Yellowstone [Blu-ray] [Region Free]

This is a three part documentary with the episodes lasting about 50 minutes. Each of these is completed by a short documentary about people associated closely with the park. Total time is therefore 180 minutes for the complete three episodes.The films themselves are of HD quality throughout and can sustain close viewing distance typical of that quality. The series is copyrighted as 2009 vintage.The narration is provided by British-born Australian actor Peter Finch. Having a narrator who paces the script well and with apparent personal interest as here greatly enhances the enjoyment for viewers.The opening episode, Winter, also sets the scene by providing background information such as location (8000 feet up the Rockies), environment (dormant but semi-active volcanic terrain), size (50 miles across) and created as the first National park in 1872.The three episodes, Winter, Summer and Autumn, follow the fluctuating fortunes of several resident species of wildlife as the year progresses. Bison, Buffalo, Pronghorn Deer, Elk, Moose, Wolves, Grizzly Bears, Otters, Beavers, Coyote, Foxes, Ground and Pine Squirrels, Pikas, Trout species plus many bird species are all shown coping with survival. The deepest winter cold, which can drop as low as 40c for example, favours the wolves. Warmer weather in other seasons favours their prey such as the elk. There is some overlapping as the seasons change and spring is shared between winter and summer.Each season has its rewards and its challenges and that balance is shown to apply to the specific species featured as above. No one species has an advantage, nor has it a disadvantage, throughout the year. Autumn is a time of spectacular foliage colours as the trees, Aspen, Cottonwoods and maple in particular, close down for the coming winter.The future, however, is neither good nor encouraging for the natural world of Yellowstone and its regular inhabitants.Migrating wildlife has potentially disastrous circumstances to face if it is to avoid the extreme challenges of the winter at 8000 feet. Elk are a target for ‘sporting’ hunters armed with sophisticated weapons. Pronghorn deer travel furthest but face the dangers of traffic en route and 75% of their final winter homeland is now earmarked for gas extraction. This industrial landscape has little to do with their natural requirements. Wolves, following the elk, are a threat to cattle and therefore face retaliatory hunting by ranchers.The Yellowstone pine forests which need extreme cold to kill off invading beetles are being adversely affected by global warming. Consequently significant areas of pine forest are dying and the extent can easily be identified from the air.In the Yellowstone Lake, imported species of trout brought in for ‘sporting’ fishers eat the indigenous Cut-Throat trout. Efforts are being made to halt this by fishing out the Lake Trout before spawning and by simultaneously increasing the gravel areas where the Cut-Throat spawn.Beavers and wolves were reintroduced as recently as 1995 having previously been exterminated by ‘sporting’ hunters. Both species are doing well – too well in the case of the wolves that follow the elk out of the park in the winter as explained previously.The three extras are also interesting. The first one concerns the activities of the ‘snowman’ whose main job is to clear the roofs of the park buildings of snow. This work to prevent collapse of buildings is essential. The second film concentrates on a group of geyser watchers who spend their time exclusively recording geyser activity. The final film features the ‘fishman’ who lives locally and spends a huge amount of time free-wheeling in a wet suit down the Yellowstone River. His story provides a river view of much wildlife with whom he shares the river such as the trout but also rising to larger wildlife as wading bison.This is a fascinating insight to Yellowstone thoroughly exploring the challenges within and without for both wildlife and humans

Having been in Yellowstone for 3 Weeks, I was rather excited to watch it on Blu-ray.What can I say, the footage is marvelous. Very intimate insight into the live of Yellowstone during the harshest winter season, were temperatures drop to 70`Fahrenheit. I'm a private videotographer so I know when artists are at work. I was just stunned how many differen angeles a wolf chase was taken at. And perfectly so, really close up. For the just mere mortals Yellostone is closed during wintertime. Streets up to 15 feet under snowfall. How it was possible to set up a camerateam in these conditions defies my imagination. And there were multiple teams out there in one location. It must have been incredibly difficult. Only people who really love the environment and do relate to the wildlife are able to pull off a feat like that.The picture quality is superb. Especially with aerial wide angle shots the detail you could make out got me almost on my knees. On a mountain slope, kilometers away you could cleary see the tracks of different animals. That is just amazing.The eery atmosphere of hissing geysers, steaming pools of surreal colors and fogy mountains is put together like in a dream.The sound quality doesn't stand behind. Very nice and clear surround sound.Some details:- incredible satelite images in a quality I didn't believe to be possible- hunting packs of wolves- captivating aereal images- otters roaming through the snow to find ice-free riverbeds- coyotes hunting mice in 3 feet deep snow- impressive geyser activity- buffalo and how they struggle to pull through this extremely cold weather- grizzly bears with cubs- and lots and lots moreIt kept me in awe for the whole running time. I just can't recommend it enough, for children and adults alike.

