As for the aforementioned appearance of Robert Gunner on The Green Hornet, it was literally one of those deals where if you blinked, you'd miss him. He played a detective and had a few lines, and I was hoping that he was going to show up later in the episode. No such luck I'm afraid. One thing I did notice is that he looked a lot better than he did in PLANET. I'm surprised he didn't get more leading roles, because he had a certain look about him that was popular at the time.

Gunner is in OUR MAN FLINT as a Sean Connery lookalike, Agent 0008.

-- Rory

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--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, Chris Lawless <lawford42@...> wrote:
>
> Anyone thinking about going to this? It's only a two hour drive
for me,
> so I might check it out.
>
>
> Chris L.
>

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--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "Mark" <rkid67@...> wrote:
>
> For those of you who have not read Monkey Planet, I've uploaded the book in the files
> section. It is an .lit file that requires the free Microsoft Reader
> (http://www.microsoft.com/reader/downloads/pc.mspx)
> or if you're on a Mac, you need Maclit (http://www.twistedtheorysoftware.com/maclit/)
>

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "shanter2002" <john@...> wrote:

Isn't odd that the Beneath Mutants register no surprise that Brent and
Taylor can talk--even though Nova can't and they must have some
knowledge of the outside world?

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "James" <JamesA1102@...> wrote:
>
>
> Rich text, PDF and Microsoft Reader versions can be found here:

http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/pota/files/Fan%20Fiction/Pierre%20/Boulle

I'm with you there, Scott.  Although I'm glad APES is getting renewed attention for Blu-ray, because money is tight, because the economy is bad -- and I expect it to get worse -- I'm less than thrilled with what I'll have to spend to get this upgrade.  Putting aside the issues involved with simply picking a Blu-ray player and upgrading my monitor, and just sticking to the discs themselves, except for what I hope will be some nice extras, this is something I don't HAVE to have.  I'm perfectly satisfied looking at what I'm looking at now.  Transfers can always be better, and the anamorphic APES transfers aren't perfect, but I'm not suffering in the way I was back in the 90s with that horrible first letterboxed LD of PLANET.  (What a bloody bastard of a transfer that was!)  I can live happily with what I've got quite awhile longer, but knowing the way I am with this APES stuff, I'll probably buy it very soon after it's released.

Anyway, I just read over at TheDigitalBits. com the specks for Blu-ray of THE OMEN, and except for the new audio commentary by the music guys (Nick Redman, Jeff Bond and Lem Dobbs), in which they'll discuss Jerry Goldsmith's score, I have absolutely zero desire to buy this thing.  It does make me hopeful that PLANET will have an isolated score and music commentary track, but I hope all the sequels get the same thing.  All the APES scores deserve it.

-- Rory 


-----Original Message-----
From: scott bosco <digitalcinema@ yahoo.com>
To: pota@yahoogroups. com
Sent: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 2:53 pm
Subject: Re: [pota] (OT) Ready for Blu-ray?

52" Sony Bravia 1080p LCD here - just got it in Nov.  However got my first first 16.9 set in 2000 - at the time is was Philips 32" tube

Curently have an Oppo DVD player.  That mixed with a Anthem D2 Receiver which has a video processor that is pro quality (up converts to 1080P) makes standard DVDs near HD quality.  Friends visiting frorm FL wanted to put it to the test while visiting so we went to a local Best Buy to get a Blu player, then to Blockbuster to rent a couple of Blu discs.  We did our own test comparision and found it all very disapointing, then returned the player - the picture quality wasn't that much different from what my system is doing already.  The upsampling mixed with the processor on the D2 doesn't make a compelling reason to invest in Blu until the prices come way down - and they stop farting around with big difference amongst the players in terms of features - not to mention settle on a software version.    I think a lot of people are backing off due to the software bull.  No one wants to pay for a player that can't be upgraded in one way or another.  Too many people were burned by the whole HD/Blu war and money is tight.  Blu Ray just hasn't settled down yet to be trusted. I was a Beta person way back when, and a laserdisc fan.   Laserdisc had a wider consumer bass then, than Blu does now.  That's reason enough for me to wait a bit longer to see which way the wind is blowing.

-Scott B.

