I took my 5yr old son to see this today. He was so mesmerized by the breathtaking scenery, the incredible animals, etc. He didn't like the cheetah because it caught the gazelle but it wasn't upsetting to him. I just simply explained the circle of life and he was fine w/it. I think any younger and they'd lose interest because some parts move a little slowly, but if they're interested in our planet and what goes on in it, this will truly engage them.

Great visuals with beautiful photography. Unfortunately, my 6 and 8 year old were completely horrified by the hunting and killing of prey. They screamed and cried through a great deal of this movie.

We left the theater at the request of my 7-year old, after watching gory scene depicting leppard catching its prey, sinking his teeth, in slow motion. This is from the company that brought us funny harmless cartoons. Was this scene absolutely necessary? Why don't they show animal slaughterhouse then, if main purpose was to demonstrate "full circle of life". What were they thinking? This movie started off beautifully - gorgeous images, music. Be warned - especially to the impressive types - perhaps I am still one - scenes depicting animal hunting could be extremely disturbing to little kids. Mother with boy that was approximately eight years old, that were sitting beside us, was covering his eyes when the leppard hunting scene was demonstrated. I can't say enough how disappointed I was with this movie. My boy was so excited to see that - he waited patiently until it was opened and then such a disappointment! He was almost crying! Upon leaving the theater, I immediately requested a refund!

It really was an amazing movie to see if you hadn't seen Planet Earth, which all of the scenes were plucked from. The narrator was lovely - he had a very kind voice you wanted to listen to. Over all, if you haven't seen the clips in Planet Earth, this movie is well worth watching.

This movie should not have been given a G Rating but instead a PG. I sent my daughter to see this with her grandmother and am sorry that I did. She was very disturbed by some of the scenes (even though they are careful not to show everything) especailly the one where 30 lions attack an elephant. With a PG rating I may have thought twice or at least looked at the Common Sense website to see why the movie had that rating. We are very disappointed in Disney for this rating.

this movie really helps people understand the beauty of our earth and why we need to preserve it this is what we should teach our kids!

I read these reviews before taking my preschool aged son and almost did not take him. But after some discussion with my husband and then with our son we ventured to the theater. What a wonderful movie! He loved the upclose look at animals! He dealt with the scenes labeled "gory" just fine. I think it was because we talked about them before we went. We knew they were going to talk about the circle of life and prepared him. I am surprised people thought a movie about nature would not have predator/prey scenes. I think the best part of this movie is it opens the door to discussion with kids. I am a school teacher and have been asked questions by students after they see watched the movie.

This is an excellent documentary that weaves the wonders of nature with the all the realities of survival in the wild. It doesn't sugar-coat ANYTHING, but it does a good job and not showing the gory details of a Lion's kill. While the slow motion sequences of predators catching their pray were masterfully shot and edited to protect the young audiences the older audiences might cringe a little by the inevitable outcome. Overall... this is a must see for the entire family (except perhaps some older teens might find it too dull and slow) . I loved it and I can't wait to see the next Disney/BBS nature documentaries coming soon.

I was shocked by the level of violence in this film; more actual intense graphic violence than my wife and I ever remember seeing in a film, especially one rated G with absolutely no warning. While the violence is limited to only a few sequences in the entire film, they were so disturbing that my 8 year old had to walk out briefly during a disturbing scene, saying "I don't like this movie." This movie speaks to the importance of some better official designation for films with intense horrific scenes. I can't believe this is rated G.