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| Escape From The Planet Of The Apes |
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Genre:Science Fiction
Reviewed In Issue 31 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Bradford Dillman, Natalie Trundy, Eric Braeden, Ricardo Montalban |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
| (Catalog Number): |
0582985 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
G |
| (Retail Price): |
$34.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
97 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1971 |
| (LD Release Date): |
1/99 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
Yes |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Don Taylor |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Paul Dehn |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Jerry Goldsmith |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Jack Martin Smith & William Creber |
| (Visual Effects): |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Marion Rothman |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Arthur P. Jacobs |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Panavision |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
2.35:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
2.30:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Optical Mono |
| (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack): |
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| (Remastered Dolby Digital): |
No |
| (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
No |
| (Additional Languages): |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Since Beneath The Planet Of The Apes (the second episode) ended with the destruction of the Earth of the future, the lone survivors were forced to travel to Earth’s past... the 70s. Cornelius (Roddy McDowall) and Zira (Kim Hunter), now ape and wife, discover the spaceship that brought humans to their time period, and so along with Sal Mineo as Dr. Milo, they Escape From The Planet Of The Apes. Their splashdown is just off the coast of Los Angeles where they are celebrated guests. But when the the world is told of the future destruction of humans and the uprising of apes, Cornelius and Zira are targeted for murder.
LaserDisc Picture:
Unlike the previous Apes films, this THX®-quality assured LaserDisc exhibits a slightly plugged up appearance that is wanting in clarity in its rendering of colors. While fidelity is generally accurate, with natural fleshtones, rich colors and deep blacks, the picture lacks natural openness apparent in the first two films of the series. Otherwise, images are generally sharp and detailed. Contrast and shadow delineation are nicely rendered with good visual information in the darker scenes. Noise and artifacts are minimal on this 2.30:1 transfer.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is undistinguished monaural with a hum in the background.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
No |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
No |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
| (Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
No |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
No |
| (Center Back Surround Imaging): |
No |
| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
No |
Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality: |
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
No |
Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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