World Famous Comics: Grand Canyon - The Hidden Secrets (Large Format)
Grand Canyon - The Hidden Secrets (Large Format)
Starring: Daniel T. Majetich, Coby Jordan, Bruce Simballa, Stuart Reeder, Barney Drake Directed By: Kieth Merrill Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC Label: C.A.V. Distribution Number of Discs: 1 Number of Items: 1 Picture Format: Academy Ratio Release Date: January 12, 1999 Running Time: 60 minutes Theatrical Release Date: June 16, 1984
Grand Canyon - The Hidden Secrets This documentary is shown in the IMAX theater in Tusayan near the entrance of the Canyon. I like the opening line, "Man clings to the edge of eternity." The film focuses on human activity. The Anasazi were the first people in the Canyon. The Spaniards found it in 1540. John Wesley Powell, a one-armed Civil War veteran, navigated the Colorado River in 1869. I was waiting for geology. It never came. The producers aim for a big screen experience and ticket sales rather than trying to impart knowledge. I wondered about the film's subtitle. It seems the secrets might be the fossils buried in the Canyon walls.
Save Your Money Please don't spend your entertainment dollars on this video. It was a tremendous disappointment. The picture quality is not good. If this is the same film shown in IMAX theatres, I bet there were a LOT of unhappy customers. The views of the Grand Canyon are limited and the story line is weak, at best. I never found out what the "hidden secrets" were. I am a huge IMAX fan and I knew this would not be the same when viewed on my TV. That was an understatement. If this had been given to me it still would not be any better. Please enjoy images of the Grand Canyon from another source. This is NOT the way you want to do it.
AWESOME ONE THIRD THE PRICE OF WHAT THEY SELL FOR AT THE GRAND CANYON. GREAT MOVIE.
Don't Bother Seeing the Movie/DVD AT ALL!!! What do you get when you watch a 30+ minuet movie about the Grand Canyon that spends no time discussing what the GC is and how it was formed, spends about 1 minuet covering 4000 years of history of the native people that inhabited it, and a few minuets covering John Wesley Powell river expedition? That's right...... Grand Canyon - The Hidden Secrets
I had the pleasure of spending an entire day hiking along various trails of the canyon the day before I decided to watch the movie hoping to learn more about the canyon. I honestly thought watching the movie would enhance my hiking experience the day before. So to say the movie was a HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT is the understatement of the year. The film lacked depth in providing historical and factual information on the Native inhabitants as well as the early settlers. The film also failed to accurately depict most of the canyon's wildlife. Nothing in that film truly showed me what the canyon truly was and how it came to exist. All I saw were close-up (and slow-motion) shots of settlers' boats battling through the Colorado river rapids, and a guy in a hang-glider towards the end. It was pitiful attempt at a sales pitch to encourage viewers to do a whitewater/helicopter/hang-gliding tour. I will admit that (in the IMAX version) some of the aerial views were pretty spectacular but their luster wore away pretty quickly. If you want to buy or watch a movie that lacks depth and substance, but instead is a cheap sales attempt to lure you into purchasing the canyon's "recreational" services then by all means, this movie is for you. If you were like me, and wanted to see a movie depict the canyon from a historical/scientific context (you know, something you would see on discovery channel) then this movie is not (and I repeat IS NOT) for you! For the first time in my life I demanded a refund after seeing a movie. I plan on voicing my humble opinion to the makers of this movie as well.
This movie lacks substance and will not fail to disappoint you no matter what format you watch it in.
Not what I expected After visiting the Grand Canyon, you would think buying this used would be good as a reminder. It isn't very good and as a person said before there is a story there.... I don't like it.... I would rather see something more realistic. There are "ghosts" in the Grand canyon and a lot of history to learn. I would rather see something on that.
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