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Whispers: An Elephant's Tale

Angela Bassett (Actor), Joanna Lumley (Actor), Dereck Joubert (Director) | Rated: G (General Audience) | Format: DVD
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Whispers is an unusual hybrid, a family film that looks like a documentary, but sounds like a Disney cartoon. No wonder--it's a little of both. Although not quite as moving as Dumbo or The Lion King, the 72-minute feature provides an evocative portrait of elephant life on the plains of Africa. The gentle creatures are voiced by a constellation of talented actors: Groove, for instance, as portrayed by Angela Bassett, is the crotchety elephant who adopts Whispers after he's separated from his mother, Gentle Heart (Anne Archer). Other voices include Absolutely Fabulous' Joanna Lumley and Joan Rivers. The effect is initially disconcerting and not as successfully realized as in Homeward Bound, but the human voices probably do make the story easier for younger viewers to follow. Less corny dialogue might have also contributed to a stronger result, but the fascinating cinematography and Trevor Rabin's lively score are a plus. For ages 6 through 12. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

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"Clown Of The Jungle" Animated Short
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5.0 out of 5 stars Real story of nature with a heart! Oct 27 2001
By A Customer
Format:DVD
This movie was great fun! The realistic cinematography of all the animals in the wild was very educational and beautiful! Whispers is adorable and all the other elephants are fun to watch. The music was fantastic and the story is heart warming! A great movie for kids and adults alike, especially animal and nature lovers!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Very Heartwarming! Oct 26 2001
By Alex
Format:DVD
I don't generally like Disney's straight to video movies, but since my family bought it, I decided to watch it. It was surprisingly good! It's about a little elephant who wasn't even named when a group of pochers attacked causing he and his mother to seperate. With her promise to find him someday, he joins with a not so kind elephant, Grove, who teaches him how to stay clear of poachers and lions. Giving up hope of his mother still being alive, he accepts grove as his mother, who names him Whispers because thats the noise he makes when hi tries to make an elephants roar. But when Grove is shot by pochers in an attempt to save Whispers, he must find home in the wild jungle. The special features are two animated shorts. One starring goofy attempting to bathe an elephant. The other with Donald trying to take pictures of a wacky bird. The box claims that the film is in fullscreen, but I found a widescreen version is actually what is on the disk. There is also a Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound soundtrack. Buy Whispers today!
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1.0 out of 5 stars Whispers July 17 2002
By Juli Hammer
Format:VHS Tape
This movie is NOT for children. The story evolves around an elephant who thinks his Mother is killed by poachers. He joins another herd who does not want him and ends up running away with a teenager who tells him he is "stalking" her. This movie is depressing and dark. It shows lots of elephant bones, dead elephants and lions attacking and eating other types of animals. You get to watch bull elephants fight each other and elephants crying over their dead companions. This movie STINKS!! I wish I could get my money back and the 72 minutes of my life wasted watching this movie.
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