Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Simitar Ent.
• VHS Release Date: June 29, 1999
• Run Time: 94 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: 6305487898
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #638,578 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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Evolution has been interrupted five times by major catastrophes, and 99.9 percent of all species of plants and animals that have ever lived on earth are now extinct. But large-scale destruction clears the way for new species to thrive--in fact, if the dinosaurs hadn't died out, humans may never have evolved. With such dramatic subject matter, you'd think it would be easy to produce a fascinating, thought-provoking documentary. Unfortunately, this is not the case with Mass Extinctions. Poor production quality consistently distracts from the program's attempted message. The sound is often not synchronized with the footage of scholars being interviewed. Although the program was filmed in 1993, the animation and graphics are on a par with high school filmstrips from the 1970s. To indicate the location of a crater, the film uses an arrow cut from a strip of paper and laid on top of a map in a book. As a result this program is more reminiscent of a low-budget science fiction movie than a serious science documentary. While the DVD provides scene access, the scenes are not labeled, and there are no other special features. --Larisa Lomacky Moore

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad program, December 3, 2011

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This review is from: Mass Extinctions (DVD)

I thought this was a decent program on possible events that could cause mass destruction. I wouldn't pay a lot of money for it, but I found it interesting. What impressed me even more, was the fast shipping done by Buy Co. (The Buying Company), the third party seller I purchased this through. I'm an Amazon Unbox member, so I'm used to that quick delivery. I didn't expect the same through Buy Co., but they were extremely fast. I made the purchase in the evening of 11/29/11 and I received the DVD in the mail before 9 AM on 12/02/11! It's too early for me to even give Buy Co. a review yet, so I put it with my thoughts on the DVD. Thank you for the fast shipping and the good program!