Beavers: IMAX (1998)

Documentary. Beavers and Bears are my two most favorite IMAX films of all time. Beavers takes you swimming underwater with the beavers, plunging behind them through the cool, undulating waters of their habitat. The burring and purring of the female beaver is cute. Kids will love this movie and anyone who loves nature too. Having seen this movie twice and only in widescreen IMAX venues (note: all IMAX movies run less than one hour), I was surprised to learn here that some scenes used tame beavers and human-cut trees, and the massive dam was not all the beavers' construction. I guess any shortcuts justify not having to spend an entire year filming beavers in the wild. It's a beautiful film though about perhaps the only other animal besides man who significantly alters its environment. Beavers are truly amazing when you see what they can do and how they aid the great cycle of nature! Five stars.