Morgan Freeman Movie:

		List Price: $28.99		Label: Warner Home Video Salesrank: 17831 Released: March 27, 2007
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		MPAA Rating: G (General Audience) Media: HD DVD

Editorial Review:
In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family. This courtship will begin with a long journey - a journey that will take them hundreds of miles across the continent by foot, in freezing cold temperatures, in brittle, icy winds and through deep, treacherous waters. They will risk starvation and attack by dangerous predators, under the harshest conditions on earth, all to find true love.

Description of March of the Penguins [HD DVD]:
March of the Penguins instantly qualifies as a wildlife classic, taking its place among other extraordinary films like Microcosmos and Winged Migration. French filmmaker Luc Jacquet and his devoted crew endured a full year of extreme conditions in Antarctica to capture the life cycle of Emperor penguins on film, and their diligence is evident in every striking frame of this 80-minute documentary. Narrated in soothing tones by Morgan Freeman, the film focuses on a colony of hundreds of Emperors as they return, in a single-file march of 70 miles or more, to their frozen breeding ground, far inland from the oceans where they thrive. At times dramatic, suspenseful, mischievous and just plain funny, the film conveys the intensity of the penguins' breeding cycle, and their treacherous task of protecting eggs and hatchlings in temperatures as low as 128 degrees below zero. There is some brief mating-ritual violence and sad moments of loss, but March of the Penguins remains family-friendly throughout, and kids especially will enjoy the Antarctic blue-ice vistas and the playful, waddling appeal of the penguins, who can be slapstick clumsy or magnificently graceful, depending on the circumstances. A marvel of wildlife cinematography, this unique film offers a front-row seat to these amazing creatures, balancing just enough scientific information with the entertaining visuals. --Jeff Shannon

March of the Penguins [HD DVD] Reviews:
Movie is great - but you can save money and get it on DVD
2009-08-02 - As other reviewers have noted, this movie was not shot in HD, thus getting it on Blu-Ray doesn't make much sense unless you can get it at the same price as DVD. There will be absolutely no picture improvement in the Blu-Ray version vs the DVD version.

That being said ... of course the movie itself is GREAT! If you've never watched it - and are into nature at least a little bit - you owe it to yourself to pick it up. It is fascinating from start to finish, and you'll learn things that are amazing.

highly recomended
2009-07-05 - Excellent. Nature lovers delight. Good for Bluray library. Obviously video is not same quality as PLanet Earth but excellent depth of the Penguins life and predicament as Earth is changing fast.

Terrible picture quality
2009-06-21 - This is a great movie, but the picture quality is terrible. While this is technically a blu-ray movie, it's definitely not a high definition picture. There also doesn't seem to be any specials or extras on the disc at all. This would be poor even by regular DVD standards.

The Cold Life of Emperor Penguins
2009-06-05 - I chose to see "March of the Penguins" as a diversion to a 100+ degree day, and saw that cold weather is worse than hot weather. Now, in the brisk part of autumn, it still holds up.

Penguins from several areas of Antarctica converge on land, safe from predators and the ebbing ice shelf. They are there to mate, birth, and care for their chick.

Monogamous for that year, penguins pair up and the mother lays an egg.

The mother dashes off back to the sea, which, thanks to the winter and new ice, is as far as 70 miles. She's starving, having lost one-third of her weight in laying the egg. The trip is long, and she's not fast. Hungry seals await them, some penguins lose their way, and some are too exhausted to continue.

Well-fed, full of food for her chick, she returns, and the father makes the same trip so he can eat. The father stayed behind to incubate the egg, and protect the new chick. He has lost one half of his weight.

The pair trade places a few more times as winter plods on. With temperatures 80 below zero, and winds up to 125, I felt cold just watching. The penguins huddle to keep warm, rotating which must do outside duty.

Morgan Freeman narrates. His voice does not overcome the story. Better written than any documentary I have ever seen, Freeman respects the script. Having never seen a documentary in a theater before, I was impressed at how well it worked on the big screen.

There is no plot, even though there is a beginning and an end. Unlike many documentaries, it does not detail the intricacies of eating, mate choosing, or science of penguin living. It is more about watching the arduous life cycle, with some explaining what we are watching.

The camera works captures the cold -- the shivering penguins, the snow blowing like dust over the long line of marching penguins. It reminded me of movies about Siberia, showing Soviets living in a frozen, cold natural prison.

This isn't a cute animal movie. Tender children might be saddened to see the eggs and chicks freezing, and could be quite frightened when the vicious seals overtake swimming penguins.

I fully recommend "March of the Penguins."

Anthony Trendl
editor, HungarianBookstore.com

Fantastic Experience!
2009-04-08 - I got this product earlier than I anticipated and it was in great condition! I had a wonderful experience with this seller. Great job!