Cane Toads: The Conquest

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S R @ScottR 06/02/2024 Seemed a bit too long for the info, but I enjoyed learning about the Cane Toads and the threat they poise to AUS. Saw on HBO. See more 08/19/2014 One of the best, most original films I've ever seen about toads. Also, cane toads are adorable in the best kind of pathetic way. I highly recommend this film, especially if you like to wind down with a nature film at the end of a long day, because this film has nature and so much more to offer. See more 08/10/2014 Bloody Ugly Thing's ..Destroying Australia's Natural Habitat, What A Disgrace.The Characters Of The Top End, Their Silly Stories, Certainly Give It Some Lite-Hearted Entertainment Against A Backdrop Of An Ecological Disaster..(102 Toads Now Number Over 1.5-billion)..Dunno Whether To Laugh, Or Cry. See more 08/07/2014 Told with a tongue-in-cheek style, this documentary tells the story of the introduction of the cane toad to Australia and some of the environmental consequences that have followed. The tale focuses on some quirky characters and individual experiences connected to the remorseless spread of the amphibian, with "toad-eye" views on much of the action. We also get explanations and expansions by a number of scientific speakers. One is left with a feeling of admiration for a species that can adapt so well to a new environment and seems to be able to thwart every effort to control it. Where I feel this programme lacked over others I have seen is that the full damage to the wildlife of Australia wasn't really made clear. The film concentrated on the social consequences and the effect on pets, notably a few sequences connected with dogs. All in all, the film makes an entertaining, humorous and informative wildlife documentary but, personally, I prefer something with a little more detail and scientific explanation. See more 04/28/2012 See what uneducated so called scientists can do to our country.......if they arent already, be in Perth by Chrissy. Gawd they're ugly mo fo's......just saying. Interesting doco though. See more 04/27/2012 Cain Toads The Conquest is Australia's first 3D film. It's a follow up documentary to the 1988 film Cain Toads: An Unnatural History. Having seen that I can reassure you that this new doco stands alone. I didn't see it at the cinema but I wish I had. The 3D would have added an entirely different level of humour to it. On dvd it's an informative, amusing and scary story. We all know how cain toads were introduced and we've all heard stories of them invading backyards in the thousands.... we've certainly heard of people playing golf with them. This film looks at everything we know about the vermin and attempts to understand them. It questions what can be done to stop them and canvases a broad diversity of opinions. "Nuke the bloody things". "Create a militia". "Use them for medicinal purposes" etc... at the end of the day the toads win and we've got ourselves to blame. This is a very funny film that might change peoples' opinions of cain toads, or it will simply fuel their hatred even more. Ugly bastards!!! See more Read all reviews

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