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Contributor | David Attenborough |
Language | English |
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From the team behind the multi-winning Blue Planet comes this epic series celebrating the Earth as never before. Embracing the worlds incredible landscapes and fascinating wildlife, Planet Earth takes the definitive look at the diversity of our planet.
Four years in the making, with a budget of unprecedented proportions, Planet Earth has stretched the boundaries of natural history television. High definition photography, revolutionary ultra-high speed cameras and detailed images from the air enabled the series to capture the most amazing footage ever seen.
This stunning television experience combines rare action, unimaginable scale, impossible locations and intimate moments with our planets best-loved, wildest and most elusive creatures. From the highest mountains to the deepest rivers, this blockbuster series takes you on an unforgettable journey through the challenging seasons and the daily struggle for survival in Earths most extreme habitats. Prepare to be overwhelmed by the beauty of Planet Earth.
Including: Natural World: Desert Lions & Snow Leopards
The BBCs flagship natural history series Natural World has consistently produced amazing wildlife stories with breathtaking imagery. These two gems from the series feature incredible footage of these rare, beautiful and magnificent big cats.
"Expect everything from underwater elephants to mountains of guano and a snow leopard in attack mode Pure Class"-- The Guardian
Amazon.co.uk Review
Not only is Planet Earth one of the most jaw-dropping, ambitious, nature documentaries the BBC has ever produced, it’s now taken on another role: as a superb demonstration disc for the strength of and Blu-ray.
Spread over a good ten hours, the series charts life and nature in dozens upon dozens of differing locations around the earth. Diligently and warmly narrated by Sir David Attenborough, Planet Earth calmly goes close in on its subject matter when required, and then pulls out some stunning perspective shots that are simply breathtaking. It’s hard to come up with the right superlatives to do the photography on the programme any kind of justice, and that it’s married to such fascinating subject matter is all the better.
And if you think the original broadcast of Planet Earth was something special, or you were gobsmacked by the picture quality on DVD, just wait until you see it in 1080i HD glory. Particularly some of the broader shots here are all but without parallel, and it’s a real reward for those who have invested ahead of the crowd in high definition technology.
Presented over five discs, and matching wonderful content to spot-on visual presentation, Planet Earth is now not just a landmark in nature documentary film making. It’s also a chartermark of quality for just what HD DVD and Blu-ray can offer. A stunning release, in more than one sense. --Jon Foster
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- Aspect Ratio : 16:9 - 1.78:1
- Is discontinued by manufacturer : No
- Rated : Exempt
- Language : English
- Product Dimensions : 17.2 x 14.1 x 3.4 cm; 322.05 g
- Manufacturer reference : E4001
- Media Format : Widescreen
- Run time : 9 hours and 10 minutes
- Release date : 12 Nov. 2007
- Actors : David Attenborough
- Subtitles: : English
- Studio : 2 Entertain Video
- ASIN : B000SKNIWE
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: 16,543 in DVD & Blu-ray (See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray)
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Customers praise this documentary series for its astounding cinematography and mind-bending photography, with David Attenborough's narration drawing viewers in. Moreover, the HD Blu-ray video quality and Dolby Digital 5.1 audio receive positive feedback, and customers consider it a must-watch for nature documentary enthusiasts. Additionally, the series offers exceptional value for money, with one customer noting it justifies the TV license fee.
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Customers praise the quality of this TV series, describing it as a magnificent exemplar that is really good as it gets.
"...Its so well done you could cry. I'm glad I bought the HD-DVD version, as it just leaves your jaw hanging in disbelief...." Read more
"‘Planet Earth’ is a ‘wonderful’ series in the true sense of that word, and yet a series that is equally deeply depressing as man’s impact threatens..." Read more
"...the envelope and bringing us something truly breathtaking and worthy of our time. The format of this series is well-documented here...." Read more
"...There is great depth of image and detail...." Read more
Customers are impressed with the visual quality of the series, praising its magnificent images and scenes, astounding cinematography, and stunningly beautiful presentation.
"...The music when present adds to the serenity of the magnificent scenery or the drama of hunting scenes. Subtitles are in English only...." Read more
"...The image is the clearest and most detailed I've ever seen, and what better way to showcase its HD credentials than with massive panoramas of the..." Read more
"...Planet Earth is simply stunning. You cannot overstate this series in any way...." Read more
"...Each episode has at least one ‘wow’ moment; and each episode is full of stupendous photography (although the extent of ‘fakery’ is not known)...." Read more
Customers praise this documentary series as one of the best natural history programs ever made, finding it fascinating and mesmerizing to watch.
