Planet Earth Blu ray The Complete Series. Planet Earth TV 2. Planet Earth Blu ray delivers great video and audio in this exceptional Blu ray release. With an unprecedented production budget of 2. Seas of Life, comes the epic story of life on Earth. Five years in production, over. A stunning television experience that captures. From the highest mountains to the deepest rivers, this. Planet Earth takes you to places you have never seen before, to. Optimus Prime is the leader of the Autobots. Long ago, he was the humble leader of Cybertrons science division, which studied the AllSpark, and were protected by. The BMovie trope as used in popular culture. The Great Depression hit Hollywood almost as hard as it hit other industries a third of the audience. TunesMenu01.jpg' alt='Movie Dvd Escape From Planet Earth ' title='Movie Dvd Escape From Planet Earth ' />For more about Planet Earth and the Planet Earth Blu ray release, see Planet Earth Blu ray Review published by Kenneth Brown on September 3. Blu ray release scored 4. Director Alastair Fothergill. Writer David Attenborough See full cast crew. The back cover of Planet Earth touts the greatest Blu ray release of all time just got even better, newly encoded to take advantage of recent innovations in Blu ray technology. All well and good vague but promising. I was, suffice it to say, genuinely excited. Why, then, the studio chose to present the series in 1. WarnerBBC release of Planet Earth is presented in 1. Disc space Some other limitation It isnt entirely clear. What is clear is that, interlaced or no, BBC Videos 1. AVC MPEG 4 encode impresses. That said, Planet Earth is beginning to show some signs of age, more recent BBC nature documentaries are more crisp and colorful, and the new encode suffers from several issues, minor as each one may be. First, the good. Or great in most cases. Colors dont always erupt off the screen in every shot and segment, but the series still comes alive with lifelike hues, beautiful earthtones, pleasing contrast and reasonably deep albeit imperfect black levels. Stark frozen tundra whites, sweltering desert oranges, brisk ocean blues, vibrant jungle flora, smoldering volcanic reds and flourishing forest greens, all drawn from the Natural History Units stunning photography. Detail is also notable, just not reference quality. Dont be so quick to lay blame solely at the feet of the new encode or its 1. The 2. 00. 7 1. 08. Technically speaking, that is. Textures are nicely resolved despite numerous inconsistencies from scene to scene and episode to episode edge definition is sharp and satisfying throughout despite the presence of intermittent ringing and edge halos and bristling fur, sleek scales, smooth skin, ruffled feathers, tangled underbrush, canopy leaves and branches, and wind swept snow and sand still leave their mark despite some softness inherent to the series photography and source, as well as a variety of unavoidable anomalies that appear beneath the ocean and in the darkest corners of the planet. Differences between the 2. Alien Adventure Downloading there. Special Edition presentation and its 2. Im sure a committed screenshot scientist somewhere will pick out every pixel and primary that exhibits a measure of gain or loss, but when the episodes are barreling along, the 2. Noise is a bigger issue this time around, be it ingrained noise courtesy of the photography, mosquito noise courtesy of the encode, or digital noise courtesy of a few largely negligible compression mishaps. By my estimation, it affects the 2. In early episodes of the Special Edition, hundreds strong flocks of fleeing birds and herds of migrating beasts are occasionally swarmed by noise. Look closely if you must you cant miss it. Banding still pops up from time to time too, generally when the NHU cameras plunge beneath the waves, soar over mountains against the bright blue sky, or swim in deep waters with whales, sharks and creatures that lurk even further below the surface. But when it comes to banding, the new Special Edition actually bests the 2. And then theres aliasing, which makes a round of thankfully fleeting appearances, albeit not enough to label it a problem of any sort. The i in 1. 08. Comparisons between the 1. I will go on record as saying the 2. Ultimately, anyone straddling the fence should focus on the real upgrades the Special Edition affords a DTS HD High Resolution 5. While previous releases of Planet Earth were hindered by lower bitrate Dolby Digital lossy audio, the 2. Special Edition release boasts a strong albeit still lossy 2. Mbps DTS HD High Resolution 5. Not to be confused with a full fledged lossless DTS HD Master Audio mix. Of course, David Attenboroughs narration dominates each episode, so the vast majority of the improvements inherent to the High Resolution audio are only apparent when Attenborough pauses and allows the planets enveloping soundscapes to surge forward. Not that anyone should expect much more. Rear speaker activity isnt overwhelming, but it isnt overbearing either. Waterfalls, thunder storms, raging rivers, bustling jungles and the cacophony of animal calls, insect noise and environmental ambience are clean and clear. Likewise, LFE output isnt earth shaking, but it also doesnt overpower the soundstage. Throaty roars and thunderous stampedes are given ample support, dynamics are satisfying, and the mix strikes a welcome balance between the might and meekness of the worlds most exotic locales. All the while, Attenboroughs voice has real presence and the weight of his words, the gravity of his emphases, and the rich quality of his tone never falters. The resulting sonic experience isnt nearly as moving or immersive as the series photography, but BBCs High Resolution mix is technically sound and bests its Planet Earth predecessors. A hundred years ago, there were one and a half billion people on Earth. Now, over six billion crowd our fragile planet. But even so, there are still places barely touched by humanity. This series will take you to the last wildernesses and show you the planet and its wildlife as you have never seen them before. Planet Earth belongs on everyones shelf. Thats the easy part. Whether you should stick with your 2. Special Edition release is a bit more complicated. If youre a stickler for 1. Dont let it. Yes, the series suffers a slight downgrade in terms of video, but it isnt all that apparent when the episodes are in motion. Key words all that. The decision to add it to your cart or walk away, then, really comes down to a different matter altogether how much is a still lossy but higher bitrate DTS HD High Resolution 5. If money is no object, add both to your shelf. It isnt a perfect best of both worlds scenario, but itll do. If money is tight, you might want to hold off for a sale unless youre a true supplemental junkie, in which case you may want to ready your credit card. Either way, fans and newcomers alike will be pleased with the 6 disc results and, I would imagine, feel their hard earned high def dollars have been well spent. The 3. D animated family comedy catapults moviegoers to planet Baab where admired astronaut Scorch Supernova Brendan Fraser is a national hero to the blue alien population. A master of daring rescues, Scorch pulls off astonishing feats with the quiet aid of his nerdy, by the rules brother, Gary Rob Corddry, head of mission control at BASA. When BASAs no nonsense chief Lena Jessica Alba informs the brothers of an SOS from a notoriously dangerous planet, Scorch rejects Garys warnings and bounds off for yet another exciting mission. But when Scorch finds himself caught in a fiendish trap set by the evil Shanker William Shatner its up to scrawny, risk adverse Gary to do the real rescuing. As the interplanetary stakes rise to new heights, Gary is left to save his brother, his planet, his beloved wife Kira Sarah Jessica Parker and their adventure hungry son Kip. Weinstein. Rating PG for action and some mild rude humorGenre Directed By Written By In Theaters Feb 1. On DiscStreaming Jun 4, 2. Box Office 5. 4,7. Runtime. 8. 9 minutes.