BLU-RAY
REVIEW: EARTH
08/31/09
OVERVIEW: The Walt
Disney Company introduces a new motion picture label,
DisneyNature, to home audiences when Earth comes to Blu-ray™
Hi-Def and DVD on September 1, 2009 from Walt Disney Studios
Home Entertainment. The debut home entertainment offering
from thelabel, Earth tells a trio of unforgettable stories
sure to captivate movie lovers of all ages. Set against some
of the world’s most spectacular vistas, this breathtaking
motion picture achievement uses the classic Disney
storytelling tradition to celebrate the diversity and
determination of its animal stars in a heroic journey that
covers the Earth from pole to pole.
FILM REVIEW:
Breathtaking, spectacular, awesome, magnificent, inspiring,
jaw dropping and eye popping! If you care at all about this
place, this planet that we call home, then you should see
this film. Heck, I would go as far as to say that all
citizens of this planet should see this film. Some of you
might be thinking that here’s another movie with the purpose
of giving you a guilt trip about how we are killing this
planet and how we need to change quickly. Not true. Even
though yes, the movie does point out certain conditions that
our planet is going through, its purpose is not to give you
a guilt trip. This helps make the movie that much more
enjoyable. I would say that the purpose of this wonderful
motion picture is to take you to places that you’ve probably
never been, see things you have never seen, and experience
our planet Earth in its purest, most natural form. It wants
to give the viewer a new appreciation for this place that we
call home and to not take it for granted. From grass to
plants and flowers to trees and incredible forests, from
small, exotic birds to bears, elephants, and members of the
cat family, to whales, and from the arctic to majestic
mountain ranges to deserts, tropical rain forests, and the
vast oceans, this movie will show you some of the most
once-in-a-lifetime views of our planet that you can ever
imagine or will ever see. You will get a taste of all the
seasons, winter, spring, summer and fall, from so many
different parts of the world and from the point of view of a
wide variety of animals with whom we share this world.
As you can gather from what you’ve read so far, the
cinematography for this film is grandiose to say the least.
It is the real essence of this movie. The proper use of
music accentuates the view and in this case, does it ever.
The soundtrack for this movie is just as grandiose. It
properly fit each scene and each moment. Disney is really
good at cinematography and music and the combination of
both. This is like a super National Geographic special or
Discovery Channel exclusive but with Disney style and
professionalism. The icing on the cake is having James Earl
Jones as the narrator . . . need I say more? The sun, water,
air, and earth can bring both life and death, and in between
those two is the struggle for survival. It is the circle of
life and this film paints this picture for you and it’s a
masterpiece. Writers/Directors Alastair Fothergill and Mark
Linfield have worked these kinds of projects before such as
with the TV series Planet Earth. They have brought together
this work that deserves to be on the big screen. A very nice
way to celebrate this Earth Day would be to go see this
movie.
Film
Review By Cine Marcos
cinemarcos@smartcine.com
BLU-RAY:
The film is
presented in 1080P widescreen in a 1.78:1 aspect ration
preserving its theatrical format. The picture is just
flawless, bringing to perfection the breathtaking and
spectacular cinematography of
the film. This is one of those films that was made for High
Definition. Not only the picture looks great in this release,
also the sound it is good, a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
(48kHz/24bit) in English, Spanish and French that provides a
good complement to the picture.
VIDEO:
1.78:1 Anamorphic Widescreen 1080P
AUDIO:
English
5.1 DTS-HD (Dolby Digital) Spanish and French 5.1 .
Subtitles - English Spanish
French Optional
SPECIAL FEATURES:
Earth Diaries
— The making of Disneynature’s first feature film
Filmmaker’s Annotations — An in-movie experience
with pop up facts
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