Planet of the Apes - The Evolution (Complete Series)

Starring:Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, James Whitmore, James Daly, Linda Harrison, Robert Gunner, Lou Wagner, Woodrow Parfrey, Jeff Burton, Buck Kartalian, Norman Burton, Wright King, Paul Lambert, Priscilla Boyd, Dianne Stanley, Irvin 'Zabo' Koszewski, Harry Monty, James Bacon
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner, Ted Post, Don Taylor
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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The five films in the Planet of the Apes series are enjoyable as pure entertainment and yet substantial enough to inspire academic studies like Planet of the Apes as American Myth: Race, Politics, and Popular Culture.

Loosely adapted from the novel by French author Pierre Boulle, Planet of the Apes was released at the height of racial and political unrest in America, adding resonance to its story of a NASA astronaut (Charlton Heston) stranded on a planet where superior apes dominate inferior human slaves. The film's final image--in which a horrified Heston realizes the fate of humankind--remains one of the most indelible in all of science fiction cinema.

Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) continues the original's distant future scenario, pitting militant apes against mutant humans dwelling in the subterranean ruins of New York City. Its phenomenal success spawned Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971), in which simian scientists Cornelius and Zira (Roddy McDowall and Kim Hunter, reprising their roles from Planet) travel backward in time, setting the stage for the ape supremacy of the first two films. McDowall returned in Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) as Caesar, the son of Cornelius, leading an ape revolution that bridges the historical gap of the previous films. Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) ended the five-film cycle with McDowall again playing the chimpanzee leader Caesar, defeating gorillas and human mutants to establish the hierarchy introduced in the original film.

Amazon.com

The five films in the Planet of the Apes series are enjoyable as pure entertainment and yet substantial enough to inspire academic studies like Planet of the Apes as American Myth: Race, Politics, and Popular Culture.

Loosely adapted from the novel by French author Pierre Boulle, Planet of the Apes was released at the height of racial and political unrest in America, adding resonance to its story of a NASA astronaut (Charlton Heston) stranded on a planet where superior apes dominate inferior human slaves. The film's final image--in which a horrified Heston realizes the fate of humankind--remains one of the most indelible in all of science fiction cinema.

Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) continues the original's distant future scenario, pitting militant apes against mutant humans dwelling in the subterranean ruins of New York City. Its phenomenal success spawned Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971), in which simian scientists Cornelius and Zira (Roddy McDowall and Kim Hunter, reprising their roles from Planet) travel backward in time, setting the stage for the ape supremacy of the first two films. McDowall returned in Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) as Caesar, the son of Cornelius, leading an ape revolution that bridges the historical gap of the previous films. Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) ended the five-film cycle with McDowall again playing the chimpanzee leader Caesar, defeating gorillas and human mutants to establish the hierarchy introduced in the original film.

The Apes films present a classic what-if scenario that hasn't lost a bit of its potency. As if to prove its cultural endurance, the cycle returned to its origins with director Tim Burton's remake of Planet of the Apes--one of the most eagerly awaited films of 2001. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews:

Worst series ever!.......2006-06-18

For starters why would a person be smoking a cigar in a spaceship?!! Unlogical! The only good one was number 1 (number 2 was ok) but it just went downhill from there! I didn't even want to watch number 5. Now you know a series isn't good when you don't want to watch the final one. I wasn't even interested in the bonus disc. Now that's not a good sign. So if you want a good series of movies, watch The Matrix, Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, Die Hard, Lord of the Rings and theres tons more. Just don't waste your time on this series.

GREAT SET .....BUT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER.......2006-05-30

They used to have "Planet Of The Apes" week on channel 7 out of Detroit and like any other kid I ran home from school everyday to watch them.I absolutely love the Planet of the Apes evolution boxed set.You get all five Planet of the Apes movies plus a sixth bonus disc containing all the wonderful special features.It's all here except the superior picture and 5.1 digitally remastered sound found in the legacy set.The picture and sound are a definite improvement over the television images but still don't compare to the legacy set.I don't understand why 20th Century Fox Studios didn't take the time to remaster all the movies at the same time.They've always had the ability to do it,because the legacy set is proof of that.How many times can a studio release the same titles over and over.Now 20th Century Fox has released "The Planet Of The Apes" ultimate collection with deluxe ape head packaging consisting of all the movies,tv series,animated series and Tim Burtons version.After considering the cost of the new ultimate collection the evolution set is great value for any planet of the apes fan.But if ultimate picture and sound are what you're after,hold out and purchase the legacy set.I hope this review was helpful.

