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    Battle For The Planet Of The Apes
    Genre:Science Fiction

    Reviewed In Issue 31 Of Widescreen Review® Stars:
    Roddy McDowall, Claude Akins, Natalie Trundy, Severn Darden, Lew Ayres, John Huston

    WSR Review Scores
    Picture Rating: 3
    Sound Rating: 1.5
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    DVD General Information
    (Studio/Distributor): 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 0583685
    (MPAA Rating): G
    (Retail Price): $34.98
    (Running Time In Minutes): 86
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Theatrical Release): 1973
    (LD Release Date): 1/99
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): Yes

    Credits Information
    (Director): J. Lee Thompson
    (Screenplay/Written By): John William Corrington & Joyce Hooper Corrington
    (Story): Paul Dehn
    (Music): Leonard Rosenman
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    (Production Designer): Dale Hennessy
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    (Editor): Alan L. Jaggs, ACE & John C. Horger
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    (Producers): Arthur P. Jacobs

    DVD Picture Information
    (Principal Photography): Panavision
    (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): 2.40:1
    (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): 2.30:1

    DVD Sound Information
    (DVD Soundtrack): Dolby Surround
    (Theatrical Sound): Optical Mono
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    WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    Battle For The Planet Of The Apes is the last episode of the series and brings the saga full circle. Mankind has been decimated by nuclear war, yet there are some mutant humans who remain. They work with Caesar (Roddy McDowall), the self-appointed ape leader, on the education of other apes in writing and speech. But then militant gorilla Aldo (Claude Akins) threatens the idyllic world by pitting the primates against each other.

    LaserDisc Picture:
    The 2.30:1 THX®-quality assured LaserDisc exhibits sharp and detailed images that exhibit good clarity and texture. Colors are rich and vibrant with natural fleshtones and solid, undefined blacks. Interior scenes appear slightly dark and plugged up. Contrast and shadow delineation are mediocre, often wanting in visual information in the darkest scenes. Exteriors are more naturally rendered, especially when well lit. The picture is solid, with only minor noise and video artifacts, but nothing to distract from a presentation that is mediocre overall.

    LaserDisc Soundtrack:
    The soundtrack repeats the electronic processing used in the second and fourth releases to artificially alter the original theatrical monaural soundtrack so that a deceptive "stereo" credit could be achieved.
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    Superb Special Visual Effects Quality:
    		 No
    Superb Color Fidelity:
    		 No
    Superb Cinematography:
    		 -
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