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| Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes |
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Genre:Science Fiction
Reviewed In Issue 31 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Roddy McDowall, Don Murray, Ricardo Montalban |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
| (Catalog Number): |
0583585 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
PG |
| (Retail Price): |
$34.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
87 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1972 |
| (LD Release Date): |
1/99 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
Yes |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
J. Lee Thompson |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Paul Dehn |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Tom Scott |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Philip Jefferies |
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| (Editor): |
Marjorie Fowler, ACE & Allan Jaggs, ACE |
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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): |
Todd-AO 35 |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
2.40:1 |
| (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 |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
In Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes, all dogs and cats have been wiped out by disease, so people begin to keep monkeys as pets eventually turning them into slaves. This stirs an uprising among the apes toward humans that is led by the offspring of Cornelius and Zira who were the only evolved apes to escape the destruction of the ape world. Roddy McDowall, who played Cornelius appears as his son Caesar (named Milo in the episode in which he was born).
LaserDisc Picture:
This 2.30:1 THX®-quality assured LaserDisc looks plugged up and occasionally oversaturated in its rendering of colors, which are otherwise vibrant with natural fleshtones and deep blacks. Images are sharp and detailed but lack natural clarity and openness. Contrast and shadow delineation are mediocre, affected by a slightly dark veil apparent throughout the film. There are occasional artifacts and minor noise apparent.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack has been electronically processed in the same manner as Beneath The Planet Of The Apes. The sound is distorted and dialogue is forward and strident sounding for an undistinguished giant mono experience. This is a very distracting, “manufactured” soundtrack that the THX Digital Mastering program assures for quality.
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
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Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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