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Summary: dumb dvd
Review: i have to watch this at school almost each week and i hate it, It is dumb and it whants to put me to sleep. so do not buy this dvd
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Summary: Wow
Review: Absolutely stunning. The colors or so vibrant it took my breath away!
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Summary: EXCELLENT- Not to be missed
Review: After watching it on Discovery Channel, I purchased a set for myself and one as a gift for my father. He, meanwhile, had done the same thing, so our family now owns 4 copies!
Although I am a fan of nature, and love the ocean, I was not particularly interested in marine biology or the deep ocean - until I watched this series. The cinematography is beautiful and amazing, and the voice-over soft and gentle enough to provide information without detracting from the visual.
This is not, however, all sweetness, as it is the real world, but it still should not be missed.
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Summary: Glorious images from the seas.
Review: Although not quite the "complete natural history of our oceans" the series claims to, there can be little doubt that the Blue Planet series is one of the finest documentaries on the subject ever made. The visuals are a treat to behold, from speeding tuna and sharks to pulsating jellyfish. Users of higher quality tv sets (especially HD sets) should put this at the top of their lists for reference quality video. In particular, shots of glowing jellyfish from "The Deep" showcase the capabilites of high quality sets. The sound is also quite good, although purists will note that sound effects have been added to increase dramatic effect. Whether you listen in stereo or in pro logic surround, the soundmix is always serviceable (although a true 5.1 mix would have ben nice). The series is certainly informative, but lets face facts. Most people who purchase this disk will do it for the eye candy, and will NOT be disappointed. Highly reccomended.
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Summary: Excellent! Mezmerizing! Brilliant film-making!
Review: Another classic you won't want to stop watching. Don't start watching this late at night because you will not want to stop. The frozen ocean episode is my favorite. Just thinking about how they filmed this is enough to boggle the mind. The penquins swimming and practically sailing onto ice floes is enough to bowl you over. The deep episode is so surreal as to seem unbelievable. This is the episode that has the added sounds (listen to the added special feature interview with the director to learn more about that). Is there no sound in the deep? I don't know but the added sounds are perfect for the creatures viewed. I don't know how these BBC film-makers do what they do but this set is simply brilliant. Sir David Attenborough's narration, as always, is informative without seeming either too dry and scientific or too simplistic. Buy it and enjoy it over and over again.
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Summary: If you have younger children...
Review: Captain Jon Explores the Ocean is another great DVD (also available from Amazon), ages 6 to 12. It 's probably the perfect primer for Blue Planet. Blue Planet is an amazing series.
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Summary: Very good but lacks and lags in places
Review: First off let me say I love anything that has to do with the ocean and its teaming life. This series is great to watch and the cinema is amazing. My only disappointment is in total agreement with what the reviewer named Ghost of Dean Thompson wrote and that is the repetion. I thought I was the only one that noticed this. Howmany times do I need to see a bait ball eaten down to the last fish scale? This was seriosly in almost every episode. I thought that I learned everything there is to know about certain species, like the tuna and bait ball fish, but some were barely touched on. Now I know there is almost too many species to touch on but it would be better to see than the repetions that exist in this series. I would have liked to seen more about the inhabitants on the coral reefs like the morays, the numerous crabs, and mostly the intelligent octupus, which in not even shown. What I am saying is that what always grabs me in any of Sir David's series is the revelations about animals that I did not know before. One of the best parts of this collection is found in the "extras". I really think that the one about the destruction on sealife that is done daily by commercial fisherman is the one that everyone on this planet needs to see. The indescriminant nets catch and kill everything. The fisherman take what the were fising for, for example all the prawns, and the rest of the catch is left to die then dumped back in the ocean. I wanted to cry, shout, scream, and beat up those fishermen for there total lack of caring for the environment that they make their living from. Their relentless fishing will someday very soon, annihilate entire species. My dad raises cattle but he doesnt go out into the field and kill everything in sight just for some hamburger. Fishermen need to learn that fish need to breed and the young need to grow in order to replenish their stocks and insure them future jobs in fishing. Well this has turned into a rant rather than a reveiw but I guess you can tell how much the DVD extra moved me.
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Summary: Spectacular underwater footage, and our 2 year old loves it
Review: For our family, this was the nature documentary series that got us hooked. We happened upon a Discovery Channel broadcast of one of the Blue Planet episodes, and our 2-year-old was hypnotized. For at least a year after, every time we turned on the TV, it was "I want to watch fish! FISH!!" While our son likes all of the episodes, I think his favorite is "Open Ocean," which features an amazing sequence of just about every sea-dwelling predator herding and eating a school of anchovies. For the adult viewer, the narration by David Attenborough is minimalistic and informative. He really allows the cinematography to steal the show, which it does. You really do see something new every time. We have watched these DVDs over and over again, and I'd probably only watch them slightly less if we didn't have kids. We've given the Blue Planet series to a few other parents as a gift, and have also since bought both The Life of Mammals and The Life of Birds via Amazon. Those two series are great as well, but not as well loved by our oldest boy as "FISH!!"
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Summary: Captivating!
Review: I bought this for me and my daughter and we love it! I have always watched animal specials on pbs so naturally I was curious about this series. The film quality is spectacular and with every disc I learned something new or got to see it in a whole new perspective. It is on the cutting edge of underwater filming. A+++++
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Summary: Among the most amazing things you will ever see- guaranteed
Review: I can't find adjectives suitable enough to describe just how GREATthis series was. As informative as it is entertaining, the Blue Planet covers the most diversity of ocean-life compared to other natural history DVD's. It is simple enough for anyone to follow and enjoy - from children to marine scientists. After looking at these i learnt so much about the oceans and life down under.
The photograpy is simply AMAZING. Jaw-dropping. Additionally, each disc has alot of special features, covering the making of each episode, fact files, interviews with the makers and even photo galleries. You will look forward to the special features as much as the main feature. Anyone who looks at this will leave utterly spellbounded. You can look at it over and over..if i could i would give this 6 stars. Buy it- you will not regret it.
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