Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean (2008)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Jean-Jacques Mantello

Writers:

Jon Michael Johnson (writer)
Elisabeth Dr. Mantello (writer)

Release Date:

10 June 2009 (France)

Genre:

Documentary | Short | Adventure

Tagline:

Dive in at IMAX 3D Theatres

Plot:

This documentary goes to coral reefs of the Bahamas and the waters of the Kingdom of Tonga for a close...

Plot Keywords:

Manatee | Dolphin | 3D | Killer Whale | Conservation

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Cast

Daryl Hannah	...	Narrator (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Charlotte Rampling	...	Narrator (voice: French version)

Runtime:

Germany:42 min

Country:

UK | Bahamas

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Germany:o.Al.

Company:

3D Entertainment

Movie Connections:

Follows Ocean Wonderland (2003)

He's no Jaques...

Like the gentle giants that make up the latter half of this film's title, Jean-Michel Cousteau's latest production has grace, but it's also slow and ponderous. The producer's last outing, "Sharks-3D" had the same problem. It's hard to imagine a boring shark documentary, but they somehow managed it. The only draw for Sharks was it's passable 3D, which is always fun when dealing with wondrous worlds beneath the ocean's surface. But even that was only passable. Poor focus in some scenes made the production seems amateurish. With Dolphins and Whales, the technology is all but wasted. Cloudy scenes and too many close-ups of the film's giant subjects do nothing to take advantage of IMAX's stunning 3D capabilities. There are far too few scenes of any depth or variety. Close-ups of these awesome creatures just look flat and there is often only one creature in the cameras field, so there is no contrast of depth. Jean-Michel Cousteau is trying to follow in his father's footsteps, but when you've got Shark-Week on cable, his introspective and dull treatment of his subjects is a constant disappointment.