- Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
- Language: English
- Subtitles: English
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
- MPAA Rating:
- Studio: Paradox
- Release Date: Oct 1 2002
- Run Time: 90 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00000JYXB
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#84,854 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
- #56 in DVD > Documentary > Space Exploration
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Product Description
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The word "interactive" gets bandied about quite a bit in the DVD world, but here's a disc that simply wouldn't work without interactivity. While there is an "Entertainment Mode" on the disc that lets the viewer passively experience a 90-minute presentation of video clips, the real indispensable part is the "Interactive Mode," which contains a wealth of information on the Red Planet that any self-respecting Mars aficionado will crawl, beg, or steal to possess. Detailed information on NASA missions abounds, including video clips and simulations of some missions. Views of Mars, in 3-D (glasses included) or not, provide a 360-degree panorama from landing several sites. Even the famous Face on Mars is featured in a section called "Martian Coronae." But the most valuable section of the disc is its "Interactive Maps," allowing the user to hop around the planet and zoom in on any area of interest. This feature alone could cause any Mars-lover to lose track of time. Also included is an art gallery featuring artists' conceptions of Mars, along the lines of what it would be like during colonization. Accompanying the many videos and views of the planet is an electronic version of Holst's The Planets, performed by Ryan Shore. With all this and DVD-ROM features to boot, it would be exceedingly hard to get bored. A must-have for anyone interested in Mars. --Jim Gay
Video Details
Mars: The Red Planet takes DVD viewers where they've never been before: on a personal, guided tour of one of the galaxy's long-standing, and greatest mysteries. This 90-minute program; which includes 80 minutes of 5.1 Channel Dolby Digital music performed by Ryan Shore; features an array of video, still images, interactive maps and historical spacecraft graphics. Advanced DVD features include multi-angle video, multi-track audio, 3D video and still images, informational subtitles, dual operational mode, WebDVD support, and a Windows 95/98/NT screen saver.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Neat idea...poorly executed,
By Ethan L. (OKC, OK United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Mars:the Red Planet (DVD)
This DVD really had me excited. A giant DVD packed with info, pictures, and video of Mars! Wow! Well, the idea is a novel one, it's just not all that great in reality. The menus are a confusing mess of links and you can easily end up really frustrated trying to figure out where you're clicking and what the icon you clicked on means. The DVD is seperated in two categories, operational and interactive. From what I've seen though, both basically have the same content. The interactive branch just offers more easter eggs and a more or less hands on approach to accessing the materials. This is where the DVD went from cool idea to being tossed into the island of misfit DVDs. The content should be easy to navigate through. It is not. You never know how to get to anything! Why couldn't they just categorized the pics and video into single menus listed as video and pictures?! They pretend to use this approach but the execution is far more nefarious. The DVD was obviously made to allow the user to "uncover" secret video clips or info but this approach just lead me to turning the thing off. The information is entertaining and educational but even the info is more or less abrupt, giving us the cliff notes version of Mars missions etc. The box also suggests that there is over 2,000 photos and something like 200 video clips. Yeah right! More like a hundred photos and a dozen video clips. I'm sure there are more in there somewhere but finding them becomes a thankless and unfun effort. This could have been a great DVD and while alot of what's on this disc is good to have, it's just not worth buying. Save some money and go to the library and rent some books on Mars instead.
2.0 out of 5 stars
It's boring,
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This review is from: Mars:the Red Planet (DVD)
The interface is confusing. The scenes are presented without any explanation, then since you don't know what is it that your are looking at, the whole sequence becomes boring. The sound is not very good, additionally, the close caption is practically inexistent.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting Video Arrangement to Keep Your Mind Occupied,
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This review is from: Mars:the Red Planet (DVD)
I purchased this DVD principally for the launch footage from the television camera on the first stage of the Delta II launch vehicle. Like the later launches of the Mars Climate Orbiter, Polar Lander and the Stardust from Complex 17 at Cape Canaveral AFS, it was exciting footage, and, it was on DVD! Before MECO and vernier engine shutdown, you can actually make out the condensation (ice) streaming away, bit by bit, from the first stage of the Delta II. I thought this really great resolution because whenever I watch the playbacks of the other aforementioned Delta II launches via PC, the clarity just isn't there! I wish that either this Company or some other Company would put more Delta and Atlas launches on DVD (provided that the launch vehicles had TV cameras on them to begin with).As for the rest of the DVD, it steers through what appears to be in-orbit TV camera viewing of the Martian surface (it could also be compiled stills transformed into a "movie" - I don't know: only JPL knows for sure!) and actual still images plus space art and facts on similar international unmanned missions that goes back to the 1960's. There are two modes for this DVD: Entertainment mode and Interactive mode. You need a PC with a DVD-ROM drive to access the few specifics (which I don't have so I can't comment on that area). If you hanker for high resolution images of Mars from orbit, or, launch footage at a low cost, then this DVD may be of some use to you.
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