DVD Announced Planet Of The Apes 40 Year Evolution

Planet Of The Apes 40 Year Evolution on Blu-ray

Filed Under: DVD New Releases | Article Tags : Blu-Ray , box set , new on dvd

Those damn dirty apes never looked so good until now. Fox has just announced that a new blu-ray box set containing all the Apes movies will be released on November 4th, remastered special just for the hi def format. Although it seems this is a rehash of an earlier box set Planet Of The Apes Ultimate Collection. You’ll go bananas when you can pick this box set up for a mere $159.98 SRP . No mention of individual titles being released though. Titles for this box set include the classic Planet Of The Apes, Beneath The Planet Of The Apes, Escape From Planet Of The Apes, Battle For Planet Of The Apes, and the previously unreleased to DVD Conquest Of Planet Of The Apes. You can get your dirty hands on the details right here:

Each Planet Of The Apes Blu-ray Disc will be authored in Java on a double-layer disc presented in widescreen (2.35:1 aspect ratio) with newly mastered English 5.1 DTS Master Audio, English, Spanish and French Mono and includes English and Spanish subtitles. All new special features will be presented in High-Def. Bonus features include:

NEW Science of the Apes BONUSVIEW - Scientists, anthropologists and sociologists discuss the facts and fiction of the first film

NEW “Beyond the Forbidden Zone” Adventure Game

NEW “A Public Service Announcement From ANSA” in HD – A mission report from the agency regarding their brave astronauts

NEW “Evolution of the Apes”- HD featurette tracing the apes story from the original novel to the screen

NEW “Impact of the Apes” - HD featurette on how to market a worldwide pop culture phenomenon. The story behind the marketing and merchandising of one of the first ever film franchises and the series’ lasting influence on pop culture through the years

NEW HD Making-of Featurette for Each Sequel:

Beneath the Planet of the Apes – “From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel”

Escape from the Planet of the Apes – “ The Secret Behind Escape”

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes – “ Riots and Revolutions: Confronting the Times”

Battle for the Planet of the Apes – “ End of an Epic: The Final Battle”

NEW Each Apes sequel will have an isolated score track in 5.1 DTS Master Audio

Commentary by Composer Jerry Goldsmith

Commentary by Actors Roddy McDowall, Natalie Trundy, Kim Hunter and Makeup Artist John Chambers

Text Commentary by Eric Greene and Author of “Planet of the Apes as American Myth”

Behind the Planet of the Apes Documentary – Includes all new interactivity and timeline

Behind the Planet of the Apes Promo (1988)

Planet of the Apes Makeup Test with Edward G. Robinson (1966)