Planet Earth: The Complete BBC Series [Blu-ray]

First of all 5/5 for Amazon service. Ordered for 1 day delivery & got it as promised, on time. The good part of this are : * Great narration by Alastair, * Fantastic photography & filming. Attention to details is evident, * Exposes us to lot more things on this planet which many are totally unaware of, * Snow, mountains, caves, desert..... you name it & you have it in here. Really fantastic. And there are lot more but it needs to be experienced as this one is hell lot of piece of great work. Kudos to BBC. Some get confused between Planet Earth & Life. I would say opt for planet earth if interested in knowing the earth better, opt for life (some part is picked up from planet earth) if you are interested in animals, fish etc. but yeah, in 'Life' there are mating scenes too, so decide with whom you would like to watch. :P If you are not buying planet earth, then you are missing something really beautiful in life. Its a great collection. Keep exploring. Cheers.

This documentary is one of most essential ones every person should see. Breathviewing views of the planet and its habitat. This enlightens our perspective to care for our fragile world and its preservation. The breathtaking views of Angle water falls in Venezuela, views of the most mysterious animals like Snow lepoards in Karkoram range, weasles in the Artic, Taiga, the volcanic vents in the deepest parts of the Atlantic and the Paciffic, cayman in the amazon chewing th camera instead of attacking the crew, pirahnas busy in their work, polar bears struggling to keep their young belowed ones alive during the onset of spring in the arctic and the male emperor penguings risking the blizzards to protect the eggs transferred to them are some of the few oustanding fatures which really touched my soul. Every second is absolutely worth watching. This is the most precious gift one can gift to their beloved ones by making them to see the outstanding work. The commenatry from Sir. David Attenborough is equally outstanding. Amazon is brillliant in delivering this product.

Brilliantly filled with extraordinary photography, this is an essential collection if you love nature and wild life. The set covers the entire original series of Planet Earth that aired on BBC in 2006. From mountains to oceans, from deserts to forests there is nothing that alluded the producers during their spectacular five year filming. With an epic narration by veteran David Attenborough, who had made several BBC documentaries on wild life, the outstanding high-definition photography combined with slow motion effects makes this series a pleasurable viewing experience.

This is what you really call great stuff for all sections of audiences. BBC i would like love to say hats off for selling these dvds, as books related to such genres dont offer at all . After all ( books /textbooks ) they are just typical indian style of books and text books that are meant for mugging up the things . I have no more words to say , because this more than a masterpiece !

an excellent series of footage of the earth and ecosystems and of natural history. humans are often seen as not natural- but here they are not seen as such!

one of the best DVDs to show your kids. if you have the money to waste on Disney or some such Hollywood time-pass time-waste junk, buy this! it is not only extremely educational, the camera work is breathtaking and beautiful. truly a piece of art.

One of my best purchases, the set is worth it you love nature and also have a big screen. The seller was kind enough to call and check if I've ordered correctly before shipping.

This is something spellbound real life video presentation of enormous happening around us in the globe. Just look at it and try to feel.. we know only a small of this world, its facts and so many interesting events happening around us always.. We have seen very few things of this world. The undiscovered ocean of fact is lying before us. It is worth everybody's watching.

DVD版を持っていたのですが、さらに美しい画質で見たくてこちらブルーレイを購入しました。 内容は相変わらず素晴らしいです。地球の美しさを感じます。

Before buying it I have red both positive and negative reviews. Most of the negative ones were about the poor quality of video in some parts of the documentary. Yes, there are some parts with noisy image or not so crystal clear. However, in most of the video the image is so sharp that sometimes you may have the feeling of not watching a TV but rather looking out of a window to the surrounding landscape. There is great depth of image and detail. Overall video quality is very high and yes, this is a must for any plasma owner and yes, it can be considered as a standard for video image quality. But there is so much more than image quality here. You will see things you have never seen or imagined before. The strong point is of course the Cineflex consisting of an HD camera mounted on a 5 axes gyrostabilizing system attached to a helicopter which keeps it perfectly steady. You will see a wild beast in close view and then the camera zooms out until you realize you are kilometers away from it and finally you can see a whole mountain. The aerial filming is worth all the money. But there is more: you can see in slow motion a shark in the air, out of the water while catching a seal or you can see on fast forward a flower opening or a mushroom grow or how the colour of the trees changes with the passing of the seasons. And there are many, many more outstanding things to watch and learn. After viewing this extensive documentary you may get an ideea of how big and complex this world is and how small and overated our civilisation is. You may realize that we, humans, the only species capable of altering the enviroment are however just a particle of dust on the evolution scale. The final conclusion: this is a must have, you won't regret buying it, not for one second.

