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List Price: $19.99 | | Label: IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
Salesrank: 11103
Released: January 6, 2004 |
| Our Price: $10.89 |
| Used Price: $10.00 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Take a once in a lifetime journey across the South Pacific for a spectacular IMAX adventure. Joy; ecstasy; a spiritual high: these words describe the exhilaration of diving a pristine coral reef, and ocean explorers Howard and Michele Hall bring their love of the ocean into action. With Jean-Michael Cousteau, deep reef scientist Richard Pyle and Fijian diver Rusi Vulakoro, they explore and capture on film the dazzling underwater world of coral reefs, magical places here on Earth. This tropical excursion through the South Pacific will surprise and delight you as you fall in love with the reefs, and your heart will ache at the tragic, irretrievable loss of these fragile worlds.
Description of IMAX Coral Reef Adventure:
Like any IMAX movie, Coral Reef Adventure is so vivid, vast, and colorful that you can't help but be astonished by its visual splendor. But this undersea exploration has a deeper, more serious agenda as well, warning its viewers that the natural magnificence of the world's most impressive coral reefs is, in most cases, a mere 30 years away from extinction due to the devastating effects of global (and oceanic) warming. Whether or not that timeframe is accurate (and there's not enough solid science presented here to prove it either way), it's tragically obvious that we are in the process of losing entire ecosystems that cannot be replaced, and when you witness these awesome coral reefs in their still-thriving vitality, you experience a sense of urgent responsibility toward our stewardship of planet Earth. By showing us the commitment and potentially life-threatening work of reef explorers and world-class undersea cinematographers Howard and Michele Hall, the film provides an all-access pass to some of the most exotic, playful, and dangerous creatures in the ocean, presented with the kind of intense, almost three-dimensional clarity that can only be achieved in the IMAX format. The ultimate conclusion remains: If we don't do something to protect these delicate, endangered wonders of nature, we will lose a part of ourselves. --Jeff Shannon
IMAX Coral Reef Adventure Reviews:
Coral Reef Adventure.... Global Warming in the study with a candlestick 
2009-11-26 - Coral Reef Adventure: 3 out of 10: Do you like pretty pictures? Do you hate Global Warming (boo hiss)? Do you like the music of Crosby Stills and Nash? Let me repeat that last question again because this is very very important.... Do you really like the music Crosby Stills and Nash ? Even if it is remixed and sung by starving children to a Peter Gabriel back up band?
If you answers are yes to all three questions, then you might enjoy Global Reef Adventure. Everyone else above 12 should check their eyeballs before watching, as rolling them this much could cause permanent damage.
This is the story of a husband and wife team who investigate the death of a villages reef in Fiji. It turns out the villain was.... Hold on before I give away the big surprise let me explain a few things. My girlfriend and I had just finished watching John Hurt in Michael Radfords Nineteen Eighty-Four and I put this documentary on because I thought a nice short colorful coral reef film might be nice after such a grey depressing movie. (Plus a piece of coral was a feature object in the former drab film so I was going for a subtle synergy).
Little did I know I was putting on a piece of propaganda so heavy handed that Big Brother himself would have blushed. Look no matter how you feel about global warming the villain in this piece was clearly those nice Fijians who were logging and overfishing and killed their own damn reef. The movie clearly shows this and then completely ignores its own findings to declare global warming the boogey man (Though in this particular case it was obviously innocent. As local reefs not near the GIANT SILT RUNNOFF and not located IN THE FISHING GROUNDS were thriving.)
But the Fijians cant be guilty of course because they look so cute in their Sunday best and they have quite a haunting rendition of Marrakesh Express. Such propaganda, no matter how well intentioned, needs to be called to the carpet. In particular when it is aimed towards children.
The film has other faults as well. It is over produced by half with wipes and sound effects that sound like they belong in a Disney Ducktales movie. Top billed Liam Neeson narrates for all of a minute and top billed Jean-Michel Cousteau appears for about as long.
This probably isnt that bad a film with the mute on. For one thing you would miss the appeal at the end to support politicians who hate global warming (boo hiss). Apparently 2 plus 2 does sometimes equal 5.
Coral Reef Adventure 
2009-02-09 - First off, the underwater video is flat out wonderful. Howard Hall is simply the best there is. There's just a little too much about the filmmakers and film making included, though, which distracts from the rest of the video somewhat.
A very nice feature is an included "montage" of nothing but scenery. I like to put that on and watch it with my morning coffee.
Diving Adventure videos 
2008-12-20 - I am pleased with both the product and Amazon.com. Finding the product, ordering and delivery is very easy and reasonably fast, less than one week. An added bonus is the cost factor which is very competitive. Since this purchase, I have also purchased additional DVD's and a new printer for my computer. Same levels of service and delivery. Placed Amazon.com on my favorites list. You should do the same.
Great deal on a GREAT DVD.
2008-11-25 - Coral Reef Adventure is an informative and entertaining DVD thats a must see for anyone that enjoys tropical beaches, underwater beauty. Take a mini-vacation on your couch and dream, dream, dream away. Maybe you'll be inspired and book that long needed vacation. I have.
incredible
2008-07-29 - The film the music was incredible. I believe this would be a great video for schools to use to teach children about coral reefs and the environment. Worth owning!!!!!!!!!!!!
