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Ape Man [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

Bela Lugosi (Actor), Louise Currie (Actor), William Beaudine (Director) | Format: DVD
3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Actors: Bela Lugosi, Louise Currie, Wallace Ford, Henry Hall, Minerva Urecal
  • Directors: William Beaudine
  • Writers: Barney A. Sarecky, Karl Brown
  • Producers: Barney A. Sarecky, Jack Dietz, Sam Katzman
  • Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, NTSC
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: Unrated (US MPAA rating. See details.)
  • Studio: Vidtape
  • DVD Release Date: 29 Jun 2004
  • Run Time: 64 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0001MBSHQ
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 245,238 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Amazon.co.uk Review

One of the areas of human knowledge which has expanded fastest over the last few decades is our awareness of the complexities of human evolution. Ape·Man is a useful summary of the current state of play dealing with such important questions as the divergence of early hominids from the other apes and the final confrontation of modern humans and their Neanderthal cousins. It is a fair-minded handling of some of the crucial debates--at what point, say, is it legitimate to talk of humans and human ancestors starting to decorate their possessions, say, and when did language and the complex innovations in hunting it makes possible start to be a factor? Inventive portrayals of the life of early humans as they wander out of the mists of time alternate with coherent and accessible accounts of fossil evidence, DNA studies and archaeology; this is both an intellectually satisfying series and an emotionally charged one. --Roz Kaveney

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Incorrect description 11 Jan 2011
Format:VHS Tape
The VHS 'Ape. Man' illustration is the cover of the BBC factual account of Human Origins. It is absoultely nothing to do with the fictional Film by Belan Lugosi, Louise Currie, Wallace Ford and Henry Hall !!!!!!!!!
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
This series has some good content, but I felt that the quest to be "epic" in the frequent heavily scored recreation scenes tended to overwhelm the content a bit. I thought that it was fine that the series attempted to try and create a sense of awe and monumentality about some of the moments it purported to depict, but I just wonder whether there should have been less of it. The cinematic power of some of those scenes was great, that said.

Nevertheless it was enjoyable and at least moderately informative. Anyone interested in human evolution will probably get something out of the series, if they don't mind the frequent dramatic interludes. In an attempt to reach a bigger audience though, it's pretty clear that the BBC has sacrificed a little of content potential of the series.

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I personally loved this series, I remember seeing it on BBC 2 in the late 90's and had been looking for it for a while.

It is beautifully shot with fantastic reconstructions of early humans. The narrator is excellent and the facts and discoveries are entertainingly retold with a back drop of some very evocative music which is wheeled out (possibly too often) when a new twist or discovery is made. All in all it summarises all the main areas and developments of study into our evolution supported with excellent contributions from the worlds leading authorities such as Chris Stringer of the Natural History Museum. A perfect mix of accessability and real intellectual punch beautifully produced as you would expect from a BBC series. Don't be put off by Amazons mistake of giving the product details of some black and white film of the same name as I nearly didn't buy it thinking it to be something else. It is the real Mcoy!
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