Product Details

• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: National Geographic Video
• DVD Release Date: July 29, 2003
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00009B8FB
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,051 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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VOLCANO:NATURE'S INFERNO - DVD Movie

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53 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Real Toasted Coast!, December 30, 2003

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Avrohom Leichtling (Monsey, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: National Geographic - Volcano! (DVD)

This is one of NGs better productions - partially because the subject itself is so fascinating - partially because of the spectacular footage of the eruptions of Mt Unzen (Japan) and the famous blast at Mt Pinatubo some years ago. Overall, the program gives a good general description of the geological issues, the different types of eruptive activity, as well as larger historical and disaster mitigation subjects. The material is well organized and presented. The DVD version is much better than the original VHS release, and has some additional programming of particular interest.

For all the "sound and fury" of some of Hollywood's recent forays into Volcano disaster movies - this one has the best "special effects" - it's all real!

For further reading (notwithstanding the technical nature of the contents), you should definately aquire the recently published Encyclopedia of Volcanoes (Haraldur Sigurdsson, et al. - Academic Press). Here's what truly lies beneath!

Highly recommended.

25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hot, Hot, Hot, February 23, 2005

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Doctor Quartz (Huntington Beach, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: National Geographic - Volcano! (DVD)

Explosive. Engaging. Horrific. Packed with amazing tales and footage, this DVD has even got a true Romeo and Juliet love story in it about two volcanologists who fall in love, chase eruptions around the world and are finally killed by a volcano. Some of the blazing images will make your skin tingle in awe, in beauty, in fright, in amazement. Nature DVDs don't get any better than this!

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars terrific!, January 28, 2007

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etalieninaz (goodyear, arizona) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)   

This review is from: National Geographic - Volcano! (DVD)

This is absolutely the best DVD on volcanoes out there because it shows the impact on human life - not only on the people who live in the shadow of an active volcano, but on the people who study or chase volcanoes.

Even though it covers many different eruptions (both old and new), it is well organized and effective.

Highly recommended.