Alaska: The Inside Passage (PBS)
by KCTS PBS Television
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Actor: Alaska-Inside PassageDirector: KCTS PBS Television
Brand: Topics Entertainment
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 60 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-05-19
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Topics Entertainment
DVD Reviews of Alaska: The Inside Passage (PBS)
DVD Review: Huge letdown
Summary: 2 Stars
My family and I just returned from a week-long cruise up the inside passage of Alaska, and had a wonderful time--it was SO beautiful! A few days after our return I saw this DVD at Sam's Club and bought it. Watching it was a major letdown. As one reviewer has pointed out, it really did seem like a film you would see in a local museum, plus part of the film seem to have the tone of, "Native people good, white man bad". Don't waste your money on this---like I did.DVD Review: Pretty dull, not a lot of depth
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought this for my in-laws, who are taking a cruise to Alaska next summer. We all sat to watch the DVD after dinner, with high expectations. I, for one, was really disappointed.
The focus of the film is on the culture of the area, which was nice for getting a better understanding of place. Unfortunately, it was about as good as the films you usually see in free museum exhibits, and had about that much depth. In fact, I kept feeling like that's exactly what we were watching, and wouldn't be surprised to find that they play this at some museum or other in Alaska as part of the exhibit on native Alaskan culture.
The photography is predictably pretty, although there are a LOT of prolonged shots of drops of water, individual leaves, stylized sunsets, etc. It felt very dated, and very little of it described what you were looking at, or gave you the slightest indication of why it was significant (rather than just a pretty picture). The images rarely had much to do with the narrative, which was dominated by readings from 19th-century travelers or short legends told by a couple of Alaskan story-tellers. Overall, the cinematography wasn't remotely as well-done as the National Geographic or Discovery specials that have come out in recent years.
As a history film, cultural film, or just for getting a person excited about a trip to this area, this DVD was really sub-standard. I can't recommend it except as a one-view add-on to a better gift. I can't imagine this will get a second viewing from anyone in our family, and I'd send it back if I could.
DVD Review: Great gift for a traveler!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is going to be an excellent gift for my mother in law. She has always wanted to see Alaska and has almost given up getting there. If this doesn't renew her efforts to go, it is the next best thing to her going there. She is definitely going to love this DVD, I can't wait to give it her! Thanks Amazon for being such a great shopping experience for me, time after time!
Description of Alaska: The Inside Passage (PBS)
Discover the Blue Highway One minute, you are paddling through smooth water along quiet coastal islands and inlets on your way to visit a neighboring tribe. The next, you are steering an ancient sailing ship through dangerous white caps and rocky shores in search of a new northwest route. Experience it all in high definition in the PBS film Alaska: The Inside Passage!Beautiful History Mountains and ocean, calm shoreline and soggy forests. Discover one of the most beautiful waterways in the world the Blue Highway, a major North American sea route that stretches 1,000 miles from the Puget Sound in Washington state, past the rugged Canadian coast to the channels and islands in southeast Alaska. The area is one of the most culturally compelling, as well. Learn how it has changed over thousands of years, from canoes to cruise ships. It s a road trip through time you won t want to miss!
Legends of the Land & Sea The Native people of the Inside Passage know from our creation stories that we ve lived here since the beginning of time. These islands, channels, bays and beaches have always been central to our existence.
The Passage sustains us. Host Chenoa Egawa, a member of the Lummi and S Klallam nations
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