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| Alaska: Spirit of the Wild (IMAX) [Blu-ray] | ![Alaska: Spirit of the Wild (IMAX) [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51lGksCBHkL._SL500_.jpg)
| Director: George Casey
Actor: Narrated By Charlton Heston
Studio: Razor Digital Entertainment
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $10.25
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Avg. Customer Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 1321
Format: Color, Dolby, Ntsc, Subtitled, Surround Sound, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), Spanish (Unknown), French (Unknown), German (Unknown), French (Subtitled), German (Subtitled), Japanese (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: Blu-ray
Running Time: 40 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: BRMP0471
UPC: 690445047120
EAN: 0690445047120
ASIN: B000VJHM74
Theatrical Release Date: 1996
Release Date: November 13, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Incredible -- shows Blu Ray at its best!
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| Customer Reviews:
 Beautiful Alaska..... April 21, 2008
Great documentary, a little short but worth the price. The rendering on my TV (Panasonic 42", 1080p) is absolutely amazing. If you like these type on documentaries you might want to look at Planet Earth. I also own it and it is an amazing documentary, a bit pricier than this one but well worth it. If you like Alaska, you are on a budget and want to see how a blue ray DVD looks on your TV, buy this DVD.
 great photography, but NOT High Def April 9, 2008
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
I really enjoy the visual beauty of Alaska in this film. But, this is in no way "high definition" It looks the same as the regular DVD (It's only $1 more, so not worth the hassle of returning)
 Good but not betten than the DVD April 8, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have the DVD version of this film and think it is great, I live in Alaska and think it does a great job of showing what Alaska is about. So I decided to buy it on Blu-ray. When we watched it on Blu-ray, I could not tell a difference in quality than the DVD version. I have watched other blu-ray movies and see a huge difference, so I know its not the way I have things set-up. It was the video.
"a place shaped by ice and solitude" June 15, 2005
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
The spectacular scenery and fascinating wildlife of Alaska are seen at their most intriguing in this film, which was nominated for a Best Documentary Academy Award. The history of the land from the height of the last great ice age 18,000 years ago is also explained, showing in some well made graphics how man and beast were able to cross into Alaska on the Bering Strait from Asia. With marvelous aerial photography, as well as some underneath a stampeding caribou herd, and underwater for the hatching of the salmon and swimming seals. Other animals seen hunting and at play are the brown, black and polar bear, bison, musk ox, eagle and red fox. Beavers building their homes, whales in unison making bubble circles to catch herring, sea lions, and their predators, the Inupiat (Eskimo), who survive their year around existence in the harsh environment eating seal and whale meat.
It follows this great "land of extremes" from spring to spring, a land that took the lives of hundreds of men seeking wealth during the gold rush, as well as their pack horses, shown here in some historic still photographs.
Directed by George Casey, and written by Mose Richards with clarity as well as an almost poetic grace, it is narrated by Charlton Heston, who is gifted with a voice that is always a pleasure to listen to.
Educational as well as glorious to look at, this is an excellent documentary on America's least explored state.
Total running time is 40 minutes.
Alaska: Spirit of the Wild December 7, 2003
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I wasn't sure what to expect when I purchased this and now, having watched it, I'm so glad that I did. A:SotW is entertaining and enlightening... with breaktaking scenery and unexpected humor, courtesy of the Alaskan wildlife. (there's a scene with a black bear that's absolutely hilarious.) Charlton Heston's narration doesn't annoy or interfere with the scenes as some narrators do... I highly recommend this DVD become part of your collection, if only for the sheer beauty of the Alaskan landscape that is shown.
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