Galapagos [Blu-ray]

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Customer Reviews:

Very good HD documentary [Posted on 2008-04-14]
I showed this documentary to my mom who went to Galapagos before she got married... she really liked the HD images, she was very impressed with the underwater shots of the sea lions while playing below the waves. This BBC documentary is very good, I fully recommend it for any biologist or teacher who wants to share a little piece of the whole picture of nature, even this HD documentary is amazing, living those experiences in real life can not be compared; so this blu-ray title is for the rest of us, this how closer we could get before buying tickets, equipment etc... to visit Galapagos.

Brilliantly conveys the magic of nature. [Posted on 2008-04-16]
This film has some of the most beautiful and remarkable footage I've ever seen. Understandably, there are many comparisons to Planet Earth, since both productions do such a fantastic job of capturing the magic and wonder of the natural environment. Galapagos adds something particularly special, though, since it is able to concentrate on one specific region. In doing so, the film gives the audience a better sense of a fragile, interdependent, and remarkably beautiful ecosystem. There is plenty of content, although, after having watched all of it, I wished there had been more. I guess it's time to go visit the islands.

nothing short of perfect! this is Bluray at its finest!  [Posted on 2008-05-23]
Friends, i rarely write movie and disc reviews on amazon. After witnessing this splendor, i was pulled, compelled, overwhelmed to write anything on this title! it deserves 20 Stars! BBC HD has done it again.

As others have pointed out, if you watched Planet Earth - The Complete BBC Series [Blu-ray], GALAPAGOS take you to the next level! The narration, visual photography, the sound and the context of the entire idea is just mesmerizing.

To show how much i was into this, i had just come back from a 16 hour shift (this week has been like this all 5 days) i came back and found this amongst other amazon goodies. I was looking forward to it but was not expecting what i saw. I played it in and there i was moved for the next 2 hours until my body and brain could not take it anymore. i had to sleep due to exhaustion! but rest assured i continued when i got back the next day. I had no idea how much beauty and life still exists on this planet despite us plundering the earth's resources.

This title only can be appreciated fully on Bluray! i don't want to make this a DVD Format discussion but anyone watching this on a 92'' diagonal HD Projection screen can appreciate what this disc has to offer.

I have other productions of nature like films also on Bluray but nothing compares to this title. If you love your theater setup and want to push the visual boundaries of any setup, get this disc! (possibly even Planet Earth - The Complete BBC Series [Blu-ray] as well!) i also got Alaska: Spirit of the Wild (IMAX) [Blu-ray] but will review it after a while.

happy watching everyone!

ok Blu-ray DVD [Posted on 2008-05-30]
This Blu-ray DVD is good quality. But it is not worth so much more than DVD. It is just like watching the Discovery Channel. No surprises.

Not full HD [Posted on 2008-06-27]
Not full HD only 1080i - but looks great nevertheless. In fact I'd say it looks crisper than some of my full HD titles. I don't think Tilda Swinton has the right sort of voice for it, but it's only a minor gripe. Where was David Attenborough that day?

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