Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
4K Ultra HD
Blu Ray
Director: Matt Reeves
Actors: Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell
Plot: A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier.
Disc Release Date: 13 June 2017
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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes was filmed digitally (and in 3D) using Arri Alexa M cameras, with a resolution of 2.8K, and was finished using a 2K Digital Intermediate (DI), which presumably formed the...
Despite having a Dolby Atmos soundtrack at the cinema, Fox haven't bothered to upgrade the soundtrack on the UHD Blu-ray release which is not only a missed opportunity but also inexcusable. What we get...
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Disc 1 – UHDAudio Commentary – Director Matt Reeves give us an enthusiastic track about his experiences filming in native 3D, motion capture, finalising the compositions and plenty more in what is both...
I always think... ape better than human. I see now... how much like them we are. Taking place ten years after the events in Rise of the Planet of the Apes, the sequel Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, takes...
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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is the spectacular sequel to 2011's Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and continues the story after 10 years have elapsed. Caesar and his family of apes are living unmolested...
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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is presented on 4K UHD courtesy of 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment with a 2160p transfer in 1.85:1. Unlike Rise of the Planet of the Apes, which was shot on film, Dawn...
The 4K UHD disc features the same DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 track assessed in my Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Blu-ray review, one which I gave top marks to then and which I mirror in this review. That...
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Only the commentary track detailed in my Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Blu-ray review is ported over to the 4K UHD disc as supplements. As usual, this package also comes with a 1080p Blu-ray disc which...
Show business in general, and the movie industry in particular, can be a cruel mistress, with seemingly no rational explanation for what appeals to either the ticket buying populace or those curmudgeonly...
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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes took the momentum established by Rise of the Planet of the Apes and arguably perceptibly increased it, which means expectations may be outsized for the upcoming War for the...
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The war for the future of Earth erupts on Ultra HD equipped with a great-looking HEVC H.265 encode, offering an appreciable improvement over its HD predecessor. Although it's likely Fox once again recycled...
As they did with the first movie on UHD, Fox unleashes the sequel with the same DTS-HD MA 7.1 track as the Blu-ray, which is a great mix but also a missed opportunity for the Dolby Atmos track heard in...
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Audio Commentary: Director Matt Reeves shares his thoughts on the themes, production and anecdotes, and the track can also be found on the Ultra HD disc.Weta and Dawn (HD, 20 min): Interviews on the CG...
Dawn of the PreambleDawn of the Planet of the Apes is best experienced knowing as little as possible. No hype. No expectations. No preconceptions. Don't read the movie portion of this review. Don't watch...
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While the first movie was a great surprise, director Matt Reeves takes the reigns for the sequel, Dawn of the Planets of the Apes, and delivers an equally satisfying follow-up. With excellent performances...