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Blue Planet : Complete BBC Series (Special Edition 4 Disc Box Set)
Blue Planet : Complete BBC Series (Special Edition 4 Disc Box Set)
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Artist: David Attenborough
Studio: 2 Entertain Video
Category: DVD

List Price: £29.99
Buy New: £16.50
You Save: £13.49 (45%)
Buy New/Used from £16.40

Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars(25 reviews)
Sales Rank: 259

Format: Box Set, Pal, Special Edition
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Exempt
Media: DVD
Number Of Items: 4
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.6 x 1.2

EAN: 5014503179229
ASIN: B000ASALVK

Release Date: October 3, 2005
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days

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Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.co.uk Review
It?s hard to rain too many superlatives on IThe Blue Planet/I, surely one of the finest and most fascinating nature documentaries ever made. But nonetheless, we?re going to try.PLong in the making, the idea behind the show was to, using some cutting-edge technology, film previously unseen areas of the ocean, and to investigate life beneath the waves. And in doing so, it pretty much encompasses the full spectrum of creature size. From the staggering, gigantic whale of the first episode, through the miniscule life that?s documented as the programme progresses, it?s a jaw-dropping experience.PIt?s also a very, very accessible one. Thanks to a diligent, warm narrative from Sir David Attenborough, there?s plenty of fact married up to the sheer spectacle of IThe Blue Planet/I, although in many ways the stunning photography almost needs no accompaniment. It?s timeless work, too, with immense rewatch value, uncovering both life that?s never been photographed previously while charting the habits of the more familiar. Icing IThe Blue Planet/I?s cake is a series of short pieces documenting just how some of the incredible pictures were captured, and these are almost as interesting as the main feature.PEnough of those superlatives, though. Because IThe Blue Planet/I simply demands to be seen and enjoyed. Prepare, like many before you, to be mesmerised. --ISimon Brew/I


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2 out of 5 stars Dave is not American   August 11, 2008
  4 out of 52 found this review helpful

The wet bits with the animals are well filmed although some of the animals look like they are playing up to the camera at times. The underwater bits don't look real in places especially with the multicoloured tiny fizzers. Also the dolphins are singled out as something special like in most fish films, but they are just a fish! This is since Flipper set the benchmark of what to expect of a fish. The documentary would have scored higher if it left out the dolphins and made Dave say 'tuna' not 'tuna' as he pronounces it. He says 'tuna' as in 'tooner' where I say 'tuna' as in 'choona'. He's not American!


5 out of 5 stars Re Amazon Abyss extra   June 18, 2008
Just a note that the title "Amazon Abyss" on the 4th disc is just over 50 minutes long. This programme was originally broadcast by the BBC as 5 x 30 minute episodes. Hopefully the deleted 100 minutes was not of great importance!


5 out of 5 stars A wonderful documentary   March 8, 2008
  1 out of 2 found this review helpful

I have just received it this morning and saw only parts of this DVD BBC Collection.br /br /Pictures are as wonderful as the ones of Planet Earth : I regret not having yet bought an LCD Full HD TV set, it's worthwhile for such a good documentary.br /br /An important point for foreigners like me (French): it's subtitled in English for the Hard of hearing. The subtitles make easier for us to understand all the Sir Attenborough's commentaries. Even the extras are subtitled.br /br /Obviously it would be better if the BBC had released this DVD, as Planet Eaerth, with other languages subtitles.br /br /But nevertheless I recommend the buying of this item strongly to Amazon's customers.br /


5 out of 5 stars Truly amazing   December 4, 2007
  10 out of 10 found this review helpful

It is difficult to praise this series too highly. The photography, whether at the ocean's surface or in its depths, is stunning. The presentation is straightforward and free from glitz and gimmicks - no loud music or zoom shots, no endless repetition of the best bits. The presenter himself is as professional as ever, combining authority with friendliness, and without those annoying "we're now flying to our next location, here is some footgae of me in the plane to fill in time and let you know how important I am, and that we're spending money going to various places" scenes that characterise all too many documentaries. When David Attenborough is facing the camera he has somehting worthwhile to say. We learn from this series, as well as being entertained and inspired, not least because of the use made of new technology to push back the frontiers of what can be filmed.br /So is there anything to complain about? Just one thing - once it has hooked you there just isn't enough of it. Oh to have had another episode or two......


5 out of 5 stars Epic   November 5, 2007
  0 out of 1 found this review helpful

Wonderfully filmed, Blue Planet is a superb experience taking the viewer to another world: the seas of our planet. br /The exploration of the depths of the ocean is particularly fascinating and intriguing. A truly novel experience.br /Well worth the money.

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