- Actors: Morgan Freeman
- Directors: Bayley Silleck
- Writers: Bayley Silleck, Michael Miner
- Producers: Bayley Silleck, Gwendolyn K. Crider, Jeffrey Marvin
- Format: NTSC
- Number of tapes: 1
- MPAA Rating:
- Studio: Warner
- VHS Release Date: July 29 2003
- Run Time: 36 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000060MZE
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#10,315 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
- #5 in Video > Documentary > IMAX
- #5 in Video > Kids & Family > Educational > IMAX
- #6 in Video > Documentary > Space Exploration
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As a primer on up-to-date scientific theory about the nature of the universe and our place in it, Cosmic Voyage is visually sumptuous and just plain fun. Shot in the mind-blowing IMAX process, this combined live-action and computer-generated production has (even in video format) an immensity of scope befitting its grand subject. Beginning, lyrically if unexpectedly, in Italy's magnificent Venice, Cosmic Voyage draws inspiration from airborne perspectives on the city's famed network of canals and streets, leading to further appreciations of dense systems in nature. From the subnuclear to the physical limits of the known universe, Cosmic Voyage explores a resonance between all things while making sense of such inscrutable phenomena as the birth of stars and planets, black holes, supernovas, etc. The marvels of cosmology are rarely so accessible as this. --Tom Keogh
From the Back Cover
The Academy Award nominee Cosmic Voyage combines live action with state-of-the-art computer-generated imagery to pinpoint where humans fit in our ever-expanding universe. Highlighting this journey is a "cosmic zoom" based on the powers of 10, extending from the surface of Earth to the largest observable structures of the universe, and then back to the subnuclear realm--a guided tour across 42 orders of magnitude! Explore some of the greatest existing scientific theories, some of which have never before been visualized on film, from the birth of the cosmos and solar system to the nature of black holes and exploding supernovas. 36 minutes.
Cosmic Voyage was filmed in the IMAX format and exhibited in IMAX theaters worldwide. This video version is digitally mastered from original 70mm film elements with the sound components specially mixed and mastered to produce the highest quality Dolby Surround soundtrack.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Awe Inspiring Spiritual Science,
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This review is from: Cosmic Voyage (DVD)
I was treated to the film at the Imax theater for my birthday and it was a big treat. I left with stars in my eyes and a yearning in my heart to be a scientist and know more, inspired and revived from a slump of not enough space and philosophy exposure. The film was a spiritual experience and I didn't notice how short it was because it takes the viewer out so far, packs a lot into the time. What subject could be bigger than astrophysics? I loved it.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Extremely short, disappointing, and intellectually insulting,
By "sparkyac" (Mojave Desert, United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cosmic Voyage (DVD)
While I realize that this DVD is IMAX and therefore intended for broad audiences who may or may not be familiar with scientific terminology, I do feel this offering has been too dumbed down to be enjoyable for adults. I would recommend it for an elementary or junior high school class-- maybe even an introduction to astronomy class, but for someone who wants to see space, this is not the DVD to buy. "Cosmic Voyage" is a misleading title, as there is very little space to be seen and far too much on-the-ground footage. Equally appalling is the 36 minute duration of the video. This is far too short a time in which to adequately cover all the concepts the back of the DVD box promises. All in all, I was bored and frustrated at the amount of money paid for something so short and unimpressive.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Very poor,
By Brian A Carpenter (Maberly, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cosmic Voyage (DVD)
I have seen a number of IMAX pictures and this has got to be one of the worst. From the cartoon like animation to the lack of information, I would have to suggest that this DVD is a waste of time and money.
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