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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0063390098903
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Vista Point Ent
Manufacturer: Vista Point Ent
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Vista Point Ent
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 15, 2005
Running Time: 60 minutes
Sales Rank: 70615
Studio: Vista Point Ent
Theatrical Release Date: 1999
Editorial Review:
Description:
Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic
Digitally mastered from the original 70mm IMAX print, with all the stunning clarity and visual sweep that the IMAX presentation can deliver.
A heart pounding look and ride over Niagara Falls and into its swirling depths.
Travel back in time to learn o its 12,000 year history, beginning when native inhabitants first worshiped the thunderous power of the Falls.
Experience the death-defying stunts performed by daredevils who challenged the Falls- The Great Blondin, who attempts a perilous tightrope walk above the deadly waters and Annie Taylor, a 63 year old school-teacher who went over he Falls in a barrel and lived to tell the tale.
EXTRAS, The Making Of Niagara Music By Bill Conti Music and Ambiance
Amazon.com:
Instead of a history of the spectacular Niagara Falls, this IMAX presentation, whose format is, oddly enough, pan-and-scan instead of widescreen, resorts to re-enactments of Niagara's mythology. Though the film incorporates some breathtaking cinematography that emphasizes the splendor and awesome scope of the falls, director Kieth Merrill, who has helmed several other films in the IMAX library (Wolves), focuses on the legends that prevail rather than the wonder of the place itself. We see cheesy reinterpretations of the people of Niagara, 'the thunder beings who lived under the great falls,' as they send a maiden, 'the chosen one,' over the edge in a canoe. Equally odd is a scene of Annie Taylor and her pet cat, who tackled the falls in a barrel at the turn of the century. Consequently, this is one of the lesser IMAX features. This truly extraordinary wonder deserves a better platform, yet even in this imperfect examination, its beauty and power can't be repressed and ultimately it's what we remember most after the film ends. --Paula Nechak
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Can they release the soundtrack please?
We watched this feature at the Falls IMAX theatre and while short and limiting in its coverage was a great primer (both in setting the stage for the majesty of the falls and in giving you a little background) for actually experiencing the falls. My wife and I both found the soundtrack (by Conti) added a lot to the feature and we would like to buy it. Alas it does not seem to be in release. Can someone comment on this?
Oh, and by the way, everyone in the theatre got the fact that the ... Read More
Rating:  - Don't waste your money.
This video just glosses over the history of the falls and throws in some fluffy depictions to make people feel warm and fuzzy. I watched "Niagara-A history of the Falls" by the History Channel first which was 100 percent better than this DVD. Without the knowledge gained from watching this DVD first I would have not understood parts of the IMAX DVD.
Rating:  - A Diehard Niagara Fan
After seeing this movie on the IMAX screen, I just had to own it. It's not the same, obviously, because of the size of my TV screen but it's still a good movie.
Rating: - Why did the kitten change color?
Repetitive amateur and boring recreations- someone in the crowd points and yells "Look over there- it's {fill in what went over the falls here}!" - mar this dvd. Recreations are fine when they are done well, but not in this movie. There some truly stunning shots of the falls, but they are too few and too brief. The real mystery of the falls is that Annie's cat, a small black kitten when it goes into the barrel, comes out of the barrel at the bottom of the falls as a larger and obviously older white ... Read More
Rating: - ZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzz....... so boring
This is a badly produced IMAX film. There is a tale with mediocre imaging and sound... what a waste of time and money!
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