"...not so much a geological study of the Earth but rather a broad survey of the rarely seen or visited habitats and their inhabitants, with an emphasis..." Read more
"...As the name suggests, its a documentary about the entire planet. As the series goes on, it returns to topics briefly introduced in previous episodes...." Read more
"...clear with their track record that the BBC make the best natural history documentaries...." Read more
"...His voice is peerless in tone, his comments informative and eloquent in this era of "dumbing-down", and noticeably restrained - he knows that he does..." Read more
Customers find the TV series highly entertaining, with every episode being mesmerizing and endlessly demanding to watch.
"...However, after a few episodes, it all became clear. This series has a massive scope. As the name suggests, its a documentary about the entire planet...." Read more
"...A real all-round package to educate and entertain...." Read more
"...In general, though, a good series and the extras in the special edition are nice. Also, the price at around £15 is very reasonable...." Read more
"...The Lonely Planet book of the same name and which provide great details of the series, is a well complemented addition..." Read more
Customers praise the narration of the TV series, particularly David Attenborough's eloquent and engaging delivery that draws viewers in, with one customer noting that the commentary is entertaining without being technical.
"...The background narration is occasionally too soft. The script is very well written, full of interesting statistics and entirely appropriate without..." Read more
"...All the information from the series becomes relevant and involving. This series is a structural and educational marvel...." Read more
"...His voice is peerless in tone, his comments informative and eloquent in this era of "dumbing-down", and noticeably restrained - he knows that he does..." Read more
"..."Diaries" after each episode confirm the incredible amount of travel, research, skill, patience, persistence, risk, and technical know-how which..." Read more
Customers find the TV series to be exceptional value for money, with one customer noting that the aerial filming is particularly worth the investment.
"...(both region free) but has the extras on a fifth disc and hence the best value...." Read more
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"...At this price versus running time, the Box Set is tremendous value for money. You can't lose." Read more
"...The aerial filming is worth all the money...." Read more
Customers praise the HD quality of the Blu-ray set, noting that it is very impressive and fantastic to watch on HD TV, with great picture and sound.
"...what better way to showcase its HD credentials than with massive panoramas of the planet, flocks of birds a billion strong, closeups of birds of..." Read more
"...in each episode will literally leave you open mouthed and eyes glued to the screen in awe...." Read more
"...for any plasma owner and yes, it can be considered as a standard for video image quality. But there is so much more than image quality here...." Read more
"...series and that blew my socks off, not just in terms of the outstanding HD quality, but also in the quality and interest in the show itself...." Read more
Customers praise the sound quality of the TV series, particularly noting the Dolby Digital 5.1 audio and David Attenborough's calming narration.
"...I love the soundtrack (by George Fenton) as music qua music, but it cloys when shown with the visuals, as if it is telling us how we should feel,..." Read more
"...The first is David Attenborough. His voice is peerless in tone, his comments informative and eloquent in this era of "dumbing-down", and noticeably..." Read more
"...Great Planet Earth moments (SD) Additional audio options..." Read more
"...Although still sounding good, this isn't the lossless audio promised. A strange decision to advertise functionality that it doesn't have...." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 February 2008Documentary: 5/5, Picture: 3-5/5, Extras: 4/5
THE DOCUMENTARY
Planet Earth takes a rather different approach to Sir David Attenborough's previous Life series: instead of taking a species or phylum, it explores a particular habitat. This is not so much a geological study of the Earth but rather a broad survey of the rarely seen or visited habitats and their inhabitants, with an emphasis on how they adapt to the forces of nature. At times it looks more like showing off spectacular scenery than a systematic study. Coverage is by no means exhaustive but what is presented is truly remarkable. Episode one takes you from the South to the North Pole, passing the various forest ecosystems and desserts in between and is a preview of later episodes.
If you have watched the Life series and the BBC's Blue Planet you will notice some familiarity in Planet Earth. There are recurrent themes on survival and adaptive behaviour. I am constantly reminded of and impressed by the resilience of life.
Memorable shots are too many to mention but polar bear cubs exploring the snowy slopes, the great white shark leaping out of water (with footage slowed down 40 times) and snow covered mountains come to mind. I particularly like the aerial views.
