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Disc 1: Planet of The Apes, The 40th Anniversary WS
**Commentary by Actors Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter and Natalie Trundy, and Makeup Artist John Chambers
**Commentary by Composer Jerry Goldsmith
**Text Commentary by Eric Greene, Author of "Planet of the Apes as American Myth"
**BD- J Beyond the Forbidden Zone Adventure Game
**HD- Beyond the Forbidden Zone Game Pay-offs by the Ape Guide
**HD- A Public Service Announcement from ANSA
**HD- The Evolutin of the Apes
**HD- The Impact of the Apes
**Behind the Planet of the Apes Documentary

**THE ARCHIVES OF THE APES:
*Original Makeup Test with Edward G. Robinson (1966)
*Roddy McDowall’s On-Set Footage
*Dailies and Outtakes (no audio)
*N.A.T.O Presentation (1967)
*Vintage Planer of the Apes Featurette (1968)
*Teaser Trailer
*Original Theatrical Trailer

**THE GALLERIES OF THE APES:
*The Ape Newspaper
*Interactive Pressbook
*Advertising
*Lobby Cards
*Makeup
*Costume Design Sketches
*Props
*Behind-the-Scenes

Disc 2: Beneath the Planet of the Apes WS
**HD- From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel
**SD- Original Theatrical Trailer
**"The Ape News" Gallery
**Interactive Pressbook
**Advertising Gallery
**Lobby Card Gallery
**Behind the Scenes Gallery
**Skippable Trailers
**Disc Introduction by the Ape Guide
**"Content Loading" ANSA Graphic
**D-Box Logo
**BD- Live Portal

Disc 3: Escape From the Planet of the Apes WS
**HD- The Secret Behind Escape
**SD- Don Taylor Directs ESCAPE FROM THE PLANET OF THE APES
**SD- Original Theatrical Trailer
**Advertising Gallery
**Behind-the-Scenes Gallery
**"Content Loading" ANSA Graphic
**D-Box Logo
**TBD- Live Portal

Disc 4: Conquest of the Planet of the Apes WS
**HD- Riots and Revolutions: Confronting the Times
**SD- A Look Behind THE PLANET OF THE APES (1972)
**SD- J.Lee Thompson Directs CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
**SD- Original Theatrical Trailer
**FUTURE NEWS Gallery
**Interactive Pressbook
**Advertising Gallery
**Lobby Card Gallery
**Behind-the-Scenes Gallery
**Skippable Trailers
**SPLASH PAGE
**"Content Loading" ANSA Graphic
**D-Box Logo
**BD- Live Portal

Disc 5: Battle for the Planet of the Apes WS
**HD- End of an Epic: The Final Battle
**SD- Original Theatrical Trailer
**SAN SIMIAN SENTINEL Gallery
**Interactive Pressbook
**Advertising Gallery
**Behind-the-Scene Gallery
**Farm Trailers
**Splash Page
**"Content Loading" ANSA Graphic
**D-Box Logo
**BD- Live Portal

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Planet of the Apes
Billed as a "reimagining" of the original 1968 film, Tim Burton's extraordinary Planet of the Apes constantly borders on greatness, adhering to the spirit of Pierre Boulle's original novel while exploring fresh and inventive ideas and paying honorable tribute to the '68 sci-fi classic. Burton's gifts for eccentric inspiration and visual ingenuity make this a movie that's as entertaining as it is provocative, beginning with Rick Baker's best-ever ape makeup (hand that man an Oscar®!), and continuing through the surprisingly nuanced performances and breathtaking production design. Add to all this an intelligent screenplay that turns Boulle's speculative reversal--the dominance of apes over humans--into a provocative study of civil rights and civil war. The film finally goes too far with a woefully misguided ending that pays weak homage to the original, but everything preceding that misfire is astonishingly right.

