Planet Earth: The Complete BBC Series [HD DVD]
starring: David Attenborough
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Actors: David Attenborough Format: Color, Widescreen Language: English Region: All Regions Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Number of discs: 4 Rating Studio: BBC Warner DVD Release Date: April 24, 2007 Run Time: 550 minutes
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As of its release in early 2007, Planet Earth is quite simply the greatest nature/wildlife series ever produced. Following the similarly monumental achievement of The Blue Planet: Seas of Life, this astonishing 11-part BBC series is brilliantly narrated by Sir David Attenborough and sensibly organized so that each 50-minute episode covers a specific geographical region and/or wildlife habitat (mountains, caves, deserts, shallow seas, seasonal forests, etc.) until the entire planet has been magnificently represented by the most astonishing sights and sounds you'll ever experience from the comforts of home. The premiere episode, "From Pole to Pole," serves as a primer for things to come, placing the entire series in proper context and giving a general overview of what to expect from each individual episode. Without being overtly political, the series maintains a consistent and subtle emphasis on the urgent need for ongoing conservation, best illustrated by the plight of polar bears whose very behavior is changing (to accommodate life-threatening changes in their fast-melting habitat) in the wake of global warming--a phenomenon that this series appropriately presents as scientific fact. With this harsh reality as subtext, the series proceeds to accentuate the positive, delivering a seemingly endless variety of natural wonders, from the spectacular mating displays of New Guinea's various birds of paradise to a rare encounter with Siberia's nearly-extinct Amur Leopards, of which only 30 remain in the wild.
That's just a hint of the marvels on display. Accompanied by majestic orchestral scores by George Fenton, every episode is packed with images so beautiful or so forcefully impressive (and so perfectly photographed by the BBC's tenacious high-definition camera crews) that you'll be rendered speechless by the splendor of it all. You'll see a seal struggling to out-maneuver a Great White Shark; swimming macaques in the Ganges delta; massive flocks of snow geese numbering in the hundreds of thousands; an awesome night-vision sequence of lions attacking an elephant; the Colugo (or "flying lemur"--not really a lemur!) of the Philippines; a hunting alliance of fish and snakes on Indonesia's magnificent coral reef; the bioluminescent "vampire squid" of the deep oceans... these are just a few of countless highlights, masterfully filmed from every conceivable angle, with frequent use of super-slow-motion and amazing motion-controlled time-lapse cinematography, and narrated by Attenborough with his trademark combination of observational wit and informative authority. The result is a hugely entertaining series that doesn't flinch from the predatory realities of nature (death is a constant presence, without being off-putting).
At a time when the multiple threats of global warming should be obvious to all, let's give Sir David the last word, from the closing of Planet Earth's final episode: "We can now destroy or we can cherish--the choice is ours." --Jeff Shannon
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Amazon.com:
As of its release in early 2007, Planet Earth is quite simply the greatest nature/wildlife series ever produced. Following the similarly monumental achievement of The Blue Planet: Seas of Life, this astonishing 11-part BBC series is brilliantly narrated by Sir David Attenborough and sensibly organized so that each 50-minute episode covers a specific geographical region and/or wildlife habitat (mountains, caves, deserts, shallow seas, seasonal forests, etc.) until the entire planet has been magnificently represented by the most astonishing sights and sounds you'll ever experience from the comforts of home. The premiere episode, "From Pole to Pole," serves as a primer for things to come, placing the entire series in proper context and giving a general overview of what to expect from each individual episode. Without being overtly political, the series maintains a consistent and subtle emphasis on the urgent need for ongoing conservation, best illustrated by the plight of polar bears whose very behavior is changing (to accommodate life-threatening changes in their fast-melting habitat) in the wake of global warming--a phenomenon that this series appropriately presents as scientific fact. With this harsh reality as subtext, the series proceeds to accentuate the positive, delivering a seemingly endless variety of natural wonders, from the spectacular mating displays of New Guinea's various birds of paradise to a rare encounter with Siberia's nearly-extinct Amur Leopards, of which only 30 remain in the wild.
