Sorry, this item is not available in
Image not available for
Color:
Image not available

To view this video download Flash Player

 

or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
Sell Us Your Item
For up to a $3.75 Gift Card
Trade in
More Buying Choices
newbury_comics Add to Cart
$15.99  & FREE Shipping on orders over $25. Details
The Hudson Haven Add to Cart
$18.99  & FREE Shipping on orders over $25. Details
Have one to sell? Sell yours here

IMAX: Wild Ocean [Blu-ray 3D] (2008)

John Kani , Luke Cresswell , Steve McNicholas  |  NR |  Blu-ray
2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)

List Price: $24.98
Price: $11.49 & FREE Shipping on orders over $25. Details
You Save: $13.49 (54%)
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In Stock.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available.
Want it Wednesday, June 19? Choose One-Day Shipping at checkout. Details

Other Formats & Versions

Amazon Price New from Used from
Blu-ray [Blu-ray 3D] Widescreen Edition $11.49  
DVD 1-Disc Version $8.99  
This week only, save up to 56% on New Tricks on DVD in our Deal of the Week. Offer ends June 22, 2013. Learn more

Frequently Bought Together

IMAX: Wild Ocean [Blu-ray 3D] + IMAX: Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk [Blu-ray 3D] + The Universe: 7 Wonders of the Solar System [Blu-ray 3D]
Price for all three: $42.75

Buy the selected items together


Product Details

  • Actors: John Kani
  • Directors: Luke Cresswell, Steve McNicholas
  • Format: DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, 3D, Widescreen
  • Language: Slovak (DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1), French (DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1), Spanish (DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1)
  • Dubbed: French, Spanish
  • Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: NR (Not Rated)
  • Studio: IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
  • DVD Release Date: November 2, 2010
  • Run Time: 40 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00428CCOI
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #76,133 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Special Features

Interview with the directors
Kwazulu during the run
Shooting Wild Ocean - behind the scenes
Recording Wild Ocean - recording orchestral strings in UK
Shooting Wild Ocean - slideshow with soundtrack (Ken Burns style)
Wild Ocean quiz
About the filmmakers
About the sardine run
About the region - Kwazulu Natal and Transkei
Wildlife on the Run

Editorial Reviews

WILD OCEAN is an uplifting cinematic experience capturing one of nature's greatest migration spectacles through the magic of IMAX®. Plunge into an underwater feeding frenzy amidst the dolphins, sharks, whales, gannets, seals and billions of fish. Filmed off the Wild Coast of South Africa, WILD OCEAN is a timely documentary that celebrates the animals that now depend on us to survive and the efforts by local people to protect this invaluable ecological resource. Hope is alive on the Wild Coast where Africa meets the sea.

Special Features:

Interview with the directors
Kwazulu during the run
Shooting Wild Ocean - behind the scenes
Recording Wild Ocean - recording orchestral strings in UK
Shooting Wild Ocean - slideshow with soundtrack (Ken Burns style)
Wild Ocean quiz
About the filmmakers
About the sardine run
About the region - Kwazulu Natal and Transkei
Wildlife on the Run

Originally conceived, photographed and released in ultra high-resolution IMAX® 3D process. The 3D image is optimized for home viewing by scanning the original 15/70 image at a 5.6K resolution for the 3D Blu-rayTM release. This 3D Blu-ray will play on a standard Blu-ray player.

Customer Reviews

This was the first 3D movie I watched, and I was expecting to be impressed, not bored. :) CS2012  |  8 reviewers made a similar statement
I would not waist your time on this 3D BLU RAY! FRANK MIFFLIN  |  5 reviewers made a similar statement
The movie's 3D effects were cool but I thought there could have been more. Matthew Cartier  |  5 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
24 of 27 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great film, great score, great message January 15, 2010
Format:DVD
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.
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
20 of 22 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Poor 3D experience November 2, 2010
By TT Lu
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
The title of this BD 3D DVD is a little misleading. It mainly talked about the migration of sardine in South Africa and its upstream food chains. It is an interesting story. The movie has a lot of mediocre footages that are not good for 3D experience.
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad but not great either November 8, 2010
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
This feature isn't bad and kind of interesting at times. The 3D was pretty good but I did notice some ghosting in a few spots that I bet were errors in the mastering process. Nothing bad though. It was also nice not to be preached at about conservation through the entire film (see Grand Canyon: River at Risk for that sort of thing).

On the down side, it was boring in a few spots and it seems like they used the same shots over and over again (especially the dolphins swimming at the camera).

