War for Planet of the Apes 4k Review
 | Review past: Matt Brighton |
| Posted on: October 23rd, 2017 |
Plot: What's it about?
With the myriad number of reboots and remakes, it's a rare breed that actually manage to stand out from the oversupply. In 2011, we were treated to Rise of the Planet of the Apes, somewhat of an offshoot (I retrieve) of the 2001 remake with Mark Wahlberg. Come to think of it, I don't know if I ever saw the 2001 version. Nevertheless, it doesn't thing. State of war for the Planet of the Apes brings virtually the third and some might say final installment of these films. Then once more, if a movie makes coin there's really no reason to end making them. If you lot tin become by the revolving case (Franco in Rise, Jason Clarke in Dawn and Woody Harrelson in this i), you're in for a care for. These aren't the cheesy camp classics from the 70'due south, rather they're full of topical and incisive political ideals. It doesn't take a genius to draw some parallels in this picture to what's going on in the earth. Politics aside, it's also a slap-up action moving-picture show.
We find Caesar (Andy Serkis) who's trying his best to locate a new home for he and his boyfriend apes. It's believed he wants peace, but this changes when a ruthless Ground forces colonel (Woody Harrelson) is seeking them out to destroy them. He wants to wipe out the Simian Flu that we learn, subsequently, was the crusade of his son's death. Every bit he sees information technology – no apes, no flu. Life goes on. Afterwards a vicious invasion of the apes' camp, Caesar decides to track down the colonel and his men for some old-fashioned revenge. It's so that Caesar realizes the breadth of the colonel's influence as he'due south imprisoned thousands of apes in what tin can only be described as a concentration camp. Caesar is likewise captured and things are looking grim. It's come up down to this: human vs ape. Who will prevail?
It's hard to believe that the bulk of the action that takes place on screen is done via motility capture and CGI. The apes look and so lifelike, it's easy to get them confused with bodily primates. There's a palpable tension and fright with this movie and the 140 minutes whiz past. Harrelson, ane of the few human actors features on screen, gives a tour-de-force performance that might really exist one of the all-time of his career – and that's proverb something. Andy Serkis, ane of the few who's been in all 3 installments, really injects Caesar with passion and feeling. Yes, information technology's motion capture, only I'd wager that Serkis is i of the few on the planet (pardon the pun) that could really make this piece of work. This might be the all-time of the iii installments and if information technology does stop here, it's a fitting catastrophe. Simply don't look the Statue of Liberty in this 1.
Video: How's it look?
A lot of people ask me "is at that place really a difference between Blu-ray and 4K?" My answer is "Yes, but information technology'due south not enough that y'all should leave and purchase a new 4K TV." I might have to rethink that statement after watching the Blu-ray version of this picture compared to information technology's Ultra HD counterpart. Generally, the two.40:1 HEVC 4K image rivals the Blu-ray. Only there are some scenes, mainly along the beach, that are so breaktakingly detailed that I had to see if it looked that proficient on the Blu-ray. It didn't. The HDR actually does add a new layer of realism to some of these images. Obviously, most of the action and characters are the CGI primates and I was hard-pressed to see how they could be estimator blithe. Yeah, information technology looks that skilful. I could go on and on, but trust me on this – it won't disappoint.
Sound: How's information technology sound?
The clap of thunder, the sound of a gun or the explosion of a wall – all of them sound amazing in this Dolby Atmos soundtrack. The opening sequence features an epic gunfight between the apes and humans – wow! What a way to start the motion-picture show. Vocals are rich and pure, Caesar's booming, deep voice dominates the center channel with other vocals chiming in. Surrounds are nowadays, used and with not bad effect. And, as expected, the atmospheric sound mix actually brings everything together. A top notch try here.
Supplements: What are the extras?
- Deleted Scenes with Optional Audio Commentary past Matt Reeves – 10 full, but given the bloated running time of the moving-picture show, these were wisely cutting for pacing.
- Graveyard
- Turncoats
- Barrier Wall
- "I Owe You I"
- "A Bang-up Man"
- "Do Non Lose Hope"
- Snowfall
- The Colonel's Spoken language
- Malcolm and the Dinosaurs
- "I Am Similar Koba"
- Featurettes – The pic studios like to put these shorter featurettes in a section and call it a documentary. I'grand not buying it. Each of these is what we've seen before, these features are cleaved downwardly into more than technical vingnettes.
- Waging War for the Planet of the Apes
- All About Caesar
- WETA: Pushing Boundaries
- Music for Apes
- Apes: The Meaning of it All
- The Apes Saga: An Homage
- Concept Art Gallery
- Sound Commentary – Director Matt Reeves gives a pretty insightful and fact-filled commentary track that checks all the boxes. He covers the pic's theme, casting and of course lauds abiding praise upon Andy Serkis (and rightfully then). Fans of the pic and of Reeves will enjoy this rail.
The Bottom Line
There's no denying that these new Apes films are, without a incertitude, a existent treat. Well made and even with an alternate "human" cast, they manage to entertain. This installment might exist the best one yet, though part of me longs for the showtime one with James Franco. Still, no thing what your taste, this delivers the appurtenances with peak notch audio and video as well as enough supplements to warrant a purchase.
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