Planet of the Apes: Legacy Collection [Blu-ray]

Me and my mom we love these films

The package arrived promptly and shrink wrapped. The digital mastered DVDs were in pristine condition and played flawlessly. Of course the current remake of the Planet of the Apes is much better, however it was a lot of fun seeing these original 5 movies and seeing how the current remakes have some nods to these original films.

Much better than the new animated technology they use in newer movies.

Forget/throw out/sell your old DVD release's of this classic Sci-fi seriesand get this all new Blu-ray boxset which containsall 5 Planet of the Apes films from the 70'Seach film was released on Blu-ray back in 2008-2009 which are hard to buy seperatly nowso all 5 films have been reissued again by 20th Century fox in this blu-ray boxsetso it's much cheaper to buy this boxset than to buy the films separatlyeach blu-ray Disc comes with their own plastic case and cover artJust as if you were buying them individuallythe First and the best Planet of the Apes film now has a beautiful HD transfer widescreenthe sound quality is Great aswell, much better than the DVD release from 2003all the special features from the DVD release every single one of them are on this 1 blu-ray Discincredible, there are Hours of Special features, Documentaries and featurettes etcplus there are 2 brand new featurettes just for this blu-ray releaseImpact of the Apes and Evolution of the Apes which explain the Films Legacy, very interesting to watchbut wait there is more,for the first time ever each sequel has been given a brand new HD widescreen transfer just likethe original classic plus new making of featurette'swith all new interviews with some of the cast from each sequel that havn't passed away yetthe DVD release of Beneath the planet of the Apes had no extras at all until nowBuilding a sequel featurette (30mins of new interviews)interviews with Director Ted post and Linda Harrison and other interviews aswellthere's also Behind the scenes Photo Gallery, Ape news Gallery, plus the traileronly on this blu-ray versionthe 3rd sequel Escape from the... never had any extras on the DVD release until nowThe Secret behind the Escape featurette, goes for about 20minsno interviews with Kim Hunter, Roddy McDowall, they have both passed away nowthere are just interviews with film Historians etc, Kim Hunter son is interviewed thou.there is also behind the scenes footage/featurette of Don taylor Directing the filmBehind the scenes Photo Gallery and trailerthe 4th Sequel Conquest of the Planet/Apes which again no extras on the DVD release until nowthis blu-ray version has both the Unrated version and Theatrical versionwhich i didn't know there was an Unrated versionthere is also a brand new featurette Confronting the times about making the filmplus behind the scenes footage of J Lee Thompson directingplus some more featurettesand the same with sequel 5, both versions Theatrical and Extended cut are includedplus all new featurettesi havn't seen 4 and 5 because the plot was getting ridiculousi couldn't see the point for another sequel, 20th century fox were just trying to make some more cash really.the first 2 are the best in my opinion. the 3rd sequel is passablebut 4 and 5 was getting pointless and so were the make-up Ape effects in the 4th and 5th sequelslooked pathetic and silly cause 20th century fox cutted the costs on the production.anyway this blu-ray box is a bargain buy, you get all 5 blu-ray films in one collectionDefinitely worth the moneyyou might aswell sell the DVD releases of planet of the apesespecially the DVD sequels which have no extrasi've already sold my dvd collection of Apes series just to get this blu-ray and definitely worth the money.i gave this blu-ray collection 5 stars, definitely worth the money, no doubt about it

Great movies, even being much older, with the hype and craze of the new remakes it's well worth watching the originals if you've never seen them.

