War for the Planet of the Apes
DVD Wholesale Quick Overview:
A well realized final chapter in the Apes saga. Great 3D conversion. If you have seen Dawn of the Planet of the Apes in 3D. & were turned off by the process…that film actually was filmed in native 3D..however the 3D aspect fell victim to a poorly realized compromise that had more to do with a ridicuous requirement for shallow stereo imaging by the now defunct SKY-TV 3D network & a 3D technology company that jumped in bed with them.(perhaps for a quick profit) & then attempted to enforce it. That methodology almost destroyed the 3D market (look at Stalingrad & an insipid absolutely un-necessary reconversion of the 3D 50’s classic Creature from the Black Lagoon among other examples) Hopefully future 3D projects won’t suffer the same fate & resulting artistic & visual damage. A number of 3D conversions in the past year, for the most part, look good & many of these 3D converted features were not only created with 3D in mind but also use advanced technology to make it all work better starting with principal photography leading to the conversion process. And native 3D..in the right hands…and utilizing the talented 3D professionals to do just that ..are readily available to filmakers who want to get it right from the get go…hopefully with 3D blu ray releases to follow from whatever region that still offers them in 2018 & beyond.- Jim Krisvoy
Possibly the best of the new trilogy of Apes films, “War” focuses on how the world in “Planet of the Apes” came to be remaking and revisiting those background elements (and, perhaps, setting up a new series of films including a GOOD remake of “Planet of the Apes”).
Caesar finds himself at war with the last vestige of humanity. Led by a ruthless military man (Woody Harrelson in an outstanding and menacing performance), uses captured apes to build a wall to help save what’s left of humanity. He and his team attack Caesar’s group killing his wife and taking his son forcing Caesar on a quest to find his son and take revenge against the humans. Along the way, Caesar and his followers discover a mute human child named Nova and adopt her as part of her group.Featuring some of the most of sophisticated motion capture to date with effective performances equally as adept and powerful as the ones by Harrelson and those on his team.-Wayne Klein
DVD Wholesale Main Features:
Actors: Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn, Karin Konoval, Terry Notary
Directors: Matt Reeves
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Dubbed: French, Spanish
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.)
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned
Studio: 20th Century Fox
DVD Release Date: October 24, 2017
Run Time: 140 minutes
ASIN: B0721QYGSQ
