African Cats: Kingdom of Courage

"The film captures a wealth of spectacular and wrenching conflicts, and even if its ability to spin a story out of the footage falls somewhat short of the gold standard set by "March of the Penguins," it's nonetheless a remarkably cohesive piece of work."

"At one point the lions make a meal of a lovely young zebra they've just killed. That spelled the end for the little boy sitting next to me. "I'm too scared," he said, and he dragged his mom out of the theater. Sorry, kid, it's a jungle out there, even in Disneynature."

"The first 28 minutes of Disney's big-screen nature documentary, following a pride of lions on Kenya's Masai Mara, as well as a cheetah and her cubs, are fantastic. All you need to do is block out the treacly, anthropomorphic voiceover from Samuel L Jackson and concentrate on the visuals."

"A visually and aurally stunning film that brings viewers up close and very personal with several "big cat" families - as well as a dazzling array of other safari-esque species - living in Kenya's sprawling Masai Mara National Reserve."

"The cinematography and editing are as superb as the film's feline stars are photogenic and heroic."