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The Blue Planet - Seas of Life Collector's Set (Parts 1-4)

The Blue Planet - Seas of Life Collector's Set (Parts 1-4)

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Director: Alastair Fothergill
Actor: David Attenborough
Studio: BBC Video
Category: DVD

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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars 230 reviews
Sales Rank: 9953

Format: Anamorphic, Box Set, Color, Ntsc, Widescreen
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 4
Running Time: 392
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.6 x 2.5

MPN: DE1652D
ISBN: 0790767821
UPC: 794051165220
EAN: 9780790767826
ASIN: B000069HXC

Theatrical Release Date: January 27, 2002
Release Date: August 27, 2002
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Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.com
Extraordinary footage and eloquent narration by David Attenborough highlight the BBC's remarkable wildlife series The Blue Planet: Seas of Life. "Ocean World" begins with astonishing views of a gigantic blue whale--the elusive Holy Grail of undersea photography--and the marvels continue to demonstrate the power, diversity, and profound ecological influence of Earth's oceans. "Frozen Seas" examines whales, walruses, penguins, and other creatures under the extreme conditions of the Arctic and Antarctic Circles. The next two episodes are even better. "Open Ocean" travels thousands of miles into the vast "liquid desert," where currents determine how the ocean's diverse life forms will assume their places in the food chain. More amazing, "The Deep" descends with a state-of-the-art submersible to the ocean's abyssal plain and beyond, filming such bizarre creatures as the fangtooth, bioluminescent jellies, transparent squid, the giant-mouthed gulper eel, and the never-before-seen hairy angler fish.

"Seasonal Seas" focuses on the explosion of life that accompanies every annual blooming of plankton, numbering in the countless billions and captured here with brilliant microphotography. In "Coral Seas," miles-long reefs of living coral are explored, from deep within (requiring brief computer animation) to the surrounding environs, where you'll see white-tipped sharks in a feeding frenzy while beautiful harlequin shrimp wrestle with a starfish. "Tidal Seas" explores the myriad life forms that thrive when lunar gravity pulls the oceans offshore. "Coasts" is easily the most brutal episode, but no less mesmerizing. The most unexpected, and horrifying, sequence is the orca, earning its "killer whale" nickname by capturing, killing, and tail-tossing a seal pup--a sequence so mysteriously primal that even the most seasoned marine biologist will be utterly amazed. One of the finest wildlife programs you're ever likely to see, The Blue Planet: Seas of Life provides the privilege of visiting a truly alien world teeming with the rarest wonders of nature. The series was recut into the feature-length Deep Blue in 2005. --Jeff Shannon

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Covering 70% of the planet, the ocean is truly a dominating force, yet we know less about our oceans than we do about the surface of the moon. Five years in the making, with a budget of over $10 million, The Blue Planet: Seas of Life is the most comprehen


Customer Reviews:   Read 225 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars The Blue Planet - Seas of Life   January 6, 2009
This collector's set got here in excellent shape and my son has it now and is enjoying it.


5 out of 5 stars High art (and it should be on Blu-Ray)   November 6, 2008
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This is one of the great works of wildlife photography and documentary filmmaking. The visuals are just beyond belief. Each of the documentaries is like looking at a work of art. The narration, the information and the organization of the work is also outstanding. There is never a dull moment because there is always something new to look at.

The films have incredible scope and vision. For example, "seasonal seas" explains the cycle of the oceans and shows life from the microscopic level up to sharks, seals, dolphins and whales.

This is a work that demands it be put on Blu Ray and I can't comprehend why it isn't out there along with "planet earth". If you want to understand the complexity and beauty of life in the world, there is no better place to start than here.



5 out of 5 stars Very relaxing   September 24, 2008
These programs are beautiful and informative. The narrator's voice is very soothing. I also sometimes mute the sound and just watch the pictures if I feel like relaxing.


5 out of 5 stars Incredible   May 26, 2008
 1 out of 2 found this review helpful

I dont purchase CD's or DVDs anymore. I think they are overpriced, and specially now that you can download almost anything, i find it difficult to spend my green in any DVD.

Then i read the reviews that this DVD set had. And i watched it. And i didn't feel ripped off (and in fact bought another set for my sister)

This is truly the best nature documentary ever devised. It is such a piece of art, it stands on its own and has no other real similar.

Truly wonderful scenes. They have to be seen to be believed.



5 out of 5 stars Blue Planet - Seas of Life   May 20, 2008
This DVD set is amazing - the photography is incredible - I have no idea how they got most of these shots - definately worth the cost!!

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