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Summary: Great overall, but mine was a dud!
Review: A superior and enjoyable documentary exposing people to the animals that live in the Earth's vast oceans. As far as the technical aspects of the DVD, the imagery is superb with its widescreen anamorphic format and very sharp picture. However, it falls short of some items you would think standard in a documentary, such as multi-lingual or caption capabilites. If I had to gripe about one thing, it would be the fact that the BBC and WB didn't take full advantage of the DVD format and provide a full 5.1 audio mix. Though the 2.0 mix was adequate for delivering the narration, one would have to think about the endless possibilities a 5.1 mix would have provided. All in all, if you love nature, particularly the mysteries of the oceans around us, this is a must have.
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Summary: Fabulous Documentary
Review: A superior and enjoyable documentary exposing people to the animals that live in the Earth's vast oceans. As far as the technical aspects of the DVD, the imagery is superb with its widescreen anamorphic format and very sharp picture. However, it falls short of some items you would think standard in a documentary, such as multi-lingual or caption capabilites. If I had to gripe about one thing, it would be the fact that the BBC and WB didn't take full advantage of the DVD format and provide a full 5.1 audio mix. Though the 2.0 mix was adequate for delivering the narration, one would have to think about the endless possibilities a 5.1 mix would have provided. All in all, if you love nature, particularly the mysteries of the oceans around us, this is a must have.
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Summary: Assets for our mind
Review: BBC is never shy releasing great DVDs to enrich our knowledge ("The planets" series is another example) The DVDs contain quite a lot astounding scenes and with excellant narration to help us visualize the beauty of the earth, and realize our human being is far from understanding the very planet we live on. If you have teenager kids, DVDs will help them cherrish the world, more eager to explore knowledage, away from street violence. Don't forget, accompany the DVDs, there is a same named book, available to buy separately.
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Summary: Assets for our mind
Review: BBC is never shy releasing great DVDs to enrich our knowledge ("The planets" series is another example) The DVDs contain quite a lot astounding scenes and with excellant narration to help us visualize the beauty of the earth, and realize our human being is far from understanding the very planet we live on. If you have teenager kids, DVDs will help them cherrish the world, more eager to explore knowledage, away from street violence. Don't forget, accompany the DVDs, there is a same named book, available to buy separately.
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Summary: The most thrilling and spectacular undersea footage
Review: Each segment covers one of the oceans (frozen, coastal, tidal, deep, etc.) Each time the top-of-the-notch crew managed to capture amazing footage, the kind of pictures you cannot forget once you saw them. I was just in awe, I could not stop to watch ALL the segments over a week-end - I even had to cancel an appointment. On the english amazon website, you can buy the whole serie in a box. In the US they come as two separate DVDs. If you want to discover a world we know little about, and in the most amazing way, THIS is a DVD to buy. Really.
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Summary: Beautiful images and narrative
Review: I have all 4 DVDs (8 films) of the series; all are outstanding productions, and clearly the best of the marine documentaries I have seen (which is a lot). Two aspects of the films stand out the most: the unbelievable image quality and visual narratives. The films capture aspects of animal behavior which have never before been seen on film (polar bears hunting beluga whales; orcas playing soccer with a baby seal, baitball feeding with marlin, dolphins and a sei whale; orca pods attacking a baby gray whale, and so on). And they capture this behavior with extremely moving beauty. Unlike many nature documentaries, there are no talking heads, only background narration. You get a non-stop flow of images creatively matched to orginal music. But for those who do enjoy the talking heads, each film has great bonus tracks with interviews of the camerafolk, producers, scientists, etc.
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Summary: 'Awe and wonder' at its best
Review: I was somewhat apprehensive about viewing yet another BBC natural history documentary, however, I need not have been concerned. 'Blue Planet' proved to be an awe-inspiring journey across the oceans of the world which left me both amazed and scared in equal measures about the creatures of our mysterious underwater world.
While the opening image of the series - a 'must be seen to be believed' blue whale at least the size of a double decker bus - is astonishing, I have to go with 'Frozen Seas' as the greatest episode of the series. In this episode the camera work and photgraphy is stunning, capturing both the physical beauty of the barren Arctic and the complexities of survival faced by the smattering of creatures who inhabit the area. The production team are similarly successful in revealing to us, the viewers, the distinctive personalities of these creatures, including the unforgettable sequence about the penguins trying in vain to make shore.
A 'must-see' for anyone who has ever been for a swim in the sea and wondered what lurks beneath them.
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Summary: Ridiculously beautiful
Review: If you or anyone you know has even a remote interest in the ocean and marine life this DVD is a must. Even if you've seen parts of the "Seas of Life" series on the Discovery channel this DVD is still worth it as the difference in quality is astounding. Since my childhood I've always been a fan of wildlife documentaries, but nothing can compare with this. It is absolutely, jaw droppingly beautiful. "Ocean World" provides something of an overview of all of the other segments so it's a good intro to the series. "Frozen Seas" probably spends as much time on the surface of the frozen seas as it does within them, but it's still compelling. I can recommend this DVD without any reservations (something that any of my friends and relatives could attest to ;-)!
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Summary: Ridiculously beautiful
Review: If you or anyone you know has even a remote interest in the ocean and marine life this DVD is a must. Even if you've seen parts of the "Seas of Life" series on the Discovery channel this DVD is still worth it as the difference in quality is astounding. Since my childhood I've always been a fan of wildlife documentaries, but nothing can compare with this. It is absolutely, jaw droppingly beautiful. "Ocean World" provides something of an overview of all of the other segments so it's a good intro to the series. "Frozen Seas" probably spends as much time on the surface of the frozen seas as it does within them, but it's still compelling. I can recommend this DVD without any reservations (something that any of my friends and relatives could attest to ;-)!
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Summary: Ridiculously beautiful
Review: If you or anyone you know has even a remote interest in the ocean and marine life this DVD is a must. Even if you've seen parts of the "Seas of Life" series on the Discovery channel this DVD is still worth it as the difference in quality is astounding. Since my childhood I've always been a fan of wildlife documentaries, but nothing can compare with this. It is absolutely, jaw droppingly beautiful. "Ocean World" provides something of an overview of all of the other segments so it's a good intro to the series. "Frozen Seas" probably spends as much time on the surface of the frozen seas as it does within them, but it's still compelling. I can recommend this DVD without any reservations (something that any of my friends and relatives could attest to ;-)!
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