Wizard-8 Previous to this documentary, I had seen several of the other animal documentaries by Disneynature, and I thought they were pretty good. However, this time around things don't work out so well. It's not an awful movie; there are some good things to be found here and there. The Sri Lankan scenery is colorful and attractive to the eye. The photography is also well done (see this movie, if you must, on Blu- ray!). And you do get to learn some interesting things about the particular kind of monkeys the movie showcases.However, while the previous Disneynature movies were presented in a way that adults could enjoy them alongside their kids, this is not the case this time. There is an often juvenile feeling to this documentary. The Tina Fey narration is quite often cloying and childish, and several times the mood is spoiled by the soundtrack playing loud pop songs. Just as big of a problem is the direction at times. It's clear that several situations are staged and manipulated by the filmmakers. This might have been because there isn't that much story or drama elsewhere. Even though the movie runs about 81 minutes, it sure feels slow at times.There have been much worse documentaries out there, but in the end this particular one is strictly kids stuff. It will entertain your kids (at least if they are in a patient mood at the time), but if you want to watch a documentary with your kids, pick one of the other Disneynature offerings.

rbarik 1.Some people are divine who made this documentary successful 2.Thanq you respected directors :Mark Linfield and Alastair Fothergill for nice work when all other humans are the reason for extinction of this beautiful species . 3.Thank you mam for your nice monkey loving voice :Tina Fey 4.Thanq you all the people whose effort combined to make this unseen and unheard story to unbelievable heart touching 5.Monkey really claims to be our forefather 6.Moneys have life, society ,sovereign and struggle to live which more challenging than human life because for human life get degree, got a job and life is done 7.I heard story ,seen animation but this true story is 2nd time for me after Romeo and Juliet love documentary of monkey which equally heart touching 8.Really to make this documentary ,the video/photographers have to be in jungle for years together to collect those legendary snaps . 9.I really do appreciate the hard work of the team 10.Almighty bless you all divine souls who sacrificed so much to make aware selfish human how cruel they are to other species on this earth.

AllisonRoad This is the latest of the DisneyNature films and it retains the finest qualities of the previous features: amazing photography, stirring music, and enjoyable narration. Ms. Fey does a brilliant job with the script -- we laughed at all the appropriate points (and there are many). But I found myself laughing at even more points because of the wonderful, comical display of macaques being macaques. There are crises as well as tender moments but the food hunting scenes were especially wonderful.If you are familiar with DisneyNature films, you know that the credits at the end are an integral part of enjoying the film. This feature is no exception. It is a rare film when I wish the credit roll were twice as long as they are, but this is one of those films. A brilliant addition to the series. It makes you proud to be part of this amazing pageant that is life on Earth. The filmmakers are deserving as much as the good causes that the film series contributes to.

george.schmidt MONKEY KINGDOM (2015) ***1/2 DisneyNature's latest in its franchise of incredible cinematography captures the lives of a tribe of Indonesian based simians focusing on a single mother dubbed Mia and her newborn son, Kip facing the daily hardships of survival, foraging for food and avoiding political factions amongst its members (yep you heard me). While the scenes of the wooded jungles are truly amazing, the mother/son relationship is truly the heart beat of the film as the family makes do with what they are given and showing just how brutal life can be amongst the predators and other dangers faced. Narrated by Tina Fey with just enough comic relief particularly in the rambunctious monkeys visiting a local town and eating everything in site including the crashing of a child's birthday party (!) (Dirs: Mark Linfield and Alastair Fothergill)