Product Details

• Actors: Kenneth Branagh, David Pawson, Don Liberatore, Carole Baldwin, Mathias Espinosa
• Directors: Al Giddings, David Clark (III)
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Imax
• DVD Release Date: August 6, 2002
• Run Time: 40 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000687GI
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #82,996 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Galapagos (IMAX)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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GALAPAGOS (IMAX) - DVD Movie

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60 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Stunning, but stunningly disappointing...., August 19, 2002

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Bunny Man! "mallard6" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Galapagos (IMAX) (DVD)

If for you the remarkable things about the galapagos include the iguanas, tortoises, and finches, you will be disappointed in this program. After a cursory glance at the earth- and air-borne species, the camera goes underwater and examines fish. The imagery is lovely, but we are NOT seeing those creatures which have made the galapagos famous! A fairer title would have been "OCEAN ENVIRONMENTS AROUND THE GALAPAGOS AREA."

No quibbles with the glory of the presented creatures, but we had been expecting much more about what makes these islands unique!

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful images, but tacky, misleading storyline, January 17, 2005

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Jamie B (Sacramento, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Galapagos (IMAX) (DVD)

I agree with the other reviewers that this should be entitled 'Underwater life around the Galapagos'. The movie spends far too much time underwater instead of focusing on the magnificent scenery and wildlife on land. Why can't the IMAX producers simply let the gorgeous images of wildlife speak for themselves instead of dreaming up a tacky storyline about a beautiful marine biologist and her oh so dangerous explorations? At one point she rappels down into a cave and worries about the possibility that the rocks above her will collapse. I was in the Galapagos last month and visited the same cave (on the island of Santa Cruz) - what they don't tell you is that there are stairs into the cave from the other end! The naturalist guides we spoke with in the Galapagos regard the IMAX movie as a joke, all the sadder because members of the IMAX team died making the film.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Does not do the Enchanted Islands any justice..., August 24, 2006

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Vasco V. Baselli "Vasco" (Ecuador) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Galapagos (IMAX) (DVD)

Used to some great IMAX productions, I was very keen on seeing this production, but was very disapointed with the cinematic result of such a large and costly undertaking. The production was marred with challenges, including reduced flora and fauna after a devastating El Nino and the tragic death of two team members. I fully understand that these and other circumstances diminished the amount of quality footage the crew was able to obtain during their 8 weeks in the Enchanted Islands, however, I would have hoped for a documentary that truly introduces these natural marvels to the viewers instead of focusing on a very superficial plot of a marine biologist getting her thrills in exploring the deep ocean floor surrounding the islands in a submarine. There is so much to tell and show about these islands that a one hour program will never be able to do it justice, however I would have expected a better effort in documenting the uniqueness of the flora and fauna and the history of the islands, including the dangers presented to them through fishing, over population and introduced species. I sincerely hope that in the near future a producer finds the courage to do these islands justice by returning with an IMAX team to film a documentary that will allow the world to share the wonders of the Enchanted Islands - maybe he will want to call it "IMAX - Galapagos Revisited"