Haristas@aol. com wrote:

With the APES films coming to Blu-ray DVD at the end of 2008, I was wondering how many here are now watching, or plan to buy, a 16X9 TV (LCD or Plasma) display?

I had a 38" 16X9 CRT since late 2002 (since given to my brother), but now I look mostly at a 32" LCD 16X9 flat screen, but my sister has a couple 50" Plasmas that are 1080p.  I'm just not ready yet to invest in the kind of display device I'd like, but I'll probably get a Blu-ray player by the end of the year and take it over to my sister's just to watch PLANET in 1080p.

The one thing I want to say to anyone here still watching the old regular TVs is once you go 16X9 pregressive, there's no going back.  Looking at old square TVs actually depresses me.

-- Rory

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--- On Sun, 6/29/08, Chris Lawless <lawford42@...> wrote:

> From: Chris Lawless <lawford42@...>
> Subject: [pota] Re: PLANET's Outdoor Cage area found
> To: pota@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Sunday, June 29, 2008, 2:56 AM
> "Haristas@..." <Haristas@...> wrote:
>
> >>By the way, everyone knows where the cornfield was
> and the Ape Town set
> from BATTLE, right? <<
>
> I don't. Clue me in.
>
> BTW, I'll buy a steak dinner for whoever finds the
> cave/rocky area that
> Brent and nova head towards in BENEATH. Based on this
> photo:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/JAMES-FRANCISCUS-Beneath-the-Planet-of-the-Apes-PHOTO
> _W0QQitemZ130193071050QQihZ003QQcategoryZ60321QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_
> trksidZp1713.m153.l1262
>
>
> it's in the park and not an elaborate mockup. BTW, if
> the link doesn't
> work, go to eBay and search item number: 130193071050.
>
> I'm also drawing a blank right now- what's the
> "rock pool"? The place
> where they go swimming at the beginning?
>
>
> Chris L.
>

>>Buck Kartalian was on an episode of Batman last week as one of the

No studio is perfect, but FOX holds the record for screwing more releases than others.  They have soooo much in their vaults and seem to like holding it back ...just for that next release.  It's sad.

Yeah, I know.  This Blu-ray OMEN release is nothing but a rush job and it doesn't bode well for POTA.  I know they'll be featurettes for each of the films, but so what?  Five to ten minutes surface crap with a lot of talking heads that aren't going to be telling us anything we don't already know.  As for remastered high definition transfers?  I'll believe it when I see it.  Otherwise, I suspect just an "upconversion" of the previous transfers.  Oh, PLANET may receive a further restoration, but the sudden inclusion of the sequels smacks of rush job to me.  Anyway, as I've said before, I'm just hoping for a music commentary track and Goldsmith's score isolated and remixed for a better 5.1 mix than before, but I'm not holding my breath.  And I just remember, I will be pissed if we don't get radio spots for the films this time and those radio interviews mentioned in the PLANET pressbook.  And we also better get decent galleries this time.

Anyway, I'm starting a list here and I don't want to get into that.  I'll just keep my fingers crossed and wait.

-- Rory

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--- On Fri, 6/27/08, Haristas@... <Haristas@...> wrote:

> From: Haristas@... <Haristas@...>
> Subject: [pota] (OT) Ready for Blu-ray?
> To: pota@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, June 27, 2008, 5:13 PM
> With the APES films coming to Blu-ray DVD at the end of
> 2008, I was wondering how many here are now watching, or
> plan to buy, a 16X9 TV (LCD or Plasma) display?
>
> I had a 38" 16X9 CRT since late 2002 (since given to
> my brother), but now I look mostly at a 32" LCD 16X9
> flat screen, but my sister has a couple 50" Plasmas
> that are 1080p.? I'm just not ready yet to invest in
> the kind of display device I'd like, but I'll
> probably get a Blu-ray player by the end of the year and
> take it over to my sister's just to watch PLANET in
> 1080p.
>
> The one thing I want to say to anyone here still watching
> the old regular TVs is once you go 16X9 pregressive,
> there's no going back.? Looking at old square TVs
> actually depresses me.
>
> -- Rory

Not me, Rory...I want the freakin' alternate ending to CONQUEST or I won't spend  another dime on APES  DVDs  until my current set of discs  wear out!

