Product Details

• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00008G967
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #257,394 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
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Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Ocean Oasis is a fascinating journey into the bountiful seas and pristine deserts of two remarkably different, but inextricably linked worlds - Mexico's Sea of Cortès and the Baja California desert. Glide side-by-side with a graceful giant manta ray as it arches and swoops through water sparkling under the hot Baja California sun. Witness the pageant of migrating whales, the elaborate tango of courting terns, the battles of lumbering elephant seals. Fly over sweeping vistas of snow capped mountains, vast deserts, palm oases, and mangrove swamps - then plunge into astonishing underwater sequences of rarely seen marine life.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful movie about a wonderful place, September 2, 2003

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Erika Sohn "Erika" (Mexico City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: OCEAN OASIS (IMAX) (DVD)

This is a wonderful movie about the amazing Baja California Peninsula, mainly focused on the biodiversity of the Gulf of California. The characters (marine biologists and ecologists), transmit their enthusiasm and love for this beautiful place.
There are some breathtaking views, for example a scene of a dead, floating whale fulfilling the life cycle and some gorgeous aerial views (the one I liked best is the bird's view of the observatory, which is where I happen to work). The film is focused mainly on sea and seashore life, although it also touches the Geology of the Baja California Peninsula (a nice and enlightening computer simulation) and some of its unique plant and animal life. The movie is too short for my taste, it ends before you even had a chance to savor the scenes. It left me longing for all those hundreds of hours the filmmakers say they filmed!! This movie gives you a little, in fact too little, taste of one of the most beautiful places on Earth! If you love Baja, this movie will bring tears into your eyes! I really recommend it!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, May 18, 2004

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cemkur "cemkur" (San Francisco) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: OCEAN OASIS (IMAX) (DVD)

This is an excellent, breathtaking DVD which I strongly recommend to anyone who is interested in natural beauty of Baja, Mexico. Both underwater and land shots are extraordinary. I am specificaly impressed by richness of marin life in this regoin. A+