Hidden Hawaii (Large Format)
Director: Robert Hillmann
Studio: Lumivision
Product Type: DVD
Average customer rating:
- Painfully boring, slows down time
- VERY POOR TRANSFER
- Not the picture quality I was expecting
- An Awesome IMAX Movie
- Not so much hidden, as missing
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Hidden Hawaii (Large Format)
Director: Robert Hillmann
Manufacturer: C.A.V. Distribution
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- Hawaii: Oahu, Maui, Kauai, And the Big Island
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- Hawaii's Big Island DVD
- Video Visits: Discovering Hawaii
ASIN: 630522241X
Release Date: 1998-12-15 |
Customer Reviews:
Painfully boring, slows down time.......2006-08-13
This is the most boring IMAX presentation I have ever seen. It is painfully slow moving. I couldn't play it through. It is only 35 minutes but it seemed like 2 hours. I couldn't make it anywhere near the entire 35 minutes.
VERY POOR TRANSFER.......2006-07-06
I have a large collection of IMAX DVDs. I enjoy them because the video quality is usually stunning. Playing them on my 65 inch screen normally produces a very fine picture. I dont know what happened with the transer on this film, but it is poor at best. Black and shadow areas are filled with artifacts and the overall picture quality is very grainy and rough appearing. The company responsible obviously chose to go the cheap route on the video tranfer. Also, I agree with the previous reviewer about the cliff climbing botanist. Too much time was wasted on this guy climbing a cliff without a line or safety helmet. The whole sequence may have been staged. I cant believe anyone would be so dumb and reckless to do this without some basic protection. This DVD will not be a keeper in my collection.
Not the picture quality I was expecting.......2003-02-21
I am a huge fan of IMAX films on DVD because they all seem to produce a picture quality next to High Definition. This was not the caase with this DVD.Out of all the IMAX films I have seen I have never written about poor picture quality and never expected to. However, this is absoultly the worst transfer to DVD that I have seen for any IMAX fi. It is grainy and blurred at times, and comes nowhere close to the quality I am use to with IMAX DVD. This is the ONLY IMAX DVD I have seen that in my opion is not up to standaard with IMAX film-to-DVD transfer. I am not into the techcal aspects of film transfers but all I can say is I was completly surprised to find grain on this one.Also, the technical aspects states that this is available in "widescreen" and it is not.Regardles of widescreen or not, ALL IMAX films (besides Hidden Hawaii) have a high deffinition quality to them and are the best looking picture quality on DVD available.
An Awesome IMAX Movie.......2000-12-31
IMAX always delivers great movies with even greater scenery. This movie focuses on the scenery that is nearly inacessable to the normal person. It takes you all the way from the edge of volcano at 10,000 feet, to the depths of 4,000 feet under the ocean to watch the newest island being formed.
Hidden Hawaii does show the hidden aspects. It shows you the Silversword flower that only grows in Hawaii, and also the Alula plant that clings to the steepest and highest cliffs. This movie will surely not dissapoint.
The only downfall of the movie, like most IMAX movies, is that it is rather short. It's a great 35 minutes, but I would have loved more.
Not so much hidden, as missing.......2000-08-17
I ordered this DVD as I plan to visit Hawaii in November, and wanted to see what I could look foward to. This DVD did not deliver however. It's very cinematic (thanks to the Imax filming) and the music/commentary is good, but don't expect shots of mainland Hawaii or the islands. The DVD is good if you want to know about the botanical and geological aspects of the islands, but not if you are looking for a traveller's guide. The smart money (IMHO) is with the Lonely Planet guide to Hawaii - much more insightful, and more useful. And it lasts considerably longer than 30 minutes!
