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GREAT Book Short Documentary
The book is great. The documentary was short but gave a lot to think about that was hard to concive from the book. I do not own the Dvd's but i watched them before. The documentary was great. Both my family and I watched the Dvd and thought them great. Every one needs watch this. But the books are better.

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The code of the bible?

After watching what the so called "code" is, you'll be disapointed after knowing that it is not that espectacular and the same result can be found on books such as moby dick.

It was something to think about?
When I was first asked to review this DVD by a friend I wanted to decline, but watched it anyway. It was my personal opinion that you can make anything say anything if you try hard enough.
The impression that I got afterward was that there were some very genuine people out there with far more expertise than I have in encoding and mathmatics that had found something extraordinary within the Hebrew text. So I have have elevated my opinion somewhat. There is no way I am going to be able to understand fully encryption methods..and debunkers use people's inability to grasp the mathematic concepts as a way to blast the whole thing.
I figure "out of the mouth of two or three witnesses" (add credible to that) all things will be established. These people seem competent, sincere, and not glory hounds, so I am left to think about it and wish that it would be indeed provable and acceptable in the scientific community. I would love theology and science to come together on something!
Over all if a DVD gives me ANYTHING to think about it is good. It is short documentary...and doesn't need two DVD's to show, but I didn't regret the time viewing it.

Great subject, poor production value...
This DVD, as a documentary, is very poor - conceptually and technically. First the mundane details: It appears as a "box set" with 2 DVD's, but each one of them only contains 45 minutes with none of the usual "bonus". The film itself is very unbalanced, promising way more the it delivers and mixing solid scientific research with some very questionable messianic claims. The subject itself is fascinating. Watch the DVD if you have to, but your time would be better spent reading the original book by Michael Drosnin...

GQ: What's your Gullibilty Quotient?
Another product milking the discredited psuedo-science of numerology, but if you're the uncritical, airy-fairy type that believes in whatever comes down the pike, you'll probably be slack-jawed in amazement throughout Secrets of the Bible Code Revealed.

Want to distance yourself from pseudo-scientific thinking? Pick up a copy of Sagan's Demon-Haunted World or this month's Skeptic or Skeptical Inquirer magazine. ... Read more

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China - This video brings us to the large and timeless world of life in China, featuring the music of Windham Hill. The Lure Of Silence, Tsunami, Gwenlaise, A Thousand Teardrops, Conferring With The Moon, Lago De Montanas and more...

Tibet - This program provides a look at the place called the "Roof of the World," a place where the heavens and the earth meet, and where centuries old rhythms continue. Includes a glimpse of vast stretches of empty, high plains and snowcapped peaks.

Season - Special selections from the following series: Autumn Portrait, Water's Path, Western Light, and Winter

5.1 Remix from original multi-tracks by Mark Isham (on Tibet). Audio commentary from Mark Isham. ... Read more

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Reader's Digest presents a pastoral and harmonious tribute to patriotism as America's most breathtaking scenery is accompanied by inspirational hymns and melodies. Disc 1: America the Beautiful: A Tribute to God & Country – A musical tribute to the unity of our country, this program carries you across 3,000 miles of imagery and song, letting your eyes, ears, and heart experience America. Disc 2: How Great Thou Art/ Climb Ev’ry Mountain – Celebrate the beauty and grace of God’s country while enjoying your favorite hymns written to praise Him.Disc 3: America’s Wilderness – See the splendors and beauty of the American outdoors in this picturesque tour of the American wilderness.From the wilds of New Hampshire to the wetlands of the Everglades, and from the natural magnificence of the Pacific Northwest into the canyons of Arizona, witness the bicoastal glory of America’s Wilderness. Disc 4: Scenic Wonders of America: Atlantic Vistas – From early morning sun that lights up the rocky shores of Main’s Acadia National Park to a lowering sunset over the Everglades in Florida, here is an unforgettable panorama of brilliant autumn leaves, thundering waterfalls, shadowed caves, and more.Disc 5: Scenic Wonders of America: America West – Start where America’s mighty Mississippi empties into the Gulf of Mexico…voyage up river and wonder at the majesty of the Great Lakes…then head west to take in some of our country’s most incredible scenic highlights.Disc 6: Scenic Wonders of America: Pacific Frontiers – Marvel at the stark beauty of Death Valley National Park.Study enthralling close-ups of rare birds in the crater of a dormant volcano.See crashing waves, a dense rain forest, icy glaciers, and other extraordinary natural treasures. ... Read more

