Customer Reviews

IMAX: Wild Ocean [Blu-ray]

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I saw the movie Wild Ocean 3D at the Imax theater in the Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., over Christmas Break. It is an amazing experience. It was of course in 3D.

The filmmakers take you to one of the few remaining stretches of wild coastline, the KwaZulu-Natal Wild Coast in South Africa, where you observe the migration of millions of fish and the various biosystems that these fish support - sharks, dolphins, whales, gannets, people. It is Africa by the sea, and it is stunning.

I especially loved the musical score. Composed by Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas, the people who created STOMP Live, it is a pulsing, engaging, and outsize score for an outsize film about an outsize landscape. I loved it!

The underlying message is, of course, the disappearance of wild ecosystems and what must be done to prevent more loss. Great movie, great message.

This Wild Ocean 3D bluray movie is absolutely superb and stunning!!! I am so glad I purchased it. I watched it twice at an IMAX theatre and now I have already watched it twice on my computer-and I just received it yesterday!! The music conveys a feeling of teamwork-individual efforts toward a common greater good. I also want to buy the Soundtrack for it. This movie scores a 15 on a chart of 10!!! Again, absolutely superb and stunning!!!!!!!!! One of the best purchases I ever made!!!!!

"Wild Ocean" is not the right title for this "big IMAX" disappointment.
They choose the title and the visual to sell it much better. BRAVO! for the marketing!(The one star I gave is for them).
For the rest and for an IMAX movie, no grandiose scenes here or rides like we know.
Just a vulgar and annoying documentary about sardine's life.
Who really cares....
If you really are into the real Wild things and beautiful scenery like me, try others titles like Blue Planet or Life. You'll not regret it.
Life (narrated by David Attenborough) [Blu-ray]Planet Earth: The Complete BBC Series [Blu-ray].

Mediocre narrative (sophomoric/juvenile script, sometimes unintelligible narrator). Some very nice footage, but also a LOT of mediocre fillers that have nothing to do with the ocean. Another IMAX/BD piece, "The Living Sea" is better.

The video quality was great. This isn't a long movie, but it was well put together, and I think it was worth it.

Originally created for exhibition in IMAX theaters, Wild Ocean is a spectacular, award-winning DVD documentary that reveals the ocean life flourishing under the waves of South Africa's coast. From beautiful shoals to seals and dolphins to breaching whale and bloodthirsty sharks, Wild Ocean is an unforgettable tour of the daily struggle for survival among ocean wildlife, and a reminder of the ecological wonders beneath the waves that are perilously endangered by the encroaches of mankind. Special features include a behind the scenes featurette, an interview with the directors, and a quiz. Available in both DVD and Blu-ray formats, Wild Ocean is an excellent pick especially recommended for public library collections. 40 minutes, widescreen, English/Spanish/French language tracks.

complete waste of money, equal to 1 hour show on NATURE and no different than Nature in hd. save your money

Having a label of IMax and being Blu-Ray, I thought it would be visually stunning. I've seen better quality pictures on regular cable TV.

I usually give all my IMAX movies 5 stars because they are so awesome in every aspect, video and audio. The only reason why I didn't give this video 5 stars is because of the terrible narration - it's hard to understand and even hear, for that matter! I also feel that the environmental message that this movie was created for should have been stressed more prominently to convey it's message.