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Yellowstone (Large Format)

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I own and love many other IMAX DVDs, but this one was a huge disappointment. I never thought a director would need "reenactments" in a film about Yellowstone. I expected plenty of shots of geysers, animals, and scenery, they were very few. I was surprised when I watched it and found very little good to say about it, but one star is all I can give it.

The disappointment was due to my expectations. I was hoping to see lots of wildlife footage, but had to settle for an apparently computer-generated bear in one of the historical reenactments. I also expected more beuatiful scenery of the park --surprisingly absent for an IMAX film. I've seen more interesting documentaries about Yellowstone on television.

I am a fan of IMAX movies in general, own several and have seen dozens. This one is the worst. I want to see IMAX movies to see stunning images of places that I likely will not ever get to visit in person. For example: in IMAX theatres I have been able to visit, via film, the Russian space station, participate in a climb of Mount Everest, explore underwater caves, etc. THAT'S why I want to see IMAX movies.

The IMAX producers however, have put out several movies which are very short on those stunning images and long on filler material which consists mainly of new age propaganda and historical re-enactments. To some degree one has to put up with this stuff in most IMAX movies, but it can usually be overlooked if you're not interested. However, in Yellowstone, the producers made a short movie of only about 30 minutes and then packed in about 25 minutes of this garbage. The viewer only gets to see the stunning sights of Yellowstone for a few minutes. Those sights are indeed excellent, but its far too little, far too late. This DVD is a total waste of time and money and should be avoided. IMAX Producers: you should be ashamed of yourselves!

this has to be one of the worst films done in imax. did not go into detail about the park, very short film. didn't keep me interestead within the first 5 min. i have alaska, and africa, and they are fantastc. this is nothing like what i expected it to be, rent this first, actually if it's a free rental, don't even waste money renting it. and for god sake, DON'T buy it.

The Yellowstone IMAX DVD does a good job of capturing informative key moments of the Yellowstone history. Beginning with Native Americans to the birth of the first National Park to the scientific exploration, the DVD features a nice collection of scenic shots and historic information.

Having worked in the park, I can easily relate to the historic segments, but to a viewer with no previous knowledge about Yellowstone, the mix of reenacted scenes and contemporary scenic shots can seem a little disjointed at times.

I've read a lot of the negative reviews and wanted to give this movie a little more respect than it received before. The shots are very scenic, the historic information is accurate, and the movie takes me right back to this special place.

Despite my positive review, I only gave it four stars since the advantage of the IMAX format could have been used a lot more frequently. There are some awesome IMAX shots in this movie, such as the flight over a waterfall, but overall such great IMAX scenes are too short and not nearly enough.

This DVD is terrible. There is barely any coverage of the Park. It's mostly a reinactment of Indians settlers around a camp fire or explorers hiking and discovering Yellowstone. The DVD is horribly short too.

I buy lots of DVD titles, and this title is the MOST disappointing one. I wasted my money totally. It's seems like everyone agrees with me, so go figure.

I bought this thinking that it was the same version that I watched in 1996. While it contained "some" scenes from that original theater version, this DVD/VHS version is vastly changed from the theater version and updated as well. It is not nearly as entertaining as it used to be, but it is more technical now... and a bit more boring. They had a good thing and changed it or updated it. So, IF you are looking for the version you saw back in the mid 90's, this IS NOT it. Its similar and has content from the old version but not close to the same.

Based on some of the other reviews, you would not want to spend thirty minutes watching this. Although not a travelogue of Yellowstone, it combines historical information with beautiful scenery to present an entertaining program that is worth seeing. At the least, it's worth adding to Netflix que.

What "Yellowstone" does is take you where no tourest group goes. It shows you Yellowstone as it was seen by the earliest exploreres in all its incredible beauty. Imagine walking through Yellowstone in 1807 for the first time, and discovering water spewing out of the ground well beyond the boiling point, yet surrounded by snow.

This is one of the best IMAX films available, and must blow people away watching it on a sixty foor screen.