Cosmic Voyage (IMAX)

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Summary: Big Disapointment
Review: Anyone expecting a "Cosmos" type of voyage, like I did, is going to be sadly disapointed. The actual voyage thru the universe is only about 5 minutes in length, and compared to the fantastic visuals in the movie "Cosmos" is like a Saturday morning cartoon.

Rating:
Summary: Big Disapointment
Review: Anyone expecting a "Cosmos" type of voyage, like I did, is going to be sadly disapointed. The actual voyage thru the universe is only about 5 minutes in length, and compared to the fantastic visuals in the movie "Cosmos" is like a Saturday morning cartoon.

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Summary: Buy it!
Review: Bayley Silleck's work is always extremely powerful especially in the the IMAX medium. Here he take elements of "Powers of Ten" and gives it a new up to date spin. Simply awe-inspiring. Its best to see in an OMNIMAX or IMAX theater but the DVD will do if you just cant see it at your local IMAX Theater. Most pleasing is also the delivery of Morgan Freeman' narration mixed with the beautiful score.

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Summary: Pop-tart science, very dissapointing
Review: Fails to engage the imagination and has VERY little to offer in terms of physics or otherwise. Two stars go to Morgan Freeman's soothing narrative. Try the BBC's 'Universe' & 'Planets' for good quality marco-stuff. Micro topics just round the corner hopefully.

Rating:
Summary: Pop-tart science, very dissapointing
Review: Fails to engage the imagination and has VERY little to offer in terms of physics or otherwise. Two stars go to Morgan Freeman's soothing narrative. Try the BBC's 'Universe' & 'Planets' for good quality marco-stuff. Micro topics just round the corner hopefully.

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Summary: WOW!
Review: I first saw this film in an OMNIMAX theatre at the Vancouver Science centre and was very impressed. When I saw it was available on DVD it was a 'must have' addition to my Home Theatre collection.
OK, so 52 inches of TV isn't quite the 52 FEET of IMAX, but one still gets the sensation of feeling very, very small as you virtually travel to the outer reaches of the known universe and then feeling very, very big compared to the quarks inside an atom's nucleus.
Brilliant special effects and computer simulations, educational and enjoyable.
My only quirk is that the sound track could have made more use of the 5.1 channels, and for a short film, a DTS-track would have fitted on easily.

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Summary: Very poor
Review: I have seen a number of IMAX pictures and this has got to be one of the worst. From the cartoon like animation to the lack of information, I would have to suggest that this DVD is a waste of time and money.

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Summary: Great DVD!
Review: I have used this DVD for the past several years in my science classes. After introducing my students to the metric system, and doing labs to reinforce this new concept, I show COSMIC VOYAGE as a culmination to the metric system, and as an introduction to the Astronomy Unit. The metric system is based on Powers of Ten. The scene that starts in Venice and expands outward into space by powers of ten is effective for my students. Conversely, to watch a water droplet and decrease by powers of ten is also important for students to see. After watching this, my students are jazzed and can't wait to learn about the universe. At the end of the school year, many cite COSMIC VOYAGE as one of their favorite DVD's and the Astronomy Unit as one of their favorite units.

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Summary: The best IMAX available
Review: I own numerous IMAX DVDs and this by far gets the most play on my machine. Morgan Freeman is the familiar voice as the narrator. Go on a journey from the smallest matter on the planet to the largest objects in the universe. I'd recommend this to anyone with an interest in science. Not an overly profound movie, but very visually appealing.

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Summary: YAWNNNnnnnnn
Review: I thought this DVD was a real BORE! In fact I have watched it twice and dozed off both times. This is a DVD for a classroom (science) at a high school, or junior high level. I was hoping to see some great space footage but instead got second rate animations and graphics. (Although I agree with one of the other reviewers M. Freeman is good narrator)
In the special features area of the DVD, hearing the producers, writers, artists EXTOL what a cutting edge, masterpeice, thrill, etc etc this is ....PLEASE give me a break. SAVE your money...do yourself a favor and purchase IMAX 'Blue Planet' or 'Dream is Alive'!