National Parks Adventure

There were a few decent scenes but its ruined by a poor soundtrack and a non stop subaru commercial. Not everyone that goes to the national parks are wearing puffy jackets and knitted hats in search of adventure. I would also like to add that there is more to this great country than the few places that are constantly covered in every nature documentry. This is just another film that perpetuates the idea that the national parks are only for crunchy granola eating hipsters.

I stumped-up full price to see this 50 minute film expecting to see a documentary on the National Parks. Some of the shots were jaw-dropping: Grand Prismatic Lake and the Grand Canyon in particular. However, these kinds of vistas were few and far between. I was treated to the sight (in 3D & IMAX) of three people sitting inside of their car having a singalong, a girl balancing on a rope and a guy climbing 30 or 40 feet up a frozen waterfall. Instead of concentrating on this group's journey, and the fun time they had mountain biking, I would have liked to have seen more of the Parks of Utah. No mention of the Blue Ridge or Natchez Parkways either. The whole film struck me as a wasted opportunity to showcase the beauty and diversity of the National Parks. 4 stars for the truly impressive shots of the parks (which are not long enough anyway).

Lots of beautiful hi-res footage of some amazing places. Makes me want to travel to the US. However, almost ruined by the cliché soundtrack and scripted scenes of the climbers. Conrad is an awesome guy who's done some exceptional stuff but this feels like a bit of a sell out.

While the scenery and cinematography were quite breathtaking, this 45 minute documentary lacked direction. The doc somewhat follows a group of people as they trek around a few national parks. I felt the special could have done better to highlight more parks and stuck to the history and general info, the people weren't necessary.

I was disappointed. I went to the IMAX 3D theater expecting to see something immersive like Hubble or Deep Sea. Sorry - not even close. 50% or so was not even shot in 3D (are they trying to kid us?). The entire Redwood and Yellowstone scenes, all historic reenacting, and most of the "three guys on road trip" scenes are 2D only. Why? Letting apart the extremely well shot ice palace and some river shots, the best 3D footage was probably the historic 3d still photos.

Ok, there are some stunning areal shots (however naturally not well suited for 3D immersion).

Aside from the photography, the story and timeline is a mess, plus we see a crowd of young fun seekers treating nature and indigeneous sanctuaries without any respect.

If you are a 3D enthusiast watch any other IMAX short or Avatar (1/2). If you want a nature documentary, watch BBC's planet earth instead.