Life (narrated by David Attenborough) [Blu-ray] | ![Life (narrated by David Attenborough) [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51McC7ODtwL._SL160_.jpg) | Studio: BBC Warner
Category: DVD
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Rating:  124 reviews
Sales Rank: 158
Format: Color, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: Blu-ray
Discs: 4
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Running Time: 550 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.7 x 1
MPN: WARBR115716
UPC: 883929099252
EAN: 0883929099252
ASIN: B002UXRGM0
Release Date: June 1, 2010
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| • | Narrated by David Attenborough | | • | BBC Version | | • | Includes 4 Blu-ray Discs |
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Product Description
From the award-winning BBC Natural History Unit, makers of Planet Earth and The Blue Planet: Seas of Life, this is the original UK broadcast version of Life, with narration by renowned naturalist David Attenborough and music by Oscar and Emmy winning composer George Fenton In Planet Earth, we brought you the world as you've never seen it before. Now, get closer with Life. Four years in the making, filmed over 3000 days, across every continent and in every habitat, with breathtaking new high definition filming techniques developed since Planet Earth, Life presents 130 incredible stories from the frontiers of the natural world, 54 of which have never been filmed before. Packed with excitement, revelation and entertainment, this remarkable 10-part blockbuster captures unprecedented, astonishingly beautiful sequences and demonstrates the spectacular and extraordinary tactics animals and plants have developed to survive and thrive.
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This enthralling BBC series examines "the lengths living beings go to to stay alive," in the words of Sir David Attenborough (Oprah Winfrey narrates the Discovery Channel version). Aided by breathtaking high-definition cinematography, the makers of Planet Earth explore the more colorful strategies the world's creatures employ to procreate, evade predators, and obtain nourishment. Cameras travel though the air, under the water, and right into the faces of insects, like the alien visage of the stalk-eyed fly. Except for "Challenges of Life" and "Hunters and Hunted," each episode covers a different category, such as mammals and birds. Among the more memorable images: three cheetahs move with the relentless rhythm of mobsters, a school of flying fish glides through the air with the grace of ballerinas, and a Jesus Christ lizard skips across the water, like, well, you know. The strangest sights range from a pebble toad bouncing away from a spider like a rubber ball and brown-tufted capuchin monkeys pounding palm nuts with stone tools like the apes in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Witty writing and skillful editing, which distills thousands of hours of footage, make the learning go down easy (at one point, Sir David references Jurassic Park, which featured his brother, Richard). If the sound effects seem overamped, George Fenton's score is always on the money, adding humor and suspense at crucial moments (martial drums for the mud skippers, woozy brass for the Darwin's beetle). Nonetheless, delicate sensibilities may find some sequences disturbing, as when Komodo dragons feed on a water buffalo or when a leopard seal dines on a penguin (according to Attenborough, the Komodo siege caused the camera operators "emotional turmoil"). More often, the filmmakers capture the moment of impact before moving on. The set comes complete with 10 featurettes on the four-year production. --Kathleen C. Fennessy Stills from Life (Click for larger image)
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An excellent follow up to Planet Earth September 3, 2010
M. Carlson (Fargo, ND)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you liked Planet Earth, you'll like (this version of) Life. It's more amazing HD video and wonderful David Attenborough narration from the BBC Earth team. This time the Blu-ray version gets some behind-the-scenes love with a short segment following each episode.
If you've read any Life reviews on Amazon, you'll find you can get the series narrated by Attenborough or Oprah. I haven't heard the Oprah naration, but it's easy to believe that this is the version you want.
 BBC's Life Series September 3, 2010
Richard L. Seens (Canada)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am on the last disk of the series. It's very good, high quality video, good narration. My only complaint is the dvds do seems short. I'm not sure how many hours of actual footage there is, but they do play fast. I still believe it's a great addition to my collection, and if this helps pay for future documentaries from BBC, it is well worth the investment and contribution.
Big Kids love it too August 31, 2010
A. Liu
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a must have for EVERYONE with a blu-ray player. The narration, music, HD Quality is second to none. People who never watch nature documentaries would appreciate it. I'm 27 years old and I put this on just to kill time with 5 my friends because we're waiting on some people. Friends came but in the end, no one wanted to leave the room until it finished, lol.
Great movie August 30, 2010
Zack (Bellevue, WA, US)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Cannot be more pleased with purchase. This version is better than the Oprah one if you're trying to decide between the two. Another great documentary from the makers of the Planet Earth series.
Fast shipping w/ product unharmed.
beautiful, but can be hard to watch August 29, 2010
Ariella Vaccarino (Los Angeles)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was so excited for this series. Unfortunately, I was fooled a bit by the title. it is called Life but it is full of Death. Of course this is how it goes, but I found repeated film of hunts and kills difficult to stomach. But again, was amazing to look at and see the close up of a world I will never see on my own.
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