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Imax -- Hail Columbia! [DVD]

Rated: Universal, suitable for all | Format: DVD

3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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Format: PAL
Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
Number of discs: 1
Classification: U
Studio: Warner Home Video
DVD Release Date: 17 Jun 2002
Run Time: 36 minutes

Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

ASIN: B000066CTM
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 150,304 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Not to be confused with the epic BBC series, this Blue Planet is a 41-minute IMAX documentary from 1990. It’s a cautionary message about what's happening to the face of the planet, which is seen here from space with the camera in the hands of astronauts. From their unique vantage point 200 miles above we see the Earth in all its glory. Jaw-dropping views of Sri Lanka, India, Hawaii and Africa are enough to convince the viewer of the narrator's assertion that this is a place of great beauty. Then we dive down into the heart of things, and are shown how human evolution has affected that beauty in a very small period of time. Great open plains of land that once teemed with animal life have given way to us. Logging and pollution has taken an enormous toll. While changes in climate are shown to offer clues to what the future may hold, the film's saddest conclusion is on a global scale only visible from space. Quite simply, our prized life-giving watery blue is fading.

On the DVD: the only extra is a trailer for the feature. The quality of sound and picture is as superb as you'd expect from the IMAX experience, presented in Dolby 5.1 and 1.33:1 screen ratio. --Paul Tonks

Product Description

DVD Special Features:

Trailer
Ratio: 1.33:1
36 mins approx
Languages: Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Polish, Greek, Turkish, Hungarian, Portuguese, Greek, Czech, Turkish

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as the other IMAX films 6 Dec 2003

By Jennifers Daddy TOP 1000 REVIEWER

This film obviosuly was designed for huge IMAX screens, as for ceratin parts of the film you get a tiny box in the middle of your TV for the actions which is very distracting. there's also a lot of early 80's style split screens.

The film itself is very intersting, especuially the discussions before the first launch when they were discussing the ceramic tiles and how they could be damaged. An unfortunte omen perhaps.

The sound is not as well mastered as the other imax films, but it is a worthy addition to the imax DVD collection.

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4.0 out of 5 stars History in the Making 5 Aug 2003

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Whilst memory of this event was eventually superseded by that of a subsequent disaster, the film is an outstanding record of a major event in The History of Flight.

The film gives more than an inkling of the atmosphere and excitement of the time - mostly generated by the media hype, no doubt. However, it captures the tension and excitement superbly. My only criticism would be that more film footage from space could have been included to illustrate the main point of the exercise.

As a record of a major achievement, it was a superb purchase.

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