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List Price: $9.98 | | Label: Imax
Salesrank: 28959
Released: April 30, 2002 |
| Our Price: $4.29 |
| Used Price: $3.99 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Cosmic Voyage mixes ground-breaking computer animation with cutting edge science to give us a sweeping view of the universe. A "cosmic zoom" extends from the surface of the Earth to the largest observable structures of the universe, and then back down to the sub-nuclear realm - a guided tour across some 42 orders of magnitude. Cosmic Voyage explores some of the greatest scientific theories, many of which have never before been visualized on film.
DVD Features:
Documentary
Theatrical Trailer
Description of Cosmic Voyage (IMAX):
As a primer on up-to-date scientific theory about the nature of the universe and our place in it, Cosmic Voyage is visually sumptuous and just plain fun. Shot in the mind-blowing IMAX process, this combined live-action and computer-generated production has (even in video format) an immensity of scope befitting its grand subject. Beginning, lyrically if unexpectedly, in Italy's magnificent Venice, Cosmic Voyage draws inspiration from airborne perspectives on the city's famed network of canals and streets, leading to further appreciations of dense systems in nature. From the subnuclear to the physical limits of the known universe, Cosmic Voyage explores a resonance between all things while making sense of such inscrutable phenomena as the birth of stars and planets, black holes, supernovas, etc. The marvels of cosmology are rarely so accessible as this. --Tom Keogh
Cosmic Voyage (IMAX) Reviews:
COSMIC VOYAGE IMAX-Created a 3d Model of the visible universe! 
2009-05-18 - COSMIC VOYAGE IMAX: In order to make this film a complete 3D computer math model of the entire visible universe was created by special effects people! A must see and own for space science film collectors.
great view of everything
2009-03-16 - Great DVD to show how we fit into the whole picture. A journey from the very smallest to the very largest. Great pictures. Zooms a little fast when you would rather stop and take in all the details.
Mind Expanding
2009-03-10 - If you like to stretch your mind, go to the boundaries of the infinite, and the great, and see there are still no boundaries, this is the one. Clear, well explained, outstanding illustrations. If you've never watched a movie like this before, this is one you really should try. I've watched it 3 times in six months I have had it, so it's gotta be good.
COSMIC VOYAGE
2008-12-28 - A great experience for all ages. Beautifully done. Essential for the young and old alike. If a picture is worth a thousand words, this is orders of magnitude more.
very disappointing - very little actual facts of the universe & planets 
2008-12-26 - I bought this for a gift for my husband, who loves reading about the universe in all its glory and mystery - the planets, the stars, black holes, galaxies, etc. However, this short IMAX film has very little to do with the universe! The title is totally misleading. It ought to have been titled "speculation on the origin of man and the universe" for the vast majority of the time all we heard was "somehow life developed....blah, blah, blah". We didn't want to hear about the big bang theory. I had hoped the film would deal with facts, not speculation. I was very disappointed, and so was my husband.
Also, I've seen many IMAX films and this one didn't have the "wow" factor that other IMAX films have had.
I gave it 2 stars (instead of 1) because it had good music and Morgan Freeman did a fine job of narrating.
If you want a film about the universe that deals with facts, and shows actual photos, then I would NOT recommend this film. It proved to be a big disappointment, and I'm glad I didn't pay a lot of money for it (or I'd be even more disappointed).
