Title: Interesting, but I preferred the book!
Product review: My review mirrors the experience of another commentator, Lisa Flaherty, (Review January 12, 2000). Like her I had moved from Alexander, to Shackelton, to Lansing,and recently attended a wonderful exhibition of the Endurance expedition at the Field Museum here in Chicago. It was there that I first became aware of the 35mm footage and the fact that color slides were also taken by Hurley. I bought this video at Museum's store and was disappointed. The 35 mm film ends abruptly after the demise of the Endurance and there is a good deal of "filler" which has been described by several other reviewers as reminiscent of early National Geographic footage.I do love historical film and it was interesting to see members of the Endurance struggling to free the ship, evacuate the dogs, and the like. But, for me, the still photographs carry the greatest weight and I could have done without this purchase.
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