Disney Nature Earth (Blu-ray / DVD Combo)
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Actor: James Earl Jones, Patrick StewartBrand: Buena Vista Home Video
Blu-ray: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: Multiple Formats
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: 2009-09-01
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Product features:
- An epic story of adventure, starring some of the most magnificent and courageous creatures alive, awaits you in EARTH. Disneynature brings you a remarkable story of three animal families on a journey across our planet -- polar bears, elephants and humpback whales. Filmed with spectacular clarity and beauty, EARTH is both majestic and intimate as it captures rare footage of nature's wildest and mos
Blu-ray Reviews of Disney Nature Earth (Blu-ray / DVD Combo)
Blu-ray Review: Blu-ray: Think of it as a distilled "Planet Earth", looks incredible and contains newer footage not included on "Planet Earth"
Summary: 4 Stars
"earth", a film by Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield. Their work is known from one of the most ambitious and remarkable nature-based documentaries ever created, "Planet Earth". "earth" is pretty much a much shortened version of "Planet Earth" but features new footage and focuses on survival of the polar bears, the elephants, lions, the whales and Great White shark and many creatures.
The film was released in theaters courtesy of Disney's independent film label "Disneynature", their first film and a film to highlight Earth Day (April 22nd). The documentary was definitely a landmark project as it took 5 years to make, 45 camera people, 2000 days in the field, 204 locations, 62 countries in all seven continents.
What is remarkable about "Planet Earth" and "Earth" is its fantastic imagery. Using HD cameras and the latest technology in cinema, viewers are able to experience tremendous images, some that look so unreal but are real. In fact, no CG was ever used in the film.
Camera work in capturing nature's food chain and capturing survival of these creatures (parents, no need to worry - there are no visual carnage taking place but the creatures trying to capture their prey) is incredible, as with the film's editing.
Watch as the film kicks off in the Arctic as a mother polar bear emerges out of its hole with their two cubs while a male polar bear searches for food. A herd of antelope and their young walking through the fields but then a group of wolves go after them, in order to find their food. Or a group of elephants in the Kalahari Desert who walk near a pack of lions and the lions wait until nightfall to make their attack. Images of nature of these creatures up-close in their natural habitat and all captured in film.
Although a lot of the "earth" focuses on the creatures trying to survive, there is an underlying message. The message is how the animals are trying to adapt to their conditions and for some areas, those conditions continue to grow worse and of course, the underlying message that if this happening with the creatures, what about humankind?
The "earth" Blu-ray comes in two discs. The first disc is the actual Blu-ray disc and the second is the DVD version of the film.
VIDEO & AUDIO:
"earth" is presented in 1080p High Definition (1:78:1). It's important to note that "Planet Earth" is one of those Blu-ray releases that many people have felt are a must-own for picture quality. Of course, I'm sure there are people who may feel it is way too expensive for them and too long for their tastes. But with "Earth", you do get the shortened version focusing on the creatures and a lot of that incredible imagery is included on this Blu-ray release.
The white arctic to the sand hills of the desert and the beautiful skies and ocean and the lush greenery from all over the world, the beautiful landscapes of those locations are captured on HD and looks amazing. So, one can expect excellent picture quality.
The audio of "earth" is featured in English 5.1 DTS-HD (48 kHz/24-bit) and also in French and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital. The film is narrated by James Earl Jones (note: the UK version is narrated by Patrick Stewart) and for the most part, the film's narration and beautiful music by George Fenton ("Bewitched", "Hitched", "Planet Earth").
Narration and music are front and center channel-driven while certain sound effects such as the arctic and the ice breaking can be heard through the surrounds or the great white shark swallowing its prey. But James Earl Jones vocals are clear and understandable. Also, his narration is well-timed and never interferes during the film's most awesome moments.
Subtitles for the film are in English SDH, French and Spanish.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
"earth" comes with the following special features:
* Filmmaker Annotations - The following is an exclusive to the Blu-ray edition. You can watch the film and read text with important facts and also see a picture-in-picture display of Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield talking. It's important to note that if your Blu-ray player's audio is set at bitstream, you will need to change it to LPCM to hear the audio from the video picture-in-picture portion.
* Earth Diaries - The Making of Earth the Movie - (42:30) A documentary featuring Alastair Fothergill, Mark Linfield and crew discussing how they captured the various scenes in the film and how they utilized the latest of camera technology to capture 360 shots or the animals running at full speed. An informative and intriguing documentary that shows us how challenging and ambitious this film was. It's absolutely amazing to watch this.
