Earth

Planet Earth is terrific but this doesn't live up to its roots. The narration is damn near soporific most of the time and feels very neutered in content, clearly aimed at children. The editing of the various footage lacks cohesion as well going halfway around the world without any cues. The footage itself is still fantastic, though, fantastically shot and with scenes that would be breathtaking in any context. So it's still pleasant and enjoyable, but nowhere near its full glory.

A good nature documentary Disneyfied and dumbed-down for mass consumption. The nature photography is still pretty, but this is surprisingly dull. I missed David Attenborough. The "Planet Earth" TV series is a HELL of a lot better

Beautiful cinematography and a wealth of nature is shown unfortunately most of the film seems skimmed over, just moving on to the next mini story. The music accompanies the various themes well.

Condensed and simplified. The magnificent (re-cut) imagery can only go so far to maintain the viewer's interest, given the paucity of scientific content. This can safely be skipped in favour of the original Attenborough series.

Patched up from the parts of the much better docu-series Planet Earth. It still looks great, but there's no reason for it. Just watch the series.

To be honest there was more new material in the film version than I had anticipated. But to be frank, Earth is just a Disneyfied version of the "Planet Earth" TV series. It's still very beautiful, but I prefer David Attenborough's narration, and I feel there is more power and content in the TV series. So if you don't have a lot of time, do see Earth as it contains some of the best images of the series. But the series is definitely supreme.

A condensed, roughly censored and cut version of the series Planet Earth, but this is good. Global Warming, tropical rainforests, sandy deserts and ocean waters are all here rolled up into one film. It's good, but everything is shown on TV raw. I would recommend watching it on cable.

Kind of a rip off when considering it is a condensed, censored version of "Planet Earth", but the visuals are astounding. Plus, I can't complain about a movie wanting to get children to care about the environment.

Reviewing the US version, narrated by James Earl Jones. I'd love to hear Stewart's version, but Jones was great, too! Most of the info & imagery has been told & seen before, but Disney did a wonderful job of showing in a new way. The cheetah scene is breathtaking & achingly beautiful! & the images of earth from space are incredible! Also, some good nuggets of info that were new to me & the way global warming was discussed was very factual & not offensive to either perspective (IMO). Must see!

I'm a little disappointed with how much footage is recycled from Planet Earth, but it's still enjoyable. Looks gorgeous, of course.

Narrator: "It's been called: The lucky planet."

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Some young children may find those violent scenes disturbing, but their presence gives parents a chance to explain that death is a necessary part of (as narrator James Earl Jones reminds us with Mufasa gravitas) "the circle of life." These beasts are just doing what comes naturally ... for survival. Rest assured, there are also plenty of cute baby animals, and any references to the mating rituals that keep the circle going are discreet. (pluggedin.com)

With its spectacular and extensive footage, Earth is both informative and entertaining.

Fine, but just watch Planet Earth.

"Fundamentally a condensed trailer for the BBC's portrait of the globe's myriad habitats, the film offers a skimpy but reverential portrait of the intertwined relationship between the environment and its inhabitants." - Nick Schager

Much better with Attenborough's narration.

Maybe I have watched too many nature doc by the BBC done by the same team of people, but I noticed that some of the clips looked familar. Still, a very lovely doc to watch, even if just to see the animals. :D

Fantastic pictures of our home planet and its wildlife

To be honest there was more new material in the film version than I had anticipated. But to be frank, Earth is just a Disneyfied version of the Planet Earth TV series. It's still very beautiful, but I prefer David Attenborough's narration, and I feel there is more power and content in the TV series. So if you don't have a lot of time, do see Earth as it contains some of the best images of the series. But the series is definitely supreme.

Beautiful

Disney cash-in on planet earth do yourself a favor and just get the Planet Earth series on Blu-Ray you won't be disappointed

Everyone should take this to mean that the actual documentary is so good that I own them on DVD. One of the greatest documentaries of all time. If I were rating the actual doc, it would get between a 95-99

A very superficial lesson in biology, but I enjoyed it immensely for the beautiful images. I suppose general audiences don't want much more rigor than this anyway.

Stunning pictures and really made me want to go watch more documentaries like this one.

I could watch this all day long.

ive seen many parts of this documentry before.. but overall nice shots!

Holy crap those are long. I watched with amazement the first couple of films in HD, but the rest didn't intrigue me as much.

Very sad and not at all groundbreaking. Just okay.

Good movie, except that every other sentence was a plug for global warming.

The circle of life, all around the globe, arctic to tropic, desert to ocean, illustrated everywhere in luscious calendar art, crystalline in digital projection. The Disney nature documentary allows some survival-of-the-fittest brutality, but none of the gore that would accompany it. "Yes," concludes narrator James Earl Jones, "it's full of harsh realities, but sometimes it's just paradise."

Who has seen the full series, surely doesnt need to see this.

GREAT !!!

Not the same experience as just watching planet earth, but it's amazing to see all these shots on the big screen.

To be honest, I have to disagree with most people here. I found it quite boring. The film doesn't show anything new. We have seen all of this before in the TV series. Still, a perfect piece of work.

Some sequences are very beautiful. I wish Disney had stuck with David Attenborough (who is as much a natural treasure as the animals) instead of going with Mufasa. Also, the film got pretty tedious after the umpteenth slow motion attack sequence and the over-emphasis on how long and hard and difficult migrations are. I got the gist of that from March Of The Penguins and Winged Migration, thanks.

Beautiful footage, brilliant animals in the view. It strikes me everytime again how beautiful animals are, and how much we would lose if we lose THEM.

The TV series are 10/10. The greatest documentary ever.

Poor Polarbears :-( - You have to watch it in HDTV. Stunning shots!

Amazing images! Not a very convenient ending, though.

Despite of the impressing pictures, I was a little disappointed.

Edited from the tv series "Planet Earth" this documentation shows you pictures you have never seen before. Simply stunning. But not as much focus as the episodes of Planet Earth.