Blue Planet II
4K Ultra HD
Blu Ray
Director: N/A
Actors: David Attenborough, Peter Drost
Plot: David Attenborough returns to the world's oceans in this sequel to the acclaimed documentary filming rare and unusual creatures of the deep, as well as documenting the problems our oceans face.
Disc Release Date: 6 March 2018
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Blue Planet II was filmed digitally using various 4K cameras and was finished using a 4K Digital Intermediate (DI), which presumably formed the basis for this Ultra HD Blu-ray release. The series is presented...
Blue Planet II uses a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1-channel soundtrack and whilst we could bemoan the absence of an object-based Dolby Atmos or DTS:X mix, the reality is that the provided soundtrack is superb....
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The Ultra HD Blu-ray release of Blue Planet II includes the seven episodes of the series spread across three discs – One Ocean, The Deep, Coral Reefs, Big Blue, Green Seas, Coasts and Our Blue Planet....
If you've ever wondered whether the BBC is worth the cost of the licence fee, then Blue Planet II makes for a pretty good starting point. This latest series from the corporation's Natural History unit...
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Blue Planet II is another superb documentary series from the BBC and, over the course of seven episodes, it gives the viewer unprecedented access to the strange and wonderful world that exists in the oceans...
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Blue Planet II was reportedly finished at 4K, and the resultant UHD presentation is a thing of beauty, not quite perfect but vastly superior to the often very good, but sometimes troubled, Blu-ray. The...
Blue Planet II's DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless soundtrack is the same that appears on the Blu-ray disc. It's active and alive, bringing ocean waves, deep underwater bass, creature sounds, and other...
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The only "supplements" on the three-disc Blu-ray version of this release were the ~10-minute making-ofs at the end of the first six episodes. These carry over here, just on a separate Blu-ray disc rather...
Prolific BBC Nature Narrator Sir David Attenborough (Life, Planet Earth) returns to the recording studio and the water to lend his vocal talents to the gorgeous, majestic, and captivating Blue Planet II,...
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Blue Planet II may not be a standout in terms of basic presentation and in its most basic depictions of all that it explores, but it's a strong step forward in terms of the intimacy and clarity with which...