 

Bruce  

 

In a message dated 7/1/2008 2:04:17 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, Haristas@aol. com writes:

Yeah, I know.  This Blu-ray OMEN release is nothing but a rush job and it doesn't bode well for POTA.  I know they'll be featurettes for each of the films, but so what?  Five to ten minutes surface crap with a lot of talking heads that aren't going to be telling us anything we don't already know.  As for remastered high definition transfers?  I'll believe it when I see it.  Otherwise, I suspect just an "upconversion" of the previous transfers.  Oh, PLANET may receive a further restoration, but the sudden inclusion of the sequels smacks of rush job to me.  Anyway, as I've said before, I'm just hoping for a music commentary track and Goldsmith's score isolated and remixed for a better 5.1 mix than before, but I'm not holding my breath.  And I just remember, I will be pissed if we don't get radio spots for the films this time and those radio interviews mentioned in the PLANET pressbook.  And we also better get decent galleries this time.

Anyway, I'm starting a list here and I don't want to get into that.  I'll just keep my fingers crossed and wait.

-- Rory

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--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, stenosaurus@... wrote:
>
>
> Exactly Scott-why pay over & over again for TSOS?
>
>
>
> Bruce
>
>
>

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, David Giwner <bikergator25@...> wrote:
>
> I hope you where sailing with the CAPTAIN!!!!!!!!!
> DAVE NYC!!!!!!!!!

Anyone pick up The Batman (66) Blu-Ray release today? I'm wondering
if they fixed the framing on the final scene, when the UN reps start
talking in different languages, their respective nameplates weren't
visible, they were matted over.

Here's a comparison review.  They don't capture the scene you're talking about, but it looks like there's a little bit more info on the bottom.

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDReviews38/batman_the_movie_blu-ray.htm

-- Rory

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Buck and ROyal Dano where both in the movie The OUtlaw Josey Wales...

DAVE NYC..

I saw it over the weekend.

Woodrow Parfrey is also in JOSEY WALES, and the scene where Sandra Locke gets stripped is where some of PLANET was shot near Lake Powell, nearly the same spot as PLANET's "water check" scene.

-- Rory

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--- On Thu, 7/3/08, stenosaurus@... <stenosaurus@...> wrote:

> From: stenosaurus@... <stenosaurus@...>
> Subject: [pota] SOLD!
> To: pota@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, July 3, 2008, 5:16 AM
> This was very cool. I didn't mention it before the
> auction ended because?I thought one of you might be bidding
> on it (hell, I was tempted).
>
> Bruce
>
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=370063905709&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=024

Happy 4th of July!

Zira faces arrest for high treason in the latest entry of CORNELIUS' JOURNAL. To read the JOURNAL entry either click the banner on the Yahoo home page or use this link: http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/pota/files/CJ.htm

And since this is a holiday a special LESSON FROM THE LAWGIVER is now available. To view the LESSON use this link: http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/pota/files/LFTL.htm.

Have a great holiday and weekend everybody!

> Anyone pick up The Batman (66) Blu-Ray release today? I'm wondering

> Here's a comparison review. They don't capture the scene you're
> talking about, but it looks like there's a little bit more info on the
> bottom.

> http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDReviews38/batman_the_movie_blu-ray.htm

----- Original Message -----

From: Jeff

To: pota@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 7:40 AM

Subject: [pota] An Observation About BATTLE

Has anyone else noticed that the statue of Caesar at the end of BATTLE
has glyphs on his chest, when his actual outfit did not have glyphs?
Just a nit-picky observation. LOL

Jeff (RedSpy)

--- On Fri, 7/4/08, James <JamesA1102@...> wrote:

