Rise of the Planet of the Apes (MC: 68, RT: 83%)

[Hex]

Nobody seen this? Saw it a couple hours ago. Pretty good movie. I liked how it wasn't exactly what you thought was going down. Overall good story with some creepy monkeys thrown in.

[Kaslo]

Nobody seen this? Saw it a couple hours ago. Pretty good movie. I liked how it wasn't exactly what you thought was going down. Overall good story with some creepy monkeys thrown in.

Spoilers please!

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Now I'm going to be looking for a M. Night Twist...

[Hex]

I wouldn't say a twist, just the movie was marketed in a different direction than it should have been. But hey, gotta sell those tickets.

[ronin sparthos]

Not gonna see the movie, care to drop some spoils?

[Hex]

Sent a PM spoiling everything to ya. Figure I don't want to tempt people who may want to see it.

[Kaslo]

I actually liked it. My friends with me did not.

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Not sure what to think of Malfoy getting to say the like "Get your paws off me you damn dirty ape". I totally called the virus being spread worldwise to get rid of humans the second he sneezed on the neighbor.

[Odesseiron]

This was a great fucking movie. Forget all the haters and go see it. Possibly movie of the summer here. Last contender is Conan in 2 weeks, but this was such a good flick. Excellent pacing.

[Dryr]

Much better than I was expecting considering you know the story before you walk in the door. A more plausible start for the franchise reboot than the original and last remake.

[Thunder]

Favorite movie of '11 for myself, atm.

Plenty of scenes were packed with emotion and I really like that. I think the unsung hero is the guy who played ceasar under all of the CGI.

But did anyone else notice his birth mark switching places on his chest somewhere in the middle of the movie?

[6souls]

Last contender is Conan in 2 weeks

You'll be happy to know that Conan 2 is already in pre-production.

[Cichy]

so is this a prequel to the original (in that case I guess it would have to be story of original universe where monkeys took over because along the lines of old movies that was due to time travel)? someone said it was a prequel to the tim burton one. Which is it?

[6souls]

judging by the info I have for a sequel, this is sorta considered a reboot, but taking elements from the original.

[Insanecyclone]

From what I've read this is considered a reboot to the series.

[Cichy]

Oh that's cool. Atleast they are not making the X men First Class mistake trying to fit it before original three.

[6souls]

eff it, not enough in this post to justify a new thread.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes unexpectedly became one of the best movies of the year for me, and if you haven't seen it yet it's a must watch film! I'm already looking forward to seeing it a second time. As soon as the film ended, I wanted to see this vision of the story continue, and it looks like that might happen.

In a recent interview CBM the director of the film Rupert Wyatt discusses what he would like to be done in the sequel. For those of you who haven't seen the movie yet I suggest not to read this because there are spoilers. Here's what he had to say...

Our story is told in a microcosm, but we need to be aware of the world at large. To do that in such a way that in the next film you'll understand how things have changed.

So the great thing is you can have the next generation of apes who have grown up within the paradise they find [at the end of the first film]. You can have a new generation evolve who have inherited the genes, and they're the ones that are going into battle; they are the ones displaying real fear as young soldiers when they're going into battle. Think Full Metal Jacket... that kind of urban environment not dissimilar to Western forces going into Baghdad. Remember when the soldiers were finding gold telephones in Hussein's home? It would be the same way that the apes would understand our species through what we've created -- whether it be TV or cooking or whatever it may be.

There's so much we can do, whereas the story of the first film plays out as a fairy tale, the next film will play out as a Shakespearean scifi drama where you'll have Caesar as the leader of this revolution, but Koba would be the one leading his own troops wanting to wipe out humans in a genocide. But Caesar is more conflicted, and maybe Caesar needs Koba's assistance in terms of the conflict. And Maurice is his advisor and he's telling him to combine forces. Caesar needs the allegiance of the two, although he doesn't believe in what Koba believes in, which is complete genocide.

The question is where does Will Rodman fit into a sequel, if at all? The relationship between father and son is so strong, so it's a possibility. But you could always portray the human face through that of a resistance leader or the guy who is trying to find a cure for the virus [that's killing humans]. Maybe it's a little bit like 12 Monkeys, where every human has gone underground to avoid the virus, and when they come up to the surface they're wearing gas masks. In a way, that would de-humanize them and would make us really follow the apes. That's what interests me. This shouldn't be apes as our enemy, this should be about the idea of a whole new civilization coming into being. With the beauty of modern cinema, we, the audience, have an opportunity to witness that.

One thought that has to be kept in mind is that even in the original film series, the audience was pretty much cheerleaders on the side of the apes. "Well, they're a mirror to ourselves, and the mythology is so great. It's like a primal instinct in us to kind of look at them and think, 'Do they have a soul? Do they think like us? And if they do, what are they thinking?' This franchise, this story, tells us how they are thinking.

http://geektyrant.com/news/2011/8/5/...-a-sequel.html
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansit...EWARE_SPOILERS

[Tyche]

I loved all the allusions to the original 68 version.

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The opening scenes were absolutely identical, except reversed (the hunt that is). They kept calling Caesar's mom "Brighteyes". "Damn dirty ape" line. There were more, can't recall them all.

[Kwijiboe]

Excellent pacing. Agreed. Best movie of summer.

[Odesseiron]

I loved all the allusions to the original 68 version.

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The opening scenes were absolutely identical, except reversed (the hunt that is). They kept calling Caesar's mom "Brighteyes". "Damn dirty ape" line. There were more, can't recall them all.

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The rocket in space. Remember the first movie was about astronauts who got lost in space/time. So this might be setting it up for a sequel. At first I wondered what the point of that was. Then I remembered the original. I also really liked how only Caesar spoke. I was so hoping he would, and he did just the tiniest bit, and with such feeling the first time. I t was so awesome.

[Xno Kappa]

Movie was fucking horrible and stupid. People saying otherwise are just trying to justify their dollars spent. Thank god I didn't pay for this nonsense.

[Cichy]

Just seen it. Overall I enjoyed it alot, I agree with the best movie of the summer and I hope there's a sequel.