Blue Planet (IMAX) [HD DVD]
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Movie Reviews of Blue Planet (IMAX) [HD DVD]
Movie Review: OK---But Not Great
Summary: 3 Stars
I was a little disappointed in the Movie. Some of the shots were pretty good, but some weren't that good. It looked like very little of the Movie was shot with HD Cameras. I think there was way too many shots from outer space onto the Earth. When they overdo something like that, it tends to make you start to lose interest. This movie is nothing like Planet Earth and if you've seen that, you'll be kind of spoiled. If I knew what I know now, I probably would not have bought this movie right away. Maybe later to add to the collection, because in order to have a collection, you have to have some mediocre Movies also.Movie Review: More of a HD DVD Review...
Summary: 2 Stars
This HD DVD disc has two features on it and both are around 50 minutes long. There's really nothing in the way of extras other then the features. Both features are neat at first but how much footage of the earth from space can you watch? That's up to you. Seeing the earth from orbit these days is nothing new. I was extremely disappointed that it all "seemed" to be shot in film. I think they have to do this for IMAX but can't they shoot it in pure hi-def video & transfer it to film for the IMAX? Probably the wrong screen ratios. A good portion of the film "jumps" a lot and it's noticable at 56". They made no attempt to clean the film as there's specs of duct & stuff throughout the features. A lot of the NASA footage is old because everyone is dressed from the early 90's/late 80's. The space shuttle scenes & Earth scenes from space are fine but not as good as Planet Earth's footage and the video essentials hi-def display of the shuttle taking off blow's this disc away.
The surround sound is actually nice here and there. A hurricane segment was really convincing in sound eventhough you're watching old raw footage from "back in the day". Overall, you get a total of under 2 hours of lame "been there, done that" footage. They even have a little rant on saving the planet at the last 10 minutes of Blue Planet with the usual citing of devastating facts but no explanation of the proof. I believe there's a hole in the ozone layer but at least show us some cool satelite/composite shots of it. I don't know why they give you this great display of our planet that makes you proud to be on this great rock in space for 40 minutes and then end it with a "stop polluting your planet idiots", kind of an ending. Eesh. I wish they showed more of the craters on earth. Now that was interesting.
Overall, from an HD DVD point of view...I did not see it in IMAX and thought it would look amazing in HD but I was sadly disappointed. Thank god I rented it. And for the blu-ray folks, it isn't going to be much better because the stock is not fantastic. You get a VC-1 compressed version of older junky film mixed with newer fine looking film.
Movie Review: Check your plyer first
Summary: 2 Stars
I got the HD dvd Blue Planet. We have a Sony large screen HD TV and a Sony HD DVD player. Sorry-this DVD does not work on our equipment. The TV and player are 3 years old. I bought this disc on Amazon about a year ago but just now tried to play it. The darn thing should play but a disclaimer in the disc jacket states that some players may need to have software or firmware upgraded to work. The player's LCD window states that the disc can neither be played or written to. I checked on Sony's customer support and there are no updates for this player- RDRGX315 sony HD DVD reader/player. So beware. Be sure your player will play this type of disc or has capability to be updated. I am disgusted with the whole DVD scene.Movie Review: You can do better...
Summary: 2 Stars
I purchased this as one of the my first HD DVDs. The videography is wonderful, but this production seemed more like an infomercial for NASA and not something I'd watch more than once.
Probably not a fair comparison, but after buying the Planet Earth set, I have no desire to look at this DVD again.
Movie Review: Disappointing
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this together with Planet Earth (PE). I watched PE first which set my expectations for the Blue Planet (BP). I was extremely disappointed. The narrator was extremely monotonous, and did nothing to really add to the experience. The viusals were good, but the stories were disjointed and brief. I expected more. The duration of the film was also very short. I really expected to see a full length video documentary on the oceans, seas, and lakes. PE has sections that cover oceans and seas and that rendition is so much better than Blue Planet. I can see why now it is sold with Planet Earth as by itself it would be a flop. Great pictures though.
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