> From: James <JamesA1102@...>
> Subject: [pota] Cornelius' Journal/Lesson from the Lawgiver
> To: pota@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, July 4, 2008, 5:20 AM
> Happy 4th of July!
>
> Zira faces arrest for high treason in the latest entry of
> CORNELIUS'
> JOURNAL. To read the JOURNAL entry either click the banner
> on the Yahoo
> home page or use this link:
> http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/pota/files/CJ.htm
> <http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/pota/files/CJ.htm>
>
> And since this is a holiday a special LESSON FROM THE
> LAWGIVER is now
> available. To view the LESSON use this link:
> http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/pota/files/LFTL.htm
> <http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/pota/files/LFTL.htm>
> .
>
> Have a great holiday and weekend everybody!
>
> Visit all the Group's special features including:
>
> * The Group Website
> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pota/files/MainPage.htm>
> - Original
> POTA One Sheets & Lobby Cards, Trailers & Rare
> Videos, Trading Cards and
> much, much more.
> * POTA Locations
> <http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/pota/files/POTAlocations.htm>
> -
> The places where the POTA films were shot.
> * The Art Gallery
> <http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/pota/files/TheArtGallery.htm>
> -
> Works of POTA Art by our members.
> * The Database Section
> <http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/pota/database>
> - POTA info
> ranging from Characters to Comics.
> * The Photos Section
> <http://movies.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/pota/photos>
> - POTA pics
> contributed by members.

On 7/4/08, rob reading <readingrob@...> wrote:

Hi Jessica, how are the Virdon and Burke outfits coming along? Have you received your Burke head yet?

Rob
> To: pota@yahoogroups.com
>
> Rob
>
>
> > To: pota@yahoogroups.com
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > Get 5GB of online storage for free! Get it Now!
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> http://www.dvdbeave r.com/film2/ DVDReviews38/ batman_the_ movie_blu- ray.htm

Thanks for the link, Rory! An interesting review (and it sounds like
there's no real reason to get the Blu-Ray version).

Hunter

No, there isn't.  Not unless you're crazy -- about the movie, I mean.

-- Rory

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OK, is it just me or does anyone else get upset when AMC who graciously
runs our favorite films, decides to 'trim' them for their time slots?

No, it's not just you, and frankly, I can't look at more than a few minutes of the stuff, not to mention how annoying the commercials are.

-- Rory

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--- On Fri, 7/4/08, Haristas@... <Haristas@...> wrote:

> From: Haristas@... <Haristas@...>
> Subject: [pota] Re: SOLD!
> To: pota@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, July 4, 2008, 1:52 PM
> It's just the one-sheet on cardboard.? I've never
> been interested in that item, but it's nice to know
> there's still one around.
>
> -- Rory
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim "apefan" <apefan23@...>
> To: pota@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 5:07 pm
> Subject: Re: [pota] SOLD!
>
>
>
>
>
>
> I was tempted too but I knew that it was gonna go for a
> high price....
>
> --- On Thu, 7/3/08, stenosaurus@...
> <stenosaurus@...> wrote:
>
> > From: stenosaurus@... <stenosaurus@...>
> > Subject: [pota] SOLD!
> > To: pota@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Thursday, July 3, 2008, 5:16 AM
> > This was very cool. I didn't mention it before the
> > auction ended because?I thought one of you might be
> bidding
> > on it (hell, I was tempted).
> >
> > Bruce
> >
> >
> >
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=370063905709&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=024

--- On Fri, 7/4/08, m c <aboro3085@...> wrote:

> From: m c <aboro3085@...>
> Subject: Re: [pota] AMC
> To: pota@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, July 4, 2008, 6:30 PM
> They sold out to "the man" just like most of the
> other niche networks... TV Land, Sci-Fi, MTV and the list
> goes on and on... They start with good intentions and then
> start either showing reality shows up the a** or they show
> programming that is anything but what they originally aired
> (and which fit with their network's name.) And in a lot
> of cases, it's reality shows and non niche programs...
>
> --- On Fri, 7/4/08, S. Miller
> <masonverger12@...> wrote:
>
> From: S. Miller <masonverger12@...>
> Subject: [pota] AMC
> To: pota@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, July 4, 2008, 6:34 AM
>
> What happened to this network?

>>Venture Bros. is about the hippest series on Adult Swim.

