Rise of the Planet of the Apes

[Anthony]

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[joony]

looks cool. hopefully it's better than the last one that tim burton did.

[Ugotabe Kidding]

The original movies were awesome. It is difficult to add anything new to them

[Anthony]

The original movies were awesome. It is difficult to add anything new to them
Im of the impression that the original director and writers should be involved in any remakes. I would love to see what the director of a classic could do with modern technology.

[joony]

this one isn't a remake right? it's more like a prequel i think.

[Xplosive]

Looks pretty good. I'll probably see it.

[Anthony]

this one isn't a remake right? it's more like a prequel i think.
Yeah its a prequal but looks to have similarities with that of Conquest of the Battle of the Apes

[Nobleart]

Yeah, it actually looks to give much more explanation on how the Apes actually took over then the short segment in one of the originals.

Looks promising, but I'm always a bit suspicious when unknown directors are given a big job like this. Possible cost cutting measure, all the resources going towards the trailer.

[Jimmy]

Can't beat the original.

The '01 Wahlberg film was ok.

[Bob N Weave]

Can't beat the original.

The '01 Wahlberg film was ok.

Yeah.As a kid I remember having nightmares of the originals lol.

[The Genius]

Never understood the attraction of the ape films. My dad loves them though.

[Destruction and Mayhem]

The original movies were awesome. It is difficult to add anything new to them

Especially the very first one.

[TKO]

The original movies were awesome. It is difficult to add anything new to them

Agreed, the last movie was such a disappointment. Then again a lot of tim Burtons movies are disappointing..

[lb 4 lb]

Can't beat the original.

The '01 Wahlberg film was ok.Uhh, no. It sucked very very badly. One of my top worst remakes of all time. The original shits and pukes all over the Wahlberg version. I'm talking liquid creamy shit and puke here, not the lumpy stuff.

Anyway this film looks extremely promising. After seeing the new trailer this has moved into my #1 anticipated film list bumping Priest to #2.

[Jimmy]

When's this actually due out?

[Damien]

Saw this while I was in Brussels last week and again with the family when I came back home. Enjoyed it quite a bit. Would definitely recommend.

[Ramonza Soliloquies]

It suffers from Cloverfield-syndrome --- an interesting ride soured by a wretched ending.

[Damien]

Disagree. I enjoyed the ending.

[Inside Whiskey's sister 24/7]

Decent.....it drag on for a bit to long, it could have been edited down a bit. The ending was SHIT....

What is going to happen NEXT???...The monkeys get to live the next few months/years in the forest till' the population dies from the virus/retrovirus..?:finger:

[Damien]

Decent.....it drag on for a bit to long, it could have been edited down a bit. The ending was SHIT....

What is going to happen NEXT???...The monkeys get to live the next few months/years in the forest till' the population dies from the virus/retrovirus..?:finger:

Yes, that's why it's called "Rise of the Planet of the Apes". Humans die out and the apes become king. In the original movies didn't the humans come across statues of Caesar? I believe he becomes God-like for having empowered the apes.

[Rainmaker]

The movie gets a lot of good reviews at imdb.com. I will definitely watch this movie soon.

[LOK]

I watching this, probaby Finish tonight if I have time, I really like it

[Jimmy]

I will see this at the weekend followed

[Nobleart]

Decent.....it drag on for a bit to long, it could have been edited down a bit. The ending was SHIT....

What is going to happen NEXT???...The monkeys get to live the next few months/years in the forest till' the population dies from the virus/retrovirus..?:finger:


I liked it a lot, CGI did a great job on the Apes.

I actually thought it was too short if anything. Seemed like pieces of the movie setting up the action were missing, and they just put it together to keep the action flowing, without much care in how they got there.

Probably a 2 1/2 hour directors cut floating around out there somewhere.

I liked the ending. It wasn't a full origin story, it was the origin to the origin.

Maybe a few too many unlikable characters. You know the movie type.....assholes for the sake of being assholes. I guess it gives you a reason to root for the Apes though.

Admittedly, there are some incredible leaps in logic, but I wasn't exactly expecting a tightly woven story on how the Apes took over the world.

[Nobleart]

Funny thing I realized about this film.

The James Franco character in the movie is a good guy, mainly because we care so little for the humans throughout the course of the movie and are rooting for the Apes.

But the movie could just as well have been titled "How James Franco Killed Off The Human Race".

:lol:

[Ramonza Soliloquies]

The ending was typically cynical of Hollywood. Make a movie without an ending so you can hold an audience hostage for as many sequels as you can churn out.

Well, there first step here wasnt good enough to blackmail me into coming back again.

[Damien]

The ending was typically cynical of Hollywood. Make a movie without an ending so you can hold an audience hostage for as many sequels as you can churn out.

Well, there first step here wasnt good enough to blackmail me into coming back again.

I'm not sure this is correct. This movie was more of a prequel to the originals and so the sequels have already happened.

[Nobleart]

The ending was typically cynical of Hollywood. Make a movie without an ending so you can hold an audience hostage for as many sequels as you can churn out.

Well, there first step here wasnt good enough to blackmail me into coming back again.


I didn't see it that way. Cynical would have been tying up all the loose ends just for the sake of it. Did you really think you were going to see the entire cycle of Apes taking over the world in 1 hour 45.

As it was I think they glossed over too much information and pushed the story along quicker then it should have.

This is the type of story arc, I wouldn't mind sequels for, if they are well done and continue the storyline.

[Ramonza Soliloquies]

I'm not sure this is correct. This movie was more of a prequel to the originals and so the sequels have already happened.

You dont think theyll make movies happening between now and the events of the original flick?

I bet you your house they do.

