Planet of the Apes [Blu-ray]


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Planet of the Apes [Blu-ray]

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Classic sci-fi monkey business that spawned four sequels. Charlton Heston is an astronaut who lands on a world where humans are mute savages and apes the dominant life form. Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, and Maurice Evans co-star in Academy Award-winning makeup. Based on the novel by Pierre Boulle, the witty script by Rod Serling features one of cinema's all-time great twist endings. 112 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English DTS HD 5.1 Master Audio, Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, Korean; audio commentary by McDowall, Hunter, others; game; documentary; featurettes; outtakes; photo gallery; theatrical trailers; more.




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    38 of 44 people found the following review helpful:
    5.0 out of 5 stars This Film Has Stood the Test of Time, August 27, 2001
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    Volkert Volkersz (Snohomish, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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    I recently watched this original version of "The Planet of the Apes" for the first time since seeing it at a drive-in theater back in 1968. First I was amazed at how much of the film I had forgotten. Actually, most of what I remembered was the (then) shocking ending. What I was impressed with this time around was what an intelligent and well-scripted film this was (and still is). Like any good science fiction, this film provides an interesting commentary on the human condition. One the one hand you have the Minister of Science and Defender of the Faith debunking and destroying an archeological dig, because it is contrary to the faith of the Apes, but on the other hand in his reading from the sacred scrolls you hear the accurate description of the destructive (dare I say "sinful?") nature of humans. I've been pondering this segment of the film quite a bit over the past few days. Like others, I think Charlton Heston is in fine form here. It's easy to picture him as... Read more
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    20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
    4.0 out of 5 stars Welcome to the Planet of the Apes!, March 18, 2004
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    Cubist (United States) - See all my reviews
    20th Century Fox released the film previously on DVD by itself and in a box set with the rest of the Apes films plus a bonus DVD of extras. Now, for those who just want the first (and best) film of the series and all of the extras, Fox has released an excellent two-DVD special edition of Planet of the Apes to celebrate its 35th anniversary.

    The DVD's extras get off to a shaky start with the two lackluster audio commentaries. The first is by legendary composer, Jerry Goldsmith, and the second by actors Roddy McDowall, Natalie Trundy, Kim Hunter and make-up artist John Chambers. Both commentaries could benefit from some extensive editing. There is way too much dead air that one has to sit through to get to the few interesting tidbits of information. The DVD producers should have edited down these commentaries to only the scenes in the movie that are actually commented on, like with the audio tracks on the Glengarry Glen Ross and The Right Stuff DVDs.

    The text commentary by Eric... Read more

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    64 of 78 people found the following review helpful:
    3.0 out of 5 stars Blu-Ray quality review, November 12, 2008
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    This is a review of the quality of the Planet of the Apes [Blu-ray. The video looks good for a film as aged as this, but is not even close to stunning. The high def transfer in some cases actually serves to accentuate problems you might not have noticed otherwise. I saw more than a few soft scenes where they looked unfocused. Grain was never too obtrusive, but the colors were uneven through a good portion of the film. Some scenes were rich and vivid, and others washed out. My biggest problem is the sound. They present the sound here as a DTS 5.1 mix, and a mono mix. I chose DTS and was sorely dissapointed. My subwoofer never kicked on. That means that there was never an instance when there was a frequency lower than about 85hz. This made for a very shallow sounding mix. Adding to that, the surround speakers never seemed to register... Read more
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