kongisking
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That clip of Caesar defending Lithgow was powerful. And that action trailer looks epic as all hell. The ape animation is fantastic. And Andy Serkis looks like an ape himself, with that hair! Method acting, I tell ya...
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
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featofstrength
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I caught a doc on Animal Planet about Chimps raised as pets and the dangers and results dreams gone bad. Call me morbid, but it both scared me and got me excited for the new "Apes" movie...though I doubt the movie will be as graphic as you could imagine after seeing some of those attack survivors.
Rocket Surgeon
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Another: "I've seen it already"
Is there anything left to the film once you've seen the trailer?
I doubt it. All that's missing are Caesar's first words...
My guess, (breaking forth wall): "Fools"
Is there anything left to the film once you've seen the trailer?
I doubt it. All that's missing are Caesar's first words...
My guess, (breaking forth wall): "Fools"
kongisking
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Rocket Surgeon said:
I'd like his first words to be "Damn you all to hell!"
I'm half-kidding, you know that, right?
Montana Smith
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Rocket Surgeon said:
The trailer makes it look more like a horror movie. The apes could well have been replaced by zombies, or kill-crazy humans
Without the original ape masks it just isn't Planet of the Apes, but hopefully it won't be as awful as Burton's hatchet job.
featofstrength
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It is kind of a horror film.Montana Smith said:
not as scary as zombies or psychos, eh? Tell it to the lady with the face transplant: google image search "chimp attack" and see how childish fears of zombie holocausts really are.
Rocket Surgeon
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featofstrength said:
Because the public are more familiar with the reality of Charla Nash and Sandra Herold then they are the celuloid nightmares of 75 Years of Zombie Movies?
Really?
Please tell me you're kidding.
Running a reboot like "Rise" up against culturally ingrained and loved films like the first three Planet of the Apes is a loser.
Star Trek was awash in nostalgia, and unlikely to repeat its success. This is destined for the mediocrity bin. The Cowboys and Aliens of August 2011.
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featofstrength
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Rocket Surgeon said:
Im not saying anything about the quality of either set(s)of films, just that if there was any inkling of fear behind either premise , I would personally find getting ripped apart by a chimp, gorilla, or any primate far more possible and terrifying than any zombie holocaust scenario any fanboy could dream up. so, go ahead with your list of zombie films and ride the horror-cult hoakum: I'd take the odds of ape:slim to Zombie:nil...call Vegas.
Rocket Surgeon said:Really?
Please tell me you're kidding.
Montana Smith
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featofstrength said:
You said one of the dirtiest words for a forum... "fanboy"
My money's still on
Smiffy said:
The new POTA looks interesting as a concept - as a more reality based expression of the story. However, it looks like the very definition of 'reboot' that it set out to be. It may lose the charm of the originals, which were overtly morality plays on contemporary race issues. The focus now, going by the action trailer, is on another humans vs... battle. Which is why the story of Conquest is most suited to a mainstream reboot.
Rocket Surgeon
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featofstrength said:
I'll bet you get your face torn off by a zombie before an ape, no matter who your relatives are!
featofstrength
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Rocket Surgeon said:I'll bet you get your face torn off by a zombie before an ape, no matter who your relatives are!
Rocket Surgeon
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featofstrength said:
Smug or not makes no difference when you're chow baby!
...or scared you might be!
featofstrength
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..........Rocket Surgeon said:
phantom train
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This is a revised post that I also made on another board:
I saw Rise of the Planet of the Apes yesterday and loved it - fantastic film, and the CGI Apes were incredible; they were definitely the most fully-realized CGI characters I've seen in any film, period - They all seemed very real, with excellent detail right down to the hair, body movements, facial expressions which expressed anger, sadness, rage, compassion, etc. Very well-done.
The film was great as a stand-alone movie, but the ending definitely left the door open for a sequel. I'm hoping this movie does well enough in the box office to justify more films.
I'll post a more detailed review once more people have seen the film.
I saw Rise of the Planet of the Apes yesterday and loved it - fantastic film, and the CGI Apes were incredible; they were definitely the most fully-realized CGI characters I've seen in any film, period - They all seemed very real, with excellent detail right down to the hair, body movements, facial expressions which expressed anger, sadness, rage, compassion, etc. Very well-done.
The film was great as a stand-alone movie, but the ending definitely left the door open for a sequel. I'm hoping this movie does well enough in the box office to justify more films.
I'll post a more detailed review once more people have seen the film.
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kongisking
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phantom train said:
I saw it too, and your post pretty much sums up everything I thought, so I won't bore everyone with a copycat-post. Film was excellent, and Caesar was a unbelievable bit of CGI in this. Andy Serkis NEEDS an Oscar nom, dammit!
michael
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I loved this movie.
The CGI is just unreal, a few real moving parts with Ceasar. Serkis is amazing.
Spoiler Alert: SERIOUSLY, DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE MOVIE.
The CGI is just unreal, a few real moving parts with Ceasar. Serkis is amazing.
Spoiler Alert: SERIOUSLY, DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE MOVIE.
| Few things: When the apes broke out and headed for the bridge, I was totally rooting for them, I loved how Caesar did not want anyone to die. BUT ON THAT NOTE... During my showing, when one of the apes got shot while climbing up on the bridge, someone in the back of the theater clapped. And it hit me, he was rooting for his PLANET, for the humans. It made me think of how I was feeling prior, as I was deeply on the side of the Apes. I didn't know who to root for really. But it's hard to not root for those Apes. Caesar's first word was incredible. I really wish they wouldn't have let that kid do Heston's famous line though, I would've been more comfortable with Brian Cox saying it. Not sure if he could've progressed as quick as he did at the end with the words he says, but it's believable within the context. James Franco and company hold their roles together well, but they were also made to be forgettable, because it really is all about the apes. |
