Showing posts with label one life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label one life. Show all posts

Tuesday, 29 November 2011

One Life DVD Release Review

One Life is an excellent documentary and I have given it 4.0 stars.

This is a production from BBC Earth Films and explores the world of animals, covering topics including mothers and their young, finding food and mating rituals.

Groundbreaking cinematography makes for a spectacular display and some quite astonishing views of creatures which haven't really been seen before. All of the footage was filmed specifically for One Life and a huge amount of work was required to bring it all together.

It is narrated in a very unobtrusive fashion by Daniel Craig (Casino Royale, Layer Cake) who does a great job and manages not to be too patronizing.

There is one complaint with One Life, that in this day and age when we are all being told to pay attention to our carbon footprint, this takes it in entirely the opposite direction, moving large quantities of people and equipment all over the world. Yes, the results are brilliant, but are they justified? That will be up to individuals to decide. It is also perhaps just slightly longer than it needs to be, I was getting bored towards the end.

One Life also includes a second disc of special features, which are extremely impressive and very informative. They include; The making of One Life, Behind the scenes at the music recording, Interviews with the filmmakers, Theatrical trailer, Interviews with cameramen (fascinating), On location and Bonus footage.

In summary I would say that this is interesting, pretty educational and a great watch for the whole family, especially the kids.

One life is available to buy now on DVD and Blu-ray.

Monday, 27 June 2011

One Life hitting cinemas soon

In May we got a film with Sir David Attenborough about dinosaurs. This time we have a film from The BBC about what's happening on this planet at the moment. After watching the trailer you will be hooked and want to go and see all the cute animals...

A major feature length production from BBC Earth Films, ONE LIFE has been created from10,000 hours of incredible, intimate footage of amazing creatures that are in turn heroic, strange, loveable, beautiful and surprisingly funny.

ONE LIFE is voiced by Daniel Craig and offers an accessible narrative that children will love. It is directed by Michael Gunton and Martha Holmes from the BBC Natural History Unit and is a joyful celebration of the most brilliant and imaginative stories of survival from the natural world. Families and filmgoers of all ages will marvel in this breathtaking and fascinating film that will offer a truly unique cinema experience this summer.

More than four years in the making and packed full of filming firsts, ONE LIFE captures unprecedented and beautiful sequences of animal behaviour guaranteed to bring you closer to nature than ever before.
ONE LIFE will be hitting cinemas nationwide from 22 July.