Earth: One Amazing Day (2017) User Reviews

Exceptional Film

[larrys3 · 8/10 · 23 February 2018]

Leisurely paced BBC nature documentary, narrated by Robert Redford, which travels across the globe, in one day, to discover some wondrous goings on in the animal kingdom. I've seen many nature films but this one had numerous scenes that I had never witnessed before, like a sloth crossing a river trying to answer the call of a potential mate.

Often shot in close-ups, slo-mo, or time lapse photography the movie offers some truly amazing insight into wildlife and our natural habitat. There is one sequence involving snakes lying in wait to attack young iguanas as they emerge from their nesting place that may be too much for young children, but otherwise I would think the entire family could enjoy and learn from this documentary.

Overall, I found this film to be exceptional.

A holistic approach to wonderment

[mihai_alexandru_chindris · 8/10 · 2 February 2018]

Astonishingly breathtaking! Gorgeous sceneries and scenes can't resist the eye to sparkle and the mind to be blown away by all the beautiful stuff, yet unknown, by most of us, that happens in a single day. It may seem like creatures of all sizes rule the world, chasing prey for survival, but in reality, the ugly truth is that we humans are the ones that make no room for "others" to coexist with us. It's sad and funny at the same time. We blindly run at full speed like animals, we take no mercy like them, we act without properly thinking like them, leaving only consequences behind. Sooner or later, we will also be chased. By who? God knows.

beautiful Earth

[SnoopyStyle · 8/10 · 5 August 2018]

Robert Redford narrates this BBC Earth documentary. It follows the natural world from daybreak to night for one full day. It's the same people who produced Earth and the picture is as beautiful as expected. There are lots of epic life and death struggles. It's also got the simple natural beauty. They did promote this movie by giving away the juiciest snippet. I remember the iguana chase clip in a few ESPN shows. Mostly, this is a familiar lazy Sunday afternoon watch. It's beautiful. It's easy. It's soothing. It's family friendly.

Thank all that's holy for the BBC

[nancy-793-228879 · 10/10 · 16 June 2018]

This is why I pay a TV licence. Beautifully filmed and wonderfully edited.

Beautiful documentary

[tanguymetz · 10/10 · 2 February 2018]

So, I completely disagree with other comments. I found this documentary amazingly beautiful!! I didn't know what to expect after the first movie Earth which was amazing but Iwas stunned by the images they filmed..the high quality footage of Earth is just wonderful. I never had the chance to watch the serie Planet Earth so I can't compare it. One amazing day on earth tells differents stories at different time of the day with different kind of animals or plants. The music is going great with the film and I can't even imagine how many hours they've had to wait to get that kind of beautiful images. There is also a strong message trough the movie, we have to protect our planet, the future is in our hands. It is so sad too see what we've done with this planet. Watch it if you can ;)

Animal life

[Prismark10 · 6/10 · 30 July 2018]

Made by the BBC Earth using footage from the nature series Planet Earth II, this film focuses on a single day across the continents as we drop in on the natural world.

Narrated by Robert Redford we get to see that famous sequence of writhing snakes chasing newborn iguanas on the beaches of the Galapagos Islands, the baby iguanas get away just in time. There are a family of sperm whales giving birth and feeding milk to its young, the milk has to have the consistency of cottage cheese.

We have penguins taking a dangerous trek in order to feed its family and hoping to find the right nest. Two giraffes fight for love but the older one has enough knowledge to know when to duck and return with a knockout blow. Zebras cross crocodile infested rivers and a bear trying to scratch that itch.

The photography is wonderful but it is a case of we have seen it all before if you have watched the television shows.

Beautiful and wonderfully directed

[dariakovrigina · 10/10 · 4 April 2020]

This is one of the best documentaries I have seen, Great views, all images are of excellent quality, great moments, I am sure a great job was done to collect this video material, everything is amazing. Perhaps for people who had been searching for more fun (this concept should be specified in details), as for me drama is not something I would expect from a nature documentary. I imagine this movie has a great rapport with people who understand nature, I meant it's silent powerful beauty what nurtures our life. As for the sound, I wish it would be milder (i.e. less dramatic), just a few moments it felt like an exaggeration. In my opinion it is a wonderful movie, I am glad I spent this time watching it.

