Product Details

• Actors: James Spader
• Directors: Cassian Harrison
• Format: Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Discovery Channel
• DVD Release Date: December 12, 2006
• Run Time: 102 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000JRYOME
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #71,596 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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DISCOVERY ATLAS:CHINA REVEALED - DVD Movie

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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for anyone interested in China., January 28, 2007

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Emily Smith (Florida, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Discovery Atlas: China Revealed (DVD)

A beautiful documentary and one that I had to have on DVD after I saw it on the Discovery Channel.

It gives you a little background, but in the majority of the 100 minutes you follow several people such as a young gymanst, a window washer in Shanghai hoping to find fortune, a family who still works in the rice fields, a young martial artist, a policewoman in the Gansu province, and several others.

You are able to follow them and understand their way of life in this fascinating country. It is interesting and yet almost sad at how technology and the future is hurting some of the ancient traditions and ways of life in China.

My only complaint is that in the middle of the documentary, it gets a little slow, and I would have preferred to hear more about the actual country, but it's still a fabulous documentary.

The narration is great, music is beautiful, the design and feel of the documentary is fantastic. All in all, I loved it and enjoy watching it very much.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HD cinematography is breathtaking., February 26, 2007

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Ken Rosario (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Discovery Atlas: China Revealed [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

As this unique experience that covers many of the diverse cultures within China unfolds, you are held in astonishment of the beauty and detail that HD brings to life of the colorful Chinese culture. This production took over 18 months to film and it resulted in an extremely refined, non-biased, educational view into China.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting., June 20, 2007

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Joseph Castleberry "SensoryX" (Chicago) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Discovery Atlas: China Revealed [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

Where to start. When I originally seen this I assumed it was an ordinary documentary covering history and culture. However, this wonderful series took a step in a different direction by getting more into the lives of current residents, and how current life ties into the history of the country. There are many comparisons of the original culture to currrent culture, including the parts of the country that are conforming, and the parts that choose to keep everything in its purest essence. Overall, you will enjoy learning of parts unknown in this very nicely captured and directed contemporary documentary.

Also to note - the quality of the video is very nice - I would give it a 4.5 out of 5 stars.