That's just a hint of the marvels on display. Accompanied by majestic orchestral scores by George Fenton, every episode is packed with images so beautiful or so forcefully impressive (and so perfectly photographed by the BBC's tenacious high-definition camera crews) that you'll be rendered speechless by the splendor of it all. You'll see a seal struggling to out-maneuver a Great White Shark; swimming macaques in the Ganges delta; massive flocks of snow geese numbering in the hundreds of thousands; an awesome night-vision sequence of lions attacking an elephant; the Colugo (or "flying lemur"--not really a lemur!) of the Philippines; a hunting alliance of fish and snakes on Indonesia's magnificent coral reef; the bioluminescent "vampire squid" of the deep oceans... these are just a few of countless highlights, masterfully filmed from every conceivable angle, with frequent use of super-slow-motion and amazing motion-controlled time-lapse cinematography, and narrated by Attenborough with his trademark combination of observational wit and informative authority. The result is a hugely entertaining series that doesn't flinch from the predatory realities of nature (death is a constant presence, without being off-putting).
At a time when the multiple threats of global warming should be obvious to all, let's give Sir David the last word, from the closing of Planet Earth's final episode: "We can now destroy or we can cherish--the choice is ours." --Jeff Shannon
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- El maravilloso mundo en que vivimos
Quien quiera conocer el maravilloso mundo en vivimos y saber los riesgos que tomamos al ponerlo en peligro, tiene que ver este excelente video. Soy un fanatico sano de los documentales y el video aprendizaje, y esta reproduccion cubre toda expectativa.
Rating: - Stunning.
Planet Earth is an absolutely beautiful series.The amount of work and hardships faced during its creation is truly admirable.You get to see a taste of it here though it does not detract from the series itself as they separate the "making of" sections into clips at the end of each episode and on the bonus DVD.
The series is set up interestingly as well.The first episode is a general overview - "Pole to Pole" as they call it, and it is followed by episodes which each cover a specific ... Read More
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- Defective Planet Earth Blu-ray
After reading reviews on Amazon.com, I purchased this Blu-ray title to demonstrate my new blu-ray player.Unfortunately the first disc was defective with motion artifacts and a slightly inferior picture at times.I've seen as good or better when this program was offered on cable television.
Rating: - Excellent buy!
Ordered the DVD and it came sealed and on time. Would purchase from seller again!
Rating: - Must own if you have a blu-ray player
Like everyone else, I agree that David Attenborough's narration is better. If you have a blu-ray and a nice tv, you MUST own this.
- El maravilloso mundo en que vivimosQuien quiera conocer el maravilloso mundo en vivimos y saber los riesgos que tomamos al ponerlo en peligro, tiene que ver este excelente video. Soy un fanatico sano de los documentales y el video aprendizaje, y esta reproduccion cubre toda expectativa.
- Stunning.Planet Earth is an absolutely beautiful series.The amount of work and hardships faced during its creation is truly admirable.You get to see a taste of it here though it does not detract from the series itself as they separate the "making of" sections into clips at the end of each episode and on the bonus DVD.
The series is set up interestingly as well.The first episode is a general overview - "Pole to Pole" as they call it, and it is followed by episodes which each cover a specific ... Read More
- Defective Planet Earth Blu-rayAfter reading reviews on Amazon.com, I purchased this Blu-ray title to demonstrate my new blu-ray player.Unfortunately the first disc was defective with motion artifacts and a slightly inferior picture at times.I've seen as good or better when this program was offered on cable television.
- Excellent buy!Ordered the DVD and it came sealed and on time. Would purchase from seller again!
- Must own if you have a blu-ray playerLike everyone else, I agree that David Attenborough's narration is better. If you have a blu-ray and a nice tv, you MUST own this.
