The Life of Birds
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Movie Reviews of The Life of Birds
Movie Review: Best of the Bird Videos
Summary: 5 Stars
Having watched several bird videos lately (the dramatic documentaries March of the Penguins, Winged Migration, and Pale Male, as well as the fictionalized Fly Away Home), and having recently become aware of the variety of birds in our neighborhood, I finally got around to watching David Attenborough's excellent Life of Birds. As entertaining as all the other videos were, Life of Birds is by far the best of the flock.
As you begin to watch the series, it isn't long before you appreciate the amazing camera work, as well as the amount of patience involved in waiting for just the right shot. And with the amount of film that was shot, editing must have been a monumental chore as well. But what an incredible result. You get so close to the birds, and observe so intimately their behavior, that you may begin to grow pinfeathers.
I had never seen David Attenborough before watching Life of the Birds, though I was aware of his reputation. For the first episode or two, I thought he was a bit quirky, bouncing around as he talked, wearing funny hats in cold weather, popping up in every corner of the earth to catch birds in their native habitats. His enthusiasm is infectious, and it's fun to see him occasionally interacting with the birds - in one scene he actually helps steady a bird who loses its footing while running up a tree. He lounges among huge flocks of birds and the birds walk up to him as if to say "No need to worry, it's only David Attenborough." But Attenborough would not approve of anthropomorphizing the birds. He knows his science, and by the end of the ten-part series, you will too.
There are no extras on this three-disc set. However, in one of the later episodes there is a short section about the filming of the series. One cameraman spends all night in a precarious treehouse so that he can film his subjects at sunrise. There is a storm and lightning breaks off one of the brances of the tree the camerman is perched in, but fortunately not the critical branch. The shots he got in the morning were spectacular.
Movie Review: Discs are failed!!
Summary: 1 Stars
Be careful when you order this item. Some discs are failed, as the ones I bought. The problem: Image freezes every few seconds, which makes the documentary impossible to watch. This is very frustrating. I understand that -under Amazon's policy- you cannot return CDs once you open them. Buy the CDS rather from a physical store, where you can actually return any failed merchandise.Movie Review: Three Discs contain all 10 Episodes
Summary: 5 Stars
After much confusion and advice from Amazon that this was only volume 1 in a series (resulting in unsuccessful attempts to cancel my order), the set arrived & to my delight I found 3 discs containing the whole series. This documentary series is amazing, & well worth the price!!Movie Review: unexpectedly enjoyable
Summary: 5 Stars
When i started watching this, i did'nt expect to watch very much, but the series has turned out to be suprisingly entertaining, and informative! There are alot of amazing scenes throughout the series, as well as beautiful cinamatography. I personally am not an avid bird enthusiast, but watching this kind of makes me want to start!Movie Review: The Life of Birds
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an excellent example of David Attenborough's work. His descriptions of many well known and exotic birds is not only interesting but truly amazing. He takes us into a world that we didn't know. I found The Life of Birds to be a unique look into nature as only David Attenborough can do.