America the Beautiful might not be as well produced as something from PBS or NatGeo, but it’s still a relaxing documentary series with some great photography of America’s splendid national parks and does present some interesting trivia.
America the Beautiful
— Complete National Parks Collection —
(2011)
Genre(s): Documentary
Mill Creek Entertainment | TVG – 785 min. – $24.98 | October 23, 2018
Date Published: 10/27/2018 | Author: The Movieman
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Mill Creek Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
The opinions I share are my own.
THE SERIES |
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In 1872 President Ulysses S. Grant signed into law our nation’s first National Park, Yellowstone. Since then, other significant pieces of land and sea have been designated as National Parks, in hopes to conserve the past and present glory of each unique ecosystem. Now you can journey through the ecology, geology and beauty of our amber plains, rugged mountain ranges and salty shores in this collection of majestic beauty. The National Parks Exploration Series takes viewers on a guided tour across the most visited and significant parks in the United States. Discover the wonder and mystery of these parks and enjoy the breathtaking beauty and exciting exploration of our country’s most fascinating destinations. The National Parks Featured:
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SPECIAL FEATURES – 0/5 |
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This 3-disc set comes housed in a standard HD slim case with two of the discs stacked. Inside is a code for a digital copy. |
VIDEO – 4.25/5 |
| Each documentary is presented with a 1080p high-definition transfer and a 1.78 widescreen aspect ratio. These look excellent in HD with bright colors, fine detail/sharpness and just showing off the wonderment of these various locations. This kind of thing was meant to be seen on Blu-ray. |
AUDIO – 3.0/5 |
| The documentaries come with a basic DTS-HD MA 2.0 track which is satisfactory enough but nothing especially noteworthy. The soothing music comes through well enough as does the narration, though on-location interviews do tend to have some minor noise behind them indicative probably of some cheap recording equipment. |
OVERALL – 3.75/5 |
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Overall, America the Beautiful might not be as well produced as something from PBS or NatGeo, but it’s still a relaxing documentary series with some great photography of America’s splendid national parks and does present some interesting trivia courtesy of Alphonse Keasley’s calming narration. This 3-disc Blu-ray from Mill Creek offers great video and decent audio. |
Check out some more 1080p screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers.