Genius Apes Swarm the Streets in Trailer for Planet of the Apes Prequel
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You wouldn't buy a copy of Sixth Sense that showed Bruce Willis being transparent though. I acknowledge it's a well known trope, but actually advertising the "shock" ending seems to ruin the point of the advert.Casual Shinji said:
Equally, I'd really prefer it if they never showed that. It's just far too great a mystery to have a REAL answer. (See Marcel Wallace's briefcase)
There are only a couple thousand gorillas in the world, and there are only a few thousand left of each of the great apes, and being smart doesn't make someone capable of treating someone with advanced medical procedures, flying a plane, or using weapons skillfully. This is a stupid premise to think that at the height of civilization humans could be brought down by this.
Let me put it this way: There are more people in the United States with hunting licensees than there are apes on Earth. The only reason those people haven't wiped out wildlife for the purposes of sport is law, there ain't no law against wiping out killer apes.
Let me put it this way: There are more people in the United States with hunting licensees than there are apes on Earth. The only reason those people haven't wiped out wildlife for the purposes of sport is law, there ain't no law against wiping out killer apes.
How on earth would the apes overthrow humanity in the scenario they seem to be going for? That makes no sense. They might have been made as smart as or even smarter than humans, but we have centuries and billions upon billions of man-hours worth of technological accomplishments and sheer numbers on our side. It's like an army of stone-age tribesmen (on steroids) going up against modern human society. They wouldn't stand a chance.
Not knowing the ending to Planet of the Apes is the same as not knowing the ending of King Kong. Or The Passion. Have you seen that movie yet? JESUS DIES!The_root_of_all_evil said:I have a real problem with their marketing of the old movies...Korten12 said:
Dude, you've just given away the MAIN SPOILER ENDING on the cover! You planks.
From what I remember of the the original movies, yeah. Caesar is born in the present to apes from the future, a plague wipes out all all domesticated pets, humans get the idea to domesticate apes to replace them (probably using Caesar as a template), apes become highly intelligent as a result of the domestication process, apes become ubiquitously used as slave labor instead (a la the Cylons from the re-imagined BSG franchise), Caesar leads the apes to revolt.theonlyblaze2 said:
I doubt that it will be any good, but I'll probably watch it on DVD just because Brian Cox is in it.
I know. What made Planet of the Apes so interesting is not how it happend, but that it happend.The_root_of_all_evil said:
I've never been a fan of prequels that uncover the mystery behind the lore of a classic movie. I don't need to know how Leatherface became who he is, just as I don't need to see how the machines rose to power in Terminator. Letting the mystery of that stew in the minds of the audience is much more effective... Though, not as profitable.
I take it you weren't a fan of Hannibal Rising either... That's exactly what the world needed, a Hannibal movie that didn't have Anthony Hopkins.Casual Shinji said:
Giant Gorilla Jesus died so that you can eat bananas.The_root_of_all_evil said:JESUS DIES AT THE END OF KING KONG????The Human Torch said:
Damn, now I have to watch that.
I've seen all the originals and the "reboot".
As far as I can remember, it had something to do with pets dying and apes being domesticated. But they wouldn't have broke free and dominated the world if it weren't for that time travel debacle.
As far as I can remember, it had something to do with pets dying and apes being domesticated. But they wouldn't have broke free and dominated the world if it weren't for that time travel debacle.
As this is a remake of an older movie, it is also a remake of a not-so-old and not-as-good movie as well.
In the original the central ape, Caesar, was actually the child of intelligent apes from Earth's future, and not a product of present day science. He taught present day apes how to be more than they were.
This turns it around, making man's science once again turn around and bite him in the ass. Which glaringly reminds me of Deep Blue Sea [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0149261/] which actually presents the same goal, to repair brain and nerve tissue.
So you can say that it is a remake of a movie from the Planet of the Apes series, or it is a remake of Deep Blue Sea with apes instead of sharks. These being so glaringly obvious pretty much spells doom for this movie. Which sucks.
In the original the central ape, Caesar, was actually the child of intelligent apes from Earth's future, and not a product of present day science. He taught present day apes how to be more than they were.
This turns it around, making man's science once again turn around and bite him in the ass. Which glaringly reminds me of Deep Blue Sea [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0149261/] which actually presents the same goal, to repair brain and nerve tissue.
So you can say that it is a remake of a movie from the Planet of the Apes series, or it is a remake of Deep Blue Sea with apes instead of sharks. These being so glaringly obvious pretty much spells doom for this movie. Which sucks.
Argh, ninja strikes! Glad I wasn't the only one that saw the symmetry, though.Scarim Coral said:
