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Movie Overview
Director
Jacques Perrin
MPAA Rating
G
Winged Migration (2003)
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OFCS Rating: 97% Fresh
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B+
"The Oscar-nominated "Winged Migration" is a virtuosi technical achievement in documentary filmmaking due to its astonishingly intimate photography of the migrations of numerous species of birds across the earth's northern and southern hemispheres."
ColeSmithey.com
Cole Smithey
3/4
"An intimate, uplifting tribute to our fine-feathered friends who weather incredible odds in their quest for survival."
Movie Boeuf
David N. Butterworth
A
"Winged Migration on the large screen works as a grand substitute for catching the annual Audubon Society nature walk in the park."
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
A-
"Seeing the beauty of nature unfold on the big screen and having it wash over you the way this does is enough to make anyone become a birdlover."
EricDSnider.com
Eric D. Snider
3.5/4
"With both the transitions and the action scenes from one species to the next...a pindrop would even be drowned out by the wonder in your own mind."
eFilmCritic.com
Erik Childress
B
"Look, birds flying, pretty!"
Film Blather
Eugene Novikov
B
"A wealth of beautiful, breathtaking close-up shots of flocks on the wing...and yet...rather repetitive and strangely detached."
One Guy's Opinion
Frank Swietek
"Winged Migration is a glorious celebration of birds in flight, conveying the beauty, the amazing feats of strength and the endurance of their long distance journeys. Here is one to stir your soul!"
Spirituality and Practice
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
3/4
"A fascinating motion picture."
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
3.5/4
"Perrin’s too-dry voice-over is all that separates his labor of love from four-star glory."
Palo Alto Weekly
Jeanne Aufmuth
10/10
"The movie is, in three words, beautiful beautiful beautiful."
Window to the Movies
Jeffrey Chen
3.5/4
"
Winged Migration
gives an almost unprecedented look at our flying friends."
MovieMartyr.com
Jeremy Heilman
4.5/5
"It's a cliche to say, but you literally will not believe your eyes as you stare agape at what no human should ever be able to see."
Cinerina
Karina Montgomery
4/4
"There are no words to describe the poetic beauty of this film."
Montreal Film Journal
Kevin N. Laforest
A-
"a filmic poem about the majesty that surrounds us every day"
Reeling Reviews
Laura Clifford
4/5
"It's an astonishing act of imaginative restoration, bringing the sheer wondrousness of everyday sights into sharp focus."
TV Guide's Movie Guide
Maitland McDonagh
3.5/4
"If one of the aims of art is to enhance one's appreciation of the beauty of nature, then the film succeeds as art as well."
Mark Reviews Movies
Mark Dujsik
3.5/4
"
Winged Migration
is imperfect, but it's still amazing; don't miss it"
Movie Habit
Marty Mapes
"One of the most beautiful and stirring adventures in the natural world that I’ve ever seen on film."
Flick Filosopher
MaryAnn Johanson
"A film both picturesque and blatantly empty."
Nitrate Online
Nick Schager
3.5/5
"All in such extreme close-up that you think the birds will whack the camera with their wings at any moment."
Shadows on the Wall
Rich Cline
B+
"A superior wildlife film, featuring such breathtaking images of wild birds in flight that the audience is constantly wondering 'how in the world did they get that shot?'"
Laramie Movie Scope
Robert Roten
A-
"“Winged Migration” is a superb addition to that pantheon of nature documentaries and deserves acclaim for the stunning cinematography, artistry and technical achievement."
Reeling Reviews
Robin Clifford
"Jacques Perrin's spectacular documentary takes observation a step further as he literally seems to take flight with flocks of birds as they make their annual migration."
ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Ryan Cracknell
A-
"In the tradition of the also nearly wordless
Atlantis
and
Microcosmos
educational voiceover narration is superfluous: It's enough simply to
see
."
Decent Films Guide
Steven D. Greydanus
"Click here to see review"
Wolf Entertainment Guide
William Wolf
8/10
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rec.arts.movies.reviews
Mark R. Leeper
B+
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Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies
Nell Minow
7/10
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Susan Granger
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Felix Vasquez Jr.
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Jonathan F. Richards
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