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, Haristas@... wrote:
>
>
>
> > http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDReviews38/batman_the_movie_blu-
ray.htm
>
> Thanks for the link, Rory! An interesting review (and it sounds like
> there's no real reason to get the Blu-Ray version).
>
> Hunter
>
>
> No, there isn't.? Not unless you're crazy -- about the movie, I
mean.
>
> -- Rory
>

>
> Has anyone else noticed that the statue of Caesar at the end of BATTLE
> has glyphs on his chest, when his actual outfit did not have glyphs?
> Just a nit-picky observation. LOL

Thanks Willam!

http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/pota/spnew

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, William Burge <billburge48@...> wrote:
>
> i found two more photos taken by yousuf karsh one of roddy mcdowell the other linda harrison from william burge
>

Thanks Caesar ;-) Saw you on TV yesterday!

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "Tim \"apefan\"" <apefan23@...> wrote:
>
> Nice banner!!
>
>
> --- On Fri, 7/4/08, James JamesA1102@... wrote:
>
> > From: James JamesA1102@...
> > Subject: [pota] Cornelius' Journal/Lesson from the Lawgiver
> > To: pota@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Friday, July 4, 2008, 5:20 AM
> > Happy 4th of July!
> >
> > Zira faces arrest for high treason in the latest entry of
> > CORNELIUS'
> > JOURNAL. To read the JOURNAL entry either click the banner
> > on the Yahoo
> > home page or use this link:
> > http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/pota/files/CJ.htm
> > <http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/pota/files/CJ.htm>
> >
> > And since this is a holiday a special LESSON FROM THE
> > LAWGIVER is now
> > available. To view the LESSON use this link:
> > http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/pota/files/LFTL.htm
> > <http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/pota/files/LFTL.htm>
> > .
> >
> > Have a great holiday and weekend everybody!
> >
> > Visit all the Group's special features including:
> >
> > * The Group Website
> > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pota/files/MainPage.htm>
> > - Original
> > POTA One Sheets & Lobby Cards, Trailers & Rare
> > Videos, Trading Cards and
> > much, much more.
> > * POTA Locations
> > <http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/pota/files/POTAlocations.htm>
> > -
> > The places where the POTA films were shot.
> > * The Art Gallery
> > <http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/pota/files/TheArtGallery.htm>
> > -
> > Works of POTA Art by our members.
> > * The Database Section
> > <http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/pota/database>
> > - POTA info
> > ranging from Characters to Comics.
> > * The Photos Section
> > <http://movies.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/pota/photos>
> > - POTA pics
> > contributed by members.
>

Great analysis. But I would point out that Aldo was the first to wear a glyph in Battle.

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "James King" <shrstrategygames@...> wrote:
>
>
> Just because we saw him at mid-life without glyphs on his tunic in "Battle for the Planet
> of the Apes," that doesn't mean that Caesar would not have ever had glyphs. After all, by
> the end of his lifetime, wouldn't it be logical to conclude that Caesar may have been
> accorded some post-humus honorific titles that may have been translated into glyphs for
> his statue if not for his actual tunic while he was alive?
>
> For all we know, when he was still alive, Caesar might very well have been the first
> glyphee (although I would imagine that he would have been more magnanimous and
> insisted that Virgil receive that honor first).
>
> What would have been a richer irony would have been if the apes' glyph system had
> originated as a pictogramic form of writing taught to the more intelligent servant apes in
> their prehistory (the time envisioned by "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes"). After all, in
> reali life, researchers have actually taught apes how to communicate via pictogramic
> writing.
>

>
>
> Thanks Willam!
>
> http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/pota/spnew
> <http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/pota/spnew>
>
>
> --- In pota@yahoogroups.com, William Burge <billburge48@> wrote:
> >
> > i found two more photos taken by yousuf karsh one of roddy mcdowell
> the other linda harrison from william burge
> >
>

--- On Sat, 7/5/08, billy simons <goapebilly@...> wrote:

