High recommendations: The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
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I don't often write reviews or recommendations for movies. Tastes can vary so wildly among viewers that it's hard to know when someone else might enjoy a movie that I hate, or hate a movie that I might like. With that all said, I do feel compelled to write a review with high praise for a film that just made it's way onto DVD.
Readers of my blog may have seen prior articles about some members of my extended family, our pets which include a green cheek conure, a ring neck parrot/keet and a few budgies and cockatiels. Because of our enjoyment and appreciation of these pets, it was somewhat natural that a documentary movie like The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill would catch our attention.
I didn't get a chance to see the film when it was out in first release earlier this year, but I did see a review in the newspaper (Washington Times actually) that gave the movie high praise.
This last week the movie came out on DVD finally, even as the "end of year" articles from the movie reviewers in the papers came out with a list of their top 10 movies and 2 of 3 reviewers included the movie on their own top 10 best films of the year list.
I finally got the opportunity to see the film and must also give it high recommendations. It's a well done film and tells the story of a man by the name of Mark Bittner, who came to form a friendship with a flock of wild parrots (mostly conures) in the Telegraph Hill area of San Francisco. It's a documentary, filmed by a combination of the director Judy Irving and the "star" of the film, Mr. Bittner himself.
A web page affiliated with the film and with Mr. Bittner himself can be found here. It provides current information on Mr. Bittner and some of the flock that is documented in the film.
The film is a good one to view for virtually any audience. It's rated G, for general audiences. It does include a few moments of sadness related to some members of the flock, but is not overly graphic.
I really wish I had been able to see the film on a bigger screen, but I'm very pleased that it's now out in DVD format so that it can be more easily found, and more easily shared with others. I'd personally compare it with the March of the Penguins, but I haven't watched that film myself, and can't comment on it.
Anyway, I very highly recommend The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill for all audiences. It's well worth the DVD rental fee, and worth the purchase price for those so inclined. Get it, watch it, enjoy it, and perhaps even learn a little along the way.
Readers of my blog may have seen prior articles about some members of my extended family, our pets which include a green cheek conure, a ring neck parrot/keet and a few budgies and cockatiels. Because of our enjoyment and appreciation of these pets, it was somewhat natural that a documentary movie like The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill would catch our attention.
I didn't get a chance to see the film when it was out in first release earlier this year, but I did see a review in the newspaper (Washington Times actually) that gave the movie high praise.
This last week the movie came out on DVD finally, even as the "end of year" articles from the movie reviewers in the papers came out with a list of their top 10 movies and 2 of 3 reviewers included the movie on their own top 10 best films of the year list.
I finally got the opportunity to see the film and must also give it high recommendations. It's a well done film and tells the story of a man by the name of Mark Bittner, who came to form a friendship with a flock of wild parrots (mostly conures) in the Telegraph Hill area of San Francisco. It's a documentary, filmed by a combination of the director Judy Irving and the "star" of the film, Mr. Bittner himself.
A web page affiliated with the film and with Mr. Bittner himself can be found here. It provides current information on Mr. Bittner and some of the flock that is documented in the film.
The film is a good one to view for virtually any audience. It's rated G, for general audiences. It does include a few moments of sadness related to some members of the flock, but is not overly graphic.
I really wish I had been able to see the film on a bigger screen, but I'm very pleased that it's now out in DVD format so that it can be more easily found, and more easily shared with others. I'd personally compare it with the March of the Penguins, but I haven't watched that film myself, and can't comment on it.
Anyway, I very highly recommend The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill for all audiences. It's well worth the DVD rental fee, and worth the purchase price for those so inclined. Get it, watch it, enjoy it, and perhaps even learn a little along the way.