JUDGMENT CALL:
For the most part, "earth" is definitely a documentary that is visually amazing. But it all comes down to what one would expect in a documentary.
Not long ago, there was a release called "HOME" that featured on how humans in different parts of the continent have destroyed their land, how global warming is affecting everyone, the loss of water and the number of fish decreasing and a message that was definitely clear about changes that needs to be done now.
"earth" is less preachy but it does have an underlying message that if the animals are trying to survive (and they have been on this planet way longer than us) with the changes in condition, shouldn't humans learn from these animals and how the changes will affect us?
There is no doubt that "earth" is a visually remarkable film, but is it worth the double dip if you own "Planet Earth"? For some, the additional, newer footage may be worth the double dip but if you are a big fan of the original, then it will definitely be worth it.
For those who have never owned "Planet Earth", I recommend getting it, since it is such a landmark documentary and for Blu-ray owners, it's one of those reference titles showcasing amazing picture quality. But for those who have no desire to watch 11 hours of a documentary and perhaps, not want to spend so much money can definitely enjoy this visual and intriguing documentary known as "earth".
This Blu-ray captures the amazing picture quality of "Planet Earth" but in a shortened 90 minute version. Still a visual treat for viewers and most of all, for those who never experienced "Planet Earth" will find "earth" still worth watching!
Description of Disney Nature Earth (Blu-ray / DVD Combo)
Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 09/01/2009 Run time: 96 minutes Rating: GA nature documentary compiled from the vast footage of the BBC's and The Discovery Channel's Planet Earth series and produced by award-winning British producer and director Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield, Earth is the first nature film from the newly formed Disneynature--a Disney independent film label dedicated to bringing high impact wildlife and environmental films to theaters. James Earl Jones narrates this US version of the 96-minute documentary film (the English and German version are narrated by Patrick Stewart and Ulrich Tukur, respectively) which follows families of arctic polar bears, African elephants, and humpback whales for an entire year. The film tracks the animals' migrations across the globe and through some of the harshest terrains and climates on earth, pointing out in a factual and remarkably non-political way the negative effects of global warming and habitat destruction on these animals and the planet as a whole. Selected from the over 4,000 days of cinematography that went into the making of Planet Earth, every image is breathtakingly spectacular (especially the first-ever aerial footage of Mount Everest) and Jones' concise narration is engaging and packed with information. What makes this film different from Planet Earth, besides the obvious shorter run-time, is the sense of story that permeates this film. While children and others disinclined toward factual documentaries or nature films might find Planet Earth overly long and somewhat dry, Earth views more like an entertainingly touching story about several animal families. The first story begins with an adorable look at two 2-month-old polar bears and their first encounter with the snow and ice outside their den. Viewers of all ages will raptly follow their long trek with their mother across the ice to the water's edge to find food. Danger looms in many places and the polar bears' father's desperate attempts to find food on the ice turn perilous when he ends up stranded in the icy water and is forced to swim to shore where he's outnumbered by fiercely protective walruses. Footage of over 42 kinds of strange and beautiful New Guinea birds of paradise is rich with their breathtaking sounds and colors as well as the trees, fungi, flowers, and plants of tropical rainforest they inhabit. In stark contrast to the moisture-rich tropical rainforests that cover a mere 3% of the earth's surface, but support about 50% of the planet's animals and plants, are the dry lands of the Kalahari desert of South Africa where we meet the African elephants. The elephants' epic quest for food and water leads a mother elephant and her baby across vast prairies, savannahs, grasslands, and barren desert to inland deltas and water holes where they are forced into a tense and fragile alliance with a variety of other animals including their natural predators. Frighteningly real (though not gory) footage of lions attacking the elephants may well scare or disturb young children and the faint of heart, but it serves as a poignant reminder of the natural circle of life. The humpback whales' long migration across half the globe is similarly fraught with danger, yet full of underwater beauty, just as the Adélie penguins' life in one of the earths' most inhospitable lands also features the unexpected beauty of the striking Aurora Australis lightshow. What tracking a year in the life of all these amazing animals demonstrates is not only the exceptional beauty and strikingly harsh realities of life in the wild, but also the resilience of earth's creatures. (Ages 5 and older) --Tami Horiuchi
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