Product Details

• Directors: Victor Rook
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Rook Communications
• VHS Release Date: January 1, 2000
• Run Time: 40 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004TGFX
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #412,560 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Video Experience My Entire Family Enjoyed, July 18, 2000

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Ginger "Ginger" (Northern VA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beyond the Garden Gate [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I thought I had seen most everything that nature had to offer. Only when I viewed this fascinating film did I realize how much I had been missing.

Nature and all its wonders takes on a whole new personality through the time-lapse photography of "Beyond The Garden Gate". From the first crocus of Spring to the storm clouds of summer and through to winter's first snow, this film captures each season and all it has to offer. The mood and feel of each season is highlighted by the accompanying music, which is a delight all unto itself.

Shortly after I sat down to view "Beyond The Garden Gate", both of my children were drawn into the room and joined me. My parents then came in and began watching, too. All of us, ages 8 to 75, watched the film together, in its entirety, and were captivated by it. We were pleasantly surprised to find the film alive with animals, birds, reptiles and even insects. My son was mesmerized by the bugs and the snake while my daughter was delighted with the cats. Most certainly something for everyone can be found here.

Do be prepared for the most obvious question of "HOW did they film that?" We asked that question, in amazement, several times during the course of the film and we're hoping that "The Filming Of Beyond The Garden Gate" will be a sequal!

5.0 out of 5 stars Engrossing and enchanting!, August 21, 2011

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Kimberlee - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beyond the Garden Gate (DVD)

Set to beautiful music that ranges from haunting to spritly, this video is a mesmerizing joy! You witness all that the four seasons bring to this charming garden and its creatures: snow, ice, buds, blossoms, wild storms, and quiet solitude. The creatures include: bugs, frogs, one snake, ducks, geese, fish, a cat, and a couple of dogs. You see in time-lapse photography the frozen garden "waking up from winter" with the melting of pond ice, the opening of buds, and the re-sprouting of all things green. What a masterpiece of patience and wonder this is. Bravo Victor Rook! We've had the video for about five years and I often buy it as a present for stressed-out friends. It is serenity itself. *Special note to autism parents: My nonverbal, autistic son (9) and his typical sister (8) both LOVE this video. Watching it is one of the few things they enjoy together.

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars uhm..., November 23, 2007

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Feedbag "___>>>___" (Erie, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beyond the Garden Gate (DVD)

This movie starts off with some timelapse photography of flowers blooming, which is actually a trailer for the movie that you've already bought. Other parts of note:

- The 2nd chapter is the cameraman playing frisbee with his dog.
- There is a wasp's nest at 56:19 of Chapter 1.

Also, the entire film looks like it was shot on a digital video camera.

Enjoy your purchase.