David Attenborough: The 3D Collection [3D Blu-ray]

I'm very impressed with the content, narration, and 3D effects of this Blu-Ray DVD set. One of my favorite 3D Blu-Ray DVDs of all that I own. I'll definitely be ordering the Volume II set soon as well. I would like to point out one bit of confusion in the listing for this set, which is actually an error as printed on the back cover of the box set. Here's how the instructions for watching the 3D content is stated: "To watch these programmes in Blu-ray 3D, you will need a 3D-capable television that comes with active-shutter glasses and a 3D capable Blu-ray player. This Blu-ray disc will display only in 2D without special hardware." My AV system is made up of entirely 'Sony' equipment and my television and glasses are the Passive 3D Polarized version. The 3D content of this set plays fine and is very impressive. You do not need an "Active-Shutter" type TV and glasses to watch these Blu-ray DVDs in 3D. Please don't let the statement in this listing or on the rear cover of this box set dissuade you from purchasing. You won't be disappointed.

I have practically everything I can get in 3D, but this is by far my favorite thing to watch on it, particularly Micro Monsters 3D. They use their 3D cameras very skillfully to great effect, to show rather dramatic blowups of the arthropods on display. And of course, the direction and narration are as fantastic as you'd expect from David Attenborough. There are, only very occasionally, cases where 2D content is used that has been "3D-ified". Most people don't even seem to notice when this happens, but I'm sensitive to it. They'll either take 2D content and "inset it" in 3D, so that it's a 2D image that appears to be further back than your screen, or in some cases they apply a general and arbitrary 3D effect to it (like your TV does when you tell it to go into "fake 3D" mode when you're viewing 2D content). They just do this in a few "filler" instances that last a few seconds, and it's likely you won't notice - all the primary material (the vast majority of content) was recorded with 3D equipment and not "fake 3D" Anyway, it's not enough to remove a star for, and as I said, this is far and away the best content you can get for your 3DTV. Seriously, buy this collection. I also just discovered "The 3D Collection: Volume II", and you can be sure I'll be getting that too.

I had trouble deciding how many stars to give this set of video disks, because it is excellent in many ways but it does have flaws. Let’s look at the strong points first. Above all, the photography is superb. I have never seen sharper images from my TV and Blu-ray player. The brightness and contrast are just right and the colors are excellent and vibrant. The “MicroMonsters” disk uses magnification to make these scary creatures look big enough to jump out at you. On top of all of that, the 3D effect is perfectly managed so that the overall effect is total realism. As if that weren’t enough, we have narration by David Attenborough, with his encyclopedic knowledge and infectious enthusiasm. His narration of the Galapagos disk helps us understand why the creatures on those islands helped Darwin become convinced of mutability of species and evolution by natural selection. Now for the flaws. Unlike most of the BBC nature study sets, this one has no subtitles. On top of that, there is a music track. It seems to me if they are going to be too niggardly to give us subtitles, it would be more intelligent to save some more money by dispensing with any music. Attenborough’s diction is pretty clear and the music is not loud, so I missed very little, but there are a few places where his words are obscured by the noise of the music. Every manufacturer of DVD and Blu-ray disks forces us to sit through several minutes of garbage before we get to the program. There is the art work of the studio which they think everybody wants to see. Then there are the warnings intended to terrify us if we were planning to copy the disks. Then there is the idiotic disclaimer, called for by their lawyers, that the opinions expressed in any interviews are not necessarily the opinions of the Emperor of Japan. Then they may want to inflict some previews on you. All DVD’s and many Blu-ray disks are made in such a way that if you leave them in the player and turn it off, when you turn it on again it continues where you left off and the garbage is bypassed. Two of the disks in this set — MicroMonsters and Galapagos — work that way, but the two “Plant” disks do not. If you watch the several Plant episodes on separate occasions, you will have to sit through the garbage again each time. I’m not sure the Plant disks should have been included in this set. Personally, I’m not that interested in plants. Since they don’t move around they aren’t very interesting to watch, though time-lapse photography is used extensively so you can see how they grow. There is one main Plant disk and one “Making of . . .” disk in the set. I thought the “Making of . . .” disk, which by the way is not in 3D, was so boring that I skipped most of it. Since you can’t pick and choose, you may well decide that the first two disks on their own are worth the price. I feel that way.

I grew up watching wildlife specials, many in black&white, by the BBC and David Attenborough. He is an amazing biologist with an equally attractive command of the spoken word. This set of 3d blue-ray disks blows me away. Already, I've watched the twice. Many great hours of immersive viewing in excellent 3d effects. If anyone is interested in nature, even a little, and you have a new 3d tv, then you need to buy this cheap, educational, highly factual entertainment.

