Walking With Prehistoric Beasts

Starring:Kenneth Branagh, Stockard Channing, Larry Agenbroad, Frank Fish, Larry Witmer, Maureen O'Leary (II), Mark Uhen, Scott E. Foss, Kent Sundell, Japeth Boyce, Donald Prothero, Leslie Aiello, Bob Brain, Blair Van Valkenburgh, Alan Turner (II), Michael J. Benton, Michael Bisson, Karyn Drane, Cory Generoux, Lorne Duquette
Director: Nigel Paterson
Studio: BBC Warner
Product Type: DVD

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Imagine a National Geographic survey of a natural world that hasn't existed for millions of years. The sequel to the mesmerizing Walking with Dinosaurs, one of the most imaginative explorations of the prehistoric world ever made, once again uses the technology of the Jurassic Park fantasies to re-create the "menagerie of weird and wonderful creatures" that roamed the globe after the dinosaurs. Designed as a series of survival dramas, each of the six episodes plays like a speculative Disney True Life Adventure (with appropriately resolute narration by Kenneth Branagh) centered around a day in the life of a creature or the seasonal cycle of a species: a pride of saber tooth cats, a herd of woolly mammoths, a tribe of hominids. It's all supposition, of course, but it's supposition based on the best research available. The BBC production, which does not shy away from this violent world, includes computer-animated footage of mating and hunting techniques. However, any prehistory fan 7 or older should enjoy this series. --Sean Axmaker

Customer Reviews:

great set.......2007-03-09

the computer graphics make these animals from earths past come to life. many people are aware of dinosaurs and their history on this earth but what about other creatures? this dvd goes into that.

very good and suitable for both children and adults

Lawrence Hakiwai.......2007-02-19

Great series, now on high-rotate at our house along with Walking with Monsters and Walking with Dinosaurs. Now if the BBC could only produce Walking with Five-Year-Olds Who Can Pick Up Their Own Toys!

A DVD that is as entertaining as it is educational.......2007-01-12

We have this as part of the Complete Walking With Dinosaurs Collection, which I would highly recommend as well. Kenneth Branagh's narration really adds to the show. Our family loves seeing the CGI renderings while learning about ancient creatures. The series is well organized and easy to follow, even our preschooler is enthralled and can follow each episode. I think the way the topics are presented really helps encourage an interest in science and a love of learning in both adults and children. I probably should say, it's a nature show - so there is what I would call "nature violence" - like prey being caught by a predator, but I personally don't find it objectionable.

Love it!.......2007-01-09

After checking out the Walking with Dinosaurs movies repeatedly at the library, we finally decided to order our sons favorite DVDs. Our five-year-old, dinosaur-loving son absolutely loves the Walking with Dinosaurs series...prehistoric beasts is entertaining as well. If you like the other BBC movies, you will like this one too.

Walking With Prehistoric Beasts.......2006-08-29

The finest nature documentary that I can recall, by far. Originally made for BBC television at a budget that most TV people can only dream up, and worth every pound.

Almost 6 hours that seem too short. It's just as enjoyable on the third viewing as on the first, but I still wish it was longer. Once the dinosaurs died, the modern world didn't happen overnight. A lot of wild stuff happened in between.

Each episode opens a brief window on a period of transition. I know it was hard for the production team to limit themselves to only six. I'm finding it impossible to decide which highlights to mention. A bird eating a horse? An aquatic elephant swimming through the Sahara Desert when it was a mangrove swamp while a whale tries to eat him? Sloths who kill saber-toothed cats without even bothering to eat them? I could go on.

Also, the special effects are absolutely phenomenal. Dozens of animals you've never heard of, brought to life in spectacular fashion. The writing is great, the music is fantastic, and Kenneth Branngh's understated narration is barely credited.

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Congratulations - Excellent
Walking with Dinosaurs Collection
Awesome collection!
Walking with the dinosaurs dvd set
great collection for anyone into paleontology

The Complete Walking with... Collection
Starring: Kenneth Branagh , André Dussollier , Avery Brooks , Stockard Channing , and Larry Agenbroad
Director: Jasper James , Tim Haines , and Nigel Paterson
Manufacturer: BBC Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B000069HW4
Release Date: 2002-07-23

Description

Finally all three programs from the Emmy Award-winning Walking with... series--Walking with Dinosaurs, Allosaurus: A Walking with Dinosaurs Special, and Walking with Prehistoric Beasts--are available for the first time as a collector's set on DVD. The epic begins with a journey back 65 million years ago to a virtual lost world which has been recreated with spectacular digital effects and animatronics. The series continues as we follow the life and death struggles of "Big Al," the most complete allosaurus skeleton ever found. And finally, we explore our planet after the reign of the dinosaur and the succession of extraordinary creatures that came and went over the following millennia. The end of the dinosaur was only the beginning!

Customer Reviews:

Congratulations - Excellent.......2007-02-08

Thanks for your product - it's too much good!
It's satisfy my better expectatives...

Have a good day...

Walking with Dinosaurs Collection.......2007-01-11

I saw this program on TV several years back and loved it. Thought it would be good for my 7 year old who is facinated by dinosaurs and she loved it. It's very educational, as well as, entertaining.

Awesome collection!.......2007-01-10

Of course we all get the standard breeze-over learning about dinosaurs while going through elementary school. Then the movie Jurassic Park showed what technology could do in terms of recreating what dinosaurs looked like. Now this collection brings together the best of both worlds, teaching exactly what the best experts believe life was like in the time of the dinosaurs, combined with the ability to actually show it happening. It's tons of fun to watch and feel like a kid again, amazed by how much different the world was back then. I highly recommend this to kids, ages 1 to 100.

Walking with the dinosaurs dvd set.......2006-11-06

Very pleased with on time delivery and condition of set. Just what we were looking for

great collection for anyone into paleontology.......2006-11-04

My [...] year old loves this set. He also has Walking with Monsters and Chased by Dinosaurs. He even watches the extras, which explain the computer animation, and the research that went into creating the series. Not all parents might find it appropriate for kids his age, since it shows animals doing all the things animals normally do, including defecating, mating, and killing prey.

Walking with Prehistoric Beasts [Region 2]

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great set
Lawrence Hakiwai
A DVD that is as entertaining as it is educational
Love it!
Walking With Prehistoric Beasts

Walking with Prehistoric Beasts [Region 2]
Starring: Kenneth Branagh , Stockard Channing , Larry Agenbroad , Frank Fish , and Larry Witmer
Director: Nigel Paterson
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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