While attempting the space-pod retrieval of a chimpanzee test pilot, Major Leo Davidson (Mark Wahlberg) enters a magnetic storm that propels him into the distant future, where he crash-lands on the ape-ruled planet. Among the primitively civilized apes, treatment of enslaved humans is a divisive issue: senator's daughter Ari (Helena Bonham Carter) advocates equality while the ruthless General Thade (Tim Roth) promotes extermination. While Davidson ignites a human rebellion, this conflict is explored with admirable depth and emotion, and sharp dialogue allows Burton's exceptional cast to bring remarkable expressiveness to their embattled ape characters, most notably in the comic relief of orangutan slave trader Limbo (played to perfection by Paul Giamatti). Classic lines from the original film are cleverly reversed (including an unbilled cameo for Charlton Heston, in ape regalia as Thade's dying father), and while this tale of interspecies warfare leads to an ironic conclusion that's not altogether satisfying, it still bears the ripe fruit of a timeless what-if idea. --Jeff Shannon

Beneath the Planet of the Apes
The second--and most horrifying--of the five Planet of the Apes movies, this film goes where few end-of-the-world movies ever dare tread. It's the far future. The mass of humanity has descended into speechless savagery, kept as captive animals by the talking apes who have inherited the world. Two astronauts from our time have landed here, retracing the path of their lost comrade, Captain Taylor (Charlton Heston). Unfortunately, they've landed in the middle of a grim situation. Warlike gorillas are preparing to eliminate the last shards of shattered human civilization, a degenerate, subterranean cult worshipping the greatest of all human achievements--the cobalt bomb. As well as rescuing Taylor, the two men have to stop the gorillas from wiping out humanity ... and stop humanity from fulfilling their self-appointed, self-destructive destiny. This is both thrill-a-minute science fiction and a surprisingly deep reflection on the human condition. Plus, it's got lots of guys in really keen ape suits. --Grant Balfour

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Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 2.35:1
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 10.75 x 1.5 inches; 4 Ounces
Media Format ‏ : ‎ AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen, DTS Surround Sound
Run time ‏ : ‎ 8 hours and 13 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ November 4, 2008
Actors ‏ : ‎ Charlton Heston
Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ French, Spanish
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, French, Spanish
Studio ‏ : ‎ 20th Century Fox
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B001G7PX80
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 5

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John J.

Great price on the original classics

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 27, 2022

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My mother still has the video tape version of the movies. They are among her favorites. Yes, she still watches them on her combo vhs/dvd player. The tapes are in pretty bad shape. A nice little Christmas add on. Could not beat the price or the quick shipping

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Patrick Selitrenny

Let's go Ape! But, not too much...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 13, 2002

