Life in Cold Blood

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Actor: David Attenborough
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.77:1
Running Time: 250 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-08-05
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: BBC Warner

DVD Reviews of Life in Cold Blood

DVD Review: Truly breathtaking
Summary: 5 Stars

"Life in cold blood" is truly breathtaking. This is a must have for any wildlife dvd library. Very educational and of high quality. The beauty in
the close ups of the reptiles are stunning. My son has found this film so entertaining that he's watched it so many times I've lost count.

DVD Review: Who needs Harry Potter?
Summary: 5 Stars

We have 6 and 8 year old boys. While the tendency is for boys to like snakes and lizards more than girls, I am sure this would appeal to all. Don't be put off by the fact that there are no cartoon characters narrating. This is part of its appeal. The film is absolutely interesting for kids and adults. It is interesting, fact-filled, clear, and direct. It moves along at just the right pace. This tape, along with many other BBC earth series films, is one of the first the kids grab.

DVD Review: David Attenborough does it again!
Summary: 5 Stars

I got this set for my husband who has all the other David Attenborough collections. We all sat and watched it together and we all loved it. This one didn't gross me out like "Life in the Undergrowth" did. Looking close up at bugs grossed me out, especially watching slugs. This one was more about cold blooded animals, and their way of life. The Attenborough walk through, is wonderful. I am really glad I got this DVD. We now own Attenborough's complete set of Mammals, Birds, Undergrowth, Blue Planet and this wonderful set too. You can't go wrong buying any of these wonderful sets of educational information. Our whole family loves these DVD's.

DVD Review: in cold blood
Summary: 4 Stars

Excellant photography, very high quality production. Strong evolutionary viewpoint and various other assumptions (time spans, family tree lingages) make me want to debate. Overall, very nice.

DVD Review: Terrific value and beautiful films
Summary: 5 Stars

I wish David Attenborough could continue to produce more series like this. There is a terrific combination of great cinematography and discovery of new things in this series. My favorite parts deal with the lizards, but all are very well done. Several years ago, PBS/NATURE produced a four part series on the Reptiles. There is no comparison between that series and this one, which is really first rate!

Description of Life in Cold Blood

Written and presented by David Attenborough, Life in Cold Blood tells the epic story of the most enduringly successful animals ever to walk on land - reptiles and amphibians. The very latest technology enables extraordinary and previously unseen behavior to be captured in intimate detail, overturning the myth that cold blooded life is slow, solitary and primitive, and revealing these creatures to be as dramatic, social, sophisticated and passionate as warm blooded animals. As with Life in the Undergrowth, this series will change the audience's perceptions forever - giving them a new, warm-hearted relationship with Life in Cold Blood. With this series, David Attenborough completes his overview of life on the planet.

Billed as the last in David Attenborough's series of Life nature documentaries, Life in Cold Blood leaves you hoping that proves not to be the case. For once more, as he has done many times in his distinguished career, Attenborough gently--and unobtrusively--delivers an utterly fascinating insight into the world in which we live. Life in Cold Blood looks at reptiles and amphibians, bringing into focus a series of creatures very much of all shapes and sizes. Across the episodes that make up the series, the filmmakers delve into the lives and mannerisms of its subjects with some quite stunning camera work, bringing to our screens things that have quite simply never been seen before. As much as perhaps we shouldn't take for granted the heights that Attenborough's work easily scales, Life in Cold Blood happily matches the standards of his earlier series. Often genuinely jaw-dropping, and never less than completely absorbing, the DVD set is rounded off with some equally intriguing bonus features that delve into the complex production of the program itself. If Life in Cold Blood really does bring the Life series to an end, then that's even more reason to cherish it. Regardless, this is an extraordinary series that'll make you look at snakes, frogs, crocodiles, and turtles in very different ways. Unmissable. --Simon Brew

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