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Seriously. The subject matter is interesting enough without these silly staged dramatics. I mean... a guy doing motorbike doughnuts, another shooting tin cans that the kangaroo rat happened to be inside, a scorpion mouse standing up on its hind legs on top of a rock with a full moon backdrop ? it was like lone ranger or something!
Subject matter, cinematography and narrated facts should be enough to keep anyone interested, just look at David Attenborough and his team.
Shame as the subject matter is so interesting.
Ideal for the kids I dare say and not really a documentary per se.
- tazmanian666
- Aug 25, 2020
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This show reminds me of Milo and Otis but a new age one with some cgi. I think they should have called it something else besides a documentary. There's no way they got some of those scenes without cgi but it's like they don't want to tell you that but it almost makes you mad that they didn't cause it feels like they are lying.
This isn't nature, this is a show about humans manipulating the animals environment to constantly have them running and in fear. Absolutely terrible and shouldn't have even been made.
- tiffmich12
- Aug 7, 2020
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This isn't a classic nature documentary and not sure why it been sold that way but it is a fun and creative more like a drama series, it seems to be why most people are interpreting this show wrongly. The kids love it and its great to watch alongside them. I don't think any CG animals were used as the animals seem very realistic but more like creative and clever editing and scripting to create the danger and drama. It's quite impressive to know this whole series was shot in the U.K.
Definitely worth a watch, bring on season 2.
Definitely worth a watch, bring on season 2.
- BYron-02998
- Aug 10, 2020
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I wanted to like this and figured it would be really cute, but everything about it is very staged and over-dramatic. Did not keep our attention for very long. My cat liked it.
I found it entertaining but if your looking for a documentary/nature show you might wanna try something different, most of the "observations" are totally staged and unrealistic. Still an entertaining/family friendly series any animal lover would enjoy.
- That_1_guy
- Aug 7, 2020
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I'm an avid lover of nature shows, I watch everything from tales by light to David Attenborough. The first episode of this was awful! I know nature can be cruel and harsh but this seemed staged, like they edited film together or hired people to torture the rat to make this horrible story. Overly dramatic and more like a nature soap opera with life and death made the focus rather then a calming, interesting, fantastic animal show.. Ugh it was really hard to watch and really sad. Going out of their way to make the animals seem like victims and like they have a Non-Stop horrible life. Yes, i understand animals have it hard and they die but this was just stupid! Really disappointed
- darkdementress
- Aug 8, 2020
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The cinematography is STUNNING!... Took a moment to get my head around this new genre of a show - but once I did I really liked it. That they made it using split screen so the animals were never in danger is awesome, but it looks so real! Big fan of Mike Colter who does the voice-over and makes it feel like the animals are all super-heroes. Fun viewing and can't wait for the next episode.
- richarddobbs
- Aug 9, 2020
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Based on the opinions of an Ecologist (wildlife scientist) and my partner who is a graduate in Visual effects, this show is Trash.
Just as a starting point it is not educational even though it was advertised as a documentary, the storylines are entirely fictional and misleading as these animals would not naturally behave like this.
These are not wild animals, they are domesticated by animal handlers that should know better than to force them into situations that will cause them tremendous stress.
To those defending this show, saying that there is no cruelty involved, I can say analyzing the fear responses of these animals has unfortunately shown me that these animals are being scared purposely for our entertainment. Anyone who would disagree should consider any pets they may have and ask themselves if they would be willing to see their own pets put through such an ordeal.
Just as a starting point it is not educational even though it was advertised as a documentary, the storylines are entirely fictional and misleading as these animals would not naturally behave like this.
These are not wild animals, they are domesticated by animal handlers that should know better than to force them into situations that will cause them tremendous stress.
To those defending this show, saying that there is no cruelty involved, I can say analyzing the fear responses of these animals has unfortunately shown me that these animals are being scared purposely for our entertainment. Anyone who would disagree should consider any pets they may have and ask themselves if they would be willing to see their own pets put through such an ordeal.
- darksmessenger
- Aug 30, 2020
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Good but should not be in documentary category. It is more of a series of stories from the eyes of animals.
What a gem of a show!!! Really enjoyed this and so did all the family.
Beautifully filmed by the guy who shot Planet Earth 2 and you can tell!
But don't expect a documentary, it is not and isn't pretending to be, view it more like a mini-movie with a cast of little animals. We are animal lovers and read that the show ensured the safety of the animals by filming them separately and very carefully as you would expect from filmmakers who made Planet Earth! Hope they make more - we have already binged the lot!
Beautifully filmed by the guy who shot Planet Earth 2 and you can tell!
