aging of the older lions - the mother of Mara and Fang - and in the problems that face the cubs as they mature.The film includes many of the fascinating birds, the wildebeests, the gazelles, giraffes, and the many other creatures who populate this eco-clime. At films end the overwhelming sense is one of tenderness in response to the family instincts of animals in the wild. The degree of love and interaction between the cubs an their mothers is not only warmly inspiring, it also sends a message about good parenting to the humans watching the film! Grady Harp