Now that Betamax Blu-Ray has won the format wars I decided to put a Blu-Ray player into my new computer. Instead of getting something like Spiderman or Batman or Cars, I decided to get something different. I bought Planet Earth on Blu-Ray.
Elephants aren't really that big
I guess buying Planet earth is no big deal for me, when I was 8 I asked for "he Life of Birds";a 6 VHS box set all about birds and narrated by Sir David Attenborough and as a child my favorite movies were National Geographic nature documentaries. Attenborough also narrates Planet Earth on Blu-Ray, instead of Sigourney Weaver who narrated the TV version and this is a welcome change...for em at least. Attenborough's style of narrating far outdoes most others, instead of talking monotone he adds emotion (well...somewhat) and helps capture the tone of the scene. Still, if you,ve watched "The Life of Birds" or anything else narrated by Attenborough you've pretty much heard it all before as he says the same thing over and over.
"Wild ass. The nomads of the Tibetan Plateau."
"Congratulations Mr. Attenborough, you've done it again...and again...and again..."
There are 4 discs, each one has 2 or 3 different episodes, each episode describing a certain habitat and said habitat's residence. Every episode has at least one "wow" moment-moments that jsut make you go "wow". The orchestral music (performed by The London Orchestra) is truly admirable, and along with David Attenborough's narrations, it never gets bland and repetitive (other thant Attenborough using the same inflection over and over).
*blinks* What the hell was that?
This series is beautiful, plain and simple; there are moments where it looks like you're actually there, swimming over the coral reef yourself; and while this is no new appraisal for a movie, it's true. After watching the freshwater episode I had this sudden urge to go sky diving. The slow motion clip of the shark jumping out of the water after a seal will make you forget that blinking ever existed for about 40 seconds. If there is any one way to show off the power of Blu-Ray, it would be with this series.
Where's my damn parachute?
Buy it
Elephants aren't really that big
I guess buying Planet earth is no big deal for me, when I was 8 I asked for "he Life of Birds";a 6 VHS box set all about birds and narrated by Sir David Attenborough and as a child my favorite movies were National Geographic nature documentaries. Attenborough also narrates Planet Earth on Blu-Ray, instead of Sigourney Weaver who narrated the TV version and this is a welcome change...for em at least. Attenborough's style of narrating far outdoes most others, instead of talking monotone he adds emotion (well...somewhat) and helps capture the tone of the scene. Still, if you,ve watched "The Life of Birds" or anything else narrated by Attenborough you've pretty much heard it all before as he says the same thing over and over.
"Wild ass. The nomads of the Tibetan Plateau."
"Congratulations Mr. Attenborough, you've done it again...and again...and again..."
There are 4 discs, each one has 2 or 3 different episodes, each episode describing a certain habitat and said habitat's residence. Every episode has at least one "wow" moment-moments that jsut make you go "wow". The orchestral music (performed by The London Orchestra) is truly admirable, and along with David Attenborough's narrations, it never gets bland and repetitive (other thant Attenborough using the same inflection over and over).
*blinks* What the hell was that?
This series is beautiful, plain and simple; there are moments where it looks like you're actually there, swimming over the coral reef yourself; and while this is no new appraisal for a movie, it's true. After watching the freshwater episode I had this sudden urge to go sky diving. The slow motion clip of the shark jumping out of the water after a seal will make you forget that blinking ever existed for about 40 seconds. If there is any one way to show off the power of Blu-Ray, it would be with this series.
Where's my damn parachute?
Buy it
