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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: HD DVD Brand: Ingram EAN: 0794051293923 Format: Box set, Color, Widescreen Item Dimensions: Label: BBC Warner Languages: Manufacturer: BBC Warner MPN: HDE2939 Number Of Items: 4 Publisher: BBC Warner Region Code: 1 Release Date: April 24, 2007 Running Time: 550 minutes Studio: BBC Warner Editorial Review: Product Description: Amazon.com: As of its release in early 2007, Planet Earth is quite simply the greatest nature/wildlife series ever produced. Following the similarly monumental achievement of The Blue Planet: Seas of Life, this astonishing 11-part BBC series is brilliantly narrated by Sir David Attenborough and sensibly organized so that each 50-minute episode covers a specific geographical region and/or wildlife habitat (mountains, caves, deserts, shallow seas, seasonal forests, etc.) until the entire planet has been magnificently represented by the most astonishing sights and sounds you'll ever experience from the comforts of home. The premiere episode, "From Pole to Pole," serves as a primer for things to come, placing the entire series in proper context and giving a general overview of what to expect from each individual episode. Without being overtly political, the series maintains a consistent and subtle emphasis on the urgent need for ongoing conservation, best illustrated by the plight of polar bears whose very behavior is changing (to accommodate life-threatening changes in their fast-melting habitat) in the wake of global warming--a phenomenon that this series appropriately presents as scientific fact. With this harsh reality as subtext, the series proceeds to accentuate the positive, delivering a seemingly endless variety of natural wonders, from the spectacular mating displays of New Guinea's various birds of paradise to a rare encounter with Siberia's nearly-extinct Amur Leopards, of which only 30 remain in the wild. That's just a hint of the marvels on display. Accompanied by majestic orchestral scores by George Fenton, every episode is packed with images so beautiful or so forcefully impressive (and so perfectly photographed by the BBC's tenacious high-definition camera crews) that you'll be rendered speechless by the splendor of it all. You'll see a seal struggling to out-maneuver a Great White Shark; swimming macaques in the Ganges delta; massive flocks of snow geese numbering in the hundreds of thousands; an awesome night-vision sequence of lions attacking an elephant; the Colugo (or "flying lemur"--not really a lemur!) of the Philippines; a hunting alliance of fish and snakes on Indonesia's magnificent coral reef; the bioluminescent "vampire squid" of the deep oceans... these are just a few of countless highlights, masterfully filmed from every conceivable angle, with frequent use of super-slow-motion and amazing motion-controlled time-lapse cinematography, and narrated by Attenborough with his trademark combination of observational wit and informative authority. The result is a hugely entertaining series that doesn't flinch from the predatory realities of nature (death is a constant presence, without being off-putting). At a time when the multiple threats of global warming should be obvious to all, let's give Sir David the last word, from the closing of Planet Earth's final episode: "We can now destroy or we can cherish--the choice is ours." --Jeff Shannon More Planet Earth
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 Rating:  - Superb high definition BD about The PlanetCrystal clear nature images, sublime moments, excellent picture. You will cry and be really happy with this blue ray disc. A must have to look after more the beautiful world we live in. Rating: - Plaqnet EarthOut of this world but in earth! But you must see this in a DVD/HD player to get the best of it. Rating: - Wonderful series...I had seen this series on tv and it was truly amazing. Now, having it on blu-ray...well...that's the icing on the cake! I highly recommend this set of dvds. Not only are they educational, but it's almost like taking a mini-vacation to some exotic lands, that probably in real-life, you will never get to see in person. Rating: - Father's Day Gift - Perfect, Great $$ and On TimeI got this as a gift for my dad for Father's Day. It arrived on time in perfect condition and he LOVED the gift! A GREAT price, couldn't get that good a deal anywhere else! Rating:  - Excellent Videography, lacking dept of most subjects coveredThis is definately a must have if you have a Blue Ray Disc Player. The videography is excellent. You can see a lot of exciting natural phenomenon rrecorded well in the video, which you would never see in nature by your own eyes.. What I did not like in the whole 4 disc coverage is the lack of depth of subject. You can say it has breadth, but no dept. In most cases, it gives a glimpse of some exciting natural beutym but you would long to see more. The authour/narrator seemed to have too ... Read More |
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