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"Planet of the Apes" DVD
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"Planet of the Apes"
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Guide Rating -  
Pros  •  A two-disc DVD set loaded with special features
•  Visually imaginative cinematography
•  Danny Elfman's unusual musical score adds emotional texture and drama
Cons  •  This movie is better at creating spectacle than at sustaining drama
•  Wish I had muted the sound on music video "Rule the Planet"
•  Mark Wahlberg lacks the kind of charisma Charlton Heston had in original
The Bottom Line - The 2001 version of "Planet of the Apes" is reasonably diverting, but it’s much better at spectacle than it is at drama.

 
Product Description
•  2001 version of "Planet of the Apes" released in a two-disc DVD set
•  Loaded with special features -- according to the DVD box :"over 13 hours of primate-packed extras"
•  Includes "Enhanced Viewing Mode," where behind-the-scenes vignettes sporadically appear within a small rectangle
 
 
Reviewed by Ivana Redwine
"Planet of the Apes"
Starring Mark Wahlberg, Helena Bonham Carter, Tim Roth, and Michael Clarke Duncan, the 2001 version of "Planet of the Apes" has been released as a two-disc DVD set that’s loaded with special features -- "over 13 hours of primate-packed extras," according to the DVD box. Directed by Tim Burton, this action-adventure film is an update of the popular 1968 movie of the same name that starred Charlton Heston, who has a cameo appearance in the new film. I watched the 2001 version of "Planet of the Apes" on DVD recently and found it reasonably diverting, but it’s much better at spectacle than it is at drama. Also, I don’t think that Wahlberg in the new version has anything like the kind of charisma that Heston had in the old, but I’d still say that overall the new and old versions are about equally entertaining.

Selected Special Features on the DVDs:

  • Two-Disc Set
  • Enhanced Viewing Mode
  • Multi-Angle Featurettes (4)
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