CasualJeff said:
Then I finally see the second one and find out that, while it was very good--Cornelius and Zira have pretty much no part in the story,
Some people may not know but Roddy McDowall was not in "Beneath" which is most likely why where their roles were so small.
Apparently, Roddy hated wearing the makeup and didn't want to do a sequel. I gue$$ he didn't hate it enough by doing 3 more
films & the TV series.
Resident Alien said:
This is really a question of which was the least awful. And to that, I'd have to say Escape. It caused me the least pain, certainly.
So, did "Escape" get your vote then because it's now leading by a head. I see 2 people voted for "Battle". Step forward, people!
Who are you
Battle-lovers? (It bugs me that you can't see who participated in a poll after voting.) The extended cut of that one
makes it better.
Goonie said:
I wonder if anyone will come forward and make a sequel to Tim Burton's remake.
I would looooove for this to happen.
The ending is a the perfect setup for an interesting sequel.
The film itself was a major disappointment but it does have some appealing aspects which is why,
like yourself, I own the 2-disc DVD. It's a guilty pleasure.
Rick Baker rocks.
CasualJeff said:
I hated Burton's remake. And the Ape-braham Lincoln "twist" was absolutely laughable.
...and yet, I would watch a sequel. I like the idea of a Planet of the Apes movie where the ape society has modern-day technology.
Every person I know who saw it thought it was terrible. To me, it was disappointing but was pleased that it
wasn't a re-do of the classic and took the concept in a new direction. Ha ha, "Ape-braham". Too funny, Jeff!
For ape society with modern-day technology:
- the animated series "Return to the Planet..." (to a certain extant)
- an early '90s comic series, "Ape City", has a society similar to where M.Wahlberg winds up.
- the video game (2001) by Ubi Soft from before the new film. It's different from the original & the Burton take. Gloomy & scary!
- the original, Pierre Boulle novel, "La Planete des Singes". (Same man who wrote
Bridge on the River Kwai.) Directly translated it
would be "Monkeys" but look for the paperback in English with the title we all know. I'll try not to reveal the ending.