Not even bad in a good way

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

I think 'Pride' should be part of everyone' DVD collections because the interaction between the cocky Suki (Kate Winslet), her less adventurous brother Linus (Rupert Graves), and the orphaned Fleck (Martin Freeman) when they fight over who gets nursed by Macheeba (Helen Mirren) first is hilarious. Not so hilarious is the disapproval over Suki's infatuation with Dark (Sean Bean), the patriarch of the scrublands pride, as Dark and Harry (John Hurt) think they can take what James (Robbie Coltrane) and Eddie (Jim Broadbent) want to keep. I like that Dark is not completely cold-hearted, as he admits that Harry is a hell of a hunting partner. The deal is, Dark ends up with all the scrublands lionesses, not Harry, and he also literally makes every scene he's in his own. Suki's tantrum before she elopes with Dark minor spoiler) underscores that she has to experience life on her own to fully appreciate her family. Fleck came across as a big sissy, though, which makes Linus look more macho. Lush (Kwame Kwei-Armah) didn't really seem to fit in so easily, and Kwei-Armah's voice delivery sounded last-minute as well. Big one-ups to the older actors for some amazing screen chemistry.

But what was with the lazy visual effects? It was so sad to see in this day and age, the people in charge of CGI and visuals or whatever use such painful cut and paste methods that would have even been shameful to see in a film from 50 years ago! Nevertheless the all star cast including; Kate Winslet, Sean Bean, Jim Broadbent, Rupert Graves and Helen Mirren lend their talents in voice-work to this wonderful storytelling of the lives of lions and the animals they hunt/and are hunted by in the animal kingdom. Suki (Winslet) and Linus (Graves) are both sibling cubs living in the Pride under the careful watch of their mother Macheba (Mirren), one day while playing, the cubs decide to venture out to a part of the Pride that is forbidden and there Suki spots a wild lion called Dark (Bean), whom she instantly falls in love with. The trouble is, he's not a part of their Pride nor does anybody know anything about these wild pack of lions other than the fact that they are dangerous and to be avoided. This does nothing to deter Suki though and her love turns her into a full fledged rebellious vegetarian (yes, you heard right "VEGETARIAN") lioness. Years pass by and she grows into a beautiful teen lioness, she rejects all her potential suitors and ventures out of the Pride one her own after a fight with her mother. While in the wild, she crosses paths with the now much older but still suave Dark once more, still in love with him, they mate and she bears his cubs only to find out, that Dark is just like the animal version of the typical human male. LOL! He deserts her and she is left to care for her cubs alone. You can only imagine what happens to her and her cubs in the wild. Use your imagination. That said, there are a lot of sub-plots and plot twists which makes for a quite interesting animated film. It was a two-part mini series when I saw it on telly and I have since bought the DVD. It's worth a watch! Kate Winslet continues to dazzle us with her rare vocal talents! She breaks your heart, even in animation.

Well I can't deny I like the big cats. That's one of the things that attracted me in this movie. The talking animals aren't annoying in the way of "Damn that is so fake". It looks somewhat natural in someway, it is very well computer edited. Still there are some flaws in the way they move and some scenes that did look pretty fake. Still it isn't annoying. It's a pretty good story and it's pretty realistic in the way how lions live in the real world. The biggest ledge for most people will be the talking lions part. If you accept that and accept the minor flaws: you will probably like this story.It's family compatible so round up your kids and have good time.

Not since "Born Free" has a movie given such breadth, such tension and hope.We are privileged to following the breathless perils of Suki and Linus, a precocious pair of lion cubs as they continually get in trouble with every conceivable danger surrounding them- they encounter enough adventures to fuel a series! As Suki grows, children learn to understand the process of their own development and the courage and curse of their own individuality.Seamless digital compositing provides a fascinating portrayal that is fun and engaging for adults, and yet compelling and educational for children.Boasting the vocal talents of Britain's finest personalities coupled with the majestic sweep of the African savanna, "Pride" will easily become a classic that parents will want to use to introduce their children to the beauty and drama of the wilder side of nature.