This is a review which attempts to compare the original movies to the latest one and to the TV series.Compared to the latest and "tragic" attempt at rehashing an old classic, "The Evolution" series of DVDs is a collector's masterpiece.While one may praise make-up artists' efforts in the latest installment of "Planet of the Apes", which is logically far superior than the "appliances" they had to work with, back in the sixties and the seventies, one may not find Pierre Boulle's original novel anywhere.I rate it at four stars, just because one can feel that the producers, not the cast and not even the crews, played the economic card. This is especially evident, starting with "Escape from the Planet of the Apes" and on to "Battle for the Planet of the Apes" which closely resembles a TV movie.Pity, because the entire franchise would have been worth a much bigger effort. Even though I may understand, for various strategical reasons, the choice of having "The Planet of the Apes" as a post nuclear holocaust backward society, in the the original 1968 movie, I still am wondering why the same choice was made by Tim Burton in his remake.Pierre Boulle's (the author) Apes' Planet, was far more advanced than human society on the Earth, the astronauts had left behind. This was meant to show that, no matter what man could destroy, other, probably more developed and advanced species (not necessarily Apes, but I guess this was a more poignant metaphor), could rebuild and by far, better than humans ever could.This is why, although in the 1968 version, as I already mentioned before, I could still conceive the post-nuclear theme, which was far more in the minds of people involved in the Cold War, than just a more generalized critique against human kind, in the new version I simply cannot accept it.Lack of imagination? Probably.Lack of means? Not at all.As the Star Wars franchise has shown, Cities and environments can be recreated through CG technology at much lower costs than ever before.So why then not opt for the Pierre Boulle's original novel?Your guess is as good as mine.Anyway, the classic "Planet of the Apes" is far better and original in contents and storyline and has the advantage of an excellent cast, one could only dream for nowadays.Even the music, of all five movies, reflected a much higher level at inventiveness and freshness.These restored versions, bring back the original flair they possessed when they appeared in movie theaters everywhere.Images are sharp and clear, colors are vivid.The sound is another matter. While every effort was made to restore "Planet of the Apes" in its most minute detail, including its sound, with an excellent Digital Dolby 5.1 remix, not so happened with the other four movies.Again, "Escape from the Planet of the Apes", is the most dubious example, being the only one that doesn't even sport a Dolby Surround Mono mix, but just a polished Mono one.I can only assume that the only original copy remaining is available like that. In which case, I think it was wise not to digitally attempt at "fussing" with the sound, as it was the case with other movies and in which it totally failed.But, should a "stereo" copy emerge, I would suggest to use that one to re-release this movie.And yet, I suspect that this particular movie was plagued by the same financial restrictions of the others, probably more and might therefore have had a "mono" treatment.The other ones, like "Beneath the Planet of the Apes", "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes" and "Battle..." could have deserved the attention that their forerunner had.All in all, the five movies are more entertaining and well-made than the latest concoction by Tim Burton.If you truly want to be astonished and thrilled by a science fiction movie series, than I would suggest to stick to the originals.They had creativity, imagination, solid stories and excellent acting, all combined into a firework of surprises beyond which today's "remakes" pale miserably away.A note about the complete "Planet of the Apes" TV series. If you are really enjoying retro-spectacles, especially '70s style, then you may be well served.But, be warned, the series, having suffered the same financial restrictions as their movie counterparts, lack luster and are even dull in comparison. There is no more development of the characters (besides, the original ones, have long disappeared and been replaced by others) and the plots, except for two episodes out of fourteen, are always the same. The main conducting theme is "Escaping the the Planet of the Apes" and while it may be fun to watch for a couple of episodes, it starts to become weary and tiresome at the third one.The transfer was made, by just transferring the filmed material to DVD. No sound remix, no video cleansing. Evident scratches may be noticed almost in every episode. The sound is pure monaural seventies' TV style. No luster here.If you are a true "Planet of the Apes" fan, stick to "Planet of the Apes - The Evolution" DVD collection. It's the only valid choice and the only one worth the money.Included in the Evolution collection, is also the 2-hourdocumentary "Behind the Planet of the Apes" hosted by Roddy McDowall (who played the chimps Cornelius and Caesar in the movies and Galen in the TV series), which I truly recommend for its deep insight in the work behind such an immense effort and for its social studies' aspect, reflecting the mind-frame of society in those years.This collection is the only true gift one can make to a die-hard fan of "Planet of the Apes". All the rest would be wasted money and time.

Nothing better than the original Planet of the Apes !

A classic movie series. Delivered in a timely manner.

Artikel wie beschrieben gut verpackt und schnell geliefert. Funktioniert einwandfrei.

It's lovely to have the complete box set of the original Planet of the Apes films all in one set.

Great!

It's an Special edition but besides the documentary dvd there's not much special in there. Every disc contains the trailers for the whole saga,so you're not gonna watch them in every disc.The good thing about this special edition box is to have the whole saga in the same pack.The movies are great. The first movie is a classic and a master piece but the other four are pretty good too. You'll enjoy them as science fiction movies but if you go deeper they'll make you think as they raise many questions and moral dilemas. Darwin would love them!