Stunning hi rez picture plus masterful use of 3D plus magical time-lapse photography plus pristine audio plus David Attenborough plus the many million miracles of nature equals an unforgettable video experience. You come out wiser for it. I bought both box sets. What a value! Plus, these are long! Like 3 hours each! What a bargain.

Wonderful shows and very much of the same quality as the 'Planet Earth series but more in depth of the subject matter. The Galapagos episodes are my favorite, and this series explained more to me about the Galapagos than any other show I've seen. I understand now how and why the creatures there evolved separately and so quickly and sparked Darwin's famous writings. The 3D is great and adds to the enjoyment of the show without distracting from it. Highly recommended for both its educational and entertainment value.

The 3D camera work is beautiful. The only problem is that none of the bonus material on any of the three 3D discs will play in my Panasonic Blu-ray player (Region 1). Neither will the "Making of Kingdom of Plants" (a 2D disc) play. David Attenborough's narration is lucid and his enthusiasm for his subject is infectious. The 3D disc on plants contains scenes that are not only gorgeous to look at, but also at times pretty scary (with scary-movie music for added pleasure). You've heard of the Venus Fly-Trap, but seeing it and other plants in 3D interacting with and capturing insects and even a rodent, in scenes that speed up or slow down time, brings a whole new level of excitement for the nature-doc aficionado. The Galapagos 3D is gorgeous and informative, too. Micro Monsters was absorbing, but also disturbing and disgusting at times. It reminded me at times of "Silence of the Lambs." Attenborough doesn't sugar-coat the natural world in the way that some nature docs do. All in all, a very worthwhile purchase.

This should be an easy review...wow, wow, wow and oh did I say WOW! I really enjoy watching movies in 3D. I also happen to love watching shows like Planet Earth. So when I saw this I knew I was going to be impressed. Impressed doesn't begin to describe my thoughts on this set. This is the set that answers the "why do you like 3D" naysayers out there. It's reference quality 3D and truly blew me away with how impressive the 3D was. Some of the plants and insects looked like they extended out into my living room. I know a lot of people say you should own Avatar and they are right. That's a good 3D movie. This is great 3D.

5 étoiles pour le service. 5 étoiles également pour le document: c'est un très bon exemple de documentaire 3D tourné en studio et en extérieur avec de vrais outils stéréoscopiques. Les images sont spectaculaires et les commentaires de D. Attenborough sont dans un anglais très accessible . Cela montre que la stéréoscopie peut apporter un plus et cela fait d'autant regretter la baisse de production des produits 3D après le boom des années 2010 et souhaiter un nouveau renouveau... Bravo pour les cinéastes et naturalistes anglais qui nous proposent cet usage des techniques modernes stéréoscopiques (3D) sous l'égide de la BBC. On peut déplorer l'absence de traduction française. Est ce faute de gout du public français ou d'audace des producteurs?

I had already seen some of the Galapagos series on TV, but with a new 3D Tv i decided to buy this Blu ray to watch it all in 3D. The quality is great, with some really good 3D shots that will really have you saying 'wow'. As expected from a David Attenborough production, the narrative is great and informative. Even if you have already watched the 3 series on TV, it is most defiantly worth watching again to see the 3D effects. If you like nature documentaries and 3D, then this is a must add to your collection.

I bought the David Attenborough 3D collection from marvelio-ca on Amazon. Obviously the discs I received are either Region A/1 or Region Free (but definitively not region B/2) and play perfectly in a North-American (region A only) Sony BDP-S6200 3D Blu-ray player (also tested in a Sony BDP-BX59 and Sony BDP-S590 Blu-ray 3D players). It is a 4 disc set, not 3 (Kingdom of Plants has 2 discs) The 3D picture quality is simply amazing! Excellent presentation by David Attenborough. Do not hesitate to buy this product!

El encabezamiento de esta opinión lo resume...las imágenes en 3D son magnificas...¿Pero qué gracia tiene ver al "buen abuelo" en casi un 40% del contenido? Por lo demás, deciros que solo dispone audio en inglés. Es positivo, recomendable, nos hacemos la cuenta que el "metraje" de lo realmente estimulante del "pack" se reduce y ya está, que le vamos a hacer. ¡ Ay, que se sale la araña de la pantalla ! Os deseo un "video de yarboles"

Exciting and very satisfying