Customer Reviews

Earthly Edens: BORA BORA

5 star:		(12)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

Folks....you'll want to trust me on this! I've never seen a more beautiful production of an exotic and gorgeous locale.

The wonderful high resolution photography punched my ticket for my next escape from the everyday stresses of life. The extremely high quality audio throughout (includes natural sound of gentle breezes, waterfalls, surf, rain, thunder, etc.) coupled with superb video puts this DVD "over the top" for personal enjoyment and relaxation. If you have a good sound system hooked into your DVD player, the audio will sooth your spirit.

There is a "loop" mode available within the menu which lets this DVD relax me 24/7 should I so desire. Hey, forget Zen, forget Transcendental Meditation, forget psycho-therapy. The wonderful "white noise" of the natural sound on this DVD coupled with the beautiful video takes me to a place in my mind and spirit that I want to visit again and again.

I've bought multiple copies for family and friends. I don't want to go on this great journey alone.

By the way, I've been in television video production for 40 years....long enough, I believe, to make valid judgement about the quality of a product such as this. As I said at the beginning of this review...."trust me on this one"!

This DVD is not a travel guide. If that's what you're looking for, look elsewhere. This DVD has no narration and no music. It is filled with smoothly scrolling views of scenes around Bora Bora, filled with natural sounds of surf, wind, and birds. The film and audio quality are spectacular.

This is not another travelogue. It was like going someplace beautiful and slowing down enough to just be there. What I really liked was how fresh the visuals were. The camera didn't just take you on the typical tourist trip through another tropical paradise - It explored the kind of small, quiet intimacies I've only been able to experience on travels where I've had the luxury to ease my pace and really let a place become a part of me.

We were completely blown away by this DVD. We had high hopes after reading two reviews here and were not let down in any way. The visuals are outstanding (especially when viewed on an HDTV). Just absolutely beautiful.

This is not a promotional film with narration of any kind, just the wonderful images and sounds of Bora Bora.

In addition, there are great high resolution JPEG files on the DVD that you can used as a computer desktop or plugged in as a screen saver.

Highly recommended!!!

As other reviews have said, this is a DVD of 40 minutes of scenes around Bora Bora, from the beaches to the motus, to the mountain scapes to turtles and rays in clear water, waters, etc.

I examined the DVD and saw that it was consuming about 6GB of space on the DVD, even though the video footage is only 40 minutes. This seems to indicate that there's very little mpeg compression (which is an amazingly good thing). Normally, I see 2 hours of footage on 4GB of space for regular movies, just to compare. So with only 40 minutes on 6GB, I couldn't notice any compression artifacts on my traditional CRT tube 32" monitor. I would love to see this on a widescreen HDTV monitor, especially since the images are in 16x9 widescreen format.

The sound is ok - there's a lot of background noise of the waves crashing on the reefs. This is all natural sound, but I wish they could've mixed the sound a bit better and tweaked the constant background noise turned down so that we can clearly hear the occassional bird chirps, or the sound of the waves lapping on the beach. This is my minor gripe with the DVD (and thus the 4 stars).

Also, there are some great footage, but each footage only lasts about 15 seconds, which is short. The producers could've made each footage last a little bit longer and made the video maybe an hour instead of 40 minutes. I mean, this is supposed to be a relaxing video, not a video for people with hair-trigger short attention spans, right? That's my other minor gripe.

Otherwise, this is a great DVD to show off your monitor. If I get my own widescreen HDTV monitor, this will be the first DVD that I'll pop in my player, at least for the visuals but maybe not for the sound.

This is my favorite nature DVD. (I have Australian Outback, Soothing Waters-Ore. & Ca, and Best Virgin Island Beaches.) The video quality is excellent--sharp and with vivid color. The audio is very good with only sounds of nature. A few scenes have man-made structures, but they are unobtrusive. Beaches, forest plants and flowers, a small stream--all are great. My only complaint is that the DVD is only 40 minutes long. It's so good I hate to see it end.

A day in parardise Bora Bora
A great video, all nature ,no commentary or music
just as you would see
the breathtaking splendour of this tropical haven
white beaches ,palms,waterfalls
from sunrise to sunset
the lure of the ocean
Arno

When I bought this DVD I was looking for something to give me a sense of the scenic beauty of the island. This DVD delivered, and then some! It explores the natural sights and sounds of Bora Bora and presents them in a way that seems almost like a "virtual vacation" to me. While watching this DVD I can imagine myself going down to the beach and letting all my cares go while enjoying the sound of the surf, the crystal clear water, the beautiful sand, and the lush vegetation. The wonderful footage of the gentle rain falling on the jungle plants and flowers is also a plus...not only is it visually stunning, it makes me want to curl up for a nap just thinking about it!

If you are looking for a guide to Tahiti, or a documentary on Tahitian life, or a study of the people, customs, and monetary system of Tahiti, then look elsewhere. If you are looking for the scenic beauty of Bora Bora, presented in a way that is both captivating and relaxing, this DVD is for you.

I have been around the world 10 times searching for the most breathtaking islands in the world. I found many on my travels and this DVD reminded me of just how stunning Bora Bora truly is. There is no other island like it in the world. The shots were outstanding. The sounds of nature were very clear and relaxing and I appreciate how many different scenes were included. From the lush green mountains, to the blinding white sandy beaches, the rain drops falling on tropical foliage to the turtles swimming across the screen. WELL DONE!!
It's obvious that the people who made this DVD spent a lot of time in Bora Bora capturing its beauty and truly wanted to share its magnificence with others.

This is a great DVD, beautiful scenes in hi-res but the sound disappointed me. The editors could have done a better job and avoided repetitive sounds like the same bird chirps over and over again. Besides that, the video only lasts 40 minutes.