Watch the special features too!
Jeffery Mingo | Homewood, IL USA | 03/23/2008
(3 out of 5 stars)
"The special feature segment is just as important as the main show. One covers shipwrecks deep in the sea. One covers one near the coast. One has ancient items intact. One has broken items.
The narrator says, "This underwater robot, Jason, was used to explore the Titanic." In the 1996 film "Titanic," that machine was called "Snoop Dog." I couldn't help but laugh. I guess "Snoop Dog" is sexier than "Jason" for Hollywood purposes. The rapper should be proud of himself.
It's sad that tragedies help us learn about the past. I love the pots, but I felt terribly knowing a shipload of people died shipping them. Think about Clooney's "Perfect Storm," for example. Then again, we know much about ancient animals because of tar pits or insects caught in amber.
I'm sure there's more interesting National Geographic installments out there, but this was pretty enriching to watch."