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Untamed and Uncut (Animal Planet)

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Animal encounter show is violent and exploitative.

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What parents need to know

Parents need to know that this intense series features videos of violent encounters between animals and people. Its primary focus is sensationalizing both the animals' aggressive behavior and their victims' efforts to survive the attack by replaying (sometimes in slow motion) the actual moments when people were grabbed, bitten, stomped, etc. Viewers will hear screams from victims and frightened bystanders, and bloody wounds are sometimes visible. It's all probably a bit too much for younger and/or more sensitive viewers.

Positive messages: The series is more sensational than educational, but it does offer some explanations about animal behavior and the various ways that people have managed to survive attacks.
Violence: Includes real video footage of animals chasing, biting, stomping, kicking, and holding humans down. Victims can sometimes be heard screaming. Open/bloody wounds, scars, and other injuries are sometimes visible.
Sex: Not applicable.
Language: Frightened bystanders let slip with the occasional "hell" or "damn."
Consumerism: Not applicable.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking: Not applicable.
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Families can talk about whether it's OK for the media to use violent and/or scary events to entertain audiences. Is it appropriate to show people getting attacked or hurt by animals (or humans), even if the victims survived the encounter? What kind of messages about animals do shows like this one send? Families can also discuss animal behavior. Why is it important to understand animals' behavior? How do animals defend themselves and their territories? Why do domesticated animals like dogs and horses sometimes behave violently? Should people have wild animals as pets?

What's the story?

What's the story?
In UNTAMED AND UNCUT, viewers watch as seemingly peaceful contact between people and animals suddenly goes terribly wrong -- from a person being angrily stomped on by a zoo elephant to someone getting violently kicked by a carriage horse. Each real-life encounter is described in great detail via interviews with animal experts, survivors, and the people who unexpectedly found themselves filming these scary events. Computer-animated graphics help recreate the encounters and demonstrate how the victim somehow managed to survive. When possible, explanations are offered about the animals' reactions toward the people they attacked.

Is it any good?

Is it any good?
 
Untamed and Uncut reminds viewers that no matter how tame or domesticated animals seem, they can still instinctively react negatively toward humans. Many of the encounters highlighted here aren't random at all, but are rather the result of people not recognizing or paying attention to the animals' signals. And, of course, there are moments when animals go completely berserk thanks to some really dumb human behavior -- like climbing walls and/or purposely disturbing animals in order to take a great picture.

While the show does offer a few interesting details about animal behavior, overall the series is more exploitative than informative. Scenes of the actual moments in which people are violently attacked are replayed several times and are even shown in slow motion to demonstrate how violent the attack really was. The sounds of screaming victims and frightened bystanders add to the drama. Some viewers may find these scenes exciting to watch, but it's just a little too sensational for younger or more sensitive audiences.

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TV Rating: TV-14
Network: Animal Planet
Genre: Reality TV
Where to watch: Animal Planet
This review was written by Melissa Camacho
 
 

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9001
teen, 15 years old
13
 
Too violent for younger children.
This is a violent show and may disturb younger children.
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kyo kun shoma fan
teen, 16 years old
13
 
i cringed when i saw it
i remeber i turned it on when it was just starting. by the first 10 secconds i turnd it off. there was a baby polar bare who got his foot stuck in i fish hook and was crying :( it was sad . and all the attacks are distirbing.
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blondiebeachbabe97
teen, 14 years old
10
 
Know your kid!
I recently saw this and I was horrified to see animals attacking each other in the wild, animals attacking people, and more animal fights. Know you kid and if you think that they can stand the blood and sadness, then they might be able to watch this.
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silverwolf7
teen, 15 years old
2
 
i hate this show so very much, it isn't educational or funny. it sucks dont ever watch it! first of all they repeat things 500 times and dont show you what happens and in the end nothing ever does happen exept for people getting killed and hurt but only sometimes. but im suprised animal planet showed this concerning how they are supposed to love animals and they have rodeos and ppl catching sharks.and the graphics they show are terrible they cant even show what an elephants leg looks like! they make the animals look so deformed like they're trying to be rude! and to top that all of they say stuff like "the bear was feeling threatened so it accidentaly attacked" like the viewers will beleive that it was an accident! its not ok to just say stuff like that and not expect ppl to turn their tv's off! and when they say that stuff you can see that it was the persons fault for being stupid and it seems like they're blaming the animal!
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Bob Wakowski
kid, 12 years old
13
 
Iffy for tweens.
I sorta' like this show but very intense I've seen in this show someone with half of their head hanging on a hinge. This is an intense show.
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Coolnone
teen, 15 years old
13
 
