The Life of Mammals
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Movie Reviews of The Life of Mammals
Movie Review: Masterpiece
Summary: 5 Stars
I have watched most of Attenborough's work, and I own several of his series. I love almost everything I have seen. However, even among Attenborough's work, The Life of Mammals stands out.
I have watched every episode in this series about fifteen times each (ok, yes, perhaps I've gone overboard). Even so, I still learn something every time I watch.
This series stands out among the others because it achieves the highest quality in every aspect. Photography is beautiful throughout. The music, when used, is nice and never excessive or obtrusive. The narrative is excellent, providing interesting information without too many words, so the viewer can absorb it easily and keep his attention on the visuals, too. A little harder to explain, but equally important, is the way the series is organized, both at the level of each episode's subject, as well as within each episode. From the opening scene of episode one to the closing scene of the final episode, there's never a break or misstep, just a wonderfully entertaining, informative, and compelling flow from one subject to the next. The final episode brings tears to my eyes.
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Summary: 5 Stars
By golly, buy the dvd right now and a dvd player too! This series is pure magic. Lot of thought went into the content - from spectacular visuals to awesome sound and content structure. Kids and grownups alike would love the visuals and knowledge and some deeper thought would reveal how intricate the web of life on this planet is and how threatened it is.
From deer like rodents in Patagonia whose activities seem to confuse a nearby burrowing owl (whose burrow the Maras had snatched) to a female Leopard sneaking into a rural village in India to steal domestic goats because its natural prey base was scarce. From bizarre (platypus), to large (whales), tiny (harvest mice), blind (golden mole), fast (cheetah), slow (sloth), to the ones that fly (bats) - this dvd covers the entire spectrum of mammals in stunning visuals and captivating narration.
David Attenborough is thorough and scientifically accurate. His screen presence is comforting and his lifetime of experience ensures that the content is seamless and exciting. I highly recommend this series for anyone.
Movie Review: WOW!!! Stupendous.
Summary: 5 Stars
I have not yet watched Attenborough's other series, but the 9th movie in this series (_The Social Climbers_) was so outstanding it made me beg for the others. I was not disappointed, although _The Social Climbers_ (monkeys) is my favorite. _The Insect Hunters_ (insectivores) and _Chisellers_ (rodents) are almost as good. All the episodes are densely packed with wonderful information and footage. Since Attenborough's strength is pointing out the wonders of the ordinary and overlooked, he is at his best when filming small animals. (When filming large animals, he is too preoccupied with their size.) I also liked that the series revealed the filming technologies without becoming too overwhelmed with them, except in the leopard scene of _Meat Eaters_.There is at least one glaring inaccuracy, in _Meat Eaters_: Hyenas are NOT dogs. They are in their own family, which is more closely related to the cat and mongoose families. Fortunately this is correct in the book. Overall, I highly recommend _The Life of Mammals._
Movie Review: Simply beautiful
Summary: 5 Stars
Mammals is another must see from David Attenborough. These DVD's are simply amazing. The photography they shoot in these is just incredible. David Attenborough has the perfect voice to commentate. I love every aspect of these and I watch them over and over again.
If these were just music and the films they shot it would still be amazing without all the fun, exciting, and interesting things you learn. It is that beautiful. There is something about these DVD's that is so relaxing, I just love to turn them on and lay down and nap to the relaxing background music and David talking me to sleep.
This is a DVD set that will rarely leave your player, it is the fruits of a lot of hard work by the crew. Buy it and enjoy it to the fullest.
I also strongly recommend Blue Planet in addition to the Mammals DVD's, buy them both, sit back, relax, learn, and enjoy. David Attenborough does very good work and I highly recommend all of his documentary work.
Good stuff.
Movie Review: jaw-dropping
Summary: 5 Stars
Hands down this is one of the best nature documentary series I've ever seen. My jaw was on my lap for many scenes and I found myself laughing loudly, getting chills, yelling at the screen, and clapping when the prey escaped (or sometimes when the predator won). There is tons of footage using the latest infrared technologies which enable us to witness night action that we could rarely otherwise see. The marine mammal episode was utterly astounding, as were the beginning and ending episodes both introducing the topic of mammals and showing us our primate kin in its fascinating variety. My personal taste would have preferred more framing the action within an evolutionary narrative, but I suppose for a large TV. audience these things are usually "softened" to remain as uncontroversial as possible. But now if I ever get the chance to choose, I'll come back in another life as a flying squirrel!