Average customer rating:
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Large Format Ultimate American Destinations - Hidden Hawaii/Alaska: Spirit of the World
Starring: Ultimate American Destinations
Manufacturer: Sling Shot
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ASIN: B00004W5WQ
Release Date: 2000-09-27 |
Average customer rating:
- Painfully boring, slows down time
- VERY POOR TRANSFER
- Not the picture quality I was expecting
- An Awesome IMAX Movie
- Not so much hidden, as missing
|
Hidden Hawaii (Large Format)
Director: Robert Hillmann
Manufacturer: Lumivision
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD
General
| Documentary
| Genres
| DVD
| Video
IMAX
| Documentary
| Genres
| DVD
| Video
General
| Travel
| Special Interests
| Genres
| DVD
| Video
North America
| Travel
| Special Interests
| Genres
| DVD
| Video
United States
| Travel
| Special Interests
| Genres
| DVD
| Video
( H )
| Titles
| Features
| DVD
| Video
Used DVDs
| Stores
| DVD
| Video
| Action & Adventure
| African American Cinema
| Animation
| Anime & Manga
| Art House & International
| Classics
| Comedy
| Cult Movies
| Documentary
| Drama
| Educational
| Fitness & Yoga
| Gay & Lesbian
| Horror
| Kids & Family
| Military & War
| Music Video & Concerts
| Musicals & Performing Arts
| Mystery & Suspense
| Science Fiction & Fantasy
| Special Interests
| Sports
| Television
| Westerns
Similar Items:
- Hawaii: Oahu, Maui, Kauai, And the Big Island
- IMAX Presents - The Great Barrier Reef
- Coral Reef Adventure (IMAX) (2-Disc WMVHD Edition)
- Hawaii's Big Island DVD
- Video Visits: Discovering Hawaii
ASIN: 6305021163
Release Date: 1998-08-25 |
Customer Reviews:
Painfully boring, slows down time.......2006-08-13
This is the most boring IMAX presentation I have ever seen. It is painfully slow moving. I couldn't play it through. It is only 35 minutes but it seemed like 2 hours. I couldn't make it anywhere near the entire 35 minutes.
VERY POOR TRANSFER.......2006-07-06
I have a large collection of IMAX DVDs. I enjoy them because the video quality is usually stunning. Playing them on my 65 inch screen normally produces a very fine picture. I dont know what happened with the transer on this film, but it is poor at best. Black and shadow areas are filled with artifacts and the overall picture quality is very grainy and rough appearing. The company responsible obviously chose to go the cheap route on the video tranfer. Also, I agree with the previous reviewer about the cliff climbing botanist. Too much time was wasted on this guy climbing a cliff without a line or safety helmet. The whole sequence may have been staged. I cant believe anyone would be so dumb and reckless to do this without some basic protection. This DVD will not be a keeper in my collection.
Not the picture quality I was expecting.......2003-02-21
I am a huge fan of IMAX films on DVD because they all seem to produce a picture quality next to High Definition. This was not the caase with this DVD.Out of all the IMAX films I have seen I have never written about poor picture quality and never expected to. However, this is absoultly the worst transfer to DVD that I have seen for any IMAX fi. It is grainy and blurred at times, and comes nowhere close to the quality I am use to with IMAX DVD. This is the ONLY IMAX DVD I have seen that in my opion is not up to standaard with IMAX film-to-DVD transfer. I am not into the techcal aspects of film transfers but all I can say is I was completly surprised to find grain on this one.Also, the technical aspects states that this is available in "widescreen" and it is not.Regardles of widescreen or not, ALL IMAX films (besides Hidden Hawaii) have a high deffinition quality to them and are the best looking picture quality on DVD available.
An Awesome IMAX Movie.......2000-12-31
IMAX always delivers great movies with even greater scenery. This movie focuses on the scenery that is nearly inacessable to the normal person. It takes you all the way from the edge of volcano at 10,000 feet, to the depths of 4,000 feet under the ocean to watch the newest island being formed.
Hidden Hawaii does show the hidden aspects. It shows you the Silversword flower that only grows in Hawaii, and also the Alula plant that clings to the steepest and highest cliffs. This movie will surely not dissapoint.
The only downfall of the movie, like most IMAX movies, is that it is rather short. It's a great 35 minutes, but I would have loved more.
Not so much hidden, as missing.......2000-08-17
I ordered this DVD as I plan to visit Hawaii in November, and wanted to see what I could look foward to. This DVD did not deliver however. It's very cinematic (thanks to the Imax filming) and the music/commentary is good, but don't expect shots of mainland Hawaii or the islands. The DVD is good if you want to know about the botanical and geological aspects of the islands, but not if you are looking for a traveller's guide. The smart money (IMHO) is with the Lonely Planet guide to Hawaii - much more insightful, and more useful. And it lasts considerably longer than 30 minutes!
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