Khun Kru Mark God, this is just awful. While the photography is nice (if you like to watch an hour of wildlife moving in ultra slow motion) everything else about this ridiculous impersonation of the BBC is a real mess.All the animals have been given stupid names which are impossible to keep up with... Dim Dim, Bam Bam, Tip Tip, Bong Bong, Gob Gob... I lost count of the stupid names and who they were attached to. So will everyone else watching this rubbish. The Lost Boys is the name assigned to some made up monkey gang? For heaven's sake, give me a break!Also, there's quite a bit of misleading factual nonsense inserted to make the story more interesting. Apparently, a monkey who has been evicted from the family saves his sister from a bird and is welcomed back into the fold as a hero! This NEVER happens in real life. It's insulting to make this trash up simply to improve the 'feelgood factor'.The vocabulary and phraseology are way too advanced for a child to understand and the corny delivery is way to childlike for an adult to enjoy. How on earth this narration got past any kind of production meeting is just anybody's guess. After a few minutes of listening to this bilge, you'll want to punch the speaker in the face... or rip your ears off!Mute this nonsense or better still, simply avoid it.

katarina2204 Born In China is a beautifully filmed documentary with an abundance of magnificent scenes and heartwarming moments. However, there is one thing I - nor any other animal lover - can possibly forgive this movie.SPOILERS BELOW! Namely, I am talking about the fate of the snow leopard mom Dawa and her two beautiful cubs. As some of you may know, snow leopards are an endangered species. They are actually so rare that this movie features the first ever footage of snow leopard cubs! Keeping in mind these facts, I find it impossible to believe that the filmmakers - who supposedly want to raise awareness about endangered species and help pandas and snow leopards - didn't help the snow leopard mom in any way. She was hurt and she died of hunger, leaving her cubs alone. Not only did they watch her die, talking about the circle of life and how her soul is immortal, they also apparently left her cubs there. I expected the filmmakers to insert a note at the end of the movie how they actually saved these babies but instead, they opted for funny videos of themselves and the other animals. There is nothing online that suggests that they even tried to help the cubs, there is no mention of them whatsoever in the interviews. This movie didn't make me feel happy; on the contrary, I was left in tears, hopelessly trying to discover what happened to the cubs.

MaximumMadness The real shame with Disney's nature documentary "Born in China" is that the potential was there for a remarkable film. The imagery captured of both the landscapes and of the beautiful and elusive animals on which it is centered is completely awe-inspiring and never less than completely engrossing and compelling. And it tells the oft-poignant story of what it is like for families and packs of animals in the vast reaches of China, including adorable pandas and stunning snow leopards. Unfortunately, the film's failing is a complete and utter lack of any real substance or information regarding these subjects, which is instead traded for often contrived schmaltz and "jokey" narration. For all it does right with the stunning visuals... all else seems forced and a tad bit trite.The footage itself is incredible. Especially when viewed on the big screen. Director Lu Chuan and his team of cinematographers and cameramen truly do capture some compelling and beautiful looks into the lives of these animals, and it's a pleasure seeing what it's like for them as they struggle to thrive and survive over the course of just over a year. The most outstanding of course being the snow leopard referred to as "Dawa" and her cups, simply because they are such stunning creatures and they face the most adversity and tragedy throughout the film. Chuan and the rest of the crew feverishly document these wonderful creatures to the greatest of extents.The problem is that through editing and over-written narration delivered by comedic actor John Krasinski, the entire message seems a bit undermined. I know that it wouldn't work for some, but in my mind, simply showing the footage over music or with only minimal information carefully doled out through brief bits of narration would have worked best. But you get the feeling that Disney's nature department felt they needed to add more of a "message" to the film, and it feels tacky and silly. The film starts out promising with some actual key information about China and a pleasant explanation of the symbology involving cranes taking flight... but it quickly becomes an "Ohh, so cutesy!" affair with Krasinski "speaking" for the animals and inserting odd random jokes while never doling out more than the most basic and bland of facts. This was an opportunity for education, but instead it places too much focus on talking about how much animal-mommies love their animal-babies, and throwing in some really odd references to appease the young children in the audience. (The film likes to constantly remind us that it refers to a clan of Snub-Nose monkeys as the "Lost Boys" about once every 30 seconds in certain scenes.) It's borderline condescending. I remember when I was a child watching nature documentaries in school or on television... I wanted to learn. This film instead feels the need to talk down.Still, I can't say that this fact ruined the film as a whole. Because it didn't. There's still so much to take in through the 76- minute run-time that I'd definitely give it a mild recommendation, especially to families with young children or general nature enthusiasts. While critical facts are few and far in-between and the over-done narration does drag it down a bit, the footage enclosed is constantly and consistently enthralling and exquisitely captured. And it did save the film for me, and make it an enjoyable watch as an entire cumulative experience. Seeing pandas, snub-nosed monkeys and of course the snow leopards in their natural habitats, living and breathing is just too magical to dismiss over my squabbles with the production.I give it a slightly above average 6 out of 10. It could have been better, but there's still just enough to make it worth a watch at least once.

jdesando Disney: Nobody does it better, capturing nature seen for the first time by the general public. In Born in China, cuddly Pandas are featured along with a sleek snow leopard, young monkeys' business, and yak moms. Not to forget an occasional goshawk picking off careless youngun's even though more often than not the babies get away.Yep, that's Disneyfied reality, keeping things sweet until it's necessary to do a reality check that is nonetheless about as sanitized as a Mormon cathedral. None of this visual manipulation is as distracting as the verbal honey director Chaun Lu and writers spread on John Krasinski's grade-school narration.Touching moments abound, especially the family play and eat times. Making this documentary acceptable for the whole family are benign Darwinian search-for-food segments that may mislead children to think Tennyson was a blowhard when he called Nature "red in tooth and claw." The narration couches the rough moments in the usual Disney circle-of-life motif. It's beautifully- photographed propaganda for Mother Nature.Regardless, it is gorgeous in a Disney way, bereft of the trauma the world faces every day. Go, if you will, just for the Chinese landscapes—they're impressive. Otherwise, it's a feel good date