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26 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThis super-duper deluxe nature documentary clearly aims to recruit young viewers as conservationists.
- 80VarietyVarietyA ravishing distillation of the BBC/Discovery series "Planet Earth," docu brings to the large screen memorable images that cried out on TV for the full movie-going experience.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranIt would be Pollyannaish to pretend that the documentary Earth is without its problems, but the bottom line is, difficulties be damned, it shouldn't be missed.
- 75Boston GlobeJanice PageBoston GlobeJanice PageThis Earth doesn't really have anything new to say, but it does present some newly entertaining ways of saying it.
- 75Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaA wide-screen wildlife documentary in which the cycles of birth and death, migrations and seasons, are captured in stunning - absolutely stunning - ways.
- 75The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Stephen ColeThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Stephen ColeBy hiring James Earl Jones to narrate, Disney has prepared youngsters to understand that man is equally capable of heroism and villainy.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertFilled with unexpected facts.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterAlthough Earth falls short of its potential, it still contains enough glorious photography to please its target audience.
- 63USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigIf you've watched the BBC series "Planet Earth," then Earth will seem like a familiar, if stunning, global rewarming.
- 60SalonStephanie ZacharekSalonStephanie ZacharekThere's nothing in Earth that's as moving as the sight of the mother penguin "grieving" for her chick in "March of the Penguins." You can applaud Earth for not jerking tears. On the other hand, an occasional tear isn't such a bad thing.