Product Details

• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• 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: Pilot Productions
• DVD Release Date: January 1, 2004
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0001WTVXY
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #171,226 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars amateur-ish and full of mistakes., May 12, 2005

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D Alcazar - See all my reviews

This review is from: Globe Trekker: Chile & Easter Island (DVD)

Full of mistakes, mispronounced names and missing many more interesting locations.

This may be an interesting view for those who are simply channel zapping, but for anyone planning a trip to chile it's mostly worthless. It shows very few of the main attractions in chile, and for those it does show, there are either mistakes or omisions of facts that need to be known such as: rodeos are only held around the 18th of september, cerro tololo observatory is far from being the biggest in the world and a trip to the juan fernandez or easter island is outrageously expensive. The author is notably uneducated about what he is visiting and could have read all the information given from a travel guide book like lonely planet.

In a single phrase: Look elsewhere for useful information.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The Long And Narrow About Chile,, September 5, 2007

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Craig Connell (Lockport, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Globe Trekker: Chile & Easter Island (DVD)

How many people know much about Chile? Not me, and suspect not most people, so I thought I'd take a look at this "Globe Trekker" DVD and get my first look at host Ian Wright. I found Wright to be a a bit full of himself, but tolerable. I rent these DVDs for the scenery and to learn things. I've seen five hosts so far on these shows and only Justine Shapiro hasn't "mugged" for the cameras, but that could change.

Anyway, Wright first tells us that Chile is a country with a remarkable "shape:" 3,000 miles in length and never more than 100 miles in width. There were few visitors this country, he notes, until about 20-30 years ago, because of a brutal dictatorship which ruled the nation.

The first stop is in the northern area, home to the driest desert in the world. We see plenty of the country's biggest source of income: nitrate, sulfur and copper. We find out later much of the country is extremely dry, which lends itself to helping preserve mummy-like skeletons and for observatories to see deep space.

There are interesting sights as one travels south in Chile. It's a long way between stops, too. San Pedro is "a main oasis for tourists," and a bit further down the road is "Moon Valley" with some beautiful scenery, then a spot where Catholics come in droves to worship the Virgin Mary.

I didn't find to much of the first half of this travelogue to be that intriguing. It just seemed more of an excuse for our host to ham it up. I can see why some posters here say this guy annoys them. However, the second half offered some good sight-seeing. For instance, who would expect to come across a German town way down in Chile? The town is "Frutillar" and it's as German as you can get - a beautiful little village that began in the 19th century when the area was trying to encourage European settlers to stay. The scenery in the distance, highlighted with a volcano, is spectacular.

Later, we go inside Torres del Paine National Park which has geysers (Wright pronounces them "gee-zers") and some tremendous glacier scenery. We see a penguin colony, too, which reminds us we are getting nearer Antarctica, which means very, very cold temperatures.

Wright heads back up to Santiago and then goes due West to the Robinson Crusoe Island and then on to the special Easter Island. This is the first time I have seen in more detail all those huge rock statues that make that island so famous. They are incredible, a real archaeological mystery to this day.

Easter Island is a memorable way to end this travel DVD. It makes you forget for a minute about the stupid host of the show.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I am form Chile !!, June 1, 2008

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svp "SandraPixel" (Chile/ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Globe Trekker: Chile & Easter Island (DVD)

If you are looking for specific information to go and travel to Chile, I don't think this is going to be the right place to find it.

Chile is a small country in population but a big country on diversity, and put it all together in just 60 minutes is impossible!! Besides, Ian Wright tries to make himself funny so many times that he ends up misspelling and missing some very important information.

My advice: If you are curious, or you were there and would like to show your friend about the great country you just visited, this is a great choice. Even if you are looking for a new destination to visit this summer and are trying to get some new ideas, this stills fine.
But if you want a reliable and trustworthy source of information sorry but this is not your best choice :(

In any case Chile is one of those places that you will never ever regret to visit!