Yesac35

FYI--Amazon has a preorder page up. They're currently offering the set for $125.99 (30% off).

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...v=glance&n=130

DivxGuy

If it's any consolation, they look better than many anamorphic catalog titles in my collection.

dx23

From dvdactive.com:

Monkey packaging here !!!!!!!!!!

Monkey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TomOpus

The monkey head is pretty cool but I never really cared for the sequels. Sounds like a fantastic set, though. Who woulda thought R1 would get this?

cultshock

It didn't. The Godzilla head included in the box set was just a (sort of) replica of the '54 Godzilla costume head. The discs weren't meant to, and couldn't fit inside the head itself (and it involved about double the number of discs as the POTA set).

I'm all over the new POTA set though. I held off on the original box set due to lack of anamorphic transfers, so I'll just have duplicates of the SE of the original film, and the TV series set. And it'll be great to have the animated series too, that was an unexpected bonus.

One thing maybe missing to make this complete though: how about the longer TV cut of BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES? (it was released on Japanese LD years ago)

Cameron

i really dig the new head as well...got rid of the old disc a while back, and held off on the two discer...

Maxflier

This will be my most prized DVD possession.

A lot of people are assuming the sequels will be anamorphic, but didn't it say somewhere that they were the same discs from the old set. Any have confirmation that they are now anamorphic?

Julie Walker

I would wait for reviews before purchasing this...just in case

Cameron

nothing confirmed...i do remember back in a fox chat that they wanted to re-release anamorphic transfers, but it was not cost effective at the time.

but its such a rare occasion these days that either new release or re-release titles are non anamorphic....(Payback, House, Etc.) But its few and far between....i think its a safe bet that fox is going to revamp them....if your going to put enough effort to use a monkey head, and dig up the cartoon, i think you can get an anamorphic transfer going.

cultshock

Yeah, I haven't heard anything definite, I'm just assuming they will be anamorphic. I'll hold off buying the set and wait for an official word, but it would be incredibly stupid of Fox to go through all this trouble and release the same old transfers of the four sequels.

mifuneral

Where exactly is it indicated that these discs have been remastered at all? I was under the impression that they were the exact same discs, merely repackaged into one all inclusive set.

surfingelectrod

Does anyone know how the monkey head will store the discs?

David Lambert

Confirmed anamorphic!

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=4904


I also say there how I *think* the discs will go into that ape-head case.


Plus, a complete disc-by-disc breakdown of content and confirmation of the date change (which Amazon hasn't caught up to yet).

LorenzoL

Numes

From the link:
I would like to point out that in the actual, physical, newspaper article in USA Today, they had a picture of the same ape head in the R2 picture minus the discs and the box. Just FYI.

David Lambert

Numes, fair enough that I wrote that confusingly. I just re-worded that section of the story:

In other words, Fox probably provided that pic to Mike Snider/USA Today, but if so then they didn't provide it to us. For all we know it came from the Amazon UK listing, but it probably didn't. We didn't see the print article ourselves, although you're not the first person to tell us that the print version contained that pic. Anyway, I should have been more clear about the fact that Snider's brief included the pic, that he likely got that pic from Fox (though we can't verify that), and that's why we believe that the R1 version of the set will be the ape-head design (which is why I show an R2 package pic at all, something I never, ever do!).

Thanks for the help!

surfingelectrod

It's good that R1 is finally getting packaging like this. I hope we get more...

milo bloom

Say, Fox, I'm going to need you to go ahead and release those 16x9 sequels and the animated series separately. My wife just caught sight of that Ape head, and just about started throwing holy water at the screen. So, kudos for creative thinking, but not this time.

David Lambert

The 16x9 sequels will be released separately. Since it's not "TV-on-DVD" news, I didn't mention it there. I think DVDActive.com has already stated it, though.

cultshock

Great news, and nice breakdown.

It's looking almost certain that we will be getting the same ape head as region 2. Don't let us down, Fox! I'm wondering what it's made of. Some kind of rubber or vinyl with what looks like rooted hair.

At any rate, for those who don't want to pay the extra money, I'm sure the limited status is referring to the ape head itself. After that sells out, Fox more than likely issue the box set sans head, at a lower price point, and that one probably won't be limited.

Easy

Good to know. No way would I buy that fugly ape head.

spartanstew

I agree.

Nor will I. The problem with having them released seperately, however, is that it will cost a bit more to buy them individually. I would hope that they might come out with just a standard boxed set.

I don't want dolls and toys in my home theater. They belong in my 3 year olds game room.

cultshock

You'd better stay out of my home theatre then. I think toys and memorbilia are ok in there, as long as they are movie related. Same with the posters, lobby cards and film programs I have on the walls.

kevin75

while i do like the ape head, i am glad the sequels are being released separately. i don't care for the burton one or the tv series. the only good sequel was the first one. mmmmmmm, linda harrison.

JeremyM

I hate to say it but I am so going to waste my money on this. I can't resist having the giant head or the cartoon. I enjoyed the TV show but it's sat on my shelf after the first watch. I hated the remake and already own it. But it's too cool of a set to pass on, hopefully the price will be even better elsewhere.