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This is a review which attempts to compare the original movies to the latest one and to the TV series.
Compared to the latest and "tragic" attempt at rehashing an old classic, "The Evolution" series of DVDs is a collector's masterpiece.
While one may praise make-up artists' efforts in the latest installment of "Planet of the Apes", which is logically far superior than the "appliances" they had to work with, back in the sixties and the seventies, one may not find Pierre Boulle's original novel anywhere.
I rate it at four stars, just because one can feel that the producers, not the cast and not even the crews, played the economic card. This is especially evident, starting with "Escape from the Planet of the Apes" and on to "Battle for the Planet of the Apes" which closely resembles a TV movie.
Pity, because the entire franchise would have been worth a much bigger effort. Even though I may understand, for various strategical reasons, the choice of having "The Planet of the Apes" as a post nuclear holocaust backward society, in the the original 1968 movie, I still am wondering why the same choice was made by Tim Burton in his remake.
Pierre Boulle's (the author) Apes' Planet, was far more advanced than human society on the Earth, the astronauts had left behind. This was meant to show that, no matter what man could destroy, other, probably more developed and advanced species (not necessarily Apes, but I guess this was a more poignant metaphor), could rebuild and by far, better than humans ever could.
This is why, although in the 1968 version, as I already mentioned before, I could still conceive the post-nuclear theme, which was far more in the minds of people involved in the Cold War, than just a more generalized critique against human kind, in the new version I simply cannot accept it.
Lack of imagination? Probably.
Lack of means? Not at all.
As the Star Wars franchise has shown, Cities and environments can be recreated through CG technology at much lower costs than ever before.
So why then not opt for the Pierre Boulle's original novel?
Your guess is as good as mine.
Anyway, the classic "Planet of the Apes" is far better and original in contents and storyline and has the advantage of an excellent cast, one could only dream for nowadays.
Even the music, of all five movies, reflected a much higher level at inventiveness and freshness.
These restored versions, bring back the original flair they possessed when they appeared in movie theaters everywhere.
Images are sharp and clear, colors are vivid.
The sound is another matter. While every effort was made to restore "Planet of the Apes" in its most minute detail, including its sound, with an excellent Digital Dolby 5.1 remix, not so happened with the other four movies.
Again, "Escape from the Planet of the Apes", is the most dubious example, being the only one that doesn't even sport a Dolby Surround Mono mix, but just a polished Mono one.
I can only assume that the only original copy remaining is available like that. In which case, I think it was wise not to digitally attempt at "fussing" with the sound, as it was the case with other movies and in which it totally failed.
But, should a "stereo" copy emerge, I would suggest to use that one to re-release this movie.
And yet, I suspect that this particular movie was plagued by the same financial restrictions of the others, probably more and might therefore have had a "mono" treatment.
The other ones, like "Beneath the Planet of the Apes", "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes" and "Battle..." could have deserved the attention that their forerunner had.
All in all, the five movies are more entertaining and well-made than the latest concoction by Tim Burton.
If you truly want to be astonished and thrilled by a science fiction movie series, than I would suggest to stick to the originals.
They had creativity, imagination, solid stories and excellent acting, all combined into a firework of surprises beyond which today's "remakes" pale miserably away.
A note about the complete "Planet of the Apes" TV series. If you are really enjoying retro-spectacles, especially '70s style, then you may be well served.
But, be warned, the series, having suffered the same financial restrictions as their movie counterparts, lack luster and are even dull in comparison. There is no more development of the characters (besides, the original ones, have long disappeared and been replaced by others) and the plots, except for two episodes out of fourteen, are always the same. The main conducting theme is "Escaping the the Planet of the Apes" and while it may be fun to watch for a couple of episodes, it starts to become weary and tiresome at the third one.
The transfer was made, by just transferring the filmed material to DVD. No sound remix, no video cleansing. Evident scratches may be noticed almost in every episode. The sound is pure monaural seventies' TV style. No luster here.
If you are a true "Planet of the Apes" fan, stick to "Planet of the Apes - The Evolution" DVD collection. It's the only valid choice and the only one worth the money.
Included in the Evolution collection, is also the 2-hour
documentary "Behind the Planet of the Apes" hosted by Roddy McDowall (who played the chimps Cornelius and Caesar in the movies and Galen in the TV series), which I truly recommend for its deep insight in the work behind such an immense effort and for its social studies' aspect, reflecting the mind-frame of society in those years.
This collection is the only true gift one can make to a die-hard fan of "Planet of the Apes". All the rest would be wasted money and time.

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A collectible for any sci-fi collector

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 14, 2022

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Good stories as movies. And with how animals are getting so intelligent, they could rule over us.

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Is as described.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 14, 2022

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THE BEST APE'S COLLECTION TO GET ON BLU-RAY

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 21, 2013

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Forget/throw out/sell your old DVD release's of this classic Sci-fi series
and get this all new Blu-ray boxset which contains
all 5 Planet of the Apes films from the 70'S
each film was released on Blu-ray back in 2008-2009 which are hard to buy seperatly now
so all 5 films have been reissued again by 20th Century fox in this blu-ray boxset
so it's much cheaper to buy this boxset than to buy the films separatly
each blu-ray Disc comes with their own plastic case and cover art
Just as if you were buying them individually

the First and the best Planet of the Apes film now has a beautiful HD transfer widescreen
the sound quality is Great aswell, much better than the DVD release from 2003
all the special features from the DVD release every single one of them are on this 1 blu-ray Disc
incredible, there are Hours of Special features, Documentaries and featurettes etc
plus there are 2 brand new featurettes just for this blu-ray release
Impact of the Apes and Evolution of the Apes which explain the Films Legacy, very interesting to watch

