PLANET of the APES (vhs) Tim Burton's and 50 similar items

Box is real nice with very little shelf wear. Cassette is nice and clean with a store branded security sticker on the right corner assuring you of first generation quality. Pre-viewed for quality and plays fine with just a few seconds of lines and bounce at the begining and at the ending credits. Going Out Of Print in all formats except on pricey blu-ray. Full screen version is perfect for old school televisions as the image will fill your square frame. Also, the uncompressed audio is superior to digital versions, much like vinyl records are. I have seen all versions of PLANET of the APES and this to me was the best, the ending will have you begging for a sequel that never happened. Tim Burton's story looks more to the novel by Pierre Boulle than the '68 original. Wahlberg is the action hero astronaut Leo Davidson who crash-lands on a strange planet ruled by apes, where humans are slaves and regarded as scum. One ape, the daughter of a prominent senator, thinks otherwise, and even helps Wahlberg escape. Roth excels as Gen. Thade, an angry militarist with a loathing for all humans and a contempt for polite ape society. Needless to say, Leo becomes the focus of his rage because he has military secrets that reveals Leo's true identity as a threat. Charlton Heston from the original has an unbilled cameo that winks at his position in the NRA. And Linda Harrison (also from the original cast) appears briefly in there somewhere. The makeup effects, courtesy of Rick Baker, are astounding (and light years ahead of where they were in '68), all of the actors in the ape makeup do a fine job. And the action moves along at a satisfying and brisk pace with the screenplay providing plenty of social commentary and sly references to the original. Entertaining with a great production design too.