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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Brand: Warner Brothers EAN: 9786305572169 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC ISBN: 0792299965 Label: National Geographic Video Languages: Manufacturer: National Geographic Video MPN: WARDG75005D Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: National Geographic Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: February 15, 2000 Running Time: 55 minutes Studio: National Geographic Video Theatrical Release Date: 1994 Editorial Review: Product Description: Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 05/24/2005 Run time: 56 minutes Rating: Nr Amazon.com: The savage fury of nature is vividly profiled in this video from National Geographic. Focusing on earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, and floods--including the San Francisco quakes of 1906 and 1989 and Hurricane Andrew, which ravaged southern Florida in 1992--the production features terrifying footage shot during natural disasters as well as interviews filmed with survivors. Film shot from helicopters provides startling looks at the scale of devastation resulting from these disasters, but this documentary goes beyond looking at just the immediate effects of catastrophes. Personal stories of preparation, survival, and cleanup put a human face on nature's wrath. Solid scientific information is provided throughout, with computer graphics, for instance, demonstrating how the Mississippi floods formed in 1993. An explanation of Doppler radar and a visit with researchers who are attempting to predict earthquakes provide insight into the cutting edge of science. But it's the raw human drama in the video that steals the show. A climactic scene of a heavy-equipment operator risking his life while driving his bucket loader out onto a Mississippi River levee in a futile effort to stop the river from breaking through is more exciting than anything Hollywood could devise. --Robert J. McNamara Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Good, not greatThis isn't really a bad DVD release, but it is on the low end of the quality material expected from National Geographic. The heavy metal music blaring over MTV-style edits of tornadoes and lightning storms occasionally dips into the murky waters of the worst of reality TV programming about disasters. Ditto the black-and-white recreations of tragedy a la Rescue 911. Techniques like these are used mostly during sections about disasters that don't get caught on tape as often, but it's still annoying. Read More Rating: - Agreed - very good video but short on tornadosI agree with the other reviewers who gave this DVD 5 stars except on the point about tornados. There is one very good sequence in the video but the remainder of the tornado section is very sparse, especially compared to the time spent on other natural events. If you want tornados, I suggest finding another video. Rating:  - Eccellent DVD on nature.The thing that impresses me about National Geographic DVD's is the amount of effort put into their documentaries.This one has everything.It covers tornadoes,hurricanes,earthquakes,fires,storms and building collapses.National Geographic puts a great deal of effort into covering the history of the disasters,far more so than others that cover the same thing.It covers the why of what happens,the history of the area,the type of land,the people and how it occurs.This is the DVD to own if you want one on the wild ... Read More Rating: - One of NG's BestI owned this on VHS. So when it came out on DVD, I just had to get it. National Geographic has always done an excellent job on their documentries.Natures Fury is a good example. The picture clarity is what you would expect on a DVD. The sound quality makes the tornadoes and booming thunder sound like it is in the room. If you like to chase violent storms or enjoy watching these wonders of nature, waste no time and buy this DVD! |