but wait there is more,
for the first time ever each sequel has been given a brand new HD widescreen transfer just like
the original classic plus new making of featurette's
with all new interviews with some of the cast from each sequel that havn't passed away yet
the DVD release of Beneath the planet of the Apes had no extras at all until now
Building a sequel featurette (30mins of new interviews)
interviews with Director Ted post and Linda Harrison and other interviews aswell
there's also Behind the scenes Photo Gallery, Ape news Gallery, plus the trailer
only on this blu-ray version
the 3rd sequel Escape from the... never had any extras on the DVD release until now
The Secret behind the Escape featurette, goes for about 20mins
no interviews with Kim Hunter, Roddy McDowall, they have both passed away now
there are just interviews with film Historians etc, Kim Hunter son is interviewed thou.
there is also behind the scenes footage/featurette of Don taylor Directing the film
Behind the scenes Photo Gallery and trailer
the 4th Sequel Conquest of the Planet/Apes which again no extras on the DVD release until now
this blu-ray version has both the Unrated version and Theatrical version
which i didn't know there was an Unrated version
there is also a brand new featurette Confronting the times about making the film
plus behind the scenes footage of J Lee Thompson directing
plus some more featurettes
and the same with sequel 5, both versions Theatrical and Extended cut are included
plus all new featurettes
i havn't seen 4 and 5 because the plot was getting ridiculous
i couldn't see the point for another sequel, 20th century fox were just trying to make some more cash really.
the first 2 are the best in my opinion. the 3rd sequel is passable
but 4 and 5 was getting pointless and so were the make-up Ape effects in the 4th and 5th sequels
looked pathetic and silly cause 20th century fox cutted the costs on the production.

anyway this blu-ray box is a bargain buy, you get all 5 blu-ray films in one collection
Definitely worth the money
you might aswell sell the DVD releases of planet of the apes
especially the DVD sequels which have no extras
i've already sold my dvd collection of Apes series
just to get this blu-ray and definitely worth the money.
i gave this blu-ray collection 5 stars, definitely worth the money, no doubt about it

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I'm glad to have the discs in my sci-fi library. No streaming fees!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 4, 2022

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Planet of the Apes: Legacy Collection [Blu-ray]: I'm still glad to have these physical disks in my library, ready to watch without ever having to worry about streaming fees. They load & play without issues in my Panasonic player, through a mid-level Sony amp, into a 4k 55" Vizio OLED TV

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S P Mead

the entire collection of classic "Apes" films

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 16, 2016

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This is a great box set of the original "Planet of the Apes" films on Blu-ray. The first film, inspired by the 1963 novel by Pierre Boulle, was a major cinema hit in 1968 - and it spawned a TV series and four sequels ... as well as various re-makes in more recent years. Here you get the Charlton Heston and Roddy McDowall classic, "Planet of the Apes" - as well as "Beneath the Planet of the Apes" (1970), "Escape from the Planet of the Apes" (1971), "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes" (1972) and "Battle for the Planet of the Apes" (1973).

Some of the films are good, some are great. Personally, I prefer the first, the third and the last. The picture and audio quality on these films is excellent, and there's plenty of extra features.

These films demonstrate a great continuity, and involve a range of sci-fi themes - including time travel, post-apocalyptical society, and intelligent apes. The special effects are, on the whole, very good. These are genuine classics, and I recommend them.

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Miss Money Pennies

A great box-set if you are of the generation of the ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 25, 2017

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A great box-set if you are of the generation of the towering inferno and the poseidon adventure. You will love this box set which has five films about
how intelligent chimpanzees, apes and orangutans take over planet earth following the extinction of modern society by a nuclear holocaust.
Charlton Heston (or God as I like to call him) gives it his all and is pulled, dragged and tortured throughout and the suspense, shock and horror of it all doesn't age. Not suitable for young children as far too frightening but teenagers and grandads will be kept occupied whilst you do the dishes, washing up or gardening. Great value for money.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 12, 2011

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This region A box set wisely omits the Burton missfire and gives us a spectacular presentations of the five original movies.

Planet of the Apes.

Heston's cynical nihilsist performance, McDowall, Hunter and Evans incredibly nuanced acting through layers of John Chambers groundbreaking make-ups, Jerry Goldsmith's weird and beautiful soundtrack and one of the greatest endings in cinema history. Planet is one of the greatest sci-fi movies of all time and still stands up well today.
The disc comes loaded with far too many extras to list here both archive and new.

Beneath the Planet of the Apes.

