A Man Among Wolves
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Manufacturer: Nat'l Geographic Vid
Starring: National Geographic
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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0727994751977
Format: Closed-captioned
Label: Nat'l Geographic Vid
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Nat'l Geographic Vid
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2007-07-10
Running Time: 50
Studio: Nat'l Geographic Vid
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Beware! Amateur at Work
Comment: This DVD disapoiinted me so much, and in so many ways. Shaun Ellis of England smacks of Timothy Treadwell who made a lot of money for Discovery Channel by living with bears in the wild for months at a time over a few years until he met his end. Interviews of Treadwell's family and friends revealed a man who could not fit into society, could not hold a job, and seemed to find his place in the world in the mountains with bears. He saw himself as a protector of bears (nevermind those rangers who were there to protect them), and perhaps he did help a bear once or twice from hunters, but for years he spent months at a time until a bear finally had had it with him and 'et him for dinner, along with his girlfriend. A fine ending for an amateur who finally ended up not fitting into the bears' world either! Treadwell did profit from the bears and gained fame and some fortune he so sorely craved.
In comes amateur Shaun Ellis of England, who also proudly announces he gave up (or lost) his wife, children and home because he found his world with wolves. Forget that he has no scientific credentials, has not studied anything about wolves, but he LIKES and RESPECTS them. And better yet, he doesn't have to go into the wild to be with them, he finds a zoo/preserve situation right in the heart of England where people can watch his show daily as he wallows about in mud, growls and snarls at mealtime with the best of the wolves and to keep his "alpha" status, fights to eat the heart, liver and (was it lungs?) of the dead animal. Ellis finds a ready made audience and recognition for the price of admission.
I am disappointed in National Geographic that they apparently did no background research on this man before putting out this DVD. This Brit claims he was a Marine (?). Where did he come from? What did he do before becoming a showman and a wolf? His accomplishments thus far include raising three abandoned pups borne in the fenced preserve and he, this amateur of amateurs, takes it upon himself to teach wolf pups how to live in a pack. Never do they say they plan to release these pups to the wild. Was all this growling, snarling, wallowing in mud and licking the wolves' noses, tongues and fur necessary for him to think of playing a recording of wolves howling in the wild to protect cattle in Poland? Surely this idea could have occurred without the daily show for the public for the price of admission.
Geographic attempts to heighten the sense of danger by repeating over and over that the wolves can turn on Ellis and kill him at any moment - at mealtime, of course.
Ellis appears to be a well intentioned man who doesn't fit into his society and like Treadwell, craves respect and his 15" of fame. It ends abruptly and you wind up feeling you have watched a disturbed man at work. As one child stated when asked what he thought of the show, "I think he's a bit mad!" Out of the mouths of babes.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good material, but too short.
Comment: It's definitely a very nice documentary. My only complain is that it's too short. Wish it had more content. It's only 56 minutes long...
I was daring with the arrival of my DVD. As soon as it arrived I imediately watched it. But I'm still feeling like "I want more, where's the rest?". What a pity...
Anyway it's a very nice documentary, as I said, and it's worth the price you pay for it. Just don't expect to feel 100% satisfied at the end of the documentary 'coz it's so interesting (the documentary) that you'll probably keep wanting to know more, in the end.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A Must See!
Comment: Anyone at all interested in wolves or nature should watch this! This man has dedicated his whole life to these creatures, and is able to give amazing insight into their personalities and lives. He lives with them 24/7, and they have accepted him as a wolf, which is amazing to watch.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Outstanding to say the least!!
Comment: I saw this on tv about a month or so ago. Wow!! This is totally outstanding. Never have I seen anything, I mean anything like this before! This is not your typical wolf movie. Get it and be amazed.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Beware! Amateur at Work
Comment: This DVD disapoiinted me so much, and in so many ways. Shaun Ellis of England smacks of Timothy Treadwell who made a lot of money for Discovery Channel by living with bears in the wild for months at a time over a few years until he met his end. Interviews of Treadwell's family and friends revealed a man who could not fit into society, could not hold a job, and seemed to find his place in the world in the mountains with bears. He saw himself as a protector of bears (nevermind those rangers who were there to protect them), and perhaps he did help a bear once or twice from hunters, but for years he spent months at a time until a bear finally had had it with him and 'et him for dinner, along with his girlfriend. A fine ending for an amateur who finally ended up not fitting into the bears' world either! Treadwell did profit from the bears and gained fame and some fortune he so sorely craved.
In comes amateur Shaun Ellis of England, who also proudly announces he gave up (or lost) his wife, children and home because he found his world with wolves. Forget that he has no scientific credentials, has not studied anything about wolves, but he LIKES and RESPECTS them. And better yet, he doesn't have to go into the wild to be with them, he finds a zoo/preserve situation right in the heart of England where people can watch his show daily as he wallows about in mud, growls and snarls at mealtime with the best of the wolves and to keep his "alpha" status, fights to eat the heart, liver and (was it lungs?) of the dead animal. Ellis finds a ready made audience and recognition for the price of admission.
I am disappointed in National Geographic that they apparently did no background research on this man before putting out this DVD. This Brit claims he was a Marine (?). Where did he come from? What did he do before becoming a showman and a wolf? His accomplishments thus far include raising three abandoned pups borne in the fenced preserve and he, this amateur of amateurs, takes it upon himself to teach wolf pups how to live in a pack. Never do they say they plan to release these pups to the wild. Was all this growling, snarling, wallowing in mud and licking the wolves' noses, tongues and fur necessary for him to think of playing a recording of wolves howling in the wild to protect cattle in Poland? Surely this idea could have occurred without the daily show for the public for the price of admission.
Geographic attempts to heighten the sense of danger by repeating over and over that the wolves can turn on Ellis and kill him at any moment - at mealtime, of course.
Ellis appears to be a well intentioned man who doesn't fit into his society and like Treadwell, craves respect and his 15" of fame. It ends abruptly and you wind up feeling you have watched a disturbed man at work. As one child stated when asked what he thought of the show, "I think he's a bit mad!" Out of the mouths of babes.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good material, but too short.
Comment: It's definitely a very nice documentary. My only complain is that it's too short. Wish it had more content. It's only 56 minutes long...
I was daring with the arrival of my DVD. As soon as it arrived I imediately watched it. But I'm still feeling like "I want more, where's the rest?". What a pity...
Anyway it's a very nice documentary, as I said, and it's worth the price you pay for it. Just don't expect to feel 100% satisfied at the end of the documentary 'coz it's so interesting (the documentary) that you'll probably keep wanting to know more, in the end.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A Must See!
Comment: Anyone at all interested in wolves or nature should watch this! This man has dedicated his whole life to these creatures, and is able to give amazing insight into their personalities and lives. He lives with them 24/7, and they have accepted him as a wolf, which is amazing to watch.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Outstanding to say the least!!
Comment: I saw this on tv about a month or so ago. Wow!! This is totally outstanding. Never have I seen anything, I mean anything like this before! This is not your typical wolf movie. Get it and be amazed.
A Man Among Wolves is the unique and unusual story of a man who joins a pack of wolves living among them, behaving like them in order to better understand and ultimately help save one of man's most feared predators in the wild. Witness the incredible story of how Shaun Ellis spent a year and a half raising three abandoned wolf pups by immersing himself in their world as an accepted leader and teaching them by example how to survive in the wild.
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