Yellowstone
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Released:15/06/2009
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Studio:2 Entertain Video
Product Description
Yellowstone is no ordinary wilderness. It has the distinction of being the worlds' first national park and is a lost world of vast plains, lush meadows and endless forests defended on all sides by towering mountains.
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Animals & Wildlife, Living World/Universe
Reviews
This is an excellent Blue Ray, my copy has 1 disc not 2 as indicated and includes the Yellowstone people diaries. Favourite chapter is Winter the photography is sublime with crisp sharp images favourite shot the fox diving through six foot of snow for a mouse. Makes you want to go and buy a plane ticket and just go there. Envy the "Snowman" on the Yellowstone people who spends all winter removing snow from buildings can see why he loves it.
Just buy it, it's the BBC at it's best.
In this age of LCD Digital TV, this documentary about Yellowstone Natinal Park is probably the best ever produced. The photography is simply stunning, as is the stereo sound. It is almost as good as being there in person. One easily gets the 'feel' of the park, and the magnatude of it. The naration is excellent too, with just enough information to explain the picture, never talking down to the audience, or talking above their heads.
But the most impressive aspect is the photography. I particularly found the snowfalling in the first part to be the most stunning visual display I have ever seen on my 32" LCD TV.
I may never get to Yellowstone in person, but I feel that I have 'been there' and probably seen more of it than if I did actually visit in person.
I cannot recommend it highly enough.
Last Year, the BBC broadcast a fanatastic series - Wild China. This year they've almost done it again. I don't know whats going on over at the BBC but there is some seriously good photgraphy going on at the moment. Like Wild China, the scenery is mind-blowing. Unfortunately. They insist on ending each installment with a profile of the people who work in the park or have close connections with it. I'm not sure if these are on the DVD but they certianly spoil the effect that the program has on you. They aren't that interesting and after a very moving documentary, a group of people getting excited about geysers over and over again can ruin the humble feeling that the program leaves you with.
Despite this, these 50 minute documentaries are intriguing, mind blowing and awe inspriring and I would highly recommend them for anyone interested in Nature and Science.
A magnificent series with cinematography just begging for HD. The script was written sympathetically and the editing left out most of the gore - a refreshing change in nature documentaries these days. A humble tourist doesn't even scratch the surface when visiting Yellowstone.
I too found 'Yellowstone People' a very intriguing item to add and a great idea to round off each program. It must be so good for the old guys who are given a hat and a badge and asked to monitor the geyser eruptions then radio the details in - they must feel so important and 'needed' unlike seniors here in the UK who's usefulness is just totally ignored and are, by and large made to feel as though they're just in the way! Bravo to the US National Parks Service.
I'm hoping that the DVD will have even more content than was shown on the TV as is usually the case.
Fascinating, Breathtaking and a real showcase for Hi-Def and Quality programme-making in general. Highly recommended.
