Cosmic Voyage (IMAX)

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Summary: Good for Children
Review: I was a little disapointed in this DVD. The photography/animation was OK, but not great. The circles got annoying very quickly. The information on this disc seemed somewhat dated and rather dumbed-down. There's nothing here you won't find on PBS or elsewhere, and I really cannot imagine anyone learning anything new from this. Watching this disc was like eating a rice cake-it really didn't take care of my cravings. I do recomend this disc for young children, since they may benefit from it.
I much prefered Stargaze-Pictures from the Hubble Telescope, for the superb photography alone.

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Summary: Great Educational Video
Review: I've bought several Imax DVDs over the last year, and I've found all of them impressive. This one is no different in the impression department, but I felt that the overall tone of the video was directed much more towards education than the previous videos. The text or the narration (performed wonderfully by Morgan Freeman) sounds like it was written for one of those old videos we were forced to watch in science class as kids. While I always found those videos to be so poorly produced they became boring - this film has such amazing video that you become engrossed in the movie, even with the educational tone. I would have given it 4 stars because of the educational feel, but after thinking about it for a few minutes, I decided that it still deserved 5. If you have children, I doubt you could find a better movie to inspire them with science. If I were a science teacher today, I'd start the term with this video to motivate students who might otherwise shy away from sceince.

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Summary: Cosmic Bliss
Review: If you're into IMAX films this one's a go. Morgan Freeman having a great voice, narrates. You almost feel like you're back in school taking your first trip to the planatarium. The film starts out focused on a drop of water and expands to take you to the extremes of space. A good surround sound system will enchance your viewing of this well conceived film. To be enjoyed by all ages.

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Summary: Outstanding picture quality
Review: IMAX out does any other DVD's in tranfer of films and picture quality. I haven't gone wrong EVER buying ANY IMAX picture. The closet you'll ever get to High Definition. Like looking through glass. I tried it on an old tv and it made my tv look like new almost. Truley amazing! And most IMAX DVD's include DTS sound.This movie is outstanding in showing pictures of the Earth and outer space. It's vision of going from earth up to the outer regions of space and back is an amazing achivement of special effects. This is one of the older IMAX films and even today it is Top-notch in it's picture quality.The absolut best DVD pcture transfer you can get. Those with big widescreen tv's don't be put off by it's 1:33:1 (standard) format. This is the way it was shot preserving the actual way the film was shot and even if watching in "Full" or "Wide Zoom" the picture is truley awesome and breathtaking. I watch it in "Full" making it feel like I'm at the IMAX theatre. For you widescreen lovers, don't be fooled or put off by the "standard" format the IMAX DVD's are released in. you'll still ove it for the outstanding picture quality. You want High Definition style film then this is a good buy.

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Summary: Cosmic Voyage an Educational Breakthrough
Review: In this incredible journey the viewer travels from the outer reaches of space down into the nucleus of a carbon atom. Cosmic Voyage is able to explain, in layman's terms, the theory of how the universe began - the "Big Bang" and how the entire mass of the universe could have been compressed into a space the size of a tennis ball. Parallel worlds? Life on other planets? Cosmic Voyage answers all these questions. Teachers will rate this film five stars and a must have for the classroom.

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Summary: Fabulous--awe of the universe with a scientific perspective
Review: Probably the best IMAX movie to date. Educational without being preachy. Entertaining but with a sense of wonder at it all. The sequence showing distance as circles whose diameters differ by powers of 10 is a pedagogical and cinematic wonder. Kept the attention of my 6 and 11 year old boys--though I have to admit they find Wild California to be more fun. Highly recommended.

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Summary: Eames Take Two
Review: Remember the very powerful "Powers of Ten" short film by Charles and Ray Eames? Well, this is a modern remake in a new medium, with more content. To see Cosmic Voyage in IMAX is an amazing experience. For the video experience, CV is still impressive, but don't pass up the original Eames film, which is also available for sale on Amazon. Pop either of them in your DVD player, sit back, and enjoy the quick but satisfying ride!

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Summary: All things Great and Small in Large Format ....
Review: This DVD version of the IMAX film, "Cosmic Voyage," will dazzle the eyes with it's incrediable pictures of outer space, micro sized atoms, and digital photography. Morgan Freeman narrates with his lovely, deep voice and keeps the film's slow pace at a more interesting flow. The music is also enchanting and helps it be a smoother ride. I never saw this at the IMAX theatre, but at school on a projecter about 10x smaller than the IMAX. But, nevertheless, it still captivated me and took me far, far away. Cosmic Voyage doesn't delve deep into Astronomical findings or anything excitingly new, but it does give us information that we see everyday and puts a spotlight on it- making our world ever more visible than we imagined.

Rating:
Summary: All things Great and Small in Large Format ....
Review: This DVD version of the IMAX film, "Cosmic Voyage," will dazzle the eyes with it's incrediable pictures of outer space, micro sized atoms, and digital photography. Morgan Freeman narrates with his lovely, deep voice and keeps the film's slow pace at a more interesting flow. The music is also enchanting and helps it be a smoother ride. I never saw this at the IMAX theatre, but at school on a projecter about 10x smaller than the IMAX. But, nevertheless, it still captivated me and took me far, far away. Cosmic Voyage doesn't delve deep into Astronomical findings or anything excitingly new, but it does give us information that we see everyday and puts a spotlight on it- making our world ever more visible than we imagined.

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Summary: Sure, outstanding picture quality in a bloody boring 'movie'
Review: This is IMAX: Big screen Imax geeks have their 5.0 Dolby DTS , 6.7, 9.8, Super Duper Bit, Super Duper Duper Bit, Monster wolf, Hi Fi, super Hi fi, 9.99999999999999999 Mega Hurtz .....
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Let's go rent Earthquake and Airport 77!