Prehistoric Earth (DVD)

This collection brings together several series on prehistoric life produced by the BBC. The approach here is quite innovative. Using the latest research, and computer animation, the series recreate not only realistic images of these animals, but also places them in context, using plausible narratives. The first disk deals primarily with fish and amphibians, from the Cambrian to the Permian. The next three, which have a longer running time, deal with dinosaurs, from their origins in the Triassic until their eventual demise at the end of the Cretaceous. The fourth deals with the mammals that dominated the Pleistocene, while the final one deals with early hominids. Not only are the visuals impressive, but the narrative style creates a sense of realism. This is one of the best DVD sets ever done on Paleozoic life.

I grew up with the walking with dinosaurs series back when they first came out on vhs my mother had the boxed set, i watched the others aside from big al as they were shown several times on discovery and animal planet, its a series that's been close to my heart for a long time, and finding this was a blessing in my opinion, i binged through the series over several nights when it arrived, and was quite pleased with it all, including big al which this was my first viewing of, this is actually the first review ive ever written and its only due to my satisfaction with the product that i even am writing this, though some of the information may be a tad dated it is still a very informative series as a considerable amount is still accurate given its age

If you find your self as one of those people that flip through the channels and stumble across something that is on discovery channel, history channel, or animal planet and starting watching an educational program about something that you would never of thought of watching because your caught up in the interesting subject matter than this is for you. There is of coarse a lot of people that are going to have there own opinions on what happened at the beginning of time and how earth shaped out to be what it is today but when it comes down to it nobody is ever going to know for sure 100%. Although this colaboration of videos is amazing and takes you on a ride through history. Its not just a lot of well educated people speaking into a camera about what they think happened but a bunch of excellect CG reanactment of what creature and enviorments may have been like and looked like why back when. It catches your attention and keeps it. Reasons are given how people came across why they think this is what happened and how everything just kept changing and changing. Creatures that could be looked on as true monster roaming our earth and ones that are still around today. There is so much to see the best thing to do is just to watch it yourself. I highly recommend this series not just for adults but children will be caught up into it as well.

Contains a wealth of a DVD collection with episodes spanning the beginning of life on Earth through the rise of the cavemen. CGI is nicely done mixing in with real locations. Stories are well told, plenty of beasties, and it keeps my 4-year-old's rapt attention. I've seen the episodes a dozen times, but I still look up from my book during certain segments.I think we've burned out the "Big Al" DVD...an entire disc/episode devoted to the birth, life and death of an allosaurus.The Walking With Dinosaurs DVD is far and away his favorite, featuring several 30-40 minute episodes spanning the Triassic to late Cretaceous interactions of dinosaurs, insects, plantlife and early mammals.Walking with Pre-historic beasts is just excellent as well, these critters don't get as much attention as the dinos, but each episode is very well done.My only complaint would be the audio...it's 2-channel stereo, not Dolby 5.1. Small complaint for an otherwise excellent collection.

One section of one of the discs doesn't play. There is no scratches or debris on the disc. Otherwise I love having the whole series.

I purchased Prehistoric Earth, a Natural History, which is a 6 disc set, a "Walking With" Collection because it contained all of the really important discs in the evolutionary series from the beginning of life to man. Disc 1 is Before the Dinosaurs; Disc 2 is Walking with Dinosaurs; Disc 3 is Allosaurus plus extras; Disc 4 is Prehistoric Earth; Disc 5 is Walking with Prehistoric Beasts; Disc 5 is the Making of Walking with Prehistoric Beasts; and Disc 6 is Walking with Cavemen.There were other collections entitled Walking With, but they were incomplete. Prehsitoric Earth is the only collection that gives you the whole big picture.The series was well done, and the recreations were based on scientific and physical evidence.I recommend this collection to those who want to see the whole big picture.

This is an excellent series for introducing people to prehistoric life, and is beautiful in the way it envisions what life may once have been like.Be forewarned that there are numerous artistic liberties taken with the facts in this film. It frequently shows animals interacting that never lived together, though most of the time animals LIKE those pictured lived together.So, it's not a hyper-accurate scientific documentary, but it's illuminating, and gives people a lot to think about. I find that, for my schoolkids, the information is "accurate enough" and that many times they become interested in the material and learn more deeply about the information in the film on their own.

We ordered this series for my seven year old son who is crazy about all things prehistoric. We had watched the Walking With Dinosaurs series before and loved it, so I was excited to find so many of the BBC series on prehistoric species in one place! The graphics are a bit outdated, but regardless, this is something my kids will enjoy for a long time!

This is a great collection for a great price! Sure the 3D hasn't age that well, but the content is still relevant and instructive! It's so captivating to see all those beasts brought back to life! Such documentaries would not be possible just a few decades ago! Well worth it for fans of prehistoric creatures! This collection has all the "Walking with" series as well as the "making of" for some of them! The picture is also widescreen and fairly clear for being on DVD.

I love BBC productions and have purchased many but I had to return two sets of this series because one of the disks did not play on any device. The third set has the same issue. Obviously there was a problem with this run of disks...not sure if I want to return this once again...I'll probably get another dysfunctional set.

Bought this for my 6 year old paleontologist wannabe. Loves it as does his older brother

This series is well made, the animations are good, if sometimes a bit on the romantic side. Ok, some liberties are taken concerning the different behaviors, of dinosaurs for example, but everything remains based on hypotheses suggested so far. Everything flows well. I would suggest this set to any interested in the evolution of Life on Earth! Loved it!

this dvd is great. it is almost like being there from the start to the finish. would highly recommend this to anyone