Joyless and unnecessary

[handsome_devastation · 2/10 · 10 October 2017]

The same old formula for this type of film is trotted out with a "why bother?" result. Various life forms on planet Earth are shown in various stages of peril/battle/life threatening situations. Between these dark, lovingly photographed segments are scenes of "cute" animals performing silly antics with jolly music. Really? We all know animals must hunt to live, may freeze/starve to death, etc but why dwell on it? With the budget and resources these filmmakers had, why not throw caution to the wind and make a celebratory, joyous TRULY amazing film? Robert Redford delivers uninspiring narration with some real cringe-worthy lines at times. Avoid! Rated a 2 for the scenery/photography.

Just watch the original series...

[stuartgartland · 2/10 · 27 January 2018]

Why not just watch 'Planet Earth'?

This is basically a mash-up of the series.

Plus it's ruined by having an American narrating... nature programmes NEED Sir Dave.

I turned off after 30 minutes.

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Loud music ruins the movie

[bob_jones-58403 · 3/10 · 23 March 2023]

Robert Redford says early on to listen to the sounds of the animals to the rising sun, but who can hear with the loud music. Only lasted 10 minutes in and had to turn it off because it was so frustrating. This seems to be a common issue that many have complained about but no one is doing anything about it. The few scenes that I did see in the movie were beautiful, but the music ruined it. Redford did speak clearly, however the music sometimes drowned him out. I think it would be a nice option, like subtitles, to be able to turn off background music. I believe voice and music are on different tracks, so it should be possible. More viewers need to complain about it.

Why not let the film speak for itself?

[valmainwood · 3/10 · 16 June 2018]

Relentless background music, nursery style dialogue. Why not just have the glorious sights and sounds of nature? Have just given up after half an hour. Could have been spectacular.

Disappointing, and brutally depressing at times

[2001ASOfan · 2/10 · 10 October 2017]

Decided to get out of the house and pay to see this on a "Giant Screen" (as advertised by the one theater multiplex playing it here in Folsom, California) and Dolby Atmos sound, as the few reviews that were out on rottentomatoes.com opening weekend were raves, mentioning its filmmakers' new camera techniques able to get amazing shots and close-ups of the animals featured, and the overall scope of its "one day on Earth" theme. Sounded like a good film to get out and see on a big screen, rather than wait for a home-theater viewing. As it turned out, even the credits were a bit fuzzy on that big of a screen, and some of its shots of the Earth were, too (it was definitely not the theater's projection being out of focus, by the way, as some shots were sharply-focused). The film feels scattershot and uneven, as the "day on Earth" theme is loosely portrayed (Robert Redford being the primary narrator--he does an O.K. job, but nothing special, and he doesn't even sound that interested in the subject matter or the animals) as an excuse to jump all over the planet without much logic or thought, apparently to cobble together the animal footage they did successfully get on film. While there are some humorous and amazing shots of pandas munching on bamboo and bears scratching their backs vigorously on trees, the filmmakers seem most fascinated by the crueler moments of the "circle of life" that go on in nature. Here's where I need to mention that I'm not someone who is unaware of, or has my head buried in the sand about, how cruel and downbeat nature can be, but I'm also aware of just how incredible and miraculous it can be, too. I didn't need to see (as only two vivid examples) too-lengthy scenes and close-ups of dozens of snakes chasing down and munching on baby iguanas over and over just as they emerge from the sand after birth and struggle to get to rocks the snakes can't climb, and two male giraffes beating the crap out of each other to see who gets to be dominant. I see enough of that kind of cruelty, free, on TV and in online news daily, especially in the human world. The filmmaking was decent, but frankly not as spectacular as I expected from the reviews I'd read, and the film's structure was, for me, truly lacking, so the bad overcame the good and I left completely depressed and unsatisfied, wishing I could've gotten a refund.