Books & Bibles
Entertainment
Fashion & Jewelry
Gifts & Giving
Home Decor & Accents
Kitchen & Gourmet
Beauty & Health
Specialty Stores
|
|
|
|
|
|
Alaska: Spirit of the Wild (IMAX) [Blu-ray]
| Our Price |
$ 17.57
|
|
| Retail Value |
$ 19.97 |
|
| You Save |
$ 2.40 (12%) |
|
| Item Number |
3166504 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Item Description...
Product Description
Studio: Razor Digital Ent Release Date: 11/13/2007
Outline
The majestic beauty of Alaska is displayed masterfully in this film, which was originally presented in IMAX theaters and received an Academy Award(r) nomination for Best Documentary in 1998. The landscape of Alaska is shown in magnificent aerial shots, and "white thunder," the spectacular sight when enormous icebergs break off from glaciers, is shown in exquisitely sharp footage. As might be expected, much of the film is devoted to Alaska's abundant wildlife, including moose, bears, seals, wolves, caribou, musk oxen, and whales. The narration, delivered by actor Charlton Heston, provides informative background on the animals, but the star of the film is always the stunning camera work. An underwater shot taken in the midst of dozens of diving seals is particularly memorable, and scenes of humpback whales breaching on the surface are simply spectacular. Bears fight each other over the best fishing spots, and even their prey, the salmon swimming upstream, are featured in an underwater montage showing their life cycle. Animals that actually welcome the Alaskan winter, polar bears, are shown as they search the snowy landscape for prey. And a traditional whale hunt by an Inuit tribe is shown. This film is intelligently produced, and the astounding quality of the photography makes it a true treat for the eyes. --Robert J. McNamara
|
Item Specifications...
Record Label Razor Digital Entertainment
Format Color / Dolby / NTSC / Subtitled / Su
Dimensions: Length: 6.6" Width: 5.3" Height: 0.4"
Weight: 0.190625 lbs.
Binding BLU-Ray
Publisher Razor Digital Entertainment
UPC 690445047120
|
Availability 0 units.
|
Product Categories
Similar Products
Reviews - What do our customers think?
 | nice cinematography Dec 29, 2009 |
| its a good film /amazing cinematography and amazing in bluray people buy this and think its a 2 hour doc but its not look up how difficult it is working with a camera that is the equevalent pounds of a tiger making an imax film takes up to a year while making a film on a regular panavision can be 2 weeks to 3 months wich is the average of a movie learn about imax thats why all of their films are within the time lengths of 30 to 40 minutes. | | |  | Worth the Money Jun 29, 2009 |
This disc has great HD quality. 1920x1080 as advertised. My Sony Blu-ray is consistently churning out 30-40MB of content per second. The reviewer who thinks it's not HD needs to take a lesson in HD.
However, something left to be desired on the audio side. One review already commented the LFE (Low Frequency Component) is not present which I agree. Overall sound is not quite theater quality.
As for the content: it's well shot, well scripted, well narrated. The iceberg crashing scene you will not catch it on HD anywhere else.
very entertaining and worth the money. Only downside: 1) animals scenes are great but need more geology 2) too short. | | |  | Not HD May 17, 2009 |
| This is not a high-definition DVD (as already noted by another reviewer, the picture quality is the same as that of a regular DVD). That's a pity because the photography is great. While watching this disc I thought "wow, this DVD would be great if it really were in high-definition". Darn! | | | | A bit like the Travel Channel May 2, 2009 |
| This disk has great HD quality and the scenery is generally pretty good but the it's a bit like the travel channel, a bit like a sales pitch to travel Alaska. The scenes move along quickly and you wish the DVD were a little longer with better scene selection. Unfortunately, I guess I will forever judge outdoor content to the standard set by Planet Earth which really isn't fair. Overall the disk is good and I think it's probably worth buying if you want a primer to Alaska. | | | | Graet Visuals Feb 24, 2009 |
| What else can be said, a must have for the nature enthusiasts which I am one of. | | | Write your own review about Alaska: Spirit of the Wild (IMAX) [Blu-ray]
|
|
![Alaska: Spirit of the Wild (IMAX) [Blu-ray]](/imagelib/productimages/000/003/166/3166504_jumbo.jpg)
![Africa: The Serengeti (IMAX) [Blu-ray]](/imagelib/productimages/000/003/166/3166503_medium.jpg)
![Australia: Land Beyond Time (IMAX) [Blu-ray]](/imagelib/productimages/000/003/166/3166505_medium.jpg)
![Over Alaska [Blue-ray]](/imagelib/productimages/000/002/562/2562477_medium.jpg)
![Coral Reef Adventure (IMAX) [Blu-ray]](/imagelib/productimages/000/003/166/3166804_medium.jpg)
