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Extras- Scene specific audio commentaries from directors Alastair Fothergill and Andy Byatt
'The Making Of Deep Blue': a behind the scenes documentary (50 mins)
Isolated music and effects score
Interview With composer George Fenton
Stills gallery
Educational interactive DVD-Rom content

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Filmed by the BBC Natural History Unit this documentary features the oceans and its indigenous life from around two hundred different locations world-wide. Filmed at depths of up to five thousand metres using a submersible, this is the crew that produced THE BLUE PLANET series.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A visually stunning and dramatic film., 17 Sep 2005

By	Mr. Dominic L. Brown (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

This is a wonderfully enjoyable way to spend 80 minutes. A film with very limited narration, focusing instead on the drama and violence of life in the world's largest, most turbulent and least understood habitat. I am an enthusiastic viewer of natural history films, amd this is a very different and very rewarding change from the usual. There is one major problem with this piece, and that is the sound - it is inconsistent in volume, and occasionally distracting, but the score itself is well-written and beautifully performed, and I absolutely do not agree that it detracts from the film in any fundamental way. Other than the sound issue, this is a superb release.

The camerawork is exemplary - the visuals are vivid and beautiful, and with subject matter this captivating, this DVD contains some of the most stunning images ever captured of the ocean and it's animal and plant life. The editing of the film is superb too - the impression is that you are a silent, passive observer in a strange and dangerous world - the action unfolds without any hint of human interaction, and this creates a real sense of immersion. Some of the footage here is simply breath-taking, and I mean that literally - including a pack of sharks in a feeding frenzy on the ocean floor, and a seal being flung a hundred feet into the air by a killer whale - this is powerful, dramatic stuff.

There is almost no narration at all, and this makes a great change - there is a tremendous range of documentary material available, some of it brilliantly informative and educational, but this film speaks for itself, and more narration would simply lessen the experience. Previous reviewers stated that some of the footage from "The Blue Planet" has simply been recycled here without narration - that is true, and it is stunning footage, all the better without mandatory education over the top of it! "The Blue Planet" is a superb documentary - much more informative, and more complete in scope, but the aim of this DVD is clearly very different, and I believe that it is successful and worthwhile.

This is a powerful, moving journey through the oceans of the world - visually stunning, dramatic - it will leave a great impression on you. At this price, I recommend it to anyone with an interest in the natural world.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Why 2* when it should get 5?, 24 Nov 2004

By	Sergiu Dragos Serban (Ankara, Turkey) - See all my reviews

The Deep Blue is little else than a shorter version of the previously released and otherwise outstanding work of the BBC series "The Blue Planet".

I got the newly released DVD being mislead by its advertising that is rather a genuine work and only the crew from the BBC series is the same. That is not the case, unfortunately, most of the Deep Blue material is taken from the Blue Planet.

If that is your first marine environment DVD, you will love every single second of the documentary but if you already have the Blue Planet, it's probably not worth going for this one too.

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5.0 out of 5 stars this is not a documentary and not for young children, 22 Nov 2006

By	M. K. Winn "tree-hugger" (Bordeaux, France) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have the 4-disc set of the Blue Planet which I love and bought after reading the commentary here. Funny thing, although I love the series, I find myself wanting to buy or watch Deep Blue again. Most (probably all) of the footage is from the series but I find I like the juxtapositions of the images and the sparseness of commentary better here. In all fairness, the curiousity about what I was looking at spurred my buying Blue Planet which does a fine job of explaining the details but watching this film is more of an emotional experience. It is a paean to the oceans and their denizens in all their splendor, otherness and even frightfulness. I came away with a strong desire to engage myself more fully in supporting measures to protect this treasure.

Caveat for parents of young and/or sensitive children: my 7 year old daughter, who loves Willy, was appalled by the scenes of killer whales snatching baby sea lions from the beach and drowning a baby grey whale while its mother helplessly hovered near. She was in tears, said she HATED the whales now and makes me skip that part. You will need to able to explain carnivores and their place in the world.

Favorite scene? Seeing the animals that depend on herring all together in a gorgeous multi-textured underwater shot (a good argument for over-priced large screen TVs if ever there was one): I was blown away!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Unsatisfying
This is a beautifully filmed and scored documentary with a lyrical - if exiguous - commentary. I found it ultimately frustrating, however, and even a little dull, because of the... Read more

Published on 26 Aug 2006 by A. M. S. Elliott

4.0 out of 5 stars Very beautiful, but not enough education
I love watching this video simply to enjoy the beauty in our planet's oceans. I would have liked more information on the animals, though (i.e. Read more

Published on 18 Jul 2006 by Vanessa Atwood

4.0 out of 5 stars Visually stunning
We live on a planet called Earth. This film is a reminder that the name should really be Water, because that's what covers most of the planet. Read more

Published on 5 Oct 2005 by Teemacs

5.0 out of 5 stars Enchanting
I watched this on TV with my 3 year old son. As those with experience of children will appreciate, the fact the it held his full attention for a full hour is testament to how... Read more

Published on 18 Sep 2005 by Mr M P McDonnell

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful
I'm not usually one for nature programmes, but I was entranced by this. This piece of film making is absolutely stunning. Read more

Published on 6 Sep 2005 by Natalie

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! Oh My God! The Best Ever!
I cannot describe how good this is! Amazing! The best photography ever and the soundtrack just adds zest to the whole production - the best documentary you will EVER see! Read more

Published on 6 Sep 2005 by Timmy

5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning
No, you won't hear someone droning on about the dimentions of a manta ray's molars - plenty of other run-of-the-mill documentaries for that. Read more

Published on 28 Aug 2005

3.0 out of 5 stars Marvellous Imagery
I like this DVD more than the other reviewers, but perhaps I was looking for something else. I wanted something other than a regular David Attenborough documentary - magnificient... Read more

Published on 6 Aug 2005

1.0 out of 5 stars Deeply Flawed. Disappointing.
This title has at least three issues which provoke complaint.

First, as other reviewers have noted, the soundtrack is appalling. Read more

Published on 23 Mar 2005 by John Shakespeare

1.0 out of 5 stars David we miss you!
The first thing to say about Deep Blue is that the music is intrusive. If you turn the sound off you don`t get the words, which you need. Read more

Published on 28 Dec 2004 by Penny Turner

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