Frozen Planet (Blu-ray)

This will be rewatched

If you are like us, you probably thought the same thing before buying this: "Okay, how many more scenes of polar bears and penguins can I stand to see? Haven't I seen enough of the frozen areas of the earth in other BBC documentaries?" Let me tell you, no, you have not seen enough of the frozen areas of the earth. And you can probably stand to see many more scenes of polar bears and penguins.We were both completely and totally taken aback after watching even the first episode. Our eyes were glued to the screen as we saw things that we had never seen before (and we have seen MANY nature documentaries) - volcanoes in Antarctica with ice caves; a male polar bear carefully stepping in a female's foot prints as he follows her to find her; and the formation of a gigantic ice berg. These are just a few of the things in the FIRST episode alone. I am still awed by the images.And, unlike Planet Earth and Blue Planet, David Attenborough actually appears throughout this documentary instead of just being the voice over the video. I don't think any BBC documentary could be complete without his characteristic voice.We are huge fans of the BBC, and this documentary did not disappoint us. If anything, we are even more diehard fans of this company and the amazing documentaries that they produce.

best documentary the BBC and David Attenborough are the pinnacle of excellence

What a surprise to find THREE discs when I opened the Frozen Planet case I'd only paid $13.98 for. Not only this, but there were 3 movies each on discs one and two, and disc 3 had a movie plus three "bonus features" which are each another movie. All this would be nothing if they were not of the stellar quality that they were. I SO enjoyed each and every documentary, especially "Ends of the Earth", "The Last Frontier", and "On Thin Ice". It was a privilege to go with the spelunkers down into the ice caves created by volcanic steam in Antarctica-- an adventure I'm not likely to make on my own, lol! If you are a Nature lover, you will need to get a BIG bag of popcorn to last many nights, sit down, and enjoy this frozen planet.

My review may be bias due to the fact that I love nature documentaries like this but hey, I like leaving reviews.The documentary was great. I have to say that some of the footage is quite breathtaking and on my big plasma tv the images are something else. I don't imagine I could live to see all these different animals but by watching this documentary I feel I've lived a more filled life.I don't want to spoil it for anyone so I won't go into detail about the actual documentary but I have to say it is a must to add to your collection, and if you don't have a collection it wouldn't be a bad one to start one with.Recommend it? Absolutely.

This Blu-ray disc is an excellent product, but before I ordered it I called Amazon customer service to make sure that this particular disc set could be played on a DVD player. When I ordered it, it said “multiformat“. I was assured by Customer Service that I would be able to play this disc on a DVD player as well as a Blu-ray player. Unfortunately that is not the case. There is nothing wrong with the discs but I cannot play them on anything other than a Blu-ray player. My portable DVD player will not play these three discs. I can’t return them since I open the package and tried to play them on my portable player. I am very disappointed that I can’t rely on Customer Service to be accurate when I take the trouble to call and ask about details before I purchased this product.

This series is stunning and absolutely wonderful. I saw it on TV and bought it for my grandsons to enjoy. There must be a special place in heaven for nature photographers. The visuals in this series are unforgettable. The Emperor penguins live in the most extreme conditions in the South Pole and the photographers were there to film the 70 mile trip from the ocean that the males and females took. Mating took place and when the eggs were hatched, the females transferred the egg to the feet of their mates. Then the "girls" made the challenging and laborious trip back to the ocean to feed for three months while the males hatched the eggs while being beaten by terrible winds and unbelievable sub-zero temperatures. They are near starvation by the time the females come back and relieve them of their duties. By that time the eggs have hatched and again the transfer is made from one parent to the other. Those photographers endured everything the penguins endured without being able to cuddle together for warmth. This is only a part of this wonderful series - I can't recommend it enough.

Truthfully, I didn’t watch this film, I used the case for a school project I was working on. Great case though!