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THE BIG DINOSAUR BOX: A Special Four-Disc WALKING WITH DINOSAURS Collection.* Walking with ... more
DinosaursImagine you could witness a prehistoric sunset - imagine you are watching insectivorous pterosaurs chase moths in the moist evening air and bull triceratops lock horns over a young female. This is no longer a dream.Walking With Dinosaurs makes that distant world as real and natural as images from today's Serengeti. Tracing the 160 million-year history of dinosaurs, from their first appearance to their abrupt demise, this series marks a watershed in television imagery.Classic natural history techniques, leading edge computer technology and animatronics combined with the latest scientific findings,. recreate the sights and sounds of an endlessly fascinating era. Walking With Dinosaurs brings to life the mystery and excitement of the age when these reptiles roamed our planet.* The Ballad of Big Al:The creators of the Walking With Dinosaurs series that took the world by storm have returned to tell the story of Big Al.A few years ago, an amazing fossil was unearthed in Wyoming, USA. Not only were the bones they found those of a dinosaur tat lived 145 million years ago, the skeleton of this creature was very nearly complete.Now the scientists' find has been resurrected even more vividly as the BBC uses the same computer graphic and animatronics techniques as the original Walking With Dinosaurs series, to recreate Big Al's life for the television screen.In the first programme we follow him from his birth to his death - a 15 year story of a lone battle against formidable prey and voracious predators.The second programme is a scientific detective story to trace the evidence of Big Al. Employing the same state of the art graphic effects, Big Al roams modern-day museums and dig sites where we see passionate scientists explaining the research behind his tale.* Land Of Giants:Nigel pushes himself to the limit as he travels back to the Argentinean landscape of 100 million years ago to fulfil a burning ambition - to witness the biggest land predator bringing down the biggest land prey. But he must first get past some of the most lethal killers that ever walked the earth. Can he outwit them to realise his ambition?* The Giant Claw:Nigel has a precarious mission ahead - travelling back 75 million years to Mongolia, his mission is to track down the owner of the largest claws ever discovered. But negotiating the hazards of the Cretaceous is no walk in the park, and Nigel finds himself in the path of some accomplished hunters. Will he live to discover the true nature of his quarry?
Genre: Documentaries & Biographies - Natural History Documentary
Classification: Parental Guidance
Running Time: 5 hours 50 minutes
Plot: Contains 'Walking With Dinosaurs' a programme in which advanced techniques are used to create real and natural images as the one hundred and sixty million-year history of dinosaurs is explored. In 'The Balled Of Big Al' the creators of 'Walking With Dinosaurs' tell the story of the complete dinosaur fossil which was found in Wyoming in the USA. Research found that the fossil was one hundred and forty-five million years old. This programme recreates the life and times of that dinosaur. Also includes 'Land Of The Giant Dinosaurs' and 'Search For The Giant Claw'.
DVD Description
A special boxset containing all of the BBC's amazing Dinosaur documentary series.
Release details
DVD Region: DVD
Studio(s): 2 ENTERTAIN VIDEO; SONY DADC
Release date: 08/03/2004
No of Discs: 4
Catalogue No: BBCDVD 1256
Barcode: 5014503125622
Languages
Main Language: English
Technical information
Special Features: Interview With Tim Haines And Jasper James And Nigel Marven, Fact Files
Advantages: Well acted, Great Book Adaptation Storylines, Fun for All Ages Disadvantages: Each Movie is About Three Hours Long
...be ignored by the overall storyline.
I was slightly disapointed by this third story since it really didn't go by the books my L.M Montgomery at all. The first two movies are at least based on her books , but this movie was almost entirely made up. I was hoping the third movie would follow the other books about Anne as she is grown up with Children.
Still, the movie was well made and entertaining. It was good to see the actors again, and the costumes anad attention to detail from the World War I era are fantastic. It's not as good as the first two movies, but well worth a watch.
******Conclusion*****
All these movies in the BoxSet; Anne of Green Gables, The Sequel , and The Continuing Story, are so much fun. Children around the age of 7 and up will enjoy the first one. While children more around the age of 10 and up would...
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Advantages: Lennard Pearce as Grandad, & Classic Episodes Disadvantages: Not all the Best & Special Episodes, No Extras
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The First Series 1 to 7 BoxSet is stuffed with over 50 different episodes listed below. The great thing about this BoxSet is that there is no particular order you must follow.
There is a vast range of story lines for you to follow which do not overlap with episodes. You could start in reverse order and I guarantee unlike other programmes,
you will fully understand from scene to scene without having a specific order to follow.
This will allow you and others to view episodes individually at your own choice and leisure.
Here you have an almost complete package of Classic British Comedy for both teenagers and adults.
The only thing missing is that it does not feature each & every episode ever made for BBC Television.
But the BoxSet is a great introduction to those who have unfortunately not as of yet discovered 'Only Fools & Horses' as...
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Advantages: Easy to watch and very entertaining Disadvantages: Could become repetitive?
...There are a variety of boxsets now which accompany this popular series,so I shall start at the begining and review BoxSet 1.
The Characters
Firstly, for those not familar with Midsomer, let me introduce you to the main characters.
Detective Inspector Barnaby
First up is our main man starring Detective Inspector Barnaby, played by shakespearian actor John Nettles (some of you may remember him best for his performance in Bergerac many years ago),
Tom Barnaby is a dedicated DI working for the Midsomer Constabulary in Causton. I love this character so much for so many reasons: My Dad was a DI, he looks like my Dad, his mannerisms are like my Dad and he has the same relationship with his daughter Cully, as I do with my Dad! Infact I think someone wrote this about my Dad! Anyway enough of all that, I digress.
He is a very calm...
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