Life on Fire: Wildlife on the Volcanos Edge

Extraordinary and absolutely brilliant
This specialised French documentary series is one of the best I have ever come across. I suggest viewing the making of on disc 2 first as it explains the special cameras and techniques used. The English narration by Jeremy Irons is slow and crystal clear with excellent subtitles for all episodes except the making of doco. The picture and sound on this Blu-ray is exceptional.
The selection of the subject matter shows considerable initiative and I was fascinated from beginning to end, This is a region A set but if you can play it it is a no-brainer to anyone with a curious mind. I would give it 6 out of 5 if that was an option. Quite wonderful.

Great film
I loved watching this documentary on PBS so I decided to buy it. The high definition video is stunning whether in landscape or up close. Highly recommend!

Jeremy Irons narration is stunning.
I've seen ten or twelve videos through the years going as far back as 1980's Mt. St. Helens. What more could I possibly learn? Well, it seems, quite a bit.

The video picture is probably breathtaking. Though I watched it in standard DVD on a low definition tube screen.
Iceland doesn't call for travelogue quality video. It's a treeless, mostly barren volcanic-rock landscape shrouded in volcanic smoke, steam and ash. The second hour does go to Peru and Hawaii providing relief from the hopelessness
for the future of Iceland.

It is the voice of Jeremy Irons that lifts this otherwise ordinary video of volcanoes into an extraordinary dramatic masterpiece of art. If there were an awards category for required viewing DVDs for the blind, this would win hands down. In fact I "watched" the first hour a second time with my eyes closed listening to the lilting, melodic, mellifluous tones of the narrator.

Mr. Irons narration alone sets this apart from...

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