The Natural World - Amazing Earth DVD

Advantages: excellent footage/bonus material/educational
Disadvantages: can't think of any

...xx-- My intro---xx An epic collection of five discs. The collection comprises of all of the Planet Earth episodes shown on BBC1 as well as a bonus -Planet Earth - the future. This bonus dvd accompanies the book of the same name and looks at saving species and asks the question do we face an extinction crisis. We also learn about how we can save certain species. xx--Bonus content--xx This bonus disk also looks at pollutiion, climate change and the growing human population -- all of which are putting pressure on to the natural wilderness. It delves into issues such as why previously uninhabited areas are paramount for our survival, as well as the survival of some of the worlds best known animal life. We also look at living together-the challenges facing the planet and living together in such remote areas in the 21st century... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: Excellent movie and very good DVD extras
Disadvantages: Some repetition of interviews

...to Middle-earth" (in-store special as shown by Houghton Mifflin) – Houghton Miffin passed away shortly after this interesting discussion of how the works of Tolkien were published; it details Houghton’s own personal experiences and friendship with Tolkien. It is also interesting to note that as a 11 year old, Houghton had the privilege of being the first person to read the Hobbit – lucky man! This isn’t an essential part of the DVD but does give some nice background information on the man who was J R R Tolkien. "The Quest for the Ring" – one thing I will note is that it seems that one set of interviews were produced and these were used in different ways by many different companies. In this Fox presentation we see a lot of background to the making of the movie – I saw this before the movie was released... Read review

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Advantages: Can watch all, or individual episodes
Disadvantages: None

...This is an amazing series with breathtaking and beautiful shots of at nature fron all areas of the world - from the poles to the deserts. It is a DVD set that can be watched again and again, and you would still find something that amazes you about this Planet's ecology. I enjoy nature documentaries but this one left me in such amazement of our planet. The BBC have spent so long making this, you appreciate the detail the film crew go into, as the scenes in this documentary are simply breathtaking, and you become in awe of mother nature. I highly recommend this series to people of all ages, as I think everyone should watch it, and gain an appreciation of our Planet Earth.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful