Planet of the Apes |  | Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Actors: Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, James Whitmore
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 112 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 2232975
UPC: 024543229742
EAN: 0024543229742
Theatrical Release Date: April 3, 1968
Release Date: March 28, 2006
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| • | Charlton Heston and Roddy McDowall star in this legendary science fiction masterpiece. Astronaut Taylor (Heston) crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist (McDowall). Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: SCI-FI/FANTASY Rating:& |
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Charlton Heston and Roddy McDowall star in this legendary science fiction masterpiece. Astronaut Taylor (Heston) crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist (McDowall).System Requirements:Running Time 112 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: SCI-FI/FANTASY Rating: Unknown UPC: 024543229742 Manufacturer No: 2232975
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Many early science fiction films are now, quite inadvertently (and in most cases undeservedly), objects of camp attention: we laugh at the silly makeup, tin-can special effects, and the naive "high-tech" dialogue. Planet of the Apes is no such film. Its intelligent script, frightening costuming, and savagely effective conclusion (which needs no big-budget special effects to augment its impact) remain both potent and relevant. When Colonel George Taylor (the fabulous Charlton Heston) crash lands his spacecraft on what seems to be an unfamiliar planet, he is captured and held prisoner by a dominant race of hyperrational, articulate apes. However, the ape community is riven with internal dissention, centered in no small part on its policy toward humans, who, on this planet, are treated as mindless animals. Befriended and ultimately assisted by the more liberal simians, Taylor escapes--only to find a more terrifying obstacle confronting his return home. Heavy-handed object lessons abound--the ubiquity of generational warfare, the inflexibility of dogma, the cruelty of prejudice--and the didactic fingerprints of Rod Serling are very much in evidence here. But director Franklin Schaffner has a dark, pop-apocalyptic sci-fi vision all his own, and time has not dulled the monumental emotional impact of the film's climactic payoff shot. If you don't know what I'm talking about here, you owe it to yourself to check out this stone classic, and even if you do, see it with fresh eyes; and don't be surprised if you get the chills all over again... and again... and again. --Miles Bethany
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 Planet of the Apes October 27, 2009
Great movie for the period. I am a Heston fan, He carries the movie for the most part. I recommend this to anyone.
 less great the older you get October 3, 2009
Caraculiambro (La Mancha and environs)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
First of all, if you can find it, you should buy this two-disk edition (the one with the silver cover), rather than the edition that seems to be more ubiquitous on Amazon: Planet of the Apes, since that one doesn't have all the goodies this has. Unfortunately, I think the two-disk one is going out of print.
As for the movie itself, I don't think I'll be watching it again: I know you're supposed to suspend your disbelief before you pop in a movie like this, but watching it in middle age, I couldn't get around the plot holes. They were simply too enormous. Sure, I know it's a classic movie and all. And sure, when I was a teenager this really fired my imagination.
But this time around, the only thing I marveled at was how hoodwinked I had been before at such second-rate entertainment. In this case, the plot-hole that triggered my dissatisfaction was the fact that Heston wasn't struck at all by the fact that the apes spoke English. At least in Boulle's book, they spoke another language which he slowly had to learn.
I know that sounds like a minor matter, but once you start to notice that, a whole lot of other things seem to go wrong, until the point where you're just rolling your eyes instead of taking the movie on its own merits.
Another thing that seemed completely off was the direction: think of the crashing-to-earth scene. I realize they had a limited budget, but that has got to be some of the most inept direction I've ever seen.
The First and the Best September 9, 2009
Jason Kirkfield (Rocky Mountain High)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
That's true both in terms of the sequels (Beneath, Escape, Conquest, Battle) as well as compared to the Tim Burton remake.
A groundbreaking film (it won an Oscar for best makeup before there was even such a category), I can only imagine the audience's reaction in theaters at the film's final reveal!
Just one question: How in the name of all that is good was this film rated G? I know the ratings system has changed over the years, but even the classic line, "Take your stinking paws off me, you damn dirty ape!" should have bumped it up to PG, no?
Charlton Heston was at his best in the "last man" role, and is perfect here. (creepy laugh and all) And was there a more beautiful woman in 1968 than Linda Harrison (Nova)? She had been a beauty pageant winner and runner-up in the 1965 Miss USA. She must not have spoken well or else surely she would have found more work in Hollywood.
I've been tempted to purchase the 6-disc collection, although it can be had for quite a bit cheaper on the UK amazon, where it's called the The Planet of the Apes Collection (6 Disk Box Set). In the meantime, the one I'm reviewing is the one to have. It comes with three commentaries so I can't understand why anyone would pay more than twice as much for the more recent 35th Anniversary Edition:
Planet of the Apes (Widescreen 35th Anniversary Edition)
Planet of the Apes April 15, 2009
J. Lindner (Gem Lake, MN United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This movie is simple yet engrossing. I've seen this movie two or three times now and still marvel at the complexities even though it pales in comparison to modern moviemaking. Hopefully this will never be remade into an updated version because I don't see how any other version could compete with the charm of the original.
There were sequels to this movie, but none measured up to the original. The cast, the concept, the production all make this a truly one of a kind movie to be enjoyed by all. It has no bad language, no sex, no grossness about it. It is a good family science fiction movie.
Planet of the Apes - Charlton Heston March 12, 2009
Undergrounds Coffeehaus (FLORIDA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a classic must see. You must have this under your movie belt for total appreciation of film. You can see why Mr. Heston was so adored and with great one liners - this movie is by far more superior then the remake with Mark Wahlberg.
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