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Beavers (Large Format) (1988)

Starring: Earl Pennington Director: Stephen Low Rating: NR (Not Rated) Format: DVD
4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

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Product Details

  • Actors: Earl Pennington
  • Directors: Stephen Low
  • Producers: Stephen Low, Roman Kroitor, Takashi Yodono
  • Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
  • Language: French (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • Region: All Regions
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.44:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rating: NR (Not Rated)
  • Studio: Image Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: February 29, 2000
  • Run Time: 31 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00003XAMO
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #51,283 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
  • For more information about "Beavers (Large Format)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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Originally intended for IMAX theaters, this documentary follows a family of beavers as they lay claim to a dam and build a place to live. The animals live as extended families, complete with uncles and aunts, and with their instinctive engineering skills build complex dams and apartments for themselves. What could be a mundane nature documentary, though, is made lyrical by its score, lighting, and camera work. It's a rare documentary that can be sweet but not cloying, with plenty to hold the interest of kids and adults alike. Beavers' accompanying making-of film answers some of the inevitable questions and reveals that the project was an incredibly arduous task. The film was made in the mid-1980s and involved lugging around the cumbersome IMAX camera in the wilderness, as well as weeks of waiting for the beavers to actually do something. Set against the breathtaking beauty of the Canadian Rockies, this is an incredible example of nature photography and a rewarding little film about our bucktoothed rodent friends and their innate construction drive. --Jerry Renshaw

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The biggest dam movie you ever saw! Have you ever danced in the moonlight, played in the shadow of great mountains, or fled before a charging bear? Have you ever been swimming in frigid waters beneath the ice or lived inside a beaver's house? Beavers (31 minutes) plunges into the rich aquatic habitat of one of nature's greatest engineers for an intimate look. Set in pristine forests and waters in the heart of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, this film follows the story of a family of beavers as they grow, play and transform the world around them. Includes a 27-minute "making of" documentary. 58 minutes.

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars WONDERFUL !, June 26, 2000
By T. Avallone (St Charles IL) - See all my reviews
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Ok..Let me guess...You could care less about these animals, right ? Being an IMAX film lover, (I have collected them all on DVD) - This was the final one I had to purchase. I was in for a surprize ! This is (by far) my FAVORITE Imax film.

As simple as it is, it shows us a small family of beavers and what they do in the wilderness. BRILLIANT ! The camera work is astounding, the digital sound is supurb, and the film transfer is crystal clear.

Trust me on this one....After viewing this film, you will want to own a pet beaver of your own. They are so adorable and easy to fall in love with !

A remarkable and VERY sweet IMAX presentation.

Also, check out the MAKING OF 'BEAVERS' after viewing this: This is one of the best extras to be included in a SLINGSHOT release !

I can't say enough about how FANTASTIC this is ! Don't wait like I did....You won't be disappointed. Fun for the kids as well as adults.

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This One is Fun!! Time and Money Well Spent..., March 10, 2002
By Doctorblaster (Quakertown, PA USA) - See all my reviews
This is just great cinema! The visual imagery and superior 5.1 DDSS tell a great story about these fascinating creatures. The narration is kept to a minimum, though the compositions of Eldon Ratheburn add a dimension in music enriching this production. Andy Kitzanuk's photography with the vision of Stephen Low truly make the beavers 'spectacular'. Every minute of this film is dramatic in sight, sound, or story. The humor is just spontaneous. I can't fathom the effort, time and money that went to making this production. "The Making of..." sequence begins to touch on that. It is well worth the effort.
As an IMAX junkie, a father of two, and someone who loves nature, BEAVERS is time well spent. The kids love it, though I must admit, I have watched it more!! Few films in my DVD library are as entertaining for a group of professional thirtysomething adults too. I can't find a bad review on this one, and there is a definite reason. Enjoy it!!
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best IMAX movie I've seen, January 18, 2002
By George Couch (Ottawa, ON Canada) - See all my reviews
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If you like nature videos, you'll love this one! I've got about 15 IMAX DVD's and this is my favourite one! I'm amazed at how good the video quality is. Everything is very bright, crisp, and clear.

The DVD comes with extras, such as the making of this movie.

The only down side to this IMAX movie is that it's very short. It's approximately 30 minutes long.
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First saw at IMAX, but had to buy it. Entertaining movie about beavers. Loses a star, because some of the scenes use "tame" beavers (from a zoo or something like that).
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This was the first DVD I bought after going flat screen, hi def. How happy I was to see this. It's simply well photographed, and aside from finding out that domesticated... Read more
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