IMAX To The Arctic

Amazing, but one or two reservations...
Note: I saw this in the theater on the big IMAX screen, so I didn't get the chance to see the extras on the DVD.

This is a wonderful movie with a message, but I'll warn anyone coming into this: this film is very focused on global warming. It's an important message, but I felt that at times this film didn't entirely know what to focus on: the polar bears or the threat to their environment. As a result we don't really have a good look at either. To the Artic is only 40 minutes in length, so this leaves it with a bit of a handicap.

The movie is gorgeous to watch, so even with the film feeling a bit muddled in its focus you still have tons of gorgeous scenery to watch. The film work is really amazing here, with tons of close ups of adorable polar bear behavior and breathtaking shots of the glistening ice. There are also some shots of how the scenes are shot, both human and remote cameras. I think this was one of the more interesting aspects of the movie because at...

Global Warming infomercial
BEWARE!! This is a politically motivated "Global Warming" propaganda film. I gave it 1 star only for some of the photography. The repeated global warming messages throughout the (short) film get very annoying. People need to do some of their own research on the "Global Warming" issue. A quote from the former Soviet Union President, Mikhail Gorbachev, sums it up pretty well: " "The threat of environmental crisis will be the international disaster key to unlock the New World Order." Similar or related types of statements have been made by President Jacques Chirac of France, the former Canadian Minister of the Environment, Deputy Assistant of State Richard Benedick at the Rio Climate Summit, and Former U.S. Senator Timothy Wirth (D-CO), representing the Clinton Administration as U.S Undersecretary of State for Global Issues, also at the Rio Climate Summit. Look at the climate history of Greenland as an example of NATURAL climate change. It is now completely ice covered. But 600 hundred...

best IMAX family movie
one of the best documentary IMAX movies out there to date! weve been wanting to see this when it came out but because of another imax animal movie with more money it did'nt get the press or the exposure it deserved and so rightly needed to help protect the arctic. it is so stunning and some of the shots they were able to get were amazing! they were able to follow a momma polar bear and her 2 cubs for 7 days which is unheard of and get info and shots nobody had Ever gotten before! it's backed by [...] and it's amazing.rent it,buy it do whatever you can but do see it, it;s really worth it. for all you polar bear lovers out there this is the movie for you,

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