The Best of the Planet of the apes........2006-04-25

For this installment we do go both forwards & backwards & then forwards & backwards & again & again through time.Yes I was taken away more immediately by the 2nd time that I saw "Battle" than I was the first & this even made Planet of the apes: The Forbidden Zone at Malibu Graphics their best publication courtesy of me for the little or not known peace time of the humans & apes of which this film had both begun and ended with & then as a result the people at Malibu Graphics were just as annoyed by me as they were glad to have me there for them.They invited comment & Critique & got from me more than what they bargained for as a result and along with this for not doing their own homework.but still check out the zpota website for damn the continuity all to Hell.As it agree's with someone's response of what continuity?Also please check out the IMBd sites for this movie as others too.

"tonight we witness the birth of the planet of the apes".......2006-03-22

any kid worth his salt growing up in the 70's watched as on friday nights cbs ran the planet of the apes movies, i know because i was one of them, and because they were rated high on the t.v. charts.
"planet of the apes" (1968) began the whole saga as taylor(charlton heston) crashes his spaceship on a desert planet some 2 to 3000 years into the future. after a sureal trek through a desert they find plant life and water,and human life . the humans are caveman in type and don't talk. taylor and his friends are just thinking about what to do next when an unearthly hunt call sends the humans running and the bigest suprise of all,

apes on horse back and with guns are hunting the humans. once seen the hunt will never be forgotten. as his friends are killed taylor is hurt and we learn that the apes rule this world. this is one of the best sci-fi movies ever made , as taylor fights for his life and a reason for a planet ruled by apes. in the end he finds his reason in one of the greatest endings ever put on film , and if you haven't seen it i'm sure you have heard of it.
"beneath the planet of the apes " takes place just after the first films ends and adds another spaceman brent to the mix as he is sent to find out what happened to taylor, not as good as the first but still fun and action packed. and it looks like the end of the series.
"escape from the planet of the apes" shifted the time line to modren day(read 1973) and put the apes in the forground as the ones we care about. a fun almost remake in reverse of the first it ends very downbeat but paves the way for the next in the series.
" conquest of the planet of the apes" takes place in the future(the 1980's) as a plague has killed all dogs and cats on earth and people have taken apes as pets,buthave found they make better slaves than pets.enter the son of the apes in "escape" as he leads a revolt and takes over the earth. this one is pg instead of g because of the dark nature of this one shot trip into a dark event. maybe the best of the whole series.
"battle for the planet of the apes" the last in the series and the least of the films follows the apes after the revolt and sees their last fight against the humans that want to control them.
" behind the planet of the apes " tells the story of the making of all the movies and anything else you could want to know about the movies and is hosted by the late roddy mcdowell and is just great.
this is the best collection of any movie serise i have seen. if you love this series you need this set. you'll go ape for it. (haha)

My Best Purchase Ever!.......2006-03-16

Excellent collection of the entire series. All 5 movies on DVD PLUS a behind the scenes documentary (total of 6 DVDs) all for one low price; who can ask for more!!! Just what I've been looking for!!!

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Planet of the Apes: Evolution
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Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
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Planet of the Apes (2001) / Planet of the Apes - The Evolution (Complete Film Series) / Planet of the Apes - The Complete TV Series
Starring: Mark Wahlberg , Tim Roth , Helena Bonham Carter , Michael Clarke Duncan , and Paul Giamatti
Director: Tim Burton , Franklin J. Schaffner , and Ted Post
Manufacturer: Twentieth Century Fox Home Video
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ASIN: B000067NNH
Release Date: 2002-05-28

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