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Nabaza.net-The MarketPlace - Lost Worlds (History Channel)
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List Price: $49.95
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Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
Starring: Lost Worlds
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: A&E
EAN: 0733961769050
Format: Box set
Label: A&E Home Video
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: A&E Home Video
Release Date: 2007-02-27
Running Time: 564
Studio: A&E Home Video
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Editorial Reviews:
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The history of human civilization parallels the history of its cities. From Athens under the rule of Pericles to the Jerusalem that Jesus knew, the great cities of the past defined the eras in which they were built and shaped the minds of countless generations. These places embodied the knowledge and beliefs of entire societies within their walls—and yet due to the vagaries of history, these worlds are lost to us, buried beneath the ruins of time and memory.
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Summary: LOST WORLDS DVD BOXED SET
Comment: These documentaries contain an element of speculation, and employ a degree of imagination. Having said that if they are viewed with an open mind and appreciated for what they are intended to be, (not entirely based on fact, but making reasonable, educated assumptions as to what might have been) then these documentaries are very enjoyable in their own right. How seriously the viewer takes what is being said is an indication of how well informed or feeble minded he or she is. In other words how much you choose to believe is entirely up to you. If you are a well informed discerning viewer you will take what you see with a grain of salt and fill in the blanks for yourself. Nothing is set in stone. The viewer is merely presented with reasonable assumptions, possibilites and probabilites. The computer generated reconstructions are well done and make visualization a pleasurable experience. Well worth viewing.
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Summary: Mostly Speculation
Comment: First I would like to say that I am a big history channel fan. I own quite a few of their documentaries. This series is one of the worst I own.
The titles of the episodes seem exciting at first, but when one finds out the sheer non-fact based history behind most of the episodes, the result is disapointing. I mean honestly; how much can you really know about "LOST WORLDS" if there is little evidence to support their existence in the first place?
Most of the episodes run the same course. The introduction is given. The "experts" then find a tiny piece of circumstantial evidence. The rest of the episode is spent on a wild completely speculated tangeant of non-history based imagination. There is very little fact that goes into most of documentaries.
If you are looking for a history channel documentary series that is truely history, and is extremely factual I would go with "Engineering an Empire" with Peter Weller. The History Channel Presents Engineering an Empire - The Complete Series (Collector's Edition) However my suggestion is to steer clear of this series. Save you money!
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Summary: A great DVD set for any history fan
Comment: This DVD set was a fantastic buy. The episodes basically take a period of history and recreate it with modern day computer generated graphics and explain the significance of the structures, the events surrounding the structures, and the people involved. The episodes generally consist of the camera crew going to the area being covered and showing what it currently looks like. They throw in the comp generated version if what it used to look like. The archeologists/historians/narrator explain the historical significance of things throughout. There are also some dramatizations, but they are pretty minimal.
There is a wide variety of topics that are covered, so chances are you would find at least a few interesting episodes.
Some of the episodes include Rameses the II's Egypt, Knight's Templar, Jerusalem, Hitlers under ground bunkers, Greece, Pagan's in the British isles and more. My personal favorites were the 14th century Scotland, the early Christianity episode, and the episode on Vlad Dracula was fantastic.
For the price this DVD costs used you really can't go wrong, I highly recommend it.
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Summary: Poor production
Comment: I was disappointed by this "documentary" style series. It seemed like a fairly low-budget production as much of the film revolved around a few shots of the same place over and over again with not much in-depth exploration or archeological background. Also, the over-dramatization of very un-interesting little bits of footage was rather droll, especially in the first DVD. In my opinion, it's not worth the time to watch it.
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Summary: 5 star computer stimulations, 2 star hype & repetition
Comment: My husband & I love documentaries. We tend to like the BBC ones because they treat the viewer as intelligent adults and slide in dry humour every so often all the while without shouting. This documentary is a little more dumbed down & we needed to take brakes from the extra hype and constant repetition. The computer stimulations are 5star and I wish they would have given them more screen time.
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