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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0794051293824
Format: Anamorphic, Box set, Closed-captioned, Subtitled
Item Dimensions: 85
Label: BBC Warner
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 5.1EnglishSubtitledSpanishSubtitledFrenchSubtitled
Manufacturer: BBC Warner
MPN: WARDE2938D
Number Of Items: 5
Publisher: BBC Warner
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 24, 2007
Running Time: 550 minutes
Studio: BBC Warner
Theatrical Release Date: 2007

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 04/24/2007 Rating: Nr

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), 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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Rating: - Planet Earth
DVD's in good condition and good packaging and received in time promised.
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Planet Earth - The Complete BBC Series

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Rating: - essential blu-ray title
When Planet Earth came out, it was a great nature documentary. But the presentation on Blu-Ray raises it to a whole other level. This is a tour of various habitats and climates on the earth. The photography is simply unmatched and in HD the detail in the shots is amazing. It would seem like alot to watch, but it goes fast. There are Blu-Ray movies were the format adds nothing and then there are things like this were the format shows what can be done.

The photography is unmatched. The ... Read More

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Rating: - BEST DOCUMENTARY EVER
this is literally the best documentary that i have ever seen. and i watch a fair bit of docs. i have yet to check it out in HD but HD planet earth would be the only thing that would top planet earth

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Rating: - My favorite DVDs!!!
If you want to see the most AMAZING scenes of life on our planet get this! David Attenburough is incredible, the shots are unreal, and the animals are awesome! I've watched the whole series a few times, and I'm still not bored with it.

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Rating: - No HD/DVD player
Can not use product. I do not have HD. DVD player will not play an HD/DVD product.Did not know this when I purchased the product. My fault.

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