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| The 11th Hour | 
 enlarge | Directors: Nadia Conners, Leila Conners Petersen
Actors: Leonardo Dicaprio, Thom Hartmann, Kenny Ausubel, James Woolsey, Wangari Maathai
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (53 reviews)
Sales Rank: 2581
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 95 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 6.2 x 0.1
MPN: WARD026941D
UPC: 085391183518
EAN: 0085391183518
ASIN: B00005JPXA
Release Date: April 8, 2008
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
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 This movie calls for life changing attitudes !! December 11, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This movie can be said to be a logical follow-on to "An Inconvienent Truth", although it goes further. It calls on us all to assess our lives from an overall perspective, and make changes. Use of oil is just one of those changes. If we, as humans, are gonna make it into the near future, we, in the industrialized part of the world, are gonna have to make significant changes in our use of the world's resources, if we are to ever convince the Chinese, and other exploding new economies, to do likewise. Otherwise, our grandkids, or theirs, may live in a world that we dare not imagine.
Someone is paying attention......Thank you..... December 7, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Thank you Leonardo diCaprio and all those involved in making this film and bringing it to the people's attention. I live in Alaska, the effects of our warming planet is before my eyes every day. The sink-holes here (created by melting perma frost) are getting bigger, big enough to swallow trees and small sheds. I pass two glaciers on my way to Anchorage every month; For the past 15 years the glaciers that use to be very close to the road have receded back about mile. There is black mineral where glacial ice once stood; and for the past 10 years our politicians in Juneau have been telling people in Washington "there is no scientific evidence of global warming" (our Juneau politicians are in bed with the oil barrons) I ask you, does one need "scientific evidence" when the effects grow before our eyes daily? My fear has been that people outside (lower 48) would believe the politicians from Alaska. One of our city mayors is smarter than our politicians in Juneau; he invited some people from "outside" to come and see for themselves, the bare ground that has never been seen before. There are many more signs of too much warming. My Great Grandmother used to say "when there is no more land for them to take, they will take it away from their children." This film tells the truth about how the land is being stolen from the children. I was paying so much attention to the message that I did not notice the technical aspects of dialogue, staging, lighting, or any of that other stuff.
 Thanks to "The 11th Hour, the Big Truths are tough medicine but also an inspiration September 5, 2007
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
Do we have "all the time in the world"? We never do. The clock is ticking, and so live well. In this profound assemblage of sweeping themes and smart people, we are reminded how lovely, how lovable, how tragic and how complicated life is now on Planet Earth. "The 11th Hour" transcends the genre of environmental movie; it takes on LIFE as we know it. It is a collage, spliced together to great effect with a fantastic soundtrack, an homage to the globe as we know it today, in 2007. It may be the best human document of the year -- and even of the decade (we'll see). "The 11th Hour" brings together threads that in so many other works remain disparate. Here, the collective tapestry is compelling, tying together plants, animals, biodiversity, food, population, immigration, migrations of all sorts, global climate change, pollution, politics, religious strife, war, conflict, the human will and the human spirit and what it will take to counter these challenges, to reverse the tide of dangers we face.
The selection of talking heads is stellar, and there are 55 interviewees cited in the credits, ranging from Stephen Hawking to Paul Hawken to Jerry Mander to Paul Anderson to Hermann Daly to one of my ultimate environmental heroes, David Suzuki, who, in my mind, provided several of the most evocative moments in the film.
Perhaps the talking heads are not household names, but this is not a film of, by and for nerds. It may be of and by nerds, but it really is for anyone who loves the planet and is looking to connect with the best minds and the best innovations in which we may realistically base some hope for improving things soon and in the near future.
Not all is gloom and doom in "The 11th Hour." The last third of the film is filled with a vast array of innovations that we can get going with now. They come by at a fast clip, so much so that after seeing the film once just a few days ago, I was almost immediately ready to watch it again. And perhaps that is the best compliment for any film, and especially a documentary. Could you watch it again? Would you want to? I think thousands of viewers will give a resounding "YES" to both questions.
Surely, the added bonus features to be included on the DVD will add even more to the richness of the experience -- and the power of the messages, the insights and the WISDOM of "The 11th Hour."
Thanks to Leonardo diCaprio for producing the film, but alas, it is because of diCaprio that it loses one star. His periodic narration is journeyman quality at best, not stellar, and strangely, his segments are shot in nice outdoor locations but poorly lit with subpar sound quality. Perhaps a more compelling narrator would have strengthened the film even more. But that is a small quibble in the big scheme of things, and this is an important work about the biggest of all things, so don't let any quibble stop you from getting a copy of this film to share with family and friends who care enough to pay attention and perhaps even, when it comes to our greatest challenges, to act for the greater good of all people and life on Earth.
 Best Nap of My Life!! (but my friend liked it) September 5, 2007
1 out of 29 found this review helpful
Don't see this movie unless the room is cold and you've got a lot of coffee at hand... and hard seats would come in handy. I didn't see much of it, just scientists trying to convince me to find real estate on another planet, but it just didn't grab me and I ended up sleeping through most of it.
My friend said it was sort of interesting (though his mind wandered a bit) and informative and not one of the typical "The world is going to blow up and it is the Republican's fault" dumbfests you usually expect to see of this genre. Though he said he got some thing out of it, he did admit it was rather slow and he was envious of my sleep.
Terrifying, but also uplifting and motivating September 5, 2007
44 out of 46 found this review helpful
This is a wonderful and important documentary. The film is full of terrifying images and fascinating interviews from some great minds. But, luckily, it does not spend too much time making its case about our destruction. After getting the viewer sufficiently terrified, the film shifts its focus to the causes of the problem. The film also inspires viewers to go out and make a difference (and tells them how).
Of course, comparisons will be made to An Inconvenient Truth, so I'll cover that too: it's clear that this project was always intended to be a film; it didn't begin as a PowerPoint presentation. It also doesn't waste time with a biography of it's narrator. But, most importantly, it's got a better mix of fear and inspiration; DiCaprio's film made me want to change the world.
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