Planet Earth - The Complete BBC Series

Actor - David Attenborough ... [Goo?] [Posters]

This DVD item from BBC Warner was reviewed on 11-Oct-2008.

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1) DVD DVD Planet Earth - The Complete BBC Series by BBC Warner. Unlike some of the negative reviews the trials and errors of life represented here made it much more realistic and enjoyable than sugarcoating everything with happy endings. When i watch a scence about wolves i do not want them to walk around and just drink water and sleep. People focused on the killing seemed to forget that if they did not "kill" their food they would die. a nature show that does not show the food chain is just a bunch of animals standing around doing nothing. I would change nothing about this series. Perfect.¤

2) DVD DVD Planet Earth - The Complete BBC Series by BBC Warner. Amazing camera work, just wish they had used BD-50 instead of BD-25, still very good.¤

3) DVD DVD Planet Earth - The Complete BBC Series by BBC Warner. Very nice series. Photography was breathtaking. I didn´t like the way it jumped all over the place. That was a little confusing. There are some raw spots. Nature is "Nature", I understand that. You may want to view it before the kiddies see it. There are some brutal scenes of animal killings, but not enough to turn you off to the wonder of it all. All in all, we totally enjoyed the series and would recommend it. We truly live on one heck of an amazing planet.¤

4) DVD DVD Planet Earth - The Complete BBC Series by BBC Warner. Every time you are amazed by the nature, endless talking heads show up, everybody involved with, therefore presumably needs to be credited by, the project. I was OK for a while but couldn´t get my 8 & 4 yr olds to watch and realized how ridiculously interrupting these lecturers/commentators were. They could have put these faces at a lower corner of the screen so that we can watch the nature. After all, that was the primary reason people watch it, at least that´s mine.¤

5) DVD DVD Planet Earth - The Complete BBC Series by BBC Warner.

Spectacular footage pulls out all the stops. The idea of sending out teams to record wilderness before it disappers is both tragic and typically human. The documentary captures many "never seen before" moments not likely to ever be seen again like the polar bear killed by the walrus. Not every episode has blood and gore, many glory moments are glorious time lapses or breathtaking helicopter passes, but every show takes the viewers to the ends of the earth - literally. The bonus footage of the film crew emphasizes the scale of the memorable project.
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6) DVD DVD Planet Earth - The Complete BBC Series by BBC Warner. With an unprecedented production budget of $25 million, and from the makers of Blue Planet: Seas of Life, comes the epic story of life on Earth. Five years in production, over 2,000 days in the field, using 40 cameramen filming across 200 locations, shot entirely in high definition, this is the ultimate portrait of our planet. A stunning television experience that captures rare action, impossible locations and intimate moments with our planet´s best-loved, wildest and most elusive creatures. From the highest mountains to the deepest rivers, this blockbuster series takes you on an unforgettable journey through the daily struggle for survival in Earth´s most extreme habitats. Planet Earth takes you to places you have never seen before, to experience sights and sounds you may never experience anywhere else.

DVD Features:
Other:110 minutes of behind the scenes footage - one 10-minute behind the scenes program for each episode (SD release only)
Documentary:Planet Earth - The Future: This 3-part, 2 1/2 hour series looks at what the future may hold for endangered animals, habitats and -- ultimately -- ourselves. Following the environmental issues raised by Planet Earth, it asks why so many species are threatened and how they can be protected in future. (SD release only)

7) DVD DVD Planet Earth - The Complete BBC Series by BBC Warner. 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), and each episode ends with 10-minute "Planet Earth Diaries" (exclusive to this DVD set) that cover a specific aspect of production, like "Diving with Pirahnas" or "Into the Abyss" (the latter showing the rigors of filming the planet´s most spectacular caves, including the last filming ever officially permitted in the "Chandelier Ballroom," a crystal-encrusted cavern found over a mile deep in New Mexico´s treacherous Lechuguilla, the deepest cave in the continental United States.)

With so many of Earth´s natural wonders on display, it´s only fitting that the final DVD in this five-disc set is devoted to Planet Earth: The Future, a separate three-part series in which a global array of experts is assembled to discuss issues of conservation, protection of delicate ecosystems, and the socio-economic benefits of understanding nature as a commodity that returns trillions of dollars in value at no cost to Earth´s human population. 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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