Very Very good documentary that I thought was very well done and narrarated. In a couple scenes he says the F word and in one instance he uses it about twenty times in about 2 minutes. Also conatins some violent content. Appropriate for ages 14 +
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Grizzly Man
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Not age appropriate for kids under 15, age appropriate for kids over 16; suggested age 15. -
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This excellent documentary is not meant for kids.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 15–16
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What Parents Need to Know
About Grizzly Man
Parents need to know that this is in no way a kids' documentary, even though it features frequent images of grizzly bears and foxes. This smart, provocative film frankly considers the deaths of Treadwell and his girlfriend, attacked by a bear under apparently harrowing conditions. The film includes several images of bears menacing or fighting with one another, as well as some "confessional" moments by Treadwell that might disturb younger viewers (he's very emotional, uses frequent foul language, and behaves in a paranoid manner). Throughout the film, Herzog argues with Treadwell about "nature" -- where Treadwell respects the wildness of "his" bears, he also see them as noble, even friendly creatures; by contrast, Herzog sees them as fierce, brutal creatures.
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Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about this movie might discuss the argument at its center, concerning Treadwell's devotion to bears. Did he cross a line by thinking bears would respect or even love him as he respected and loved them? How do the various interviewees offer different perspectives of the same story, describing Treadwell as tragic, pathetic, misguided, or courageous? How do you feel about Treadwell's decision to devote his life to the bears? What do you think about his girlfriend Amie's notable absence from the movie's visual track?
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- I rate this title on for age 14 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
Great Documentary!
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
sucks it will not paly
sucks sucks
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
Outstanding Documentary
This is an outstanding documentary, and while Herzog carefully protects the viewer from the actual recording of what inevitably happens to the man in the film, its language may bother some parents, and they should be prepared that the man who is the subject of the film did not survive.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
I was concerned...
OK. i will say that the movie was well done. i did not say tactfully done. treadwell talked of his wish to be gay and the advantages of that, but says that he will remain heterosexual because he can't be gay. also, at the end of the film, he repeatedly flicks off the camera in context w/ the park service, saying they were willfully neglecting the bears, and so on. also, he talks to the bears/foxes as if they were people and names them accordingly. there is also contact w/ bear feces and mentions of bear cannibalism. he is portrayed as a dillusional, paranoid, irratic, and unhinged young man obsessed w/ what he thinks is savign the bears. not appropriate for the younger set because there is explicit mention of his and his girlfriend's death by bear and being eaten alive. there is a medical examiner/coroner who gives explicit details into the gory death of timothy treadwell. there is also bears fighting, and a bear carcass cut up so u can see the innards, and the narrator has a german accent, so it sounds like the movie is being narrated by arnold schwarzenneger. this is not a movie about bears. this is about the progressive insanity of a young man who meets an untimely death. SERIOUSLY consider before taking anyone under 13 or 14 to see this movie. better yet, see it urself first and see all the 'content'.
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