PICTURE: VC-1 1080p 16:9
The main feature IS "1080/24p", as indicated by my Pioneer BD player. The production for broadcast is mastered in 25p from various framerates (details on bbcresources.com); the PAL DVD is in 50i (equivalent to 25p) and each episode runs for 48 minutes (excluding the extras) compared to 50 minutes on Blu-ray. So the Blu-ray runtime is in keeping with a 25p to 24p slowdown. The 1080i v. 1080p feud has been blown out of all proportions. For the material shot on video the HD cameras used in the early 2000s were mostly 720p; note it says on the back "some footage was not captured in full HD". While a lot of scenes are spectacular there are occasional artefacts. People who find Blu-ray to be softer than HD broadcast have incorrect set-up somewhere in the video signal chain: it is not the fault of the Blu-ray.
THE NARRATION AND SOUND TRACK (Dolby Digital 5.1)
The background narration is occasionally too soft. The script is very well written, full of interesting statistics and entirely appropriate without being verbose. The music when present adds to the serenity of the magnificent scenery or the drama of hunting scenes. Subtitles are in English only.
THE SUBSTITUTED EXTRAS (1080/60i)
Regrettably this release does not have the original DVD extras: the 10 minute "Diaries" at the end of each episode and the 'Planet Earth - The Future' feature (2h56') and people felt let down. The "Dairies" are interesting and the message on the state of the planet is of course important and the BBC underestimated the viewer's sentiment. But the extras included here, Dessert Lions and Snow Leopards (the subject of DVD episode 2 "Diaries") from the BBC's Natural World in HD are interesting programmes in their own right and more amenable to repeated viewing. The biologist who tagged collars on the snow leopards died recently so that makes it even more valuable to watch. But it would be better to give us the original extras and have Natural World on a separate release.
WHICH VERSION TO GET?
The US Discovery Channel version is truncated and has an American non-naturalist narrator so that is a non-starter. This UK version has the same encoding as the US BBC/Warner four-disc version (both region free) but has the extras on a fifth disc and hence the best value. If you cannot live without the original extras then borrow the DVD.
UPDATE
I would now recommend the Special Edition instead as it has the Diaries and more extra features at similar price, but note the main episodes are 1080i50 (the original broadcast frame-rate) and the Diaries are 576i50. There is an American SE version in 1080i60 over there.
A MUST-HAVE FOR EVERY BLU-RAY LIBRARY
Just marvel at the contents: once you understand the technical issues you will realise that whatever technical limitations there are they are really of no great significance here.
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 December 2024Very good value
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 December 2014Probably the best documentary ever made.
During the first episode, I was doubtful about the content. The topic shifted every few seconds, never focusing on one animal long enough to say anything of any educational value. However, after a few episodes, it all became clear. This series has a massive scope. As the name suggests, its a documentary about the entire planet. As the series goes on, it returns to topics briefly introduced in previous episodes. Its nice to revisit what we only got to glimpse previously. The series ends with two full length documentaries on only one animal each - specifically desert lions, and specifically snow leopards. Well chosen, as those were the animals that intrigued us most on their five minute slots in previous episodes. All the information from the series becomes relevant and involving. This series is a structural and educational marvel.
The photography is the other aspect of this that makes it the best ever made. Its so well done you could cry. I'm glad I bought the HD-DVD version, as it just leaves your jaw hanging in disbelief. This series was made for HD-DVD, (although its out on Blu-Ray too nowadays.) The image is the clearest and most detailed I've ever seen, and what better way to showcase its HD credentials than with massive panoramas of the planet, flocks of birds a billion strong, closeups of birds of paradise revealing every feather, mountain ranges where you can actually sense the enormity scale, etc. Its like being there. If you ever get the chance to see it on HD-DVD, ho wow, you just have to do it.
Yes.
Probably the only nature documentary which would've pulled crowds in at cinemas just like Hollywood blockbusters. It was so highly rated for a reason.
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 December 2006Its quite clear with their track record that the BBC make the best natural history documentaries. Having Sir David Attenborough to present or narrate them just emphasises that dominance.
Planet Earth is simply stunning. You cannot overstate this series in any way.
The footage in each episode will literally leave you open mouthed and eyes glued to the screen in awe. As Life In The Undergrowth is, this is unique in many ways, the camera work, the angles, the ultra-slowmo shots, just boggle the mind.
Hats must be taken off to the tireless work from the cameramen and crew who spent days and weeks in some parts, waiting to grab just a few seconds of footage for us. These people are the heroes in this series. If it wasnt for their dedication and sometimes bravery (recalling the cameraman pulling his equipment on a sled in Antarctia with temps of -50 degrees while hurricane force winds brought him to his knees), we could not be witness to the maginificent splendour that nature still has to offer us.