[Ramonza Soliloquies]

I didn't see it that way. Cynical would have been tying up all the loose ends just for the sake of it. Did you really think you were going to see the entire cycle of Apes taking over the world in 1 hour 45.

As it was I think they glossed over too much information and pushed the story along quicker then it should have.

This is the type of story arc, I wouldn't mind sequels for, if they are well done and continue the storyline.

Would it be the most unreasonable expectation in the world for them to tie it up when it already has some five or six other films in its franchise?

In modern Hollywood, the answers probably yes. Youd swear every time they make a, "blockbuster," its done for free and the studios dont make a dime. There just HAVE to be sequels.

[Jimmy]

I loved this movie. Great storyline and action.

[r o o s t e r]

heard good things about it.

[TKO]

definitely put the franchise back on track, we need a sequel to complete the story..

[Ramonza Soliloquies]

Average movie, with a very disappointing, "ending," IMO.

[Jimmy]

It isn't a disappointing ending as there will be another movie to follow on from that ending. It was superb. I especially liked the part where Caesar screams out "nooooooooooooooo". That bit was epic.

[cdogg187]

Roddy McDowall was terrific... oh wait

[lb 4 lb]

You dont think theyll make movies happening between now and the events of the original flick?

I bet you your house they do.Who cares? I hope they do make more sequels, since it was a good movie. Color me hijacked!


Average movie, with a very disappointing, "ending," IMO.Really what was so disappointing about the ending? The fact they didn't show everyone die?

[Jimmy]

In the post-credit scene, it shows the airline pilot arriving at work, who is infected by the virus. The camera pans to a filled flight-status display board, then fades into a stylized flight map animated with blooming trajectories, implying the worldwide spread of a global ALZ-113 pandemic.

Was a very good ending if you ask moi.

[lb 4 lb]

In the post-credit scene, it shows the airline pilot arriving at work, who is infected by the virus. The camera pans to a filled flight-status display board, then fades into a stylized flight map animated with blooming trajectories, implying the worldwide spread of a global ALZ-113 pandemic.

Was a very good ending if you ask moi.Word.

[Roll With The Punches]

this is a kick arse movie :Thumbs:


Ramonza how would have have preffered it to end?

[Roll With The Punches]

I didn't see it that way. Cynical would have been tying up all the loose ends just for the sake of it. Did you really think you were going to see the entire cycle of Apes taking over the world in 1 hour 45.

As it was I think they glossed over too much information and pushed the story along quicker then it should have.

This is the type of story arc, I wouldn't mind sequels for, if they are well done and continue the storyline.



:giggle: Ramonza expected a movie that covered the birth of Cesar right through to the death of the very last human



they will make at least another 2 movies :rock1:

[Ramonza Soliloquies]

this is a kick arse movie :Thumbs:


Ramonza how would have have preffered it to end?

I understand they want to make further movies --- but this isn't Lord Of The Rings. The ending was just too cynical for me. It made the movie feel incomplete (which it is). I have no dramas at all with opening the door for a sequel with the way you write your endings, but to specifically end the film without any kind of decent finish, that just makes me feel cheated.

I've never been especially interested in the franchise, & this film, which was neither particularly good or bad, finished in a way which makes me resent the idea of seeing any more films.

[Roll With The Punches]

how was it incomplete?
it showed a huge group of super intelligent apes escaping to safety

how else could it possibly have finished

[Ramonza Soliloquies]

You're kidding, aren't you?

It didnt, "finish," at all. It just screamed at the audience, "to be continued," which I just find very cynical.

Like I said, by all means leave the door open for another movie, but this was totally beyond that. All I could think about walking out was that Id never give the films producers one more cent watching another POTA movie.

End the flick with the full takeover, and then make another movie with events between that and Heston's landing. End it with Caesar dying, and the Apes taking over in his honour. I dont know. Anything.

Just dont promise me a movie and so flagrantly deliver an episode. The film was okay, but nowhere near interesting enough to get away with that for me.

To illustrate, look at Batman I off the top of my head. The movie ends with the Joker dying. Now, theres plenty of room for a sequel, but it doesnt roll credits with Jack Nicholson dangling over the building, does it? It has its own closure, without spoiling any chance of a sequel. Thats a movie. POTA is an episode.

Does that make things clearer or no?

[Andrew]

Definitely one of the best movies Ive seen this year. Recommended.

[Roll With The Punches]

End the flick with the full takeover, and then make another movie with events between that and Heston's landing. End it with Caesar dying, and the Apes taking over in his honour. I dont know. Anything.






:say:

[steve_dave]

I enjoyed it.

[r o o s t e r]

finally saw it. disappointed. it's basically a well-financed b-movie, imo. lots of melodramatic plot developments with no emotional weight at any point. the only impressive thing was the andy serkis/special effects performance as caesar. the story, characters, pacing, and everything else was off. :boo:

clearly a lot of people liked it though, so that's good.

[r o o s t e r]

Seemed like pieces of the movie setting up the action were missing, and they just put it together to keep the action flowing, without much care in how they got there.

Maybe a few too many unlikable characters. You know the movie type.....assholes for the sake of being assholes.

Admittedly, there are some incredible leaps in logic

agreed.

[lb 4 lb]

finally saw it. disappointed. it's basically a well-financed b-movie, imo. lots of melodramatic plot developments with no emotional weight at any point. the only impressive thing was the andy serkis/special effects performance as caesar. the story, characters, pacing, and everything else was off. :boo:

clearly a lot of people liked it though, so that's good.I actually agree with your synopsis in that a lot of stuff was "off." For instance I feel if this film had been done in the 80's when people knew what they were doing and didn't have CGI there to make them phone it in, it would have been twice as good.

That said I was still able to enjoy the film dispite it's flaws and or short comings.