We saw one episode of this BBC produced series on the Discovery channel several months ago and we were sold. This series is a beautifully depicted narration on the wonderful planet we call home. The documentary is filmed almost exclusively in High Definition and the cinematography is simply stunning in Blu-ray. We are using a 1080p 120Hz Toshiba Regza as our reference and the picture quality is at times breathtaking. The producers went to great lengths to capture amazing images of the entire planet and just watching the scenery alone is worth the price of this set. There is one shot taken as they flew over Victoria falls that almost makes you feel like you are soaring over the falls on your own personal set of wings. While the Discovery Channel series is narrated by Sigourney Weaver and the Disney edited version is done by James Earl Jones; this original series is narrated by David Attenborough with the BBC and he is by far the best of the three. The only issues I had with the physical Blu-ray discs is that Mr. Attenborough's voice is slightly hard to hear over the higher volume musical scores and scenery sounds. This set comes in a nice box for display and has 4 discs inside. The length is approximately 550 minutes and is divided into 50 minute themed segments. I should also note that there are a few references (maybe 4 or 5) to evolution and global warming for those of you who may have issues with these types of views. However, the focus is not on politics or religion, rather the main focus is on our amazing planet and I do not believe the commentaries would be offensive to anyone who is solid in their own beliefs. In my opinion the stunning imagery reinforces the ideas of creation by design and the entire series would be an excellent educational resource for any type of school or home. The wonder and awesomeness of this planet really shines in this series and I highly recommend it.

この作品の素晴らしさを箇条書きにすると ・圧倒的な美しい風景や動物たちの映像 ・見たことのないアングルで撮影された、見事に切り取られた自然界の映像 ・とにかくコストパフォーマンスが良い というところでしょうか。上記については他の方がレビューされている内容が全てですので細かいことは割愛します。 私から言いたいことがあるとすれば、DVD版とBlu-ray版でもしも迷われている方がいるのであれば迷わずBlu-ray版をお勧めします。 私の場合は購入前に自宅にたまたまあったトランスフォーマーのDVD版とBlu-ray版を同時にプレーヤーで再生し、 入力切り替えで見比べましたが、きれいきれいと思っていたDVDはやはりBlu-rayと比べると少々がっかり画質に感じてしまいます。 もちろんプレイヤーの差もあるでしょうが、とても大きな差であったためやはりメディアの差が大きいと思います。 とくに40インチ以上ではその差は歴然でしょう。 また、アッテンボローのナレーションはなめらかで非常に聞き取りやすく、私は英語字幕を入れて英語のリスニング教材としても楽しんでいます。 英国発音であるため少々米国英語とは異なりますがリスニング力を楽しく鍛えるには非常に有効です。 先日、友人が遊びに来た際にBGVとして流していたのですが、皆からおしゃれ風と高評価でしたｗ 時折現れる圧倒的な風景にみな息をのみ、それでいて会話の邪魔をしない。 常に画面を見続ける必要がない、美しい風景の総集編のような映像なので、BGVに向いているのでは思います。 私は価格以上の価値がある秀逸な作品であると思います。

Bei einem Punktestand von 29 (5 Sterne) : 2 (weniger als 5) muss ich eigentlich nicht mehr viel sagen. Die Aufnahmen sind bildgewaltig, wunderschön und Attenboroughs Kommentation finde ich einfach nur passend, und nicht übertrieben "pathetisch", wie es jemand hier bezeichnet hat. Den UK-Import habe ich gewählt, weil die Version billiger war, und ich glaube auf der deutschen ist nicht die Originaltonspur enthalten, dass sollte man aber nochmal nachprüfen, ist schon etwas her, dass ich das recherchiert habe. Inzwischen gibt es Massenweise Tierdokus auf Blu Ray, man muss also nicht unbedingt zu so einer Mega-Sammlung greifen. Ich bereue es jedoch keinesfalls. Die filme eignen sich für interessiertes Zuschauen, oder einfach als Hintergrund-TV-Rauschen, dem man nur ab und an einen Blick zuwirft und staunt.