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Summary: This is what life is really like under the sea
Review: "The Living Sea" provides incredible undersea photography as we swim with thousands of golden jellyfish, go deep-sea diving in Palau, and travel with the Coast Guard in some of the toughest seas on the planet. Directed by Greg MacGillivray, who went on to do Everest, this 1955 IMAX film is narrated by Meryl Streep, features music by Sting and was nominated for an Oscar. Too bad you cannot have an IMAX screen in your home. "The Living Sea" is only 40 minutes long and that is way too short.
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Summary: We are all islanders
Review: I bought (unintentionally) the Original Soundtrack in 1996, wishing to have some instrumental music to listen before bedtime...but it turned out to be a remarkable soundtrack. After that I wish I have a chance to see this IMAX, but where I live, the IMAX Theatre was built 3 years later. At first, I didn't care about this DVD when it's on sale, however, I noticed that it features DTS surround sound. I thought, well, at least I can enjoy my favorite musics again in DTS...that should be great.Yes, I wasn't disappointed a bit on the sound quality...but the picture..I just wish that they should add more fishes and coral reef.
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Summary: If You Love Oceans
Review: I first saw The Living Sea at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago in an IMAX Theatre environment, which was pretty incredible given the surround sound of crashing waves. This DVD is a best buy. Unlike movies, which can get predictable after multiple viewings, The Living Sea is an educational and visual wonder you can watch over and over. The film director was a California surfer as a young boy and he grew up to make an inspiring and beautiful film.
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Summary: Incredibly Moving
Review: I originally saw this IMAX movie in Hawaii, at the Polynesian Cultural Center 3 years ago...and bought the soundtrack, always hoping to get the DVD. Much to my amazement, the movie was included for my PC as one of the features for Windows XP. Anyway, the music, narration, and footage is breathtaking, I left the IMAX theatre feeling physically off-balance because of the motion of the seas and the ocean, and so moved by the magic of it all that I was teary-eyed the rest of the day. I ended up at Sunset Beach on Oahu's NOrth Shore that evening watching the sunset and had the beach to myself. It is one of those days that you will never forget in your lifetime, it is still so vivid, and watching this DVD brings every cell in me back to The Living Sea and the beaches of Hawaii. Absolutely moving and breathtaking...even when watching on the small screen vs. the IMAX screen. You will not be disappointed!
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Summary: MIND-BLOWING
Review: I've only ever seen 3 IMAX films and this is one of them. I was totally blown away by the incredible sound and photography. I had to study every shot because there is so much in it. It's not actually a movie like other IMAX films (such as Across the Sea of Time and T-Rex) but more of a documentary about how we are all islanders and how we live because the sea lives. It was surprisingly effective in this sense. My fave part was the discovery of the new underwater fish and the fish that had, what looked like, thousands of little lights flashing on and off. A scene with a boat fighting waves and crashing back down onto the sea was better than anything in The Perfect Storm. The sound in this particular scene is IN-CRED-IBLE. Whenever you pass by an IMAX check to see whether or not they are showing this masterpiece. You'll love it. The DVD is in DTS/Dolby 5.1 and is in fullscreen
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Summary: A wonderful DVD
Review: IMAX does a beautiful job! If you scuba, you'll love watching this DVD!
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Summary: Imax at it's Best
Review: This is the reason I buy Imax films. The movie has a series of semi quick hit's on different subjects involeing the sea. This is eye candy at it best. I am not a big Sting fan but his score really hit's the mark in this film and is a big plus. The story is not deep but very enjoyable. You get the feeling that the people whole made it really love the sea. They give you more than a few thrills with the photography. There is a wow scene with thousand's of jelly fish. The surfing shot's were great and will really give your sound system a work out. This is a Imax film that goes for the visual's and the sound. The stories are brief but not preachy. It is not a Imax film that tell's a dumb story at the expence of the sceneary. In this film they go for the thrill and show there love for the sea.
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