The Bear (1988)

I saw Jean-Jacques (Quest for Fire) Annaud's The Bear in the theaters. A lonely bear orphan shadows a peckish male bear during migration and the two eventually stick together. There's no dialog in the whole movie save for a hunter's blurt during a confrontation with (to humans, it's) Mr. Bear. (Bring extra underwear.) Bart (who also appeared in Windwalker and The Edge) is one big bear and he's feeling his oats. He chews through the scenery -- and what scenery! The Bear is a great nature movie for the whole family -- the bear cub is as cute as, um, a bear cub -- just be sure the kiddos cover their eyes during the scene with the big slavering in-your-face-homo-sapiens! roar. An awesome movie for its silence and the wilderness. 5 stars.