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Jeff Corwin Experience - Costa Rica/Amazon
Artisan // Unrated // April 22, 2003
List Price: $14.98 [Buy now and save at Amazon]
The Movie:
One of the most entertaining shows on television (in my humble opinion), "The Jeff Corwin Experience" has been one of cable network Animal Planet's great successes. Often compared to "Crocodile Hunter" (and fellow Animal Planet star) Steve Irwin, Corwin's show is similar in the way that he ventures around the world to search for animals and educate the audience while still having fun.
The two hosts though, are often somewhat different. Corwin is less in-your-face, but his subtle humor, ridiculously funny "conversations" with the animals he meets (he chats about "method acting" with an uncooperative frog who he jokingly says "is making him look like an idiot" after hopping off) and occasional film references often result in many moments throughout each hour-long (well, about 50 minutes) experience that are laugh-out-loud hilarious. Although the show has gotten better and better as it goes on, even these earlier episodes are still highly entertaining. Corwin also often has more interesting facts to communicate with his audience both about the species that he is currently focusing on, as well as their environment. Similar to Irwin, Corwin is unafraid to venture into dangerous areas and pick up equally dangerous animals to show the audience.
These two episodes follow Corwin as he ventures down the Amazon and into Costa Rica, running into snakes, monkeys, turtles (the last portion of the Costa Rica episode follows large turtles as they head towards shore to give birth - interesting to watch) and several fascinating species of frogs. As with all of the other episodes I've seen of the JCE, these two offer a fine mixture of very, very funny bits, interesting information on animals and beautiful locations. However, as good as these episodes are, there have been better episodes of the series.
Still, for those who've never seen the show, this is a good place to start. Fans of the series will likely appreciate having these shows available on DVD, although full seasons would have been appreciated.
The DVD
VIDEO: These two episodes of the JCE are presented in the show's original 1.33:1 full-frame broadcast ratio. The quality here is really very similar (if not equal) to the image quality of the Animal Planet broadcasts. Sharpness and detail are first-rate, making for a crisp, clean picture that offers very pleasing fine detail. Edge enhancement and pixelation aren't seen, but a little bit of shimmering is present here and there. Colors are rich, well-saturated and vivid.
SOUND: The stereo soundtrack is quite nice, with good ambience and clear dialogue.
EXTRAS: No supplements, unfortunately.
Final Thoughts: Although there's not much to the DVD, these two episodes of the Jeff Corwin Experience are a good example of how highly entertaining and informative the series is. Recommended - would be "Highly Recommended" if there was more to the DVD.
One of the most entertaining shows on television (in my humble opinion), "The Jeff Corwin Experience" has been one of cable network Animal Planet's great successes. Often compared to "Crocodile Hunter" (and fellow Animal Planet star) Steve Irwin, Corwin's show is similar in the way that he ventures around the world to search for animals and educate the audience while still having fun.
The two hosts though, are often somewhat different. Corwin is less in-your-face, but his subtle humor, ridiculously funny "conversations" with the animals he meets (he chats about "method acting" with an uncooperative frog who he jokingly says "is making him look like an idiot" after hopping off) and occasional film references often result in many moments throughout each hour-long (well, about 50 minutes) experience that are laugh-out-loud hilarious. Although the show has gotten better and better as it goes on, even these earlier episodes are still highly entertaining. Corwin also often has more interesting facts to communicate with his audience both about the species that he is currently focusing on, as well as their environment. Similar to Irwin, Corwin is unafraid to venture into dangerous areas and pick up equally dangerous animals to show the audience.
These two episodes follow Corwin as he ventures down the Amazon and into Costa Rica, running into snakes, monkeys, turtles (the last portion of the Costa Rica episode follows large turtles as they head towards shore to give birth - interesting to watch) and several fascinating species of frogs. As with all of the other episodes I've seen of the JCE, these two offer a fine mixture of very, very funny bits, interesting information on animals and beautiful locations. However, as good as these episodes are, there have been better episodes of the series.
Still, for those who've never seen the show, this is a good place to start. Fans of the series will likely appreciate having these shows available on DVD, although full seasons would have been appreciated.
The DVD
VIDEO: These two episodes of the JCE are presented in the show's original 1.33:1 full-frame broadcast ratio. The quality here is really very similar (if not equal) to the image quality of the Animal Planet broadcasts. Sharpness and detail are first-rate, making for a crisp, clean picture that offers very pleasing fine detail. Edge enhancement and pixelation aren't seen, but a little bit of shimmering is present here and there. Colors are rich, well-saturated and vivid.
SOUND: The stereo soundtrack is quite nice, with good ambience and clear dialogue.
EXTRAS: No supplements, unfortunately.
Final Thoughts: Although there's not much to the DVD, these two episodes of the Jeff Corwin Experience are a good example of how highly entertaining and informative the series is. Recommended - would be "Highly Recommended" if there was more to the DVD.
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