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List Price: $24.99 | | Label: Questar
Salesrank: 84466
Released: August 20, 2002 |
| Our Price: $7.89 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Internationally-acclaimed and award-winning, The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is like nothing you've ever seen before. Narrated by Pierce Brosnan and shot on the scale of a major motion picture, this dramatized program employs a cast of thousands, location filming, and digital imagery to recreate the ancient wonders as they appeared in their original glory! I.M. Pei leads a team of renowned experts who reveal how the wonders influenced modern architecture and construction design. The Pyramids of Giza, The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, The Statue of Zeus at Olympia, The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, The Colossus of Rhodes, and The Pharos of Alexandria were unbelievably created by human hands with simple tools in the Hellenistic world. Alexander the Great visited most of them during his lifetime and directly influenced the others-tragically dying in one and being buried in the shadow of another. Extra Features: What Did They Really Look Like?, Alexander and the Seven Wonders, Hard Hats and History, and The Seven Alternate Wonders.
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Reviews:
A tad boring frankly 
2007-11-13 - I was disappointed with this film. I love the Greeks and their achievements. The film has a slow narration by Pierce Brosnan and visual effects which reminded me of the Jason and the Argonauts I saw wen I was a kid 30+ years ago. I did like the piece on the lighthouse.
Well presented, but short and basic.
2007-10-01 - This DVD was a good presentation of the seven ancient wonders of the world, but is rather short, and basic in terms of the information provided.
For anyone who has seen the BBC documentary on the 7 Wonders of the Industrial World (which was exceptionally done), this one is somewhat limited.
A stunning look at forgotten treasures of the old world 
2007-05-09 - Throughout history, ancient civilizations were skilled at creating amazing sculpture and architecture that is still inspiring even today. Knowing that they didn't employ modern day construction techniques and didn't posses the tools we have now makes it even more incredible how these wonders were built on such a massive scale.
During the program, besides getting a brief history lesson on each of the monuments, there is ample time given to demonstrating the antiquated but interesting methods used to erect some of these huge structures. Also looked at are the then known studies of math and physics and how they figured into the design and construction processes.
Unfortunately in today's world, the only great wonder left out of the original seven is the Pyramid of Giza. But thanks to computer graphics and digital rendering, you can still see the other 6 wonders reconstructed (redrawn) as they would have looked in ancient times and they are simply amazing in every way.
`The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World' is an entertaining and informative documentary from start to finish. The narration from Pierce Brosnan is clear and distinct, the video footage is very nice to look at, and there are 4 worthwhile extra features that compliment the main program in several ways. This is recommended viewing for anyone who likes this type of material. Also, the distributor of this program, Questar, also has another excellent DVD titled `America's National Parks - A video tour of all 55 National Parks' and this is also highly recommended viewing.
Interesting entertainment 
2006-04-18 - If you are researching an academic paper this, obviously,is not for you. If you are interested in the subject and want an interesting and entertaining programme to watch then I can heartily recommend this DVD. Often I read reviews in which a programme is criticised for not being exhaustive, if an exhaustive account is what you are looking for then look in the "Books" catergory. Sometimes details are generalised for the sake of brevity but, although I was aware of this, I never found it reduced the overall enjoyment. I would have given it 5 stars had there been more in the way of expert interviews, but that is just my preference. The computer graphics were great and since buying this DVD a few months ago I have watched it three times. The extra features are excellent.
A True Work of Art
2006-03-04 - This film was aboslutley wonderful!! I used to teach history at the University level and found this video very useful to both my students and peers. In addition, it was refreshing to see people of different cultures played by actors who actually looked the part. No wonder this film won so many awards!!
