Ancient
Aliens: Season Five, Volume 2 (2014/A&E/History
Channel/Lionsgate Blu-ray set)
Picture:
B+ Sound: B+ Extras: D Episodes: A
Did
the knowledge and advancements in civilizations have
extraterrestrial origins? The History Channel's
Ancient Aliens is a fascinating show that really opens your eyes
and makes you think about the topic from very different angles. The
show has been criticized for presenting pseudoscience and
pseudo-history and can't subjectively be dismissed as either really
but more based on your own beliefs and perception.
This
two Blu-ray disc set is a very nice release and has great interactive
menus and superior sound and picture quality. If you are a believer
of Extra-Terrestrial possibilities like I am, then this is definitely
a great release for you to check out. The only downside is a lack of
extras, but at five hours and fifty two minutes this release gives
you plenty of content that doesn't leave you wanting more.
Episodes
include Emperors, Kings, and Pharaohs where researchers
discuss historical dynasties possible relationship to
extraterrestrials. Alien Operations where researchers discuss
medicine, surgery, miracles and alien technology. Mysterious
Relics where researchers discuss mythic powers attributed
to worldwide religious relics. The Satan Conspiracy where
researchers discuss Satan and the worldwide concept of a devil
figure.
The
Anunnaki Connection where researchers discuss a possible
connection between extraterrestrials and the Mesopotamian deities
known as the Anunnaki. My personal favorite study is The
Crystal Skulls where researchers discuss the worldwide phenomena
of the crystal skull. The Power of Three where researchers
discuss the Trimurti, Trinity and the common occurrence of the number
three in ancient texts, and Magic of the Gods where
researchers discuss magic, Merlin, and extraterrestrials.
The
1080p high definition transfer preserves the 16X9 Widescreen 1.78:1
aspect ratio and is flawless in presentation. The audio is captured
in lossless DTS-HD Master Audio (MA) 5.1 mixes that sound great on
Blu-ray and leaves little to be desired.
The
interviews are interesting and hard to take your eyes off of as are
the intense animation and graphics that the show has. This is a well
made production and leaves me wanting to watch and collect all of the
other seasons on Blu-ray. Recommended.
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James Harland Lockhart V
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