- Actors: Wayne D. Barlowe, Curtis Clark, James Garvin, Jamie Haines, Stephen Hawking
- Directors: Pierre de Lespinois
- Writers: Peter Crabbe, Steve Eder
- Producers: Pierre de Lespinois, Frances LoCascio, James R. Cowan, John Copeland, Tomi Landis
- Format: AC-3, Colour, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language English
- Subtitles: English
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.78:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: U
- Studio: Sony Pictures
- DVD Release Date: 16 Aug 2005
- Run Time: 94 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0009VRHLA
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 136,900 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Lack of imagination,
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This review is from: Alien Planet [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
Whilst the great and the good of the scientific world have come up with some interesting theories, they seem unable to make leaps of imagination beyond our Jurassic Park or Sci-fi fims/series. Odd trees, mosses etc make their appearance, but what about imagining a world based on say silicon life forms and totally different planetary systems without gas giants or at the mercy of several suns or black holes, dark matter etc. Yes, I know that Darwin 4 has 2 suns but this is virtually ignored in favour of variations on the theme of earth through paleontological time. If however, you are looking for neat 'new' monsters without having to exercise too many brain cells, this is for you. The digital effects are excellent. My complaint is about not making us think about what might be possible rather than a re-run of Star Trek / SG1, etc.,etc.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
An interesting insight into a very possible future!,
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This review is from: Alien Planet [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
When i read a previous description of this sci-fi/doc and saw who was involved (Lucas) i thought it would be more about jedis and wookies than shuttles and faulty NASA robots. But i was suprised!
This isnt a movie by any means so dont think your buying a film like starship troopers!, its a well made documentary about a possible visit to an alien planet not so far from our own in the very near future. It follows step by step how we would approach this planet and use robots to explore for us, much like a seriously advanced Rover landing. I realy enjoyed the possible scenarios this throws up, some far fetched true but some are realy mind bending and exciting. Definatelty worth a look if you want a possible glimpse in the future!!
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Superb future-science documentary!,
This review is from: Alien Planet [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
A thrilling 94-minute future unmanned voyage to the stars - superbly credible and scientifically plausible (well it does involve Stephen Hawking, NASA, and JPL scientists after all!), though perhaps not quite as good as the Channel 4 documentary on the same type of subject ('Alien Worlds' - also available here at Amazon).
The computer animation is second to none, the robots and craft are ingenious and realistic - possibly close to what might eventually go out to do this kind of exploration, and the alien planet itself is as exotic and alien as the imagination might be expected to come up with. My only criticism is that the DVD is too short - but then I guess that's just plain greedy! Several times during this DVD the viewer is tempted to shout out - wow! The imagination shown here (for both technology advancements, as well as bio-diversity) is truly inspiring, and completely jaw-dropping. The special features - essentially extended interviews on the subject matter found in the DVD provides further plausibility to the alien world, and signals the effort that went in to the notion of 'believability' when conjuring it all up. You may also like the Imax 'L5 First City In Space', the BBC's 'A Space Odyssey' or the 3DVD epic 'The Future Is Wild'. Alien Planet is one for all the science, space, dinosaur, animation, travel, and sci-fi buffs to cherish... Well done again Discovery Channel!
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