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 enlarge | Actor: Charlton Heston
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
List Price: $139.99
Buy New: $86.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  240 reviews
Sales Rank: 5792
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dts Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: Blu-ray
Number Of Items: 5
Running Time: 493
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.4
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 7.9 x 1.6
MPN: FOXBR2255152
UPC: 024543551522
EAN: 0024543551522
ASIN: B001G7PX80
Theatrical Release Date: 1968
Release Date: November 4, 2008
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 Enthralling and Amazing ! January 3, 2009
If you're going to see this 1968 movie for the first time, as I did only a few weeks ago, you're in for a treat. I can see why it has, despite its occassional camp and references to '60s youth radicalism, withstood the test of time. It has all the elements of a great movie: astonishing performances that shine through the ape masks and costumes; superb cinematography that makes effective use of the widescreen (if you can, watch it on a large projector screen); thought-provoking screenplay which deals with man's place in the great scheme of things; and an ending that inspires awe with its visual beauty and apocalyptic portentousness. This ending has seared itself into my memory, and is the most startling conclusion I've ever encountered on film (even including The Sixth Sense and Don't Look Now).
 Planet of the Apes (1968) - Blu-ray Info December 30, 2008
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Version: U.S.A / FOX / Region A, B, C
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
MPEG-4 AVC BD-50 / BD+ / High Profile 4.1
Running time: 1:52:02
Movie size: 27,96 GB
Disc size: 44,95 GB
Total bit rate: 33.28 Mbps
Average video bit rate: 26.33 Mbps
DTS-HD Master Audio English 2312 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 2312 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Dolby Digital Audio French 448 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 448 kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 224 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 224 kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 224 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 224 kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 224 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 224 kbps
Dolby Digital Audio Spanish 224 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 224 kbps
DTS Express English 96 kbps 1.0 / 48 kHz / 96 kbps / 24-bit
Subtitles: English SDH / Chinese / French / Korean / Spanish
Number of chapters: 28
#Commentaries
#Documentary: Behind the Planet of the Apes (SD - 118 minutes)
#Galleries (SD)
#Theatrical Trailers (HD)
#Featurettes
--A Look Behind the Planet of the Apes (SD - 15 minutes)
--1967 NATO Presentation (SD - 10 minutes)
--Original 1968 (SD - 5 minutes)
--Raw Footage Archive (SD - 57 minutes)
--Impact of the Apes (HD - 11 minutes)
--Evolution of the Apes (HD - 23 minutes)
#Science of the Apes (Bonus View)
#Interactive Game: Beyond the Forbidden Zone (HD)
#ANSA Public Service Announcement (HD)
It's a very clean, sharp blu-ray experience December 24, 2008
If you're a fan of the Planet of the Apes movie series, you will be very pleased at the blu-ray transition. This campy delight really pops with blu-ray. I watched it on a 58 inch plasma, and it lost very little crispness. I was too young to see it first run at theaters, but I'll bet this experience rivals that one. In fact, it's so clear, you'll no doubt see things you never saw when watching it on standard TV. I never noticed the masks on some of the "extra" apes were much less detailed. Some had black orbs where their star counterparts had eyes. No doubt a budget issue back then.
If you've never seen the original Planet of the Apes movie, but only the more recent remake, you will probably chuckle at this one. But the rendering of the city buildings is brilliant, it seems to take a chapter straight out of the Flintstones, and bring it to life. Owning the blu-ray is a bit like owning a piece of history, since it's been the forerunner to so many science fiction stories. Though the movie drips with tongue-in-cheek sillyness, Charlton Heston still belts out a memorable performance, with his incredulous stares and absolute distain for the apes. This film is a cult classic, and blu-ray does it proud. Two thumbs up!
Great Quality transfer December 22, 2008
I was very impressed at the quality of this transfer. Very sharp, with close ups of Charlton Heston and other characters. Not sure if they used the transfer to make the ape costumes look more genuine. If not, then kudos to the makeup men who did the ape costume because in HD transfer you really cannot tell these are masks and not actual living creatures.
Loved this purchase!
Crowning jewel presentation of underrated classic December 22, 2008
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I may be a bit biased, having authored the MAKING OF book on the APES series ,PLANET OF THE APES REVISITED, however that doesn't alter the facts. This is THE best presentation of PLANET OF THE APES ever done for home video---in fact all the APES blu-ray masterings are superior to their dvd counterparts. This is one of the most classic films ever, especialy in the sci-fi genre, and on virtually every level, it holds up extraordinarily well and has a fresh atmosphere even 40 years after it's release. I would say the APES blu-ray set is worth entering the format if you are enough of an APES afficianado. They look amazing.
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