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Grand Canyon - The Hidden Secrets (Large Format)
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Manufacturer: C.A.V. Distribution
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Directed By: Kieth Merrill
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Theatrical Release: June 16, 1984
Average Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars
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Starring: Daniel T. Majetich, Coby Jordan, Bruce Simballa, Stuart Reeder, Barney Drake
User Submitted Grand Canyon - The Hidden Secrets (Large Format) Reviews
February 20, 2008
Grand Canyon - The Hidden Secrets
This documentary is shown in the IMAX theater in Tusayan near the entrance of the Canyon. I like the opening line, "Man clings to the edge of eternity." The film focuses on human activity. The Anasazi were the first people in the Canyon. The Spaniards found it in 1540. John Wesley Powell, a one-armed Civil War veteran, navigated the Colorado River in 1869. I was waiting for geology. It never came. The producers aim for a big screen experience and ticket sales rather than trying to impart knowledge. I wondered about the film's subtitle. It seems the secrets might be the fossils buried in the Canyon walls.
August 3, 2007
Save Your Money
Please don't spend your entertainment dollars on this video. It was a tremendous disappointment. The picture quality is not good. If this is the same film shown in IMAX theatres, I bet there were a LOT of unhappy customers. The views of the Grand Canyon are limited and the story line is weak, at best. I never found out what the "hidden secrets" were. I am a huge IMAX fan and I knew this would not be the same when viewed on my TV. That was an understatement. If this had been given to me it still would not be any better. Please enjoy images of the Grand Canyon from another source. This is NOT the way you want to do it.
March 8, 2007
AWESOME
ONE THIRD THE PRICE OF WHAT THEY SELL FOR AT THE GRAND CANYON. GREAT MOVIE.
July 3, 2006
Don't Bother Seeing the Movie/DVD AT ALL!!!
What do you get when you watch a 30+ minuet movie about the Grand Canyon that spends no time discussing what the GC is and how it was formed, spends about 1 minuet covering 4000 years of history of the native people that inhabited it, and a few minuets covering John Wesley Powell river expedition? That's right...... Grand Canyon - The Hidden Secrets
I had the pleasure of spending an entire day hiking along various trails of the canyon the day before I decided to watch the movie hoping to learn more about the canyon. I honestly thought watching the movie would enhance my hiking experience the day before. So to say the movie was a HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT is the understatement of the year. The film lacked depth in providing historical and factual information on the Native inhabitants as well as the early settlers. The film also failed to accurately depict most of the canyon's wildlife. Nothing in that film truly showed me what the canyon truly was and how it came to exist. All I saw were close-up (and slow-motion) shots of settlers' boats battling through the Colorado river rapids, and a guy in a hang-glider towards the end. It was pitiful attempt at a sales pitch to encourage viewers to do a whitewater/helicopter/hang-gliding tour. I will admit that (in the IMAX version) some of the aerial views were pretty spectacular but their luster wore away pretty quickly. If you want to buy or watch a movie that lacks depth and substance, but instead is a cheap sales attempt to lure you into purchasing the canyon's "recreational" services then by all means, this movie is for you. If you were like me, and wanted to see a movie depict the canyon from a historical/scientific context (you know, something you would see on discovery channel) then this movie is not (and I repeat IS NOT) for you! For the first time in my life I demanded a refund after seeing a movie. I plan on voicing my humble opinion to the makers of this movie as well.
This movie lacks substance and will not fail to disappoint you no matter what format you watch it in.
June 28, 2005
Not what I expected
After visiting the Grand Canyon, you would think buying this used would be good as a reminder. It isn't very good and as a person said before there is a story there.... I don't like it.... I would rather see something more realistic. There are "ghosts" in the Grand canyon and a lot of history to learn. I would rather see something on that.
March 19, 2005
The next best thing to being there!!
I had the pleasure of watching this film in the IMAX format at the National Geographic Explorer IMAX theatre in the Grand Canyon town of Tusayan, Arizona. It's a breathtaking view of one the seven natural wonders of the world. The 30 minute film tells about the rich history of the canyon, from the early native settlers 4000 years ago to the Spanish discoverers of the 1500's, to the Powell expedition of the 19th century, to the present day hikers and explorers. The music by "Rocky" composer, Bill Conti gives the film an awesome presence. The film does lose it's touch on the transfer to the small screen, but it's a great video postcard on one of the most incredible places to visit in the world.
November 27, 2003
Horrible image quality
I bought this video after a visit to the Canyon and I am very sorry I did. Even with the cheapest vidoe camera you will get better image quality. There is a problem with image sharpness as well as colors. The conversion from IMAX to VHS PAL just killed the pictures. On top of that there is some sort of stupid story that we could do well without.Dont't buy this tape!
May 24, 2003
a very long cut version
william rogers from wirral england,Ihave seen this Imax grand canyon many times on dvd.and twice on the Imax screen.and it was very good and so I bought it on dvd when on holiday. but I was dissapointed to find it was a very bad cut version down to 36-mins and it said of a 24-min making of the grand canyon. but this was not on the dvd, and the run time on the dvd was 60mins. but only run for half the time. apart from that I found it very interesting to watch and I rate it a very good dvd, but sorry that they cut out the 24-min doc of the making.
November 9, 2002
Another Rip-Off From Slingshot
The narration is a bore. The transfer to DVD is horrendous...there is frequent flickering on the screen. I had hoped to see more of the Grand Canyon rather than more of the same type of idiocy that was in Slingshot's "Yellowstone". My one-star rating is super generous. If Amazon.com permitted me to do so, I'd give it a negative rating.
June 27, 2002
Slingshot has re-done this dvd and reissued it
After arguing with Slingshot Entertainments customer service person, I emailed her boss. He advised me that they were re-mastering this dvd, and reissuing a new version. He then sent me the new version, and it is a 100 percent improvement. The dark and grainy version that showed the segments of the imax screen has been replaced by a first class digitally remastered version. The cover looks different than the original. If you have problems, contact Slingshot Entertainment and request they replace your old version with the new. Thanks to Slingshot for doing the right thing.
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