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Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure [Blu-ray]
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Manufacturer: NAT'L GEOGRAPHIC VID
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Directed By: Sean Phillips;Sean MacLeod Phillips
Audience Rating: Unrated
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Theatrical Release: October 5, 2007
Average Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars
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Starring: Liev Schreiber
Warner Brothers National Geographic: Sea Monsters (Blu-ray) Fornearly 200 million years while dinosaurs roamed the Earth, the seas teemed with some of the most awe-inspiring ocean creatures of all time. "Sea Monsters", a National Geographic Giant Screen film, isan entertaining journey into prehistoric oceans. Inter-cutting between the animated story and the reenactments of fossil discoveries combine the appeal of Indiana Jones with the CGI that brings theseprehistoric monsters to life. Perfect for the whole family.
User Submitted Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure [Blu-ray] Reviews
September 25, 2008
preshistoric sea monsters
Very good CG graphics, which is what I bought this for; story line is a little shallow but OK.
September 23, 2008
kids actually watch it.
have brought just about every blu-ray disk that has some educational value ie. the planet earth. but if their are no dinosaurs they quikly get bored. i enjoy the other educational blu-rays but they don't grab the attention of the kids. this one did so buy it if you want to enjoy some high quality blu ray viewing w/your youngsters.
August 13, 2008
Nice eye candy, but movie itself is lacking.
This Blu-ray Disc has excellent picture and sound. However, I found the movie itself to be lacking. First of all, the content of this movie could have been narrated in 15 minutes; as a result, the movie seems to repeat the same concept over and over again therefore being very predictable in where it is going.
Second of all, the movie was very obviously designed to be watched in 3-D. The effect is just not the same in 2-D as fish swim towards the screen in 2-D and objects awkwardly jut towards the camera. While I'm sure this movie was engaging in 3-D, watching at home in 2-D was actually rather boring and non-engaging.
I've thoroughly enjoyed other National Geographic presentations on Blu-ray such as Relentless Enemies, however this one seems to be short on substance and designed for color 3-D delivery which is not really possible on Blu-ray yet. I'd avoid this despite its interesting sounding title.
July 31, 2008
Sea Monsters vs Chased by Sea Monsters
Definitely the best-to-date film on prehistoric sea-life I've seen. It follows the story of a little-known but rather cute creature called Dolichorhynchops (a.k.a. Doli) and the creatures she encounters in the then submerged center of America. While its graphics don't match that of "Chased by Sea Monsters," the story-line and the info "Prehistoric Adventure" gives has "Chased" simply gasping for air.
The "Adventure" jumps seamlessly between the ancient life of Doli and the paleontologists unraveling her story; it stops and explores ancient beasties like Tylosaurus, Xiphactinus, the Ammonites, etc. as they most likely lived rather than simply introducing their names before hurriedly moving on like "Chased." It almost convinced me that these things are really still alive out there.
This is definitely worth your money, the kids will love it and you will 2.
July 31, 2008
Not bad..... good visuals..... definitely seen better.
I've found that I do enjoy these kinds of documentaries-- y'know like Discovery Channel's 'Walking with Dinosaurs', and others such as 'Alien Planet'. These productions are all totally CGI, and take you on a journey back in time,(or in the future) and for the most part they're done very impressively. 'Sea Monsters' is a production of National Geographic, and although done very well, just didn't wow me the way DC does. The visuals were great, but $20 was a little high for something I might watch 1 or 2 more times. Cool enough, but 'Walking with...' and 'Before the Dinosaurs' looks like actual footage of these creatures caught on film! I would say check those out first....
July 28, 2008
Great movie but short
the movie is great but short and has a beautiful story but it is short on bonus features.
i was looking forward to see it but i was disspointed.
whats great about it:
1-nice story
2-excellent direction.
3-excellent CGI.
what bad about it:
1-Short movie.
2-low on bonus faetures.
July 27, 2008
Sea Monsters
It was great,my only negitive is wasn't made in 3D when I first saw it.
July 27, 2008
Visually beautiful, best for late elementary/Jr high age kids
I was hoping for more of an adult documentary with more details that ran a bit longer, but this is really excellent as a sort of science museum film for families with school age children. I plan on running it for a niece in that age range. For adults and very bright or older kids, it makes an excellent companion for Oceans Of Kansas: A Natural History Of The Western Interior Sea (Life of the Past). Also check out the wonderful Oceans of Kansas web site.
July 14, 2008
Great video depicting what life was like a long time ago.
It's got a nice little story to go along with it about a baby reptile struggling to survive. The CGI is REALLY good. My family saw this in the IMAX theater and really loved it. Now my 6 yr wants to see it all the time. A positive influence on young girls wanting to be scientists as the main researcher is a woman.
July 13, 2008
A Very Good Documentary
I've taught classes on Mesozoic marine reptiles at UC Berkeley, and I'm glad that a modern documentary has been made (with well-done special CGI) on the fauna of the Western Interior Seaway. The only other comparable media is the section "A Cruel Sea" in the Walking With Dinosaurs series, focusing on European animals. A refreshing aspect of this film is the featuring of a little-known group of plesiosaurs (the polycotylids) in "Dolly" the Dolichorhynchops as the protagonist. With Mike Everhart as the scientific advisor and Liev Schreiber narrating, this film is a good source of historical and paleontological facts accurately representing life in the Late Cretaceous North American sea.
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