> From: billy simons <goapebilly@...>
> Subject: [pota] planet hollywood
> To: pota@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Saturday, July 5, 2008, 10:47 AM
> i visited planet hollywood in manhattan last weekend,because
> i heard
> they finally got some original ape costumes.What a
> disappointment,i
> can believe how inept a place called panet hollywood
> is.Does not one
> employee have any idea how to dress and arrange the
> costumes
> correctly.
> First let me state,if you have visited the mgm,disney
> back lot tour
> you would of seen the gorilla in the villians display at
> end of
> tour.I call him bubba gorilla ,since hes misiing a bunch of
> front
> teeth,hes been orlando for the past 4 years at least.When
> he was in
> orlando he had a helmet on to represent gen urko i guess.In
> the
> planet hollywood store there they had cornelius ,descibed
> as Zyra
> spelled that way?who is that?
> back to manhattan it appears its the same
> pieces,apparantly bubba
> urko has visited las vegas also .When i was there,i missed
> him
> apparantly he was getting more teeth knocked out and helmet
> hocked
> for gambling debts.Now in manhattan hes practically tooth
> less
> missing helemet,but as how professional planet hollywood is
> they left
> it as is.Back of head looks weird half done,bando on wrong
> and
> backwards,i guess looking at pix 2 inches next to it which
> is 6 feet
> tall was to much for the genuis.But worse crime is the
> outfit has a
> pair of original gloves which are incredible rare,which has
> been
> falling apart and getting worse everytime i see it,makes me
> want to
> break the poor guy out.
> As to chimp and orang,the heads look like sweaty crack
> heads,but
> the best part is the legs hard to descibe,just awful.I
> think planet
> hollywood has no shame,but they got the stupid sly
> ,demoltion man tub
> right i guess thats what is important.
> I will attach pix this weekend. goapebilly

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I see something new every day....


Bruce

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--- On Sat, 7/5/08, stenosaurus@... <stenosaurus@...> wrote:

> From: stenosaurus@... <stenosaurus@...>
> Subject: [pota] Ever see one of these before?
> To: pota@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Saturday, July 5, 2008, 1:38 PM
> View full size
>
>
>
>
> I see something new every day....
>
>
> Bruce

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, stenosaurus@... wrote:
>
> I didn't even know these existed! And NO I am NOT bidding on them.
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/1967-PLANET-OF-THE-APES-COMPLETE-CARD-TEST-SET-
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From: LordTZer0@...

To: pota@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 1:38 AM

Subject: Re: [pota] Re: (OT) Ready for Blu-ray?

 

The only difference I can see is Blu-Ray seems brighter, or lighter.?!?

Something that could be accomplished with a contrast adjustment.

 

 

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That beautiful shot of Linda reminds me of the scene in the book when Merou sees Nova for the first time - she's standing on a rock with the sun behind her... naked of course.  But this shot seems like a "Hollywood" version of that scene.  It's really great.  Um, my birthday just recently passed (June 22) ...and uh, gee. Well. Never mind. 

i found two more photos taken by yousuf karsh one of roddy mcdowell the other linda harrison from william burge

I was against Blu-Ray until I saw "Pirates" and King Kong on it.  A lot of scenes look like they're happening right there in front of you---LIVE.  But, I don't know how the older movies will look. 

 

Jeff B

----- Original Message -----

From: LordTZer0@AOL. com

To: pota@yahoogroups. com

Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 1:38 AM

Subject: Re: [pota] Re: (OT) Ready for Blu-ray?

 

The only difference I can see is Blu-Ray seems brighter, or lighter.?!?

Something that could be accomplished with a contrast adjustment.

 

 

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Both AMC and TVland have gone down the tubes. AMC is better on commercial to program ratio than most networks but they used to be something special.

Blame it on 9/11.

When that happened nearly every TV viewer turned to the news channels. In order to stay afloat AMC had to start showing commercials.

Ironically, I believe I've read that AMC's rating are better now than they ever were in the days of no commercial interruptions and letterboxed broadcasts, but the demographic for the channel is the over fifty. Just watch the commercials.

-- Rory

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i found two more photos taken by yousuf karsh one of roddy mcdowall

I like that photo of McDowall, but I've seen others from the same angle, and I don't know if it was the appliance or McDowall's face, but it always looks like he has a scar on his cheek.

-- Rory

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What would have been a richer irony would have been if the apes' glyph system had
originated as a pictogramic form of writing taught to the more intelligent servant apes in
their prehistory (the time envisioned by "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes"). After all, in
reali life, researchers have actually taught apes how to communicate via pictogramic
writing.