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Tom Bodett, familiar to many for his work on National Public Radio and Public Television, hosts this fascinating series on the trails that extended America's frontiers. Follow in the footsteps and wagon ruts of rugged pioneers, dauntless homesteaders, reclusive mountain men and stop-at-nothing gold hunters as they explored, settled and worked the new land.The Great Wagon Road & The Wilderness Trail The Great Wagon Road carried hopeful settlers out of Philadelphia and into the wilds of Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The 1,000 mile length of the Wilderness Trail traversed the Shenandoah Valley, crossed the Cumberland Gap and forged into the unknown lands of Kentucky.The California Trail & El Camino Real Shopkeepers and farmers dropped everything to join the California Gold Rush, but first they had to cross the deadly 40 Mile Desert and the treacherous Sierra Nevadas. El Camino Real in New Mexico was the El Paso and Santa Fe trade route used by the Pueblo Indians and Conquistadors 400 years ago.The Yukon Gold Rush Trail Three gold strikes sent thousands scrambling for the frozen gold fields of the far north between 1896 and 1903. Driven by optimism and gullibility, many found only ruin. Tom retraces their eager steps from Seattle to the Inside Passage along the Alaskan coastline and Skagway.The Old Post Road Early roads were lifelines thrown across deep wilderness to the isolated residents of colonial America's far-flung settlements. The Old Post Road carried supplies, mail and exhausted travelers through 300 miles of wild back-country between Boston and New York in the 1600s.The River Road & The Natchez Trace Riverboat-men used The River Road and Natchez Trace for their up-river return trip from New Orleans. These enterprising roustabouts braved vicious land pirates and swamps infested with alligators and water moccasins to make their way back to Natchez and Nashville.The Mormon Trail & California's Mission Trail The Mormon Trail crossed the Great Plains to the Great Salt Lake, bringing the devoted followers of Brigham Young to their new Zion. California's Mission Trail linked a chain of old Spanish Missions along the California's coastline from San Fernando to Sonoma. ... Read more

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The three discs in this boxed set cover quite a bit of territory. Volume 1 does a great job on UFOs, especially on Roswell and alien-human hybrids, but falls woefully short in the ghost-stories segment.Volume 2 thoroughly explores vampires and Nostradamus, although the style is somewhat dry.And Volume 3 purports to be about miracles and mysteries, though it shortchanges us in both categories, especially in the mystery department in which they present only one kinda crappy mystery about Whitley Strieber.Also, this one mysteriously ends 30 minutes too soon.The sound and visual quality of the first and third discs is uniformly bad. And the second one is just fine in both areas, for some reason.In many ways, this set is a grab bag of supernatural explorations rather than a consistently produced product.They've mixed and matched from several sources to put this together, with predictable results.Some terrific stuff, and some duds. The UFO and vampires pieces are particularly engrossing. --Jim Gay ... Read more

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Eh.
All in all, it's interesting enough if you're a fan of the supernatural, and it's the right price... however, the picture quality isn't that great (I didn't expect it to be pristine, so this wasn't a major problem for me) and the sound leaves something to be desired. There *are* some decent stories here, and the UFO section is rather interesting, but if you don't have more than a passing interest in the occult, I'd pass on this one. ... Read more

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Steam in the '50s and '60s - Incredible original steam train footage from the '50s and '60s depicts Union Pacific Big Boys, Duluth, Missable and Iron Range articulates and more.
Twilight of Steam - A fantastic collection of steam locomotives running on mainlines of the East and the 2100 and 2102 double headers flying by at close to 60 miles per hour!
Steam Giants Across America - The nation's finest 16mm rail fan photographers bring you a collection of steam featuring the Union Pacific, Duluth Missable & Iron Range, Norfolk & Western, and more.
Also includes Shortliners of the South. ... Read more

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5 stars for the footage, 3 stars for the DVDs
Don't get me wrong, this DVD set is awesome for railroad fans!!!!
But this DVD set only presents the footages as they are. There is no detailed introduction to each of the locomotives appeared in the DVDs. I think it'll be much more fun if detailed narration is available.
5 stars for the footage.
3 stars for the DVD set.

