Product Details

• Actors: Robert Eather, Dr. Louis Herman, Dr. Ellen R. Stofan, James Lancaster, Melissa Negre
• Directors: Greg MacGillivray
• Format: Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (DTS 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.44:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Image Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: June 13, 2000
• Run Time: 40 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004S89W
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #359,627 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Discoverers (Large Format)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

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Originally filmed in IMAX format, The Discoverers features some astoundingly spectacular footage all centering around the act of discovery. The story of the great navigator Magellan's search for a passage to the Pacific is presented with film of spectacular sunsets and scenery, and a visit to a re-creation of Sir Isaac Newton's laboratory while he refracts light with lamps and prisms is equally beautiful. The various vignettes, which range from a child and her father discovering paintings of bison painted on cave ceilings thousands of years ago to a scientist on a team analyzing data sent back from a probe sent to the planet Venus, don't proceed in a linear path. But that's the whole idea. The production was inspired by the Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Discoverers by Daniel J. Boorstin, and the goal was to put the viewer alongside those who explore the unknown as they experience the joyous moments of discovery. There is some serious science presented in the course of the film, but fear not, it's all presented in a highly entertaining manner. All that's required is to simply sit back and immerse yourself in the utterly gorgeous cinematography. --Robert J. McNamara

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DISCOVERERS - DVD Movie

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not the greatest of the IMAX titles, December 14, 2004

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Sandra Starr (Parsippany, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Discoverers (IMAX) (DVD)

I have pretty much all of the WMVHD disks (including the more obscure ones like Muffin Man and Step Into Liquid). The film transfer of this title isn't as crisp as the other IMAX titles, and in general, the cinematography is not as stunning. Still nice, but it just doesn't compare to the others. The story line is a little campy, but they do a good job of covering a lot of ground, from 1600's to the future, showing how explorers risk everything to break new ground.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Discoverers of your childs interests!, September 10, 2000

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"naperaero" (Naperville, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Discoverers (Large Format) (DVD)

I purchased the discoverers for myself and subsequently had it shown for the whole family. It is VERY high quality production and if you have full Dolby 5.1 you will be rewarded with rich and wonderful sound effects.

This DVD has 8 'topics' all professionally mastered. The whole family was stimulated by this educational tool. I wish it was a year long series that went deeper into each topic.

Only negative - Although it is listed as 72 minutes, that includes all the behind the scenes pieces. The real event lasts only about 40 minutes.

Have fun learning!

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disjoint, unconnected and bad audio too!, May 14, 2001

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This review is from: The Discoverers (Large Format) (DVD)

Not up to the normal standards of IMAX movies. The flow is a very disjointed and unconnected of random events. The audio is poor enough that even following what is there can be difficult. I normally love IMAX movies, but this one leaves a lto to be desired.