Review of Pandas (2018) by Oldcoot — 18 Aug 2018

Disappointing. Short. Weak cinematography (certainly not Disney quality). Leaves more questions than it answers (for a supposedly science-documentary).

This review of Pandas (2018) was written by Oldcoot on 18 August 2018.

Pandas has generally received very positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Pandas

Review of Pandas (2018)

By Mike M (2,387) on 07 Apr 2018

Got to see this one a week or so ago and really enjoyed it…

Read Review

Review of Pandas (2018)

By Jody Mitori (38) for St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1,715) on 05 Apr 2018

Brightly narrated by Kristen Bell, the documentary illustrates the challenges of saving the endangered animals with the story of one bear…

Read Review

Review of Pandas (2018)

By Michael Rechtshaffen (1,086) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 03 Apr 2018

Co-directors David Douglas and Drew Fellman achieve the ideal balance of tender storytelling delivered with a conservationist message…

Read Review

Review of Pandas (2018)

By Jeff Strickler (221) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 04 Apr 2018

By the time it's all said and done, you don't just want to help save the pandas, you want to take one home with you…

Read Review

Review of Pandas (2018)

By Moira Macdonald (1,892) for The Seattle Times (964) on 03 Apr 2018

Pandas leaves its viewer newly educated, filled with hope, and dazzled…

Read Review

Review of Pandas (2018)

By Simon Abrams (730) for Village Voice (8,525) on 05 Apr 2018

The unexpectedly impressive nature documentary Pandas is so visually dynamic that even the most pedantic (think Neil deGrasse Tyson level)…

Read Review

Review of Pandas (2018)

By Stephen Schaefer (147) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 05 Apr 2018

Beyond its awesome cuteness factor, Pandas dramatizes the benefits of cross-cultural cooperation, showing a path forward for similar…

Read Review

Review of Pandas (2018)

By Peter Keough (994) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 05 Apr 2018

After watching David Douglas and Drew Fellman’s visually spectacular, technically amazing, and occasionally cutesy documentary, Pandas,…

Read Review

Review of Pandas (2018)

By Owen Gleiberman (3,271) for Variety (12,700) on 03 Apr 2018

Pandas is less sentimental than you expect, but you can respect the film’s honesty and still leave it hoping that the next true-life…

Read Review

Review of Pandas (2018)

By Peter Howell (1,731) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 25 Apr 2018

This absorbing film...manages to pack a lot of information - and some real drama - into its 40-minute running time…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Roar (1981)

By Keith Phipps (1,177) for The Dissolve (1,478) on 22 Apr 2015

However misguided, it’s clearly one from the heart, a movie that should never have happened, and one that’s hard to believe actually…

Read Review

Review of Cash Crop (2010)

By Kam Williams (1,272) for TheLoop21.com (40) on 10 Oct 2010

After offering medicinal, religious, monetary and recreational rationales, Cash Crop concludes that it's high time that California stop…

Read Review

Review of Scouts Honor: Inside a Marching Brotherhood (2014)

By Jon N (378) on 26 Jul 2016

Wonderful photography and editing. Could have done without one of the story lines. Oh well, its reality…

Read Review

Review of Wicker Kittens (2014)

By Lyelle P (1) on 25 Feb 2015

Wicker Kittens is a regional culture documentary of competitive jigsaw puzzling that would be better if edited down to 30 minutes…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

The Prodigy

2019

53%39 Reviews

Barbie

2023

68%382 Reviews

A Quiet Place

2018

76%1,685 Reviews

Mad Max: Fury Road

2015

83%1,378 Reviews

A Simple Favor

2018

69%617 Reviews

Top Gun: Maverick

2022

82%272 Reviews

Inside Out

2015

86%1,276 Reviews

Deadpool

2016

78%1,333 Reviews

Avengers: Endgame

2019

86%432 Reviews

The Platform

2019

70%94 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Pandas

2018

80%16 Reviews

WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3

2002

56%1 Review

Sicko

2007

77%778 Reviews

Hereditary

2018

72%1,650 Reviews

Love and Monsters

2020

69%71 Reviews

Unfriended: Dark Web

2018

51%216 Reviews

Avengers: Endgame

2019

86%432 Reviews

The Last Song

2010

55%50 Reviews

This Year's Love

1999

72%29 Reviews

Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge

2001

64%85 Reviews