Galapagos [Blu-ray]

Friends, i rarely write movie and disc reviews on amazon. After witnessing this splendor, i was pulled, compelled, overwhelmed to write anything on this title! it deserves 20 Stars! BBC HD has done it again.As others have pointed out, if you watched Planet Earth - The Complete BBC Series [Blu-ray], GALAPAGOS take you to the next level! The narration, visual photography, the sound and the context of the entire idea is just mesmerizing.To show how much i was into this, i had just come back from a 16 hour shift (this week has been like this all 5 days) i came back and found this amongst other amazon goodies. I was looking forward to it but was not expecting what i saw. I played it in and there i was moved for the next 2 hours until my body and brain could not take it anymore. i had to sleep due to exhaustion! but rest assured i continued when i got back the next day. I had no idea how much beauty and life still exists on this planet despite us plundering the earth's resources.This title only can be appreciated fully on Bluray! i don't want to make this a DVD Format discussion but anyone watching this on a 92'' diagonal HD Projection screen can appreciate what this disc has to offer.I have other productions of nature like films also on Bluray but nothing compares to this title. If you love your theater setup and want to push the visual boundaries of any setup, get this disc! (possibly even Planet Earth - The Complete BBC Series [Blu-ray] as well!) i also got Alaska: Spirit of the Wild (IMAX) [Blu-ray] but will review it after a while.happy watching everyone!

This is an in-depth scrutiny of Galapagos mostly about the amazing animal species which inspired Charles Darwin. It also covers the geography and today's challenges all in beautiful 1080p resolution. This one blu-ray disk has 3 parts x 50 minutes, which is handy to view the whole series over some period of time. I have a photographer friend who has burnt a CD for me with lots of digital photos of Galapagos from his recent trip. I noticed that lots of still photos can be produced by pressing pause button while playing this documentary; all images are superb. Excellent value for money, particularly for those who love the great nature, photography and national geographic subscribers with keen interest in evolution. I'm glad that there was no region code lock, as I wasn't 100% sure whether I could watch it in Australia.

Some excellent photography, but too many scenes are reused in the series. Narration is good, but Sir Richard is just without equal. The reenactments about Darwin are overwrought. Worth buying if you get it at a good price.

Hmmmm....what can I say?...I think Planet Earth is over-rated. I like Galapagos more than Planet Earth. It is shorter (one disc), but the contents are just stunning. The HD quality of this disc is of a higher level than Planet Earth-it is simply marvelous and breathtaking. In terms of video quality, Planet Earth gets an 8, but Galapagos deserves a 10. The sound quality is awesome; the narration is perfect; the contents are mind-blowing. I don't care about the theory of evolution, creationism, or anything else. This disc tells the story as is: the beautiful islands, the wonderful life forms, and all the stunning display of mother-nature. I love this documentary.

Incredible footage on par if not better than Planet Earth. The BBC has really done a wonderful job. The narrator's voice doesn't quite give me that "Child listening to grandpa tell a story" feeling that I get when I hear David Attenborough (sp?) talk. The film manages to touch upon the subject of conservation without being rediculously preachy. Thankfully, Galapagos does not speak of the fictional boogeyman of manmade global warming(or does it so briefly that I cannot remember), so I didn't have to roll my eyes or laugh at the absurdity of the idea at any point in the documentary.One fixation the show has is on Charles Darwin. I am a believer in evolution, however, God designed his creations with that ability, ironically leaving humans to be largely unchanged (with the exception of our minds). Thankfully, Galapagos also avoids the sensitive subject of religion and manages to see Darwin's observations as simple science, leaving religion up to the viewer. One thing I do find myself wondering while watching is, "How can someone see things as beautiful as the life in this documentary and not believe that a perfect Being created it all?". Yes...Galapagos IS that breathtaking.

I was hesitating and a bit skeptical when picking up this blu-ray from the humongous list of available nature-related documentaries. This blu-ray definitely worthed the price. Just put it into the player to have a quick look-and-browse of its content and ended up watching the whole content with my 6year old daughter. Since that first time we watched it together another 3 times. Its absolutely amazing. I wish they'd come out with the 3D version of this documentary. The quality was surprising me the most. I bought a couple of blu-rays in the past, mostly movies and I can tell that they are nowhere nearby this one as far as clarity of the images, motions.It's a great choice to anybody who loves to virtually visit distant places with amazing populations and species.