Life [Blu-ray]

Actor: Oprah Winfrey
Studio: BBC Warner
Category: DVD

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Rating: 1.5 out of 5 stars

233 reviews
Sales Rank: 1792

Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: Blu-ray
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Discs: 4
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Running Time: 440 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.7 x 1

MPN: 883929131785
UPC: 883929131785
EAN: 0883929131785
ASIN: B0039UTDFG

Release Date: June 1, 2010
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
"From the BBC and the Discovery Channel, producers of Planet Earth and The Blue Planet: Seas of Life, comes the newest landmark natural history series

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Customer Reviews:

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Inferior - Not Only Because of Oprah August 28, 2010
Aman Anuraj
The series in itself is great. BUT, this is the inferior version.

Frankly, I don't care about Oprah - neither hate nor love her.

Personally, I prefer Attenborough so I will reduce a star for that.

MORE importantly, all the episodes are 720p NOT 1980p; whereas the Attenborough version has all but one in 1080p (full hd).

Admittedly, it has a better menu BUT it is an inferior product (not only because of my choice of narrator - and I have watched both versions completely) but because you pay the same price for inferior resolution.

4 out of 5 stars

my 5 year old loves this August 17, 2010
Busy NorCal mom (Bay Area, CA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

I don't have an axe to grind over the narration - all I can say is my 5 year old son loves this series and repeats phrases that he hears the narrator say. He asks to watch it again and again. The narration is written to draw the viewer into the drama of what they are seeing, and though they are sometimes "dumbed down" or made into cutesey allegories with small words even children can understand, this actually works quite well for young children. The few times I have sat down with him, it's been entertaining viewing for me too. Though I can understand that serious naturalists should perhaps look elsewhere, the visuals are stunning and overall make for a good way to introduce my kids to the wonders of the natural world. My son watches this before bedtime for 30 minutes and he always has a lot to say about what he saw.

1 out of 5 stars

The U.S. version is really REALLY Bad. August 14, 2010
Chris
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Oprah is a terrible narrator. If you like any of the BBC Plant Earth/Nature Documentaries, This U.S. version is terrible. The U.S. version also fades to black every five minutes for commercials that arn't there. Get the BBC version narrated by David Attenborough. Better narration, no black holes, excelent making of extras. I have both versions because I havn't sold my U.S. version yet. My wife and kids didn't want to finish watching the U.S. version beyond disk 1. Even the kids say Oprah sucks.

1 out of 5 stars

It's Not Just Oprah.... August 13, 2010
Clayton E. Harley (POLLOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, US)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Am I the only one seeing repeated footage? Seriously!
I counted 3 times that they showed the fox chase the deer up the cliff.
The dolphins making cloudy circles at least twice.
And I'm not talking about short snippets, I'm talking full scene repeats (with different dialogue).
This is a sly way of making 11 episodes out of footage for 10.
Oprah is slack as well (I liked Mrs. Weaver much better)
David Attenborough is THE MAN!

1 out of 5 stars

The Oprah version is really that bad August 13, 2010
Jon Newell
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

1. Bought it.

2. Watched the first episode.

3. Thought "this is really inferior to Planet Earth (British version)"

4. Watched one of the special features with Attenborough's narration, realized what I was missing.

5. Returned the Oprah version (Costco)

6. Bought the Attenborough version (Amazon)

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