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    The Ape
    Genre: Dark Comedy

    Reviewed In Issue 108 (May 2006) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    James Franco, Brian Lally, Allison Bibicoff & Stacey Miller

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 3.5
    DD Sound Rating: 2.5
    DTS Sound Rating: 3
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    Special Features
    Special features include commentary with James Franco, a nine-minute interview with James Franco, and trailers.


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): TLA Releasing
    (Catalog Number): TLAD154
    (MPAA Rating): Not Rated
    (Rating Reason):
    (Retail Price): $19.99
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 92
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 2005
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 03/07/06
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): James Franco
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    All he needs to be able to write a truly great novel, thinks Harry Walker (Franco), is some alone time. So he leaves his wife and son at home and moves into a quiet apartment to begin writing his masterpiece. But quiet time is not to be had when within minutes of moving in Harry gets a big distracting interruption. It seems that "The Ape," (Lally) a big English-speaking gorilla dressed in a Hawaiin shirt, is part of the deal and he has no plans of leaving Harry alone to do his writing. (Tricia Spears)

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 1.80:1 DVD picture exhibits a pleasing color palette, with well-balanced fleshtones, nice saturation, and deep blacks. While images are generally sharp overall, the picture has a bit of a harsh appearance, with minor edge halos and is lacking in fine definition. There is also some pixel breakup noticed. (Suzanne Hodges)

    Soundtrack:
    The Dolby

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