Excellent Film Footage Of The Twilight Of Steam In The USA
I ordered this DVD set primarily for my young son who knows steam trains only through pictures and is passionate about trains in general. I did not expect to like it myself. Imagine my surprise when I found the color film footage (from various amateur but dedicated sources) to be in excellent shape, in good focus, and fascinating to watch. Each disc is a compilation of many different steam locomotives, including those still in regular service during the 1950s and 60s. (In the U.S., steam engines were completely replaced by diesels by about 1962, a process that began in the late 1930s.) Locomotives featured range from Union Pacific "Big Boys", at 1.25 million pounds the largest steam engines ever built, running on the praire in Wyoming, to N&W articulateds in Virginia, to steam fan trips of the 50s and 60s. On the disc titled "Steam Giants Across America," some fantastic modern film footage from the 1990s depicts the last remaining articulated N&W engine running on a fan trip in South Georgia and UP fan trips through the Feather River Canyon using their last two big steam locomotives. I highly recommend this set to anyone who is even mildly interested in the steam era of railroading in America. Each disc contains 40-60 minutes, and is a bargain at the price. ... Read more

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Six DVDs That Take You on a Spiritual Odyssey - From the Past Into the Future Disc 1: Where Jesus Walked - Jesus never traveled more than 100 miles during His three year ministry, yet His life changed the world.Beautifully filmed, this pilgrimage takes you to the sacred places of His miracles, teachings, passion, death, resurrection, and ascension. Disc 2: The End Times: In the Words of Jesus - Jesus Christ spoke of signs that will announce His return and when He will take the faithful with Him to heaven.This program shows the prophecies foretelling the end of human history. Disc 3: Gates of Jerusalem - Jerusalem's eight gates represent the spiritual gateways of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, and each plays a vital role in Jerusalem's past, present and future. Disc 4: Amazing Grace - See and hear the moving stories behind five beloved hymns that changed the world - Amazing Grace, It Is Well With My Soul, What a Friend We Have In Jesus, Silent Night, and How Great Thou Art. Disc 5: 7 Signs of Christ's Return - He promsied to return, but the scriptures foretell seven specific events that will herald the second coming.Two events have already happened, The rest are events in our future. Disc 6: The Exodus Revealed - One of the most famous miracles of the Old Testament is the Red Sea crossing.More than 3,000 years have passed but recently physical evidence of the crossing site has been uncovered, one of the most significant archaeological "finds" of the 21st century.Timeline from Joseph to the birth of Jesus. ... Read more

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The makers of this would-be made-for-TV series claim to "use the full impact of image and sound to place the viewer right in the midst of every frightful experience." What this means in practice is ear-wrenching sounds will assault you, one simulating a highly amplified creak of a rusty gate opening torturously slowly within your inner ear. Vertiginous video effects track and tilt ceaselessly along corridors of old houses and stone castles, swooping and cross-fading with other bits of video. The packaging might well have boasted this: Shot in Spectral Ghost-O-Vision! The target audience for this product apparently can't sit still for a shot that lasts more than three seconds. That's how hectic these video techniques are. The swirling montage phantasmagoria had me reaching for the Dramamine. Not that the discs are completely worthless. Hosted by the estimable Patrick Macnee (The Avengers), the series relates many stories of ghostly sightings, accompanied by interviews with eyewitnesses, all of which feel factual. This is clearly the show's strength. It's unfortunate that they feel compelled in several places to mount experiments to "prove" certain places are haunted, because the results are laughably inept. A note on the discs themselves is in order, since the very poor sound (the discs I viewed had an annoying buzz in the left channel) and the atrocious visual quality conspire to make them practically unwatchable. One wonders why it was ever necessary to transfer this show to DVD at all. And at 45 minutes per volume, this could easily have fit on one disc with much better quality. --Jim Gay ... Read more

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Another mangling by Madacy
Mildly entertaining, in the way that sensationalistic, unjournalistic supernatural shows usually are. But the scariest thing about this 3-disc set is the video encoding quality. As with their poor treatments of NASA and space history material, the MPEG encoding looks worse than VHS. The blockiness and artifacts makes one wonder if Madacy Entertainment has the slightest idea how to do DVD.

ghost stories
when you want to be scared you want to see ghosts. This dvd is great. there's lots of real foortage that leaves the hairs on your arms raised in terror and don't forget the great effects. Lots of fun and a real treat. Don't miss out , I highly reccomend it. ... Read more