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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Brand: Warner Brothers EAN: 9780792284291 Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC ISBN: 0792284291 Item Dimensions: Label: National Geographic Video Languages: Manufacturer: National Geographic Video MPN: WARDG76007D Number Of Items: 4 Publisher: National Geographic Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: September 11, 2001 Running Time: 570 minutes Studio: National Geographic Video Theatrical Release Date: July 15, 1996 Editorial Review: Product Description: Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 10/05/2004 Run time: 480 minutes Rating: Nr Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Africa is more than animalsThis is the best documentary on Africa I have seen. I grew up in Africa, but have not returned since my family returned to the US. I watch every documentary on Africa I can get my hands on, and except for this one, they almost all completely ignore everything except large animals in game preserves. Africa is so much more, and I feel that this DVD is the first I've seen that actually captures a bit of real life in Africa. It is funny, happy, and inspiring, just like the people it is about. This does ... Read More Rating:  - Not what I had hoped forAfter reading all of the glowing reviews I couldn't wait to watch the series. Unfortunately, it was a little disappointing. Visually it is stunning and offers a broad view of the vast continent. The problem is in the narration. Ugh! While viewing some of the most exciting scenery in the world and gaining some insight into the many cultures of Africa the narrator seems determined to put the viewer to sleep. And rather than give the viewer a real taste of the local music, whenever someone bursts into ... Read More Rating: - FYI: ASPECT RATIO. . . I have just begun to view this series via NETFLIX, and if the first disc is indicitive of the rest of the series then this is something i will be sure to purchase. As i cannot honestly review the series in it's entirety, this "review" is to make clear that despite any misprint here on amazon or on the packaging -(don't have the box so i can't say)- this series IS in full 16X9 anamorphic widescreen - it does state as much on the discs themselves. many people, like myself, will not buy/rent ... Read More Rating:  - National Geographic "Africa" SeriesBeautifully photographed. However, if you're interested in Africa from a political and historical standpoint, as I am, this is not really the video series for you. Excellent wildlife and nature footage (just as you'd expect from National Geographic) and even an attempt to convey some sociological lessons about "urban" vs. "tribal" differences. Overall, well worth watching, but don't look to it for very deep historical or political enlightenment about the continent. Rating: - National Geographic AfricaTo know a country is to know its people. Previously apart from South Africa, Africa was a homongenous blur to me. This series looks at the different regions of the continent through the eyes of the people who live out their lives there. It contrasts the traditional ways with the ways of change giving both a glimpse into the past and into the future. The flora and forna also feature but are featured more to show the struggle to survive in different habitats and a changing world. |
