True Films 3.0 - Kevin Kelly

Planet Earth
This series should be required viewing by all inhabitants of Earth. Nearly
every shot in this extravaganza 11-part BBC documentary is new, dazzling,
and jaw-dropping wonderful. “Is that really on this planet?” you ask
yourself. “How come we’ve lived here so long and no one ever showed
us that before?” Because they didn’t have 4 years and 25 million dollars.
This fortune was well spent on ingenious high tech cameras (slow
motion, night seeing, telescopic, high definition) placed in the hands of
photographers of infinite patience who provide a view of this earth that
will both warm you up and wise you up. As a celebration of where we live,
this true film won’t be outdone soon, if ever. And it is not just me who’s
gaga for it. This is the first item I’ve encountered on Amazon that had an
almost unanimous 5-star rating for 280 reviews.
You have a choice of formats for the DVD. You can get it in regular
display mode, or in true high definition TV mode. (If you’ve been waiting
for something to warrant purchasing a hi-def TV, here it is.) You can also
get it with American narration (Sigourney Weaver), or in the classic David
Attenborough British version. I recommend the Attenborough narration
for his dynamic passion.
By David Attenborough
2007, 550 min.
Availabel form Amazon
Rent from Netflix
A jump into one of the
world’s largest caves. A
shark rises in slow motion.
The aurora borealis
shimmer at night.
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