Yeah, that would have been very clever. Maybe the filmmakers would have thought of it -- if they had been banging out the APES sequels as B-picture level productions every year! (But, it must be remember that Fox was desperate for whatever revenue they could generate, and the APES films always turned a profit.)

-- Rory

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I didn't even know these existed! And NO I am NOT bidding on them.

http://cgi.ebay. com/1967- PLANET-OF- THE-APES- COMPLETE- CARD-TEST- SET-TOPPS_ W0QQitemZ3302481 78441QQihZ014QQc ategoryZ219QQssP ageNameZWDVWQQrd Z1QQcmdZViewItem


bruce

Yeah, that is cool. I wish I could get it, as the original Topps POTA cards are the first thing I ever collected and take me right back to the spring of 1968 (I was in 3rd grade).

-- Rory

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I love the little Statue of Libery on the card!

Bruce

Yeah, there's nothing like spoiling the ending of a cinematic classic!

-- Rory


-----Original Message-----
From: stenosaurus@...
To: pota@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 3:23 pm
Subject: Re: [pota] Ever see one of these before?

I love the little Statue of Libery on the card!

Bruce


-----Original Message-----
From: scott bosco <digitalcinema@ yahoo.com>
To: pota@yahoogroups. com
Sent: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 2:27 pm
Subject: Re: [pota] Ever see one of these before?

Yep, got that tucked away with my other stuff. they made is wacky.

-Scott B

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I see something new every day....


Bruce

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The only difference I can see is Blu-Ray seems brighter, or lighter.?!?

Something that could be accomplished with a contrast adjustment.

The screen captures from Blu-ray on that site are only in 720p. If you look at Blu-ray properly displayed the imager is noticeably sharper and hasn't the -- I forget the terms, but it's when the monitor hasn't the resolution to get the fine details and instead shows jagged edges -- that's still sometimes evident on standard DVDs.

-- Rory

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*** I hear ya man... Personally I think they whole thing is being blown way out of proportion.. . The standard Hi Def TV and DVD combination is more than satisfactory for me... I mean how "clear" do you want/need the picture to be? ***

High Definition video is now set at 1080 lines, but I've read that the Japanese have already developed a system that 3000 lines, but that it won't be marketable until 2020 or something, and that you really can't notice the difference that much because there are resolution limits to the human eye!

-- Rory

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I was against Blu-Ray until I saw "Pirates" and King Kong on it. A lot of scenes look like they're happening right there in front of you---LIVE. But, I don't know how the older movies will look.

Jeff B

The older movies will look like the age of the film stock they were shot on, and that often means lots of apparent grain, something that's causing a stir in the industry because there's computer technology that can hide grain, but it also destroys textures on the surfaces of things, such as seeing every pore on a persons face.

-- Rory

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--- On Sun, 7/6/08, Haristas@... <Haristas@...> wrote:

> From: Haristas@... <Haristas@...>
> Subject: [pota] Malibu Creek on Fire!
> To: pota@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Sunday, July 6, 2008, 1:43 PM
> 20 acres of land have burned in the Malibu Creek State Park.
> I'm not sure exactly where in the park, but I
> don't think near the old POTA sites. I hope not
> anyway.
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> Not too many details in this link, but better than no
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> -- Rory

Um, my birthday just recently passed (June 22) ...and uh, gee. Well. Never mind.

Scott B.

I guess we share the same birth date -- of the month anyway (June 22).

-- Rory

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It says they evacuated the park which sounds like they didn't want to take chances that it might go there....I think it was on the road leading to the park....

Yeah, the Las Virgenes Canyon Road runs along the east side of the park, but I don't know how large twenty acres would be and if that extends from the west side of the road into the park.

By the way, I was watching HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY (1940) the other day and finally recognized the area that the cornfield would be (in 1967) in the background of a shot that had thirteen year old Roddy McDowall in. I'm sure he must have thought back on HOW GREEN when he was making APES thirty years later.

-- Rory

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The main issue here is that PLANET needs a new master and a restoration of the original film elements for archive reasons.

I do believe an archival restoration of PLANET was done three or four years ago. (Anyone else here remember the posts about when it was a work-in-progress and shown at the George Eastman House in Rochester, NY?) Hopefully that's what we'll be getting on Blu-ray.

-- Rory

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