How long it will continue to offer us this is up to us.
Thankfully for the most part, Planet Earth takes an optimistic approach and shows us what we still have while still slipping in the odd reminder about what climate change and our own interference is doing to the other species who WE share the planet with.
I would go so far as to say that this type of thing should be required viewing in all schools.
Do not miss out on this. If you are reading these reviews then you have enough interest already and not owning this superb series will be a sin in my book.
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Mauro SironiReviewed in Italy on 12 November 2016
5.0 out of 5 stars Ottimo prodotto!
Raramente sono rimasto così soddisfatto acquistando un cofanetto bluray!
Tutti gli episodi della più bella serie di documentari BBC, che anche se ormai un po' datati non perdono mai il loro fascino. Diversi extra e un piccolo booklet con foto naturalistiche in una confezione semplice ma decisamente gradevole.
Ho acquistato questa edizione perché è la più completa, ed in ogni caso non avrei mai sostituito la voce di David Attenborough con nessun doppiaggio. L'unico difetto, se proprio devo trovarne uno, è che i sottotitoli sono solo in inglese, ma se si ha anche solo un minimo di dimestichezza con la lingua e si vuole acquistare Planet Earth questa è l'edizione giusta.
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porkaReviewed in Japan on 26 July 2007
5.0 out of 5 stars 値段で躊躇したかたへ
他のレビュアーが大絶賛しているように、「映像」に関しては付け足す言葉はもうありません。
さらに次世代DVDplayerとあわせてHD/BD版の購入を検討しなくてはならなくなるほどの素晴らしさです。
値段に関しては、確かにco.ukや.comのほうが数千円安いです。
しかし、今ここで注文して、明日DVDplayerを買いに行けば、
明後日には大自然の素晴らしさを堪能できます。
日本語版のあまりの高さに躊躇したかた、ここで買いです。
躊躇している時間を映像を楽しむために使いましょう。
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HiroReviewed in Japan on 18 December 2018
5.0 out of 5 stars ブルーレイ版
DVD版を持っていたのですが、さらに美しい画質で見たくてこちらブルーレイを購入しました。
内容は相変わらず素晴らしいです。地球の美しさを感じます。
- Paul VanderVeenReviewed in Canada on 1 April 2025
5.0 out of 5 stars Homeschoolimg effective
A great homeschool tool
- Mark J. FowlerReviewed in the United States on 25 January 2010
5.0 out of 5 stars The Wonders of the Earth - right before your eyes
If anyone in your house loves nature, wildlife or the outdoors you simply MUST get this series. It is beyond astonishing.
I grew up watching Disney documentaries like "The Vanishing Prairie" which included amazing footage of prairie dogs and buffaloes and sidewinders. A few years ago my attention was captured by "March of the Penguins". I was amazed not only by the year-long story of the Emperor Penguins living their life-cycle in the most harsh climate on earth, but also by the film crews who braved the same climate to shoot the footage.
Now we have this series and it is huge. "Planet Earth" is to "March of the Penguins" what the Space Shuttle is to a paper airplane. Okay - I'm exaggerating... but only a little.
A host of intrepid, experienced and well-financed film crews were dispatched over a five year period to collect this footage. We see Emperor Penguins huddling over their eggs in Antarctica, Cranes in their life or death struggling migratory flight over Mount Everest, huge herds of migrating caribou and elephants, mating dances of exotic birds, and endless varieties of predator and prey. Speaking of - thought should be given to the context of viewing for the young and tender-hearted. For those who might cry when Bambi's mother is shot - off-screen - it may be quite traumatic to see wolves and cheetah and hyena successfully corralling deer, or little seal fins protruding from the gaping maws of breeching great white sharks. It may be the perfect introduction of the budding naturalist to the "circle of life" or food chain or however you wish to introduce these scenes.
But the footage - oh my - absolutely takes your BREATH away. The flora and fauna of the earth are filmed in breathtaking natural surroundings. Helicopter borne cameras zoom across waterfalls and savannahs. Intimate moments with some of the rarest creatures on earth are mesmerizing: birds of paradise perform their cirque du soleil mating dances and the nearly extinct snow leopard is caught high above the tree line in titanic Asian mountain ranges.
Disney edited this series into their recent "Earth", but the truth is that all 11 episodes are astonishing, and for less than twice the cost, you get more than 5 times more of this amazing series.
The scope of the project is titanic: I don't expect another nature documentary this expansive and well-produced for decades. Come one - come all. You will see things that you never thought you'd see, may never see again, and will never forget.