The first sequel is good but lacks focus. James Fransiscus arrives on what we now know to be future Earth looking for Taylor but discovering an ape army and the last mutated survivors of the human race who worship total destruction. Heston appears bookending the movie and making sure mankind goes out with a bang in a downer of an ending for everyone. Knock a star off for the abscence of McDowall and the obvious drop in budget.
The disc features an isolated score, a good featurette and loads of stills and behind the scenes material

Escape from the Planet of the Apes.

Three Hairy survivors from the apocalypse crash in modern day, (OK 70's) California. One is accidentaly killed leaving Cornelius and Zira, (McDowall and Hunter) to become the toast of Hollywood until the truth about the fate of mankind comes out when Zira is on the grape juice plus. Essentially a backwards reworking of the original with the apes becoming fugitives from the oppressive government forces the movie starts off light and frothy but the ending is grim and brutal. I must admit this is my least favourite as it loses the sci-fi setting of the other movies and only has three apes but McDowall and Hunter have real chemistry and the ending packs an emotional punch.
Extras similar to Beneath with some archive footage of Don Taylor directing.

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes.

Presented here in the far superior original cut that Fox extensively edited for the ratings board, Conquest is a revelation . Dark, oppressive and filmed in a hand held documentary style this is strong allegorical stuff. Detailing the revolution of the apes lead by Ceasar, (McDowall playing his son from the previous film) against thier tyranical human masters. Conquest packs a wallop that far exceeded what Fox executives were expecting. McDowalls performance in this movie is incredible. Even more so considering the thick latex that covers his face. Featuring extensvely more violence and blood than the theatrical version and the original hope destroying ending this movie is the suprise trump card of the set. There is evidence of extreme penny-piching however but the film is powerful and unrelenting.
The usual slew of exras. The featurette is very interesting as it details the censorship problems and also the theatrical cut which is a bit redundant after seeing the unrated version.

Battle for the Planet of the Apes.

Last time out for the original films and Battle also is presented in an unrated version but fails to keep the impetus of Conquest as Fox were wary of losing the child audience so mortified by the tone of the last film. This can really be blamed on the drastic scaling down of the budget with each film costing substantially less than the previous until veteran director J. Lee Thompson (who also helmed Conquest) had the budget of a T.V. movie to portray man vs ape's final showdown. Shots of trees and cars exploding are filmed from multiple angles and replayed through the final battle scenes to give prodiction value but it's a dated trick that never really convinces. Still McDowall is his dependable self and Claude Akins nasty gorrila General Aldo is good fun, especially when he knocks Ceasar's son out of a tree and kills him which leads to his final undoing. Ape shall never kill ape!
It all ends with an unprobable harmonious finale and some fine ham from the Lawgiver (John Huston).
Battle also has similar extras to Conquest including the theatrical cut.

The set comes in a slip case with a very nicely produced book that features lots of information. My only critcism would be that the book is more or less verbatim from the featurettes but it's a very minor quibble.

The UK blu-ray set is a fraction of the price of this US couterpart but is cheap looking and has no book and most importantly does not contain the unrated versions of Conquest or Battle. So if you intend to go ape and have region A plaback (please note this will NOT play in a standard UK player) this is the only way to go.

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Jayke1981

Terrific collection

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 20, 2013

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Before buying this, I don't think I had ever seen any of the movies from start to finish. I knew they existed, I knew of the greatest twist in movie history at time, but I didn't really know the story. Its a shame that the budget for each movie kept decreasing... didn't the movie companies realise what a goldmine they had? However, their producers and writers had a brilliantly laid out script that really told an incredible story. For me the worse segment of the story was actually Beneath The Planet of the Apes, as it was practically a rehash of the first one with a poor Charlton Heston lookalike in his place. The move from the human point of view to the Apes' point of view was down to Roddy MacDowell's incredible performances.

The reboots and remakes will never better the originals in my opinion!

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Ms S D Brown

Simply brilliant

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 27, 2013

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I was so pleased to find that all the early films were available as a collection, with extra features. Of course the firs tin the series is the best (IMO), but any Sci-fi fan would be remiss if they didn't get the whole collection. I've still not watch a couple of them, but do remember them from when they were originally released.

I do think the more recent versions are better, but that may be because of the special effects, plus many of the supporting actors seem better.

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Format	AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen, DTS Surround Sound
Contributor	Charlton Heston
Language	English
Runtime	8 hours and 13 minutes