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DVD Review: Battle for the Planet of the Apes

Brian Schell — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:22:28 +0000

DVD Review: Battle for the Planet of the Apes Star: Roddy McDowell, Claude Akins, Natalie Trundy 1973, 20th Century Fox. Run Time: 1:33 Amazon DVD Link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000E6ESDA?tag=askdrarca-20 Amazon Blu-Ray Link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001G7Q0Z0?tag=askdrarca-20 “Every Caesar must have his Brutus” “Ape has killed ape!” You knew it was coming, right? The fifth and final installment of the series takes place around 20 years after [...]

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DVD Review: Conquest of The Planet of the Apes

Brian Schell — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:00:55 +0000

DVD Review: Conquest of The Planet of the Apes Star: Roddy McDowell, Don Murray 1972, 20th Century Fox. Run Time: 1:28 Amazon DVD Link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000E6ESDU?tag=askdrarca-20 Amazon Blu-Ray Link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001G7Q13G?tag=askdrarca-20 Around 20 years after the events in “Escape from…” this film picks up with Caesar, the now-grown talking baby ape from the previous installment. Caesar and Armando have come to town [...]

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DVD Review: Escape From the Planet of the Apes

Brian Schell — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:32:12 +0000

DVD Review: Escape From the Planet of the Apes Star: Roddy McDowell, Kim Hunter 1971, 20th Century Fox. Run Time: 1:47 Amazon DVD Link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000E6ESE4?tag=askdrarca-20 Amazon Blu-Ray Link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001G7Q15O?tag=askdrarca-20 The first two movies showed us man’s encounter with the planet of the apes. This time around, it’s the apes encounter with the “planet of the men.” Cornelius and Zira return [...]

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DVD Review: Beneath The Planet of the Apes

Brian Schell — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:30:59 +0000

DVD Review: Beneath The Planet of the Apes Star: James Franciscus, Kim Hunter, Charleton Heston 1970, 20th Century Fox. Run Time: 1:35 Amazon DVD Link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000E6ESDK?tag=askdrarca-20 Amazon Blu-Ray Link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001G7Q10Y?tag=askdrarca-20 The beginning of this story moves much more quickly than the previous film, as a second spaceship crashes, leaving only astronaut Brent alive. He quickly meets up with Nova, the [...]

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DVD Review: Planet of the Apes

Brian Schell — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:00:02 +0000

DVD Review: Planet of the Apes Star: Charleton Heston, Roddy McDowell, Kim Hunter 1968, 20th Century Fox. Run Time: 1:47 Amazon DVD Link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000E6ESEO?tag=askdrarca-20 Amazon Blu-Ray Link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001G7Q186?tag=askdrarca-20 “These animals are dirty! They stink and they carry communicable diseases!” “Get your hands off me you damn dirty ape!” “You blew it up!” It’s been ages since I saw any of this series, but [...]

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DVD Review: Misery (1990)

Brian Schell — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:40:04 +0000

Movie: Misery Star: James Caan, Kathy Bates 1990, MGM Amazon Link: Amazon Link for CD: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000TJBNFI?tag=askdrarca-20 The film starts out calmly enough, with Caan’s character, a famous author, finishing his most recent novel, having his traditional single cigarette and his champagne. Then he gets in the car and drives down the mountain as the credits continue to roll. The [...]

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