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PattyTherre
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And I still haven't found what I'm looking for ...
2 star rating

looking for ways to relax, stressed to the max, too hyper to truly enjoy this DVD
Pros

    some pretty scenes, could be relaxing, I liked the ocean and rain scenes

Cons
    some weird scenes, music is annoying, loops strangely, couldn't find natural sounds option, boring (I know it's supposed to be)

AUG
20
2007

Ambient Calm: 14 Serene Scenes of Relaxation, Wellness, and Stress Relief (2005)  — 

Quick View: In my never ending quest to find nirvana - or at least shut my head up for a few minutes - I have been trying different relaxation and nature DVDs. This DVD is not my idea of a good time although some scenes are nice to watch. Others are weird and distracting.

About Ambient Calm: 14 Serene Scenes of Relaxation, Wellness, and Stress Relief (2005)

This is a 120 minute DVD with 14 different supposedly relaxing scenes. There are a number of scenes I am not thrilled with. One looks like a swirling lava lamp in the sky or something. I honestly don't know what it is but I sense no relaxation when I watch it, just confusion. There are a couple of other computer generated scenes that are quite obvious and don't look real. Other scenes are OK but not breathtaking or exceptional.

One thing I really don't like is that there is no option for natural sounds. I have an option of a couple of kinds of music but I prefer the natural sounds of nature to contemporary or classical music. Another kind of odd thing is that this DVD doesn't play from start to finish. It seems to pick a scene and play it, sometimes a few times, sometimes twice in three scenes, rather just going from start to finish. I generally choose the scenes I want to see, though, because I don't like some at all and have no desire to watch them.

This DVD disappointed me. It promised so much and turned out dull and annoying. I suppose people find different things relaxing but I just found this DVD annoying. Even though there are a couple of scenes I think are nice, in all, I rarely watch this DVD. I like the rain on the pond and the moon looks pretty but only for a few minutes and then it is like my TV broke and the picture is stuck there on a still setting.

My Viewpoint

This DVD annoyed me and, although there are a few scenes I think are pretty or relaxing, the whole DVD bugs me and I feel I wasted my money on it. I have reviewed other relaxation DVDs here and you can get an idea of what I think is better than this one by searching for "relaxation DVDs". 2 stars for this one.



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