4.5

Planet Earth III (2023)

Name: Planet Earth III
Director: Abigail Lees
Genre: Documentary, Family
Released: 2023
Cast: David Attenborough

TV series • Documentary, Family

Cast: David Attenborough

Best video release

2024 4K Blu-ray, but:

sub-24p: 4K Blu-ray
50i: 2023 UK Blu-ray

Updated 10 months ago

Best audio release

UK Blu-ray, for the 5.1 track in original speed

Additional info

PE3 was reportedly slowed down to (NTSC) 24fps without pitch correction on all region's 4K Blu-ray, therefore it would sounds lower. Also see.

About the series

Journeying to the far reaches of our planet, this eight part series follows some of the world's most amazing species, telling extraordinary stories that are dramatic, thrilling, funny and sometimes heart-breaking, but always full of hope.

Alternative Titles: Planet Earth III: Bonus Edition

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Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Mono: 1999 WB DVD
5.1: Criterion 4K Blu-ray

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Upcoming Release:

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Best English-Friendly & Video:

US Periscope Blu-ray OOP

Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

US Periscope Blu-ray OOP https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Why-We-Fight-Blu-ray/87823/

Otherwise there are DVDs

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Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray and UK Dogwoof Blu-ray probably similar

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

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Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

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4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray has excellent master in SDR and a good encode. BD caps here.

Audio Notes:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray has poor audio: The 2.0 is fine but unremarkable, the 5.1 is presumably an upmix with a botched, strongly raised LFE channel which makes the entire track unlistenable on well-tuned equipment. Audio graphs here.

Safeguarding Military Information (1942)

Director: Preston Sturges

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion The Palm Beach Story Blu-ray extras

Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

While it's included on both Criterion The Palm Beach Story extras and Arrow's Sullivan's Travels' extras, Criterion uses a different source and is vastly superior, see caps