Customer Reviews

Planet Earth - Oceania: Visions of the Earth from Space

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Buy one of the Imax space dvd's , you'll be better off. This one is boring.
Unfortunately once you open the box, nobody lets you return it.
So you are stuck with it.
Spend your money on something else.

I sat down to watch this, and within just the first couple minutes I knew I'd be bored. I guess I was expecting more of a wide shot of earth, but the camera is zoomed in close on almost every shot and makes it difficult to even tell what you are looking at at times. And because it's so close, they do this annoying pan with every shot so you can see the whole thing, and that got me a little dizzy. And it just wasn't smooth, because it cuts to a new video about every 7 seconds. It's not something you can just sit and watch, but I guess if you have it on at a party or something, it's ok, as long as it's for your grandparents or something. I have to say the music is pretty good and goes with what you are watching, but as with all dvds of this type, you can play your own soundtrack. I noticed that this is the first dvd in a series, so maybe they've done a better job on the newer ones.

This is one of the best planet dvds I've seen in a long time. Beautiful graphics and wonderful soundtrack. Lots of information too.