Hurricane on the Bayou

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Starring: Tab Benoit
Rated: Unrated
Type: DVD
Directed By: Greg MacGillivray
Studio: Image Entertainment
Release Date: 2007-06-05
A powerfully moving large format film unlike any other Hurricane on the Bayou carries audiences behind today's news headlines on a journey deep into the soul-stirring heart of Louisiana - before during and after the unprecedented devastation of Hurricane Katrina.Narrated by Academy Award®-winning actress Meryl Streep and driven by a rousing jazz blues and gospel-fueled soundtrack featuring music legends Fats Domino Aaron Neville Dr. John and many more Hurricane on the Bayou is both a haunting document of a storm's human effects and a compelling call to restore Louisiana's wetlands rebuild New Orleans and honor the place where America's most vibrant home-grown culture was born. Unfolding against the poignant backdrop of the most costly natural disaster in America's history MacGillivray Freeman's IMAX® cameras follow a group of four musicians both legendary and rising as they explore the electrifying culture of New Orleans: speed through the beautiful alligator-filled bayous on airboats; recount their heart-wrenching personal stories of Katrina; and most of all bring the focus to the rapidly disappearing wetlands that are New Orleans' first line of defense against deadly storms. The wealth cultural vitality and very future of New Orleans depend on the preservation of these wetlands.The soundtrack features music legends Fats Domino Aaron Neville and Dr. John as well as many more! www.HurricaneOnTheBayou.comSystem Requirements:Running Time: 41+ Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: MISCELLANEOUS/SPECIAL INTEREST Rating: NR UPC: 014381402520 Manufacturer No: ID4025MVDVD

If you're a Socialist - You'll Love it
I thought it might be a "history" type of presentation. What the effects of the Hurricane was on the coasts - it was simply a diatribe on how everyone in NOLA suffered and how the government failed. VERY baised.

Wetlands, not Hurricane
What a disappointing story! This video has an agenda, and it is NOT the story of Katrina. It is the story of saving the wetlands. That is important, but I didn't buy this video to watch the agenda. I wanted a story about the hurricane and its devastations.

EYE OPENER!
This is a fantastic insight into the global warming issue. It really opened my eyes. Not only is this educational, it is very entertaining. The music of Tab Benoit is a plus for me- he is a great Cajun artist. The affects of Hurricane Katrina were devastating, and this really opens your eyes. BUY IT! WATCH IT! GET INVOVLED!

Great film. A+++++++++++++++
Amazing and insightful film about the destruction of the environment and how that contributes to natural disasters. Heartfelt.

Phenominal
I saw this powerful IMax film in New Orleans with it's target audience. It was a great experience. I am getting the DVD as a souvenir of the experience.

I have heard a criticism that the films goes light (or 'lite', if you will) on scientific information. Once again look at the target audience...it is well defined INTRO of different subjects: the bayou and NOLA culture pre-K, the science of the storm and the bayou and NOLA AFTER the storm. For the amount of time an IMAX film has, it does a great job.

I do recommend seeing it in IMAX first if possible...especially in New Orleans. You will definately want a copy of it after you see it that way.