DVD Review: “Life” Narrated by Oprah Winfrey

Life

Narrated By:  Oprah Winfrey

Released:  June 1, 2010

Studio:  BBC Warner

Run Time:  484 Minutes

ABOUT:

From the BBC and the Discovery Channel, producers of Planet Earth and The Blue Planet: Seas of Life, comes the newest landmark natural history series, Life. In Planet Earth, we brought you the world as you’ve never seen it before. Now, get closer with Life. Four years in the making, filmed over 3000 days, across every continent and in every habitat, with breathtaking new high definition filming techniques not available for Planet Earth, Life presents 130 incredible stories from the frontiers of the natural world, 54 of which have never been filmed before. Packed with excitement, revelation and entertainment, this remarkable 11-part blockbuster, narrated by Oprah Winfrey, captures unprecedented, astonishingly beautiful sequences and demonstrates the spectacular and extraordinary tactics animals and plants have developed to stay alive.

Some scenes from the DVDs:

MY THOUGHTS:

Now I am not an animal lover, but I liked the Life DVD series.  The way the DVD captures all the animals from over 50 countries, is amazing.  The animals are captured in their environment showing how they interact and survive.  I was amazed at all the animals, many I had never really seen before.  Now Oprah Winfrey does narrate, which is not someone I think is a good fit.  I didn’t really pay attention though and just paid attention to the animals.

It is pretty amazing to watch and sucks you in!  My sons really enjoy this DVD set as they are mesmerized by the animals.  I sometimes just put it on in the background on mute for my kids to watch while they play.  I do want to add that there are survival scenes where animals are fighting or attacking their prey, but I figure it is a fact of life and explain to my sons that it is how animals survive, not people!  Overall I thoughit the DVD was a great watch and with four DVDs and over 400 minutes there is plenty of footage to keep you busy.  Also, if you are not an Oprah Winfrey fan, don’t let that stop you from checking out this DVD!

You can also visit the Discovery Channel website for a whole section dedicated to the Life Series!

BUY IT: You can buy “Life” wherever DVDs are sold, through the Discovery Channel website, or at Amazon.

Mama’s Money Savers Disclosure:  I received this DVD to review but the opinion is my own.  Please see my Disclosure Policy.