International Theme Parks - 1 star out of 10

International Theme Parks - 1 star out of 10

"International Theme Parks" is a very amateur version of the "Disney Parks" documentary series on the Walt Disney World Resort.  Actually, that was too kind.  It's like watching somebody else's home movies.  The home movies of a person who does not know how to handle a camera.  The home movies of a person who just got a new lens for his camera that manages to distort half of his shots.  Ugh.  When they mention that they weren't allowed to tape during the preshow, that's a pretty good indication that a film company wasn't hired to make this videos - it's just a couple of yuppies trying to make a few bucks.  Rather than give a "greatest hits" overview with a narrator explaining what each ride is, this documentary spoils every surprise of every ride by providing full POV footage of every ride.  Without any dialogue... It's 3 hours of raw footage without direction or purpose.  This thing was supposed to help me plan my day at the park and tell me about the rides.  I get a much more interesting (and just as comprehensive) look of amusement parks at http://themeparkreview.com.  If I wanted to watch POV videos of each ride, I would've just gone on youtube.  In fact, I've seen higher quality videos of these rides on youtube where you can actually see what's going on, instead of them writing "High Speed Acceleration" on the screen as it is blacked out.  And using dim lighting as an excuse for low-quality video.  There's nothing like watching a 10-minute sequence where everything is so dark that you can't distinguish anything.  Why would they leave this in the video?  This amateurish look at Disneyland Paris and Tokyo DisneySea somehow manages to make these Disney parks look boring (which I previously thought to be impossible).  Don't waste your time or give these crooks any more money than they've already earned with their home movies.