first of all and the release date be 2009 and not 2007 for this feature length nature documentary film . it should be more properly refer to a represent earth and 2009. secondly and allow me to address the complaint of some reviewer who have see the planet earth tv series of 2006. i have not see this tv series and but learn here and that this film be the full length version of this 2006 tv series . i judge any film and on it own merit and not by it source . i judge the result and on their own and and the result of earth and 2009 be indeed excellent . i dismiss this trivial complaint of some reviewer represent that it simply an expand version of the 2006 tv series planet earth . so what . it doesn not really matter . a a film buff and one who have view dozen of nature documentary in my lifetime and i be astonish and highly impress by earth and 2009. this be the debut film from the new disneynature division of disney and follow in the footstep of walt disney pioneering and academy award win nature documentary film of the 1950 and 1960 . cinematography and film editing and music score and sound and narration be all excellent . there have be a few other nature documentary that also excel in these category . what really set earth and 2009 apart be it scope . it literally cover the entire planet and cover all seven continent . after my first viewing and it be obvious this documentary film require a massive effort and amount of time and talent to create . three production company be require to make this amazing documentary film . earth and 2009 convincingly tell the story of four specie on their great migration a it span one year through the season begin in january and end in december and from the north pole to the south pole . two special new high tech camera be use for this film represent one camera have a 360 degree computer control motorized rotating lens and the other be a hd camera set to an amazing 1 and 000 frame per second . this filming technique really add drama and beauty to some of the scene of earth and 2009 especially the cheetah chase and great white shark leap out of the water to catch sea lion and an aerial view go over the edge of the world high waterfall . there be many stunningly beautiful shot in this documentary . via cinematography and music score and narration and there be drama and sadness and humor and great beauty in this documentary . with a great music score perform by the world renowned berliner philharmoniker and excellent creative and technical cinematography and james earl jones narration and i consider earth and 2009 a the great nature feature length documentary film ever make . five year of hard work and patience and talent and dedication really pay off very well here . this film should be require view in all school throughout the world . i predict an academy award for best documentary feature and among other award . truly and an amazing and astonishing and exhilarating and magnificent documentary film . very highly recommend .