I bought this because we were preparing to visit Yellowstone in February and I remembered how much we enjoyed the programmes when they were first aired. In fact, I was impressed by the number of people who, when I told them where we were going, asked if we had seen them.We watched and thoroughly enjoyed the programmes again and they did give us ideas about things to see and do on our trip. We asked after the man who keeps the snow cleared from the roofs of buildings in the park. His fans will be pleased to know that after a bout of ill-health he is back to work. Alas we did not get to meet him or watch him working as he had dealt with the buildings around Old Faithful hotels the previous week.Recommended for:Anyone who wants to understand the complex environment, and something of the management of the first National Park to be declared in the US, or who just wants to enjoy a beautiful wild place from the comfort of the sofa!

I enjoyed this documentary series. There's better out there, however Yellowstone has some stunning scenes and, at three one hour episodes, it doesn't outstay it's welcome with repetition. However, I must state that while watching this series, I found the narrator, Peter Firth, extremely dull to listen to. His voice just didn't resonate with me. Of course I wouldn't want to suggest that David Attenborough narrate every BBC Earth documentary that's released, but surely there are better narrators out there. Bernard Hill did a great job on Wild China I thought. While imagery may be the most important part to these documentaries, the narration can really help to bring you in, make you feel more involved with what you're seeing and allow you to enjoy the experience even more. There were times where I felt like dosing off, not because I was relaxed, but because I could barely cope with the monotonous dialogue I was hearing.I would personally give this series a 4 stars out of 5. Top marks had the narration been better.

Interesting documentary

Un documental buenísimo. Recomendado. Las imágenes son increíbles. Y si además es en BluRay ya no os digo nada más :)

Wie es der Titel schon sagt, hier findet man die wahrscheinlich beste Doku über den Yellowstone Nationalpark in den U.S.A.Bild und Ton: Gewohnt gut, wie man es von einer BluRay erwarten würde mit sehr schöner Musikuntermahlung.Extras: Umfangreich und sehenswert.Fazit:Was macht diese Dokumentation aus? Die Stimmung. Man fühlt sich wie bei nur wenigen anderen Dokus auf dem Markt regelrecht in die gezeigte Landschaft herein versetzt. Man kann den Schnee im Winter regelrecht Fühlen. Man spürt den Hunger der Wölfe und den Kampf der Bisons in der Kälte.Sehr interessant ist auch der "Blick ins Tal". Wie geht der Mensch mit den Tieren um? Was bedroht den Park? Sehr interessant und wie schon beschrieben sehr Stimmungsvoll!Wenn diese Rezension hilfreich für Sie war, dann bedanken Sie sich doch einfach mit einem klick auf "Ja"! Danke! :)

Ho vissuto Yellowstone d'estate dal vivo ma volevo immergermi nell'atmosfera che si crea durante le altre stagioni, questo documentario ci riesce benissimo.

Holy wow! If you're like me and you've been to Yellowstone, you loved it, and just want to relive the experience of your trip, then don't waste a single cent on any of the other Yellowstone blu-rays! Buy "Yellowstone National Park" narrated by Michael Mish, sit back and relax, and feast your senses on the absolute magic that the folks at Wilderness Video packed into this video. Wow! I could breathe the clean air and smell that lovely sulfurous smell from my own living room! Ahhhh.....Trust me when I say, you can find Yellowstone movies about its history, about the physiology of its animals and the intracacies of its ecosystems, about the technicalities of its geologic features (which are all very fascinating too I suppose), but only by watching this blu-ray will you ever feel like you've finally been transported back to Yellowstone without leaving the comforts of your own home!