Frame rate clarification

[Nooblet]

Hello all,
I wanted to get some clarification. I have always thought and read that Planet Earth could very well be the best reference/demo material to really appreciate and test your visual hardware. Certainly in the brief moments that I have seen, it is visually stunning. I was however asked a question which I was not sure how to answer and was hoping someone could help me out. So, the debate was Casino Royale was brought up as the better visual material simply because my friend measured on his ps3 that the frame rate transfer (at least I think that is what that number was) was higher and faster than that of Planet Earth. Is this really the standard to judge by? I wasn't sure how to answer this as I am not sure what those numbers represent and what it means as far as picture quality or which movie is better as far as reference material etc. Thanks in advance!