Friday 13 May 2022

Roar (1981)


 

A naturalist living with big cats in East Africa expects a visit by his family of four from Chicago. A mix-up leaves him searching for his family, who have been left in the clutches of wild lions.

From memory: Nearly plotless adventure simply lines up one silly human mishap after another keeping all protagonists in a permanent stage of danger; the real stars of the show are the animals, and if you like lions, you'll see plenty of them here.

 Halliwell*: "A rather silly story takes in some of the most remarkable animal photography on record, and there is a sub-plot involving villainous game hunters."

Maltin**: "Comedy-adventure...is also pro-preservation-of-African-wildlife statement. Nice try, but no cigar."



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