Patrick Stewart: Narrates the Planets Epoch 2000

Starring:Patrick Stewart
Studio: Bmg Special Product
Product Type: DVD

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the great patrick
Marred by poor video quality
The solar system 101
Terrible!!!
A Fabulous Documentary that's Misunderstood by Some

Patrick Stewart: Narrates the Planets Epoch 2000
Starring: Patrick Stewart
Manufacturer: Bmg Special Product
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00004RETC
Release Date: 2000-02-22

Customer Reviews:

the great patrick .......2007-05-14

The narration of the planets is very imformative.The stunning pictures from nasa and the quadrafonic sound of the music sends your thoughts out of this world good C G I technology and the extea bonus of the voice of patrick stewart.

Marred by poor video quality.......2004-07-08

First, let me say that I really like this DVD. The scientific material is excellent and I love Tomita's version of the Holst symphonies. The problem is with the video quality. It would appear that the culprit is a combination of poor source material and really bad mpeg encoding. Hopefully it will be re-released in a cleaned up version with the option to turn off the narration so that Tomita's music can be enjoyed.

The solar system 101.......2004-01-30

This DVD is pretty cool, but I think it's geared more twords kids and laypersons of space(not that I'm an expert or anything).There are a lot of old NASA footage mixed in with the most recent images(at the time of production). The soundtrack goes from pleasant to highly annoying thoughout the DVD. I would reccomend this for kids or anyone who has a passing interest in space. There just is not much new information or eye-popping pictures. But hey, it has Jean Luc Piccard narrating it. We all like Jean Luc..don't we? Number 1,engage! And tell Data to take out his emotion chip...or something. Bye.

Terrible!!!.......2002-12-14

The prenatal techno music from the 70's/80's sinks this DVD from the start, but that is just one of many horrible aspect to this DVD.

It is impossible to sit through without being completely annoyed not to mention the narration by Patrick Stewart. One would think that would be a selling point, but they manage to screw it up by making Stewart read in what is best described as a generic god-like voice.

To make matters worse, the imagery is older than old school. No polished CGI here. Yes, I know this is a remake of a great classic, but that just does not cut with this title.

Let Patrick Stewart read in a normal voice, update the CGI, and for the love of god find less outdated techno trash music to play.

Sorry, this is not worth your money!!

Mike

A Fabulous Documentary that's Misunderstood by Some.......2002-07-13

I can't believe some of the reviews about this magnificent documentary. First someone says it's amateurish. Well, the guy that made it has won 5 video of the year awards from the American Film Institute, TV Guide and Billboard Magazines. This particular video was listed by the University of Kentucky as one of the 75 best films for the humanities of the 20th century. Then there are those who think Patrick Stewart overacted. Patrick's voice perfectly mirrors the music. What these reviewers fail to see is this is a breakthrough documentary cast as a dramatically narrated long form music video. It is currently in over 2500 school systems and has sold more copies than Cosmos. Give me a break. You've spent too much time watching the garbage on the Discovery Channel to know a true work of art, which this is. Oh yes, regarding the audio, on a properly maxed out sound system, it ranks with the best sound I've ever heard. If Patrick Stewart is too loud for one's individual taste, they can turn down the center channel where he is perfectly isolated. Bass? Listen to the blast off sequence with a subwoofer and your room will shake. There I've said it and I'm glad.

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