Not worth $20 but still interesting.
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars I Would Rate this with No Stars if it were Possible! November 12, 2011
Format:Blu-ray
Grab a puke bucket as you'll be sick from buying this.

Here is what you get: Sardines swimming in circles for half, yes - half!, the movie. I understand that the little stinky things were the "highlight" but they are the entire movie!

Sardines swimming here. Sardines there. Oh look, other birds, fish and stuff are hungry. Cue the Sardines! They must know the producer or something.

Really? Nothing wild about their featured Ocean.

3D: Horrible for the underwater shots. Great for above water shots. But, don't we want to see great underwater shots - AFTER ALL the movie is WILD OCEAN.

I really wish there were more sardines swimming in circles. Couldn't get enough.
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding January 30, 2010
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
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!!!!!
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars it 'ok ' but .... November 4, 2010
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
Its a nice story but like the other reviewer I was hoping for a better 3D experience , what annoyed me the most is the narrator - he has a thick south African accent and can be hard to clearly hear - its distracting - he sounds a little like Morgan Freeman but its not him.... I was hoping to see more species - there are a lot of dolphins and sardines but I wanted to see more .... btw the channel n3d on directv airs this program for free in 3d as well....
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
15 of 20 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars "African Sardines"? November 7, 2010
By Fish
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
They should have called this movie "African Sardines". What a stupid movie and a waste of money. If you pay more than $10.00 for this you got ripped off.(I did) The 3-D is good and had allot of depth throughout the movie but unfortunately it had several spots where there is moderate "ghosting" which ruined it. Like the previous review, I couldn't understand most of what was said due to the heavy accent of the narrator. The movie was about the plight of the sardine population in Africa or something like that.
Was this review helpful to you?
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars It's just sad September 25, 2011
Format:Blu-ray
Poor video quality, poor 3D effect, poor footage... everything about this is bad.
Do not buy it. Don't even spend time watch it.
It's just sad.
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Educational
I truly enjoyed this movie and would definitely recommend it everyone who love the sea and all it has to offer.
Published 5 months ago by B. Crosby
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Imax!
This was a great IMAX! Visually stunning! The 3D is really cool and the music is awesome! The cinematography is amazing! I loved it!
Published 5 months ago by Go Green
3.0 out of 5 stars Wild Oceans
I would rate this as just okay,I think it might be more appropriate for younger children as they might see the wow factor that eludes most adults. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Romiesteve
5.0 out of 5 stars imax wild ocean blue-ray
this movie is great, everything looks so natural and real. love this movie. it takes nature to a all new level
Published 9 months ago by shelley16
2.0 out of 5 stars Rent maybe; don't buy
Dull dull dull. Half the time showing nothing but sardines and most of the rest is on land in south Africa. The tone is a sledgehammer political Eco lecture. Winner of this. Read more
Published 13 months ago by LetsGo
5.0 out of 5 stars imax wild ocean - blue ray 3d
Amazing video! Love the 3D effects! Bubbles and dolphin are playing in my livingroom!!! And the herring are dancing too! Read more
Published 15 months ago by Jonelle E. Kop
1.0 out of 5 stars Boring
Very boring video. All they show is dolfins and sardeens. U see it all within the first couple minutes. Read more
Published 16 months ago by CS2012
4.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully recorded, a Little too Political
The video is wonderfully recorded, but the political commentary was like the last scene of the empty sardine can - empty.
Published 16 months ago by Craig Rutten
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Movie!!!!!!!!!!!
Great Stuff!!!!! I learned a lot of about our oceans watching this movie!!!! I would recomend this to all! A must movie to have.
Published 17 months ago by T
2.0 out of 5 stars Too short for the price
First off for the length of the "movie" the price should be at least half of what it's selling for. The movie's 3D effects were cool but I thought there could have been more. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Matthew Cartier
Search Customer Reviews
Only search this product's reviews


Forums

Topic From this Discussion
Is this version of Wild Ocean in true 3D blu ray dvd for use with 3D tv,...
Be very careful. I bought 2 3D movies thinking I could watch them on my new 65" panasonic 3D TV..... no such luck. I called panasonic and they said the only 3D movies that will play on the new fancy 3D TVs and Blu-Ray Player and using the special "shutter" type glasses ($150... Read more
Sep 14, 2010 by Robert Barger |  See all 4 posts
Have something you'd like to share about this product?
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Search Customer Discussions
Search all Amazon discussions


Look for Similar Items by Category