Planet Of The Apes (DVD)

...of this Summer’s latest blockbuster, Planet of the Apes. It was certainly costly and it does contain a great deal of grunting, battling and mayhem. It isn’t a film for PhD students to sharpen their wit on, but it is a surprisingly watchable film and will no doubt provide much fodder for Ciaoers for weeks to come. ~ THE PAST ~ The film, of course, is a remake of the 1968 Charlton Heston film, and follow-up television series and films. ...
...14, Jaws 392, etc.). The Planet of the Apes sequels set the pattern. It also gave a new acceptability to sci-fi movies. Before it, they had been very definitely B-list films. 20th Century Fox, which made the original, went on to produce the ultimate sci-fi films - the Star Wars series. The film was based on a book by a former spy, Pierre Boulle. It was based loosely on his experiences as a prisoner of war at the hands of the Japanese. One of his ...

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...in the original of the Planet of the Apes series way back when, the forerunner of the very dark 2001 update by one Tim Burton. That it is popularly felt among critics that the original Chucky H version leaves Burton's revival in its wake despite unbelievably dire masks and the equally dire Roddy McDowall is testament enough to the script, the theme and the leading man. For Charlton Heston and the original Planet of the Apes will always be regarded ...
...of them. Beneath The Planet Of The Apes (1970), Escape From The Planet Of The Apes (1971), Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes (1972) and Battle For The Planet Of The Apes (1973) gradually got more and more shallow and flimsy, eventually trailing off into parody and errant nonsense, but always there was the original and Chucky H, standing tall in the memory. Planet of the Apes is often cited as being one of the great allegories about what Man has ...

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...more pressing importance, The new Planet Of The Apes movie and Ciao. Something of a connoisseur on all matters relating to the trilogy and the late, great Douglas Adams (he writes here too occasionally, you may know to whom I’m referring), we waxed apelike until he offered to lend me a copy of the original on VHS. Following a very pleasant afternoon, my fiancée and I returned home, laden down with a bag full of loaned goodies (several DVDs, ...
...They crash land on a planet some two-and-half thousand years into the future only to discover that it is a world populated and ruled by a society of evolved apes. Through a series of events, Taylor is the only one of the four left alive and soon learns that to the apes, he is at the very bottom of the evolutionary ladder, well to be perfectly honest, he isn’t even on the ladder, or nowhere near one for that matter. It is only through the intervention ...

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...Shortly he discovers that the planet is in fact controlled by a society of apes with humans as their slaves! He is driven to find a way back home as soon as possible and consequently makes a break for it with a group of allies including human Daena (Estella Warren); her father, Karubi (Kris Kristofferson); and Ari (Helena Bonham Carter), a chimp with a social conscience! The escapees are endlessly persued by the maniacal General Thade (Tim Roth), ...
...of humans! Thade and his followers pitch a series of battles between apes and humans to decide the future of the planet! After the novelty of talking apes has worn off you start to concentrate on the visual effects. Make-up artist, six-time Oscar winner, Rick Baker might as well start clearing room on his mantelpiece for another golden statue! His impeccable ape makeup which was painstakingly applied to the actors (sometimes taking up to four hours!) ...

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Planet of the Apes 2001 On going to see ‘Planet of the Apes’ a few days ago I resolved to try not to compare it to the ‘Charlton Heston’ version. Alas this lasted until the second scene; the similarity of the main story to the original makes seeing it in isolation is difficult at best. So is the movie as good as I had hoped. Well in truth no. That is not to say this is bad or even a poor movie, it is simply not as good as ...
...and crashes on a strange planet ruled by apes. So far so familiar. The chief apes are General Thade (Tim Roth) leader of the ape army, this loyal friend and trusted warrior Attar (Michael Clarke Duncan) and sympathetic chimpanzee Ari (Helena Bonham Carter). As humans can talk in this version a lot of the early part of the film centres not on Leo’s strangeness. This is a loss to the overall feel of the movie as there really is very little special ...

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...This is the case with Planet of the Apes, 1968 version I am reviewing here, while the remake not a bad film, it not a patch on the original film. Storyline and cast. The original was released in 1968, and set new standards in make-up at the time, and still impressive today. The film won two Oscars at the time, for Best Costume Design by Morton Haack and Best Music, Original Score for a Motion Picture by Jerry Goldsmith. Screenplay by Michael Wilson ...
...distant planet. At first the planet seems uninhabited, but the surviving astronauts then meet a group of humans, who are still in a primitive state. To the shock of the astronauts, the humans are then attacked and rounded up by apes on horseback, who seem more advanced than the humans, and who rule the planet, hence the title of the movie. While the film could just been seen as film about the astronauts trying to survive in a hostile world, I would ...

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...now, Charlton Heston starred in Planet of the Apes. The movie was very successful and spawned four sequels and a TV series. People unfamiliar with these old movies are about to be given a brand new look at Planet of The Apes. Visionary director Tim Burton is currently producing his own version and I have no doubts that the movie will do well. Burton has had many previous box-office successes, he has a unique directorial style, a strong cast (Mark ...
...date and a merchandising tie-in. This looks set to help the movie do good business. I must admit that I am looking forward to it. I like Burton's style. However, my initial reaction when I heard that it was being remade was not good. The first thought that popped into my head was "Why?" Having had a better think about it, I can now see why they are resurrecting the franchise. The positive aspects are the thought-provoking story, the sci-fi appeal, ...

