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Features: DVD
From the creators of Blue Planet: Seas of Life comes this epic series celebrating the Earth as never before. With an unprecedented production budget, using high definition photography and revolutionary ultra-high speed cameras, five years in the making, over 2000 days in the field, using 40 cameramen across 200 locations, Planet Earth is the ultimate portrait of our planet.This stunning television experience captures rare action, impossible locations and intimate moments with out planet's best-loved, wildest and most elusive creatures. From the highest mountains to the deepest rivers, Planet Earth takes you to places you've never been to experience sights and sounds never before captured on film. Prepare to be overwhelmed by the beauty and majesty of Planet Earth. Planet Earth: The Complete Collection includes all 11 episodes: From Pole to Pole, Mountains, Fresh Water, Caves, Deserts, Ice Worlds, The Great Plains, Forests, Jungles, The Shallow Seas, and Ocean Wide, Ocean Deep.
"This is the best DVD of the year...an absolutely extraordinary achievement." Chicago Tribune
"...a series so compelling that it puts all other shows in the shade...a joy to behold...mindblowing..." Daily Mirror
"...the new gold standard in nature documentaries...absolutely riveting..." Dan Mancini, DVD Verdict
"...shows just how far nature photography has come. It's the best I've seen, and the cameras go places no one has gone before." James Plath, DVD Town
"...an excellent documentary and one that both offers beautiful imagery and interesting locations." Jeff Swindoll, Monsters and Critics
"Planet Earth is the BBC's Natural History Unit at its biggest and boldest." Sunday Times
"A tour de force...A masterpiece." The New York Times
Editor's Note
With both impressive scope and incredible detail, PLANET EARTH explores the entire world using high definition cinematography. Boasting a budget of over $25 million, this BBC/Discovery Channel co-production exposes the beauty of the earth and its animal inhabitants from a cuddly panda cub to an attacking shark. David Attenborough narrates, as the vivid documentary takes to the sea, as well as to the mountains, caves, deserts, jungles, and more. With 40 cameramen traveling to 200 locations, this is an epic series that can't be missed. This set contains every episode: "Living Planet," "Mountains," "Fresh Water," "Caves," "Deserts," "Frozen Worlds," "The Great Plains," "Forests," "Jungles," "The Shallow Seas," "Ocean Wide, Ocean Deep," and "Planet Earth - The Future."
| Features | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | This Is A Blu-Ray DVD Made For Blue-Laser Format Players Which Produce Higher Quality Picture And Sound |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 4/24/2007 |
| Running Time: 550 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2007 | | Catalog ID: 4001 | | UPC: 00794051400123 | | Number of Discs: 4 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew | Alastair Fothergill - Director | | Andy Netley - Editor | | David Attenborough - Narrated By | | David Attenborough - Writer | | George Fenton - Original Music By | | Jo Payne - Editor | | Mike Madden - Cinematographer | | Sigourney Weaver - Narrated By | | Vanessa Berlowitz, et. al. - Producer | | Alastair Fothergill - Producer | | Maureen Lemire - Executive Producer | | Michael Kelem, et. al. - Cinematographer | | Sam Watts - Original Music By | | Thom Sulek - Editor |
| Awards |
Nominee (2007) | | | British Academy Awards, Planet Earth, Audience Award (TV) | | | British Academy Awards, George Fenton, Best Original Television Music | | | British Academy Awards, Andrew Shillabeer, Best Photography Factual | | | British Academy Awards, Andrew Wilson, et. al., Best Sound Factual | | | British Academy Awards, Alastair Fothergill, Mark Linfield, Huw Wheldon Award for Specialist Factual | |
Winner (2007) | | | Emmy, Doug Allen, et. al., Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming | | | Emmy, George Fenton, Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) | | | Emmy, Maureen Lemire, et. al., Outstanding Nonfiction Series | | | Emmy, Kate Hopkins, Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera) | |
Nominee (2007) | | | Emmy, Andy Netley, Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming | | | Emmy, Graham Wild, Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera) | | | Emmy, Vanessa Berlowitz, Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming |
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| | Professional Reviews | Entertainment Weekly
"[T]he often gasp-inducing footage takes on a startling vividness and depth." -- Grade: A 04/27/2007 127Ultimate DVD
5 stars out of 5 -- "PLANET EARTH is a sprawling look at our world and its wildlife, sumptuously captured by the most technologically advanced cameras." 08/01/2007 p.88 DVD Verdict 10 of 10
Simply put, Planet Earth is the new gold standard in nature documentaries. Produced by Alastair Fothergill and the BBC's Natural History Unit as a follow-up to their universally lauded oceanographic series, The Blue Planet, this 11-part examination of the majestic beauty of Earth's remotest landscapes and rarest species is guaranteed to take your breath away. The show offers a whirlwind tour of the planet, sweeping viewers in grand aerial shots from artic tundra to craggy mountains to surging deserts to rainforests and oceans teeming with life. Along the way we get a brand new glimpse of the life-and-death struggle unfolding daily in the wilds of our globe...Like all nature series, each episode of Planet Earth draws its dramatic intensity from the relentless struggle between life and death--and the show is, indeed, dramatically intense. Placid shots of achingly beautiful flora, fauna, and sprawling landscapes are juxtaposed against the never-ending contest between predator and prey. Planet Earth is absolutely riveting, but not for the feint of heart...It is the astounding breadth, scope, and depth of Planet Earth that makes it revolutionary. - Dan Mancini
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| Customer Reviews | ![]() | | Cinematography |  5 | | Plot | 5 | | Acting |  3.5 | | Overall Satisfaction |  4.5 |
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5 of 5 awesome!!!!!!!!!!! Saturday, January 19, 2008
JohnnieG from New York, New York
This what Blu-Ray was meant to look like, better than any other Blu-Ray I have seen to date. Was this review helpful?  
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4 of 5 If only looks were enough... Wednesday, January 09, 2008
A Viewer from San Jose, CA
I saw a segment of this series on the Discovery Channel and instantly fell in love with it. The visuals were stunning and the narration was lively and funny. I was looking to buy it in Blu-ray and discovered that there were 2 versions; 1 from Discovery Channel and 1 from BBC. In doing more research, I found that the Discovery version is produced in 1080i format while only the BBC version is produced in 1080p format. They also have different narrators. I decided to go with the BBC 1080p version. WARNING: I have fallen asleep through each of the segments of the BBC version. Something about his voice just puts me to sleep. Aside from that, the program is wonderful. Was this review helpful?
5 of 5 Lives up to it's reputation Wednesday, December 12, 2007
A Viewer from Renton, WA
Ive seen parts of this spectacular series in the TV show room and on Discovery Chanel. The HD broadcast pales compared to the Blu-Ray (Im sure the HD-DVD is great too) release. I happen to have gotten the original BBC release with the BBC narration which I find better than the DiscCh narration in that it is softer in the mix but still very understandable, I find the DiscCh narration much too loud/in your face/distracting. The music is great. Most of the footage is pristine and awesome, but certain areas push the limits of the encoding process, the immense bird flocks should have used less compression during the encoding process as both mosquito and block noise are evident, it is still very enjoyable none the less. If you enjoyed any of the broadcasts youll enjoy it on Blu-Ray/HD-DVD all the more. This is a must have for anyone with an HD disk collection. Was this review helpful?
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