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IMAX - Galapagos (2002)
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Reviews Counted:10
Fresh:10
Rotten:0
Average Rating:6.8/10
Theatrical Release:Oct 1, 1999 Limited
Box Office: $15,534,469
Synopsis: Presented by the Smithsonian Institution and Imax Ltd., and using IMAX 3D technology, Galapagos vividly documents an eight-week expedition to the islands and surrounding waters. Part adventure,... Presented by the Smithsonian Institution and Imax Ltd., and using IMAX 3D technology, Galapagos vividly documents an eight-week expedition to the islands and surrounding waters. Part adventure, part scientific expedition, part personal quest, and part fantastic voyage, this unprecedented non-fiction film takes audiences on a journey with marine biologist Dr. Carole Baldwin, from the Smithsonian Institutions's Museum of Natural History, on her first trips to the famed Galápagos Islands. An amazingly immersive cinematic experience, Galapagos delves deep into the largely unknown waters surrounding the volcanic archipelago to explore the natural wonders of a realm that is truly a living natural science laboratory. Using Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution's research vessel, the SEWARD JOHNSON as the mother ship-and their high-tech submersible JOHNSON-SEA-LINK-the highly distinguished research and filmmaking team deployed technology light years ahead of the crude instruments Charles Darwin had at his disposal during his famous 1835 visit to the region. -- © 1999 Imax [More]
Studio: Imax Corporation
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Reviews for IMAX - Galapagos
A few magnificent moments underwater can make it all seem worthwhile.
The film is intellectually intriguing and visually exciting, but literally and figuratively only occasionally plumbs the depths of its subject.
The film is mildly informative, but things only come alive when land lizards suddenly land in your lap and when red and blue footed boobies fly over the seats.
For about the rental price of a snorkle and goggles "Galapagos" brings the experience to you - and you don't even have to get wet!
It's hard to resist the lumbering Galápagos tortoise, the skittering bright-orange crabs or the legions of proud black marine iguanas that sun themselves en masse on outcroppings of petrified lava.
It may not be as exciting as other IMAX movies, but for travel and nature buffs it's a real treat.
As a medium for showing the study of evolution and biodiversity in this part of the world, this film can’t be topped.
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