Movie Title: FROZEN PLANET
Street Date: April 17, 2012
Suggested Retail Price: DVD $39.98 ($49.98 in Canada, Blu-ray $54.98 ($62.48 in Canada)
Length: Approx . 350 minutes in a 3-Disc Set
Summary:
Embark on a trip of a lifetime with BBC Home Entertainment, as the DVD and Blu-ray release of Frozen Planet glides onto shelves April 17, 2012. Following the Discovery Channel premiere in North America on March 18, 2012 and just in time for Earth Day, this astonishing and breathtaking seven part series is narrated by the legendary Sir David Attenborough, hailed by The Telegraph as “the father of natural history television.” Join Emmy® Award winning Executive Producer Alastair Fothergill and the team behind the groundbreaking series Planet Earth as they take you on the ultimate adventure into a breathtaking landscape. This is the Poles as you have never seen them, and may never see them again.
Review:
As a teenager, I remember growing up and often watching nature programs with my father so I was excited to take on the opportunity to review a screener DVD of Frozen Planet. I have always been amazed by the beauty and mystery of God’s spectacular creations.
With living in Minnesota, we certainly experience the four seasons. Frozen Planet takes it a step further by highlighting the four seasons through some of the harshest climates, mainly in the Arctic and Antarctic. This documentary was made with four years of videotaping.
This documentary provides breathtaking images of ice from glaciers breaking off and crashing into the sea, and breathtaking scenes of blue water cutting through ice and snow. It also shows the solitude of snow covered trees that somehow make it through the winter in the harshest of climates.
Frozen Planet provides aerial views and sometimes dangerously close filming on the ground of polar bears, wolves, seals, penguins, killer whales, plus others. There is also footage of sea creatures who call under the frozen sea their home and the dangers they sometimes face in their environment. This documentary even shares how an arctic wooly bear caterpillar takes a whopping 14 years to transform into a moth!
There are many extras to Frozen Planet:
- Science at the End of the Earth – looks at the station to located at the South Pole to perform scientific exploration
- Freeze Frame – Seven featurettes that are placed at the end of each episode to give you insight on how the images were captured
- Production Video Diaries – set of 47 video shorts that helps you identify some of those who are mentioned in the credits
- Frozen Planet: The Epic Journey – highlights the most amazing moments compiled from the entire series
- Music Only Viewing Option – music composed by George Fenton
Frozen Planet will leave you in awe with its spectacular footage and a realistic insight into the delicate balance needed for survival in the wild. Since this is a title about nature, there are scenes of death. If you have a sensitive stomach or young children in the household, some scenes may be found unsuitable for viewing.
Breathtaking photographs from each episode can be viewed here on Discovery.
Disclosure: I received a copy of Frozen Planet for this review. The thoughts and feelings expressed are my own. No other compensation was received in order to produce this review.
