Product Description: No Description Available. Genre: Television Rating: NR Release Date: 31-JUL-2007 Media Type: Blu-Ray
Amazon.com: The IMAX film Blue Planet offers an eloquent reminder--and a cautionary warning--that the planet Earth is a delicate living organism, constantly reshaped and rejuvenated by the awesome forces of nature. The film targets a grade-school audience but will prove informative to anyone fascinated by our home planet's evolution. Hurricanes, glaciers, volcanoes, thunderstorms, asteroid impacts, undersea furnace vents, and earthquakes are all explored as a system of interconnected forces that ensure the planet's survival. The difference between this and other nature films is that the Earth's delicacy is emphasized by stunning views from space, filmed in the IMAX format by NASA astronauts in orbit 200 miles above the Earth's surface. With astonishing clarity, this orbital perspective supports the film's ultimate purpose: to reveal the awesome beauty of the Earth, and to emphasize that we, the custodians of this miraculous gift, are also the greatest threat to the planet's delicate health. Proof of man's destructive influence offers a sobering reminder that our responsibility toward nature is perpetual, essential, and routinely abused.
Blue Planet combines state-of-the-art sound and image, principally directed by Ben Burtt, the Oscar-winning sound designer whose credits include the original Star Wars trilogy. No home-theater system could do full justice to the film's technical achievement, but the sights and sounds of Blue Planet are awesome nonetheless, and it's impossible to overstate the importance of the film's message and its hopeful emphasis on the potentially wondrous future of our one and only home. --Jeff Shannon
Not what I expected After watching and loving the Planet Earth movies I got this one for my husband. It is interesting, but not nearly as well done as the Planet Earth movies. I lost interest and had a hard time following some of the shots they were talking about from space. It's ok, informational but if you want to get something REALLY good - get Planet Earth!
Rent it Don't buy this one, just rent it. It's not that entertaining and I would stick to Planet Earth and The Blue Planet (Not this one, but it has the same title).
Lots of pretty pictures Finally a presentation of nature with out lots of animals eating animals. This is a short 42 minute NASA advertisement with much of the film shot from the space shuttle. Just as we see how beautiful things look from a distance we are browbeat as contributors to global warming. Over and Over again. Turn the sound off and it is pretty good.
Just a side note this film made in 1990 must have seen Blu-ray in mind as it is ahead of its time. The picture is sharp even at 46". I suspect it was re-mastered.
You can do better... I purchased this as one of the my first HD DVDs. The videography is wonderful, but this production seemed more like an infomercial for NASA and not something I'd watch more than once.
Probably not a fair comparison, but after buying the Planet Earth set, I have no desire to look at this DVD again.
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