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Special Features
The 10-episode miniseries on four discs, narrated by Oprah Winfrey
Making-of segment for each episode, narrated by David Attenborough
Deleted scenes
Option to play without narration
Making-of segment for each episode, narrated by David Attenborough
Deleted scenes
Option to play without narration
Editorial Reviews
From the BBC and the Discovery Channel, producers of Planet Earth and The Blue Planet: Seas of Life, comes the newest landmark natural history series, Life. In Planet Earth, we brought you the world as you’ve never seen it before. Now, get closer with Life. Four years in the making, filmed over 3000 days, across every continent and in every habitat, with breathtaking new high definition filming techniques not available for Planet Earth, Life presents 130 incredible stories from the frontiers of the natural world, 54 of which have never been filmed before. Packed with excitement, revelation and entertainment, this remarkable 11-part blockbuster, narrated by Oprah Winfrey, captures unprecedented, astonishingly beautiful sequences and demonstrates the spectacular and extraordinary tactics animals and plants have developed to stay alive.
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Deleted Scenes
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575 of 609 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Why pay the same for lower quality?,
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This review is from: Life [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
The Life series is fantastic, but it comes in two versions -- this one, narrated by Oprah Winfrey for the US market; and the original version as narrated by the naturalist David Attenborough.
While the cinematography remains unchanged, Oprah's narration lacks the depth that Attenborough's years of experience as both naturalist and narrator brings to the table. I strongly recommend waiting for the US release of the original BBC version, narrated by David Attenborough.
495 of 526 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
You have got to be kidding me.,
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This review is from: Life [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
This is atrocious. I'm watching "Life" on Discovery channel right now, with Oprah narrating. Some of the reviewers said that the script was re-written for her, and I can believe it. I can't believe Attenborough saying lines like "hunting crab seals is toooo much work!" Oprah narrates this thing as if she were reading a bedtime story to little kids and comes off as snarky and condescending. In the opening segment, she's discussing a fox chasing an ibex kid and it's basically like "heeeere comes the fox! UH OH!!"
The most embarrassing thing is that I'm thinking that British people think that Americans demanded this. Who's going to be doing the next special, Dr. Phil? "Oh-kaaay, here comes the alee-gaytor, it's prey tries to run, but that neeeever works! HAW HAW HAW!" Don't get this. Get the real version.
296 of 318 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
BBC knows - Why change what's perfect?,
This review is from: Life [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
Why on earth have they decided to dub the documentary into American English baffles me. Is British English appallingly obscure and incomprehensible?
First Harry Potter and now this. What a shameful way to undermine language for the sake of a couple of bucks? I have various BBC Documentaries - I LOVE them, and despite the fact that I am not British I understand everything, and David Attenborough's voice in much more credible, isn't this what he does professionally? Oprah would probably be more suitable for bedtime story recordings for sleepy youngsters. I suggest getting the original David Attenborough version (Check the star rating and compare!)
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