Planet Earth II
Planet Earth II
| 06 November 2016 (USA)
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A decade ago, Planet Earth redefined natural history filmmaking, giving us the ultimate portrait of life on Earth. Ten years on, the unprecedented advances in both filming technology and our understanding of the natural world, means we can once again reveal our planet from a completely new perspective. In the most ambitious landmark to date, Planet Earth II allows us to experience the world from the viewpoint of the animals themselves. Journeying through jungles, deserts, mountains, islands, grasslands and cities, this series explores the unique characters of Earth’s most iconic habitats and the extraordinary ways animals survive within them. Captured in an unparalleled level of detail, for the very first time we can truly immerse the viewer in incredible landscapes and share the most dramatic moments in animals’ lives. From spellbinding wildlife spectacle to intimate encounters with amazing animals, Planet Earth II will take you closer than ever before.

Reviews
VeteranLight

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

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Bergorks

If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

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Mathilde the Guild

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

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Logan

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

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TheLittleSongbird

Absolutely adore the first 'Planet Earth' from 2007, one of the best documentaries ever made and actually is more than that. David Attenborough (brother of director/actor Richard) is wisely considered a national treasure for very good reason, no matter how much he himself dislikes the term.So hearing that there was a second series nearly a decade later, there was absolutely no doubt as to whether to watch it. 'Planet Earth II' is as good as others have said and there is not much to add, it is along with its predecessor one of the best documentaries personally seen and most of the time it actually feels much more than that. Throughout it's an awe-inspiring, utterly transfixing experience where one forgets they're watching a documentary and instead feeling like they're watching art. This may sound like extreme hyperbole, but to me and many others 'Planet Earth II' is completely deserving of its praise and even deserving of more. To me as well, it is easily one of the best the BBC has done in years.'Planet Earth II' for starters looks amazing. It is gorgeously filmed, done in a completely fluid and natural, sometimes intimate (a great way of connecting even more with the animals), way and never looking static. In fact much of it is remarkably cinematic. The scenery and habitats are some of the most breath-taking personally seen anywhere, whether in visual media and real life, the mountains in "Mountains" in particular are spectacular and "Jungles" captures the colour, excitement and formidable danger of the jungle beautifully. The rich colours just leap out. For a composer that composes normally bombastic, rousing and pulse-racing music that is epic even in the quieter moments, Hans Zimmer's music here is a remarkably good fit, it's unmistakably Zimmer in style but throughout it not only complements the visuals but enhances them.What of the narrative aspects? Can't fault 'Planet Earth II' in this aspect either. The narration has a great well-balanced mix of facts that will be familiar to the viewer and others that will induce the right amount of surprise. In short, it's just fascinating, informative and thoughtful. This balance was even achieved in the "Cities" episode, that may have been the one that transfixed me the least due to being more invested in the animals and their habitats of the previous episodes.But the episode still managed to intrigue and illuminate, and credit has to go to 'Planet Earth II' for adhering to what made 'Planet Earth' work the first time and then bringing a freshness with a few nice ideas to avoid it being too stale. Attenborough delivers it beautifully, there's a soft-spoken enthusiasm and precision about his delivery and he never preaches.The animals themselves are a wonderful mix of the adorable (the penguins in "Islands") and the dangerous (the lions in "Grasslands" and "Deserts"), and one actually finds they're rooting for them in exactly the same way they would a human character. 'Planet Earth II' contains a good deal of suspense (especially in "Deserts") and emotional impact ("Islands"). Even the fights/conflicts against the animals are completely riveting, some epic moments in "Jungles".It doesn't feel like six episodes either, and none of the episodes feel episodic or repetitive. 'Planet Earth II' instead feels like a collection of six individual stories with real, complex emotions and conflicts and animal characters developed in a way a human character would in a film but does it better than several.Overall, utterly mesmerising. For documentary lovers or fans of 'Planet Earth', 'Planet Earth II' is not to be missed at all costs and has more than enough to entice one to watch it again and again, finding something new each time and never getting tired of it. 10/10 Bethany Cox

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marcus

nice film i love i always watch it when am high i have good quality buds hit me up for a blunt lets then enjoy a good movie i love th actors there they have a great acting skils also good job to the dorectors, graphic designs and more this is the best film i have watch this year i wish to see more of such films in the hear future

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John Zackarias

It's difficult to explain the magnitude of this series' brilliance.They ways in which the crew has been able to film all sorts of creatures in extreme detail left me speechless more than once. Insects freak me out a bit, but I can't deny the impressiveness of the feat that is to fully capture, down to the tiniest details, the workings of an ant colony or what have you. Not to mention the many hunter vs prey scenes, the mind-blowing footage of mountain ranges and vast grasslands, colorful birds performing strange mating rituals and the spectacularly beautiful presentations of the change of seasons. This is, without a shred of doubt, the greatest nature documentary (and stands among the greatest of the documentary genre in general) that has ever been produced, and surely will remain so until BBC produces the next chapter of the series. Planet Earth II is nothing short of a masterpiece.

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OneEightNine Media

So I am five episodes in and I'm hooked. I have not watched any of the first Planet Earth series or any of the spin off Planet Earth shows, so I couldn't tell you how these compares but I'm loving it. It is all about the production value. Watching high definition nature is just awesome. I'm not entirely convinced about the sound editing and some of the scenes seem edited in a way to force a story but whatever, it is better than most of the garbage on television. Oh, and I have to talk about the music score because it is inspired. The timing of the instrumentals used puts most modern feature length films to shame. Long story short, this series rocks.

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