Customer Reviews

IMAX: Stormchasers (Two-Disc Windows Media High-Definition Video Edition)

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As a severe storm lover, I eagerly awaited this DVD. The opening sceen starts out wonderful with beautiful DTS sound. Then it quickly goes down hill from there. It interviews a few "Hurricance Experts" and chasers, shows video of them flying through the eyewall of Hurricane Emily. From there, well it really does not show much more on Hurricanes. Then Tornadoes are discussed. Video of only one tornado and the chase! I was disappointed! I was expecting lightning, towering thunderstorms and a few more tornado videos. If you want an excellent storm video, get National Geographic's "Natures Fury". It is superb compared to this. More footage and great sound.

I expected to see some spectaular footage of storms, tornadoes and hurricanes, especially considering the creditionals of the director. Instead we are shown some pretty lame footage and some barely interesting descriptions of the methods and equipment the stormchasers use. Sound was pretty good with the right setup, but at 38mins you do want to be "blown away" by the content. This just does not deliver. Check out "Everest" if you want to buy an IMAX DVD.

After buying this DVD I was more than impressed with the visual display however the sound literally blew me away. An awesom movie for anyone interested in the power of mother nature.

I watched this movie and was completely "blown away" by how dangerously they live their lives just by chasing storms. I was very impressed by the sound and picture quality from this dvd. I hope to see more imax films as good as this in the future.

An experienced and masterful director, Greg Macgillivray raises the industry standards while using the available technology with clear intentions: entertain, wonder and educate the viewer without loosing the edge of the story. An Imax expert, he has also stunned the viewer with The Living Seas (with a beautiful Sting soundtrack), the Everest and Discoverers. Here, he takes you for a rough ride inside Hurricane Emily-to its very peaceful eye- and later he chases a very large and freightening tornado. He also visits India to report the monsoon season. He succeeds as usual and stays commited to his credo: raise the quality standards. The audio is impressive and the image has the tipical yet outstanding Imax beauty. Check out the "making of" section and share the exitement of the film crew and cientists involved. A real masterpiece. BUY IT!.

This is good for what it is - a short IMAX film about stormchasing. Most IMAX films are 45 minutes or less, so a viewer should not be expecting a real-life two hour version of Twister. It also covers a lot of material, so it doesn't go into depth. Also, the team fails to see tornadoes and then when they get one, they run out of film (this often happens in IMAX because they can only shoot something like 90 seconds at a time). Overall, though, pretty good.

I'm not sure if it was the huge screen, or what, but when I saw this feature in Omnimax it was much more impressive! The video is good, the sound is awesome on a surround sound system, but there is little storm footage. If I wanted to watch the people who chase storms, I could turn on TLC or the Discovery channel.

Spend your money on Twister if you're looking for a storm flick! Sure the tornados are Hollywood-made but at least you get to see them for more than 60 seconds!! This DVD ...! I want my money back!

I was disappointed by the lack of drama. It was like watching a boring version of the eleven o'clock news.

I was very disappointed with this video. There was little actual storm footage. Mostly about the weather equipment.

Mac-Free films put together a wonderfully edited and perfectly scored film documenting hurricane and tornado researchers. This film, like all films filmed in 70mm IMAX, MUST be seen in an IMAX Theater to be fully enjoyed and appreciated. However, this DVD is wonderful at home with a surround sound system and is better than anything else of the same subject matter you can find on a television screen.