lomren I appreciate the fact that this movie was a true life story filmed on location. It gives you a real sense of what elephants go through in their own habitat and having a story added made it even easier to understand the elephants. I found this very enjoyable and I was drawn into the life of the elephants. I don't think the movie got the proper marketing or the appreciation it deserved. Disney had a great idea with this movie and I would like to see more movies done with other animals in the wild etc... Even our 15 month old child sat through the movie and watched it and she doesn't even enjoy watching television. We will be purchasing this movie. I feel that it is unfair to compare this film with other talking animal movies, for this was real life with commentary added as opposed to a fictional story manipulated by animation.

tdwhitney I have a three and a five year old. They both love this movie. I think adults that try to rate kids' movies need to take into account that they are not the intended audience. Kids don't care if the plot and theme have been overdone. They don't care if the voices and the animal movement done sync up perfectly, although I actually think they did a pretty good job with this movie. I am actually always impressed when anyone can pull off a movie like this with wild animals. In fact, although I've seen lots of movies with cats, dogs, cows, etc. I haven't seen many with what are essentially wild animals, even if they'r from a zoo. I don't know where or how they filmed this, but I thought they did a great job, and again, my kids love this movie. It's definitely oriented toward kids, it's not too scary and it's got just enough action in it. I totally disagree with the harsh reviews above, and I'm not an easy sell. It's perfect for young ones.

Chrysanthepop Being an animal lover, I decided to watch this film but it offers nothing new. The plot has been done countless times before. The storyline is thin. The voices do not match the characters. It's actually as if the voices were added to a documentary. The film really drags and fails to engage which eventually leads the viewer to lose complete interest. Voice actors Bassett, Derryberry and White do a competent job but the rest sound uninterested. Richardson's voice-over was quite annoying. 'Whispers: An Elephant's Tale' is filmed like a documentary (with unimpressive camera-work) and one is better off watching a documentary instead because at least they'll learn something and perhaps even enjoy the realness more.

sunking I love Disney movies I love ElephantsThat's what this movie is all about. Unfortunately I felt the movie was just way to negative, and put me in a sad mood. The movie just kept pounding the message on how badly Elephants in the wild got it. Sure Elephants are hunted, and that is just wrong. But most elephants just don't have it that bad. To the movie makers, please lighten up. My vote 2 out of 10