But don't expect a documentary, it is not and isn't pretending to be, view it more like a mini-movie with a cast of little animals. We are animal lovers and read that the show ensured the safety of the animals by filming them separately and very carefully as you would expect from filmmakers who made Planet Earth! Hope they make more - we have already binged the lot!
- jessicam81
- Aug 9, 2020
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Can tell the people that enjoy this have no respect for animals. Couldn't even make it through one episode, putting animals in harms way to make a storyline.. crazy that this stuff still happens in 2020.
- goldo-35619
- Aug 24, 2020
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- The_Tech_Son
- Aug 16, 2020
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This was the worst show I've ever watched. It is NOT anything like a documentary but an overdramatized staged rendition featuring and condoning various forms of animal abuse. I hope it gets taken off Netflix soon. It is ridiculous and unsettling at best.
- jonathanhuang-09472
- Aug 13, 2020
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I was excited to watch Tiny Creatures. The premise for the documentary seemed interesting. The first 5 minutes was great. Then, I started noticing the exaggerated story the kangaroo rat was going through. Also, the editing didn't show the supposed story the narrator was claiming. I got increasingly angry by being duped into watching a documentary that was nothing of the such. This is an insult to real documentary film makers, who put so much time and effort into capturing the world honestly. This is lazy, badly (exaggeratedly) written, and not a nature documentary.
- blueuphoria
- Aug 14, 2020
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I'm frustrated by some earlier reviews. It is clear that the intention of this series was never for it to be represented as a natural history series! It's a high energy animal drama with an incredible score and stunning visuals. The articles I've read suggest the creator's intention was not to pretend to be a blue chip natural history series but to entertain a young/family audience whilst peppering it with scientific facts relating to the animals behaviours. It's a fantastic, fun show that will entain audiences of all ages. The only element is question is the welfare of the animals but I think with the experience of a streaming giant link Netflix we can all rest assured that this will have been monitored to the T. There have clearly been some very clever camera techniques used which allow us to believe the animals we're in peril, surely that was the point! Picture this as a series of mini movies that also educate and you won't be disappointed! We loved it 👍
- emma-62767
- Aug 8, 2020
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I just want to know how many hamsters they went thru to make that 2nd episode. I'm guessing at least half a dozen.
Why do they never learn from the most popular nature documentaries? (The English ones) You don't need to over dramatize everything with dramatic music constantly in the background, and you don't need to make out that everything is crazy dramatic, and everything is so set up. Nat Geo is exactly the same, just rubbish.
- isaacgoulding
- Aug 17, 2020
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And why? Actually, not because of the humanized despiction of animals, because once again we can see the stupidity of human beings. People claim that this show is animal abuse, and without doing a little research they just bash the show because of it. This review bombing , is proof of this generation biggest problem: being offended about nothing at all.
Now, im totally against animal abuse. But the only animal abuse in this charming little show, is that animals are being filmed without their permission. As far as i know, animals dont have copyright laws, so lets say that is not an issue.
But now, seriously, any reasonable mind could totally guess that this is scripted, i mean, cant you really guess that the cowboy is actually shooting an empty can? Or not shooting at all! Gosh, i guess people like this also think that people in say, Rambo movies , get actually killed.
I did a little research and found out by word of the director that the animals didnt suffered any actual harm, and even the scenes where they are attacked by predators are just tricks (each animal was fimed separately).
What you will get, once you make use of common sense, is a fun collection of stories, suitable for kids that might taught a lesson or two about our own humanity.
Now, im totally against animal abuse. But the only animal abuse in this charming little show, is that animals are being filmed without their permission. As far as i know, animals dont have copyright laws, so lets say that is not an issue.
But now, seriously, any reasonable mind could totally guess that this is scripted, i mean, cant you really guess that the cowboy is actually shooting an empty can? Or not shooting at all! Gosh, i guess people like this also think that people in say, Rambo movies , get actually killed.
I did a little research and found out by word of the director that the animals didnt suffered any actual harm, and even the scenes where they are attacked by predators are just tricks (each animal was fimed separately).
What you will get, once you make use of common sense, is a fun collection of stories, suitable for kids that might taught a lesson or two about our own humanity.
- LuisPunisher
- Aug 12, 2020
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- justinnyc17
- Dec 20, 2020
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Wish I could give it -2 stars. Seriously the most contrived stories, disrespecting nature and animals everywhere. Wish they picked up a second grade biology textbook at some point
- thomasclay-23494
- Aug 15, 2020
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Ita shocking to see what lenghts human go to, in order to make "good tv" altough this is nothing else than animal cruelty!! Abaolutely horrible!
- murphey-49568
- Aug 19, 2020
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