David Attenborough: The 3D Collection [3D Blu-ray]

I have practically everything I can get in 3D, but this is by far my favorite thing to watch on it, particularly Micro Monsters 3D. They use their 3D cameras very skillfully to great effect, to show rather dramatic blowups of the arthropods on display. And of course, the direction and narration are as fantastic as you'd expect from David Attenborough.There are, only very occasionally, cases where 2D content is used that has been "3D-ified". Most people don't even seem to notice when this happens, but I'm sensitive to it. They'll either take 2D content and "inset it" in 3D, so that it's a 2D image that appears to be further back than your screen, or in some cases they apply a general and arbitrary 3D effect to it (like your TV does when you tell it to go into "fake 3D" mode when you're viewing 2D content). They just do this in a few "filler" instances that last a few seconds, and it's likely you won't notice - all the primary material (the vast majority of content) was recorded with 3D equipment and not "fake 3D"Anyway, it's not enough to remove a star for, and as I said, this is far and away the best content you can get for your 3DTV. Seriously, buy this collection. I also just discovered "The 3D Collection: Volume II", and you can be sure I'll be getting that too.

I'm very impressed with the content, narration, and 3D effects of this Blu-Ray DVD set. One of my favorite 3D Blu-Ray DVDs of all that I own. I'll definitely be ordering the Volume II set soon as well.I would like to point out one bit of confusion in the listing for this set, which is actually an error as printed on the back cover of the box set. Here's how the instructions for watching the 3D content is stated: "To watch these programmes in Blu-ray 3D, you will need a 3D-capable television that comes with active-shutter glasses and a 3D capable Blu-ray player. This Blu-ray disc will display only in 2D without special hardware."My AV system is made up of entirely 'Sony' equipment and my television and glasses are the Passive 3D Polarized version. The 3D content of this set plays fine and is very impressive. You do not need an "Active-Shutter" type TV and glasses to watch these Blu-ray DVDs in 3D. Please don't let the statement in this listing or on the rear cover of this box set dissuade you from purchasing. You won't be disappointed.

I had trouble deciding how many stars to give this set of video disks, because it is excellent in many ways but it does have flaws. Let’s look at the strong points first. Above all, the photography is superb. I have never seen sharper images from my TV and Blu-ray player. The brightness and contrast are just right and the colors are excellent and vibrant. The “MicroMonsters” disk uses magnification to make these scary creatures look big enough to jump out at you. On top of all of that, the 3D effect is perfectly managed so that the overall effect is total realism.As if that weren’t enough, we have narration by David Attenborough, with his encyclopedic knowledge and infectious enthusiasm. His narration of the Galapagos disk helps us understand why the creatures on those islands helped Darwin become convinced of mutability of species and evolution by natural selection.Now for the flaws. Unlike most of the BBC nature study sets, this one has no subtitles. On top of that, there is a music track. It seems to me if they are going to be too niggardly to give us subtitles, it would be more intelligent to save some more money by dispensing with any music. Attenborough’s diction is pretty clear and the music is not loud, so I missed very little, but there are a few places where his words are obscured by the noise of the music.Every manufacturer of DVD and Blu-ray disks forces us to sit through several minutes of garbage before we get to the program. There is the art work of the studio which they think everybody wants to see. Then there are the warnings intended to terrify us if we were planning to copy the disks. Then there is the idiotic disclaimer, called for by their lawyers, that the opinions expressed in any interviews are not necessarily the opinions of the Emperor of Japan. Then they may want to inflict some previews on you. All DVD’s and many Blu-ray disks are made in such a way that if you leave them in the player and turn it off, when you turn it on again it continues where you left off and the garbage is bypassed. Two of the disks in this set — MicroMonsters and Galapagos — work that way, but the two “Plant” disks do not. If you watch the several Plant episodes on separate occasions, you will have to sit through the garbage again each time.I’m not sure the Plant disks should have been included in this set. Personally, I’m not that interested in plants. Since they don’t move around they aren’t very interesting to watch, though time-lapse photography is used extensively so you can see how they grow. There is one main Plant disk and one “Making of . . .” disk in the set. I thought the “Making of . . .” disk, which by the way is not in 3D, was so boring that I skipped most of it.Since you can’t pick and choose, you may well decide that the first two disks on their own are worth the price. I feel that way.

Jaw dropping. Stunning. Fascinating. I could go on...This set is NOT region specific. It will play on any 3D blu ray player. On the discs and covers there isn't a single mention of regions, NTSC, or PAL.For those who love nature documentaries, this set is worth every penny. Maybe the best ever made.

I grew up watching wildlife specials, many in black&white, by the BBC and David Attenborough. He is an amazing biologist with an equally attractive command of the spoken word. This set of 3d blue-ray disks blows me away. Already, I've watched the twice. Many great hours of immersive viewing in excellent 3d effects. If anyone is interested in nature, even a little, and you have a new 3d tv, then you need to buy this cheap, educational, highly factual entertainment.

Stunning color, photography...this has to go on my list of top 3D movies, along with Avatar and Alice In Wonderland (Johnny Depp). If you have a good 3D TV, you will want this. The "Making of " 3D-CD in my set does not work/play at all, but I would not watch this anyway...thought of returning to see if another set would work but the other 3 DVD's (the ones that count) work perfectly, so who cares? Each of the 3 DVD's has several segments and last a really long time...this set is a bargain...David Attenborough was an amazing person...so sad he is no longer around.