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...crash land on a jungle planet somewhere out in space. So, the "Planet of the Apes" is not earth like it was in the original, and it would spoil the story to explain much more, so suffice to say Marky MArk lands and is captured minutes later by talking apes who keep humans as slaves. The other difference (and a mistake, I think) is that the humans talk, they seem just as intelligent and resourceful as the apes, so you wonder why the humans (who outnumber ...
...hate to say this, but Planet of the Apes seems to mark the selling out of TIm Burton, he has gone from doing offbeat, intelligent films to doing what is essentially your typical souless Hollywood blockbuster, and at the same time has sullied the name of one of the greatest films of all time, D*mn him, D*mn him all to hell. ...

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The Planet of the Apes has long been a favourite film of mine, I think it has similar merits to the book 1984. It seems to me that science fiction has a way of showing the nature of mankind in a way no other genre can. The Planet of the Apes is not a film about a planet of apes but a film about the human race, and how arrogant, xenophobic and callous we are or can be. Staring Charlton Heston as ‘Taylor’, it was made in 1968, and is around ...
...Franklin J. Schaffner. The Planet of the Apes is based on the book by Pierre Boulle, which is quite different, the apes are more advanced, but due to budgeting they decided to regress them timewise in the film, also in the book Taylor's mate, who he names Nova, is pregnant and has a son, but this does not feature in the film. This really is a good film, not only for sci/fi buffs, but also as a social commentary, a remake is coming out this summer, ...

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I think that I was very affected by films as a child. For many of my early years I had a recurring nightmare of being chased through a corn field by marauding gorillas....it was horrible. I can now recognise that this was all due to watching this amazing film at such an early age. Considering this film was made in 1968 it was very well made indeed and stands the test of time well. Ok...so some of the ape masks (particularly in the background) are ...
...sequence of this great film I really loved. I really enjoy space craft of any kind and the ship they have travelled in is reminiscent of the late and great concorde...all pointy and fast looking. What I love more about this film than anything is the number of times Charlton Heston tries to escape, but he is always caught...learn your lesson! The scenes, just prior to the famous words said in the net are great. I don't know how I would feel running ...

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...He lands on the Planet of the Apes. Within minutes of him landing here he finds himself being captured by apes who round up any humans to use them as slaves. Davidson is determined to escape to try and get contact back with his ship again and earth though. He is befriended by Ari (Helena Bonham-Carter) who is quite happy that humans and apes should live together in harmony. This goes against all the Apes though and she becomes just as eager to help ...
...be prepared for a potential Planet of the Apes 2. I hope there’s enough in that to entice you to go because it really is worth going to see and I don’t get over excited about too many films. One element in the film I didn’t expect I must admit was the humour. Yes believe it or not the film was funny although I think a lot of this had to do with the way the monkeys looked. I couldn’t help but think of PG Tips on a fair few ...

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...when the story is a planet run by apes where humans are the slaves? Basically it is a year way in the future and Leo Davidson(Mark Walburg) is deep in space, on the USS Oberon, training a chipanzee to fly a space shuttle. They send the chimp in to an electrical storm and Leo goes after it. After surving an amazing crash landing, Leo is captured by brutal Apes, who use humans as slaves. I was gutted by the lead role of Leo Davidson, taken by Mark ...
...the way through the film. Estella Warren (Daena) was a waste of space, although her boobs played a major part, her acting was pitiful and only showed that she'd had her lips enhanced by her constant pouting. These two completely ruined the film for me, but Tim Roth was an absolute gem as the mercilant General Thade and even Helena Bonham Carter (Ari) was believable. Generally the film boasted a great cast, although I couldn't tell who was who, under ...

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...lake on a nearby planet and as the ship slowly sinks he and two of his crew of three manages to scramble ashore. The ship's chronometer reveals that they have been projected some two thousand years into the future. The planet has a striking resemblance to Earth if dryer and more barren. With strictly limited supplies and no sign of being able to replenish them the trio decide to hike it away from the lake and go in search of help, food or whatever. ...
...not quite as good as the original you do get an answer in them as to how the apes evolved to speak and take over their planet and for the sake of completion of the saga, are worth viewing but not worth casting an opinion on. ...

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...to die on an arid planet until they find a lush jungle paradise on the edge of the wasteland. Soon though they come across a band of humanoid figures who they believe to be stone-age humans, but then as they are watcing a trumpet sounds and they hear the sound of gunfire and hooves and out of the trees comes crashing a band of weapon wielding gorrilas on horseback, clad in leather uniforms and shouting commands at each other. It soon transpires that ...
...more hopeful... When Planet Of The Apes was released back in 1968 it was accompanied by a storm of publicity. You had plastic figures, bubble gum cards, masks, a cartoon series, 4 sequels - you name it, this movie probably had a product associated with it and rightly so. The creature effects here are absolutely amazing considering the era it came out of and still look good 30 years later. John Chambers was the make up artist who developed the latex ...

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...those great 'What if...?' stories, Planet of The Apes switches the roles around and turns man into the animal, and lets us see how we could be treated if we had not become the dominant species. Story wise it's simple: Astronauts blasts off into space, get stuck in a space anomoly and end up in the future on a planet where apes rule, and man is a neanderthal scavenger. As time passes the astronauts get captured by the ape overlords and are either ...
...by Charlton heston). As Taylor repeatedly attempts to escape he is befriended by two ape scientists (Zera and Cornelius) who realise that he is no mere savage and help him escape to 'the forbidden zone', a region where apes are forbidden to go (imaginative naming there). An investigation in some archealogical ruins reveals that man was once the dominant species but has somehow now become the primitive. As Taylor leaves his ape liberators he discovers ...

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