Man Among Cheetahs (2017 TV Movie) User Reviews

1 star for few cheetah shots used in other docs; filmmaker ruins few cheetah clips ; dull & time wasting.

[cgtam · 22 December 2023]

Skip this talking head pretend "docu". It uses footage from the NG shows like Savage Kingdom. Viewer sees cameraman Poole 90% of time. Incessant irrelevant nonstop talking from Poole, including closed caption senseless chatter, makes this film complete waste of time.

Instead of SHOWING the cheetahs, he TELLS viewer absent script, about the cheetahs he sees "walking, cubs playing, hunting, running fast etc etc" . Viewer wants to SEE cheetahs runs, hunt & play, not hear it described, & maybe get 1 second glimpse of cheetah.

Viewer sees Poole driving, sitting in car, & him looking thru a camera for most of this film. Script is for toddlers. Irritating format.

Def skip it, unless U like mindless chatter about nothing , & watching one drive a bumpy Rover.

Watch Savage Kingdom or BBC the Hunt.

Good footage of Cheetah's, but hard to watch the scenes with the preseenter.

[Surefire102644 · 2/10 · 9 August 2021]

The footage of Cheetah's is high quality. However, the scenes with the presenter are clearly staged and filmed separately from the Cheetah's.

I like the presenter, Bob Poole, and he does his best to make this program seem authentic, but it's clearly staged.

This program was reminded me of a cross between an Animal Planet (fake) production, and an episode of MonsterQuest (where nothing ever happens).