Product Description

It is a spectacle few have seen firsthand. Two foes trapped on an island in a remote part of Africa - and a battle to survive captured in high-definition over two years by award-winning filmmakers. Now, National Geographic takes viewers onto a unique battlefield in the Okavango Delta to witness the grueling fight for survival of highly specialized lions that prey almost exclusively on buffalo in Relentless Enemies.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #37782 in DVD
• Brand: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC (UNDER WAR
• Released on: 2007-03-27
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.66:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Running time: 90 minutes

Features

• It is a spectacle few have seen firsthand. Two foes trapped on an island in a remote part of Africa - and a battle to survive captured in high-definition over two years by award-winning filmmakers. Now, National Geographic takes viewers onto a unique battlefield in the Okavango Delta to witness the grueling fight for survival of highly specialized lions that prey almost exclusively on buffalo in R

Customer Reviews

Awesome DVD - Graphic Lion vs Buffalo Action
This is one of the best lion documentaries I have ever seen, the Jouberts have done it again. Several giant-sized powerfully built lionesses have specialized in hunting buffalo, massive bulls and newborn calves alike. The buffalo are equally dangerous defending their own. If you enjoy real world wildlife battles as opposed to fake, computer generated conflict this film is for you. The notorious hyenas make a cameo appearance but the lions aren't all that concerned about them. The angry faces of the lionesses are hilarious at times. And a dark side of lion life is exposed.

The commentary can be turgid and overwrought, but the cinematography is superb and the music complements the action well.

Magnificent, the best wildlife film I have ever seen!
This is my favorite of Dereck and Beverly Joubert's films. I loved it so much I actually bought the companion book (also called Relentless Enemies, see my review). The cinematography is superb, the picture quality excellent and the creatures awe inspiring. The lions are the most beautiful I have ever seen, but the buffalo are just as impressive. These giants literally fill the screen with their amazing confrontations! I have lost count of how many times I have watched it and it's just as wonderful as at the first viewing. The narration seems a bit melodromatic at first, but with Jeremy Irons' perfect enunciation and timing it grows on you after the first viewing.

Love Animals
I grew up watching animal documentaries and it was a surprise as to how detailed Relentless Enemies was. I learned even more by watching this documentary. One thing I can say about animal documentaries is that they are not movies, where they have to be staged and people wine about the settings, the actors, the scenes, and everything else, nope, National Geographic or any other animal doucmentary is real life, no acting and I suspect only people interested in animals would know about this. Great documentary, worth the money, and you should get the whole collection.