| How the Earth Was Made (History Channel) | 
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| Director: Peter Chin
Actor: How The Earth Was Made
Studio: A&E HOME VIDEO
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (9 reviews)
Sales Rank: 3009
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 94 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: AAED110540D
UPC: 733961110548
EAN: 0733961110548
ASIN: B00126808K
Release Date: April 15, 2008
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
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Product Description
From a once seething, hellish mass of molten rock to the world that inhabits life today, take a rollercoaster ride through the entire history of Planet Earth. Its 4.5 billion year epic, a story of unimaginable timescales, earth-shattering forces, incredible life forms, radical climates and mass extinctions. Discover how the continents were formed, canyons were carved, and why the world's animals live where they do.
DVD Features: Additional Scenes; Bonus Documentary Inside the Volcano
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There's a lot of information in How the Earth Was Made, but perhaps the most interesting relates to time. Quite often, the numbers are so staggering that scientists refer to it as "deep time," an appropriate term when one grapples with the notion that our planet is 4.5 billion years old, or that the oceans were formed by rainfall that lasted literally millions of years, or that 700 million years ago, Earth was completely covered by ice that was a mile thick, with surface temperatures reaching minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit. On the other end of the scale are numbers that seem surprisingly small: for instance, it wasn't until 220 years ago that the accepted church doctrine regarding the planet's age (no more than 6000 years, according to the Bible) was seriously challenged and that the key to its past was found in rocks, not scripture, while the discovery that dinosaurs once ruled the Earth came considerably later than that. Using a combination of computer graphics and animation, various drawings and diagrams, photos, location footage, and expert commentary, this fascinating, 94-minute History Channel production takes us from the very beginning, when the planet was formed by meteors colliding in space, through numerous major events (including the appearance of water, granite, and oxygen) and mind-boggling catastrophes (such as mass extinctions caused by volcanic eruptions or the enormous meteor that wiped out 75% of all living things, including the dinosaurs, some 65 million years ago), right up to the present; there's even a glimpse into the future, when Earth will likely end up as barren and lifeless as Mars (no need to hit the panic button yet, though--a few billion more years will pass before that happens). Bonus features include additional scenes and a documentary entitled "Inside the Volcano." --Sam Graham
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 An interesting subject, our planet... October 17, 2008
Loved this one, as it went into more detail about the planet itself.I'm glad these are coming out as it has been hard to find anything on Geology, or about Earth in general that doesn't confine itself solely to the animal kingdom in one form or another.
 Great content, horrible packaging October 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
For some reason the creators of this documentary thought it would be a good idea to package the DVD in 100% post-consumer recycled material. As a result, it looks and feels of extremely poor quality, and the packaging will not withstand the slightest bit of wear and tear.
If they wanted to improve my opinion of post-consumer goods they colossally failed.
The quality of the actual content of the DVD is excellent, however.
When I buy a DVD, I expect to be able to store it with my other DVDs, but in this case, I'm going to need to throw the original packaging away and find an actual plastic case so that it can go on the shelf without being squished.
Awesome explanation of the earth's manufacture August 17, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Interesting and scientific explanation of the Earth's beginnings and including the next philosophized stage of existence. Great visuals and narration. Saw it on the History Channel and had to have it for my own DVD library.
 HOW THE EARTH WAS PROBABLY MADE July 31, 2008
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
ASIDE FROM THE "EFFECTS" AND JERKY EDITING THIS IS PRETTY GOOD. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO ABSOLUTELY KNOW HOW EARTH FORMED AND DEVELOPED THROUGH TIME. WE KNOW MUCH MORE NOW THAN EVEN 200 YEARS AGO.
THIS IS A GOOD STARTER COURSE. SIT AND WATCH IT AND WONDER...
4.5 BILLION YEARS IS A VERY LONG TIME. MUCH LONGER THAN 6000 YEARS AND SIX DAYS! BUT THERE ARE FOLKS HERE IN OKLAHOMA WHO WOULD CHEERFULLY BURN YOU AT THE STAKE FOR SAYING IT...
One Of The Best Science Videos I've Ever Seen June 23, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am a MAJOR science video far (just ask my long-suffering spouse), and How the Earth Was Made is one of the best I'e ever seen. I am getting it from Amazon in a couple of weeks and I look forward to enjoying it on DVD.
How the Earth Was Made presents a geological history of earth in an easy-to-understand, accessible form. The computer graphics are beautiful. I also enjoyed the narration and soundtrack to this video. I especially enjoy learning new things and this video taught me about the origin of banded iron formations, the scource of most if not all of the iron currently being mined. I also learned about the formation of oxygen on the Earth and the formtion of the oceans. Not only did I learn but was entertained as well.
I highly recommend this film to everyone.
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