In theaters Earth Day 2012, Disneynature's newest True Life Adventure introduces Oscar, a baby chimp whose playful curiosity and zest for discovery light up the African forest until a twist of fate le... read more 
Directed by: Alastair Fothergill, Mark Linfield
Release Date: April 20, 2012
Stats: 632 reviews
A wonderful Earth Day gift from Disneynature. Chimpanzee is touching, enjoyable, and features incredible jungle footage with the neon mushrooms and the slowed down rain fall being the highlights. Chimpanzee is a great family film that's gentle enough without watering down the bru... read more
With the recent collection of Disneynature films (African Cats, Oceans, Earth, etc.), they have added another film into the mix, which dives into the lives of chimpanzees. Can Chimpanzee carry the legacy of Disneynature's films? One thing it does well is that the cute charm of th... read more
Enjoyed this more than the other Disney Nature film (Oceans) but this one suffers as did that one from exquisite cinematography marred by crappy script and lackluster narration. Does anyone really go to see Chimpanzee to hear Tim Allen's voice? Next time Disney needs to throw mo... read more
The story of Oscar and his "community" (aka family/tribe) definitely sucked me in and it's fascinating the way that Chimpanzees use tools to do things. One thing I could done less with was Tim Allen's narration, I kept picturing him as "Tim 'The Tool Man' Taylor." It's solid film... read more
I liked this Disneynature movie a lot. It had breathtaking cinematography, lots of humor, lots of drama, great music, narration, adventure and a touching storyline. It's one of the best nature movies I've ever seen. It will engage both kids and adults.
I Went to Go See-Chimpanzee because Chimps are My Favorite Animal besides Golden Retrievers plus Chimps always make me Smile & They Give Me a Good Laugh plus most of The Chimpanzees always reminded Me of All of The Hyper Active Kids that I Always grew up with when I was in a Spec... read more
A fascinating look at survival and the family lives of two neighboring groups of chimpanzees in the wild.
Wasn't quite what I was expecting. I guess I was expecting more of a documentary style instead of a Hollywood cutesy narrative. But that's what it is, it's cute and it is Disney. Tim the handyman probably couldn't resist those chimps with their tools. Lots of eating and bashing o... read more
Walt Disney himself couldn't have scripted "Chimpanzee" any better. Full Review
Resurrects some of the worst traits of the studio's True-Life Adventures series of the 1950s, '60s and '70s, dubiously shaping some amazing footage with cornball narration that relentlessly anthropomo... Full Review
It's really a wonder of nature, a reminder of how we are bound to other species and how valuable and special and downright magical their lives are. It may be a bit corny at times, but it's also downri... Full Review
One wonders whether more than a few viewers won't want to take home a baby chimp after seeing the film. Full Review
We don't see footage of different chimps and have to pretend it's the same; this is one fellow, from one clan, trying to survive. Full Review
Unfortunately, when so many strings have been pulled along the way, Oscar's triumph feels contrived for dramatic impact, even though it really happened. Full Review
The stunning and mostly uncompromising visuals more than compensate for the frequent corny turns of phrase. Full Review
[It] might as well be called "Simply Irresistible," because thanks to the mischievous monkeyshines of a baby chimp named Oscar, it comes pretty close. Full Review
It's unfortunate that the filmmakers juxtapose those striking visuals with a warlike anthropomorphizing element. Full Review
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