I like this show, but the little ones are more likely to hate it
I really like this show. It is really fun, cool, and exiting. The only thing that concerns me is the violence. Even though I like this show, the little ones may hate it and can't handle it. Please don't show this to your young children. The TV-14 rating is right, and your children will get scared. But if you're at least 13 years old then it should be alright. And this is a real good show. I give it a 13+. But if you don't get scared alot, then I guess you can watch it under 13 years of age. I watched it at age 12, but thats because I was able to handle it. After you watch it for a while it's not even scary at all. To me, this show isn't even scary. And this show does give you a good message: You should never do stupid things like stick your hand in a bear cage.
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drama movie fan
teen, 14 years old
12
 
Not as intense as your worst animal nightmare
this show is great and not as intense as your worst animal nightmare. If your kids are dying to watch your worst animal nightmare then have them watch untamed and uncut first. It is less scary and intense. But still there are some desturbing images.
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hsm3
kid, 11 years old
10
 
e.g. Perfect for older kids, but not for tweens
i love this show but sometimes it can get realy vilont.
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Beachgurl
kid, 11 years old
11
 
Please Commonsense
Wow i love this show!!! Commensense y'all are really stupid its FINE!! I LOVE Animal Planet!! This deserves at least 4 stars!!! I used to HATE blood and violence and i would start to feel sick if there was any now I don't mind it and actually kinda like it. It's rated Tv 14 but it's totally FINE i haven't seen hardly any blood should be rated Tv Pg. Most kids my age wouldn't like it, but i'm different than most kids my age. So i LUV this its Da Bomb!!!!!
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Swit Swat
kid, 12 years old
13
 
A good show that will appeal to teens and adults.
Well, yeah this show has lots of violence. But it's not like so violent that you will have nightmares. There is blood in some cases. Some occasional mild language can also be heard sometimes. The show might scare little kids. This show is best reserved for teens and adults. Tweens might also watch. But if they are sensitive to stuff like this then don't let them watch it. Or if you are tween don't watch it (if your sensitive).
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Vyzr
adult
2
 
I doubt kids will care about anything in this show.
This show is crappy. The stories in it are so stupid. They call it "untamed and uncut" but it seems like they dont have anything worthy to be on a show titled that. In the end no one ever gets hurt. No blood is shown, And clips are repeated over and over again. Its A terrible show. If it smelled like something it would be a dead animal. It has hunters and animal abusers in there. It tells you nothing about the person attacked or why he was really attack, how much time did he spend with it if it was in a zoo. And some stories are just stupid. There was a bull who jumped into a crowd and no one got hurt or injured, so they decided to kill the bull. This is the most disgusting show i've ever seen. AnimalPlanet is going down the drain. They need to find better stuff or i hope they get shut down.
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Hotaru Chan
teen, 14 years old
10
 
Could be scary for some kids
The violence in this show can get pretty scary, especially for younger viewers. I'd say generally 10 and up, but like I said, it can be scary for some younger viewers. Other than that, I really enjoy this show, it even teaches a bit about animal behavior and stuff like that.
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GoodGirl459
teen, 13 years old
11
 
Great, but not for young kids
I like this show. I don't think young kids would like it.
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Aqua Dog
kid, 12 years old
14
 
iffy for 14 to 15 off for younger viewers!
I like this show but there is alot of blood and gore. The rodeo special is probably the most intense one I've seen because someone's head is like destroyed! (his right half of his head had gotten torn off.)
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Earthgirl13
teen, 15 years old
13
 
Pretty ok to me
I like it but it very um intense
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tiem230
teen, 16 years old
2
 
THIS IS THE WORST SHOW EVER!
This is worst freaking show i've ever laid my eyes on. It pissed me off so bad it forced me to write this review. The thing about this show that pisses me off the most is that they stretch the show on so long! They repeat the clip like 50 times before you can even see what happens! And then when they put the witnesses on the show, they don't give you ANY background information! ALL THEY DO IS REPEAT WHAT HAPPENED AS SLOWLY AS THEY POSSIBLY CAN! THEY JUST KEEP REPEATING AND REPEATING EVERYTHING FOR TWO COMMERCIAL BREAKS AND THEN THEY TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED! AND IF ANYTHING IT IS NOT VIOLENT ENOUGH BECAUSE IN THE END EVERYBODY ENDS UP LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED TO THEM! BY THE TIME THE ONE HOUR SHOW ENDS THEY HAVE ONLY COVERED LIKE THREE TOPICS BECAUSE THEY STRETCH EACH TOPIC ON FOR TWENTY MINUTES! I BET IF I EDITED THE SHOW, I COULD MAKE THE SHOW BE THIRTY MINUTES LONG AND COVER ALL OF THE TOPICS WITHOUT PISSING PEOPLE OFF! DON'T EVER WATCH THIS SHOW, IT WILL PISS YOU OFF!
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