Rise of the Box Office of the Planet of the Apes

POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Saturday, September 3, 2011 11:33
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CHRISISALL

Thursday, August 11, 2011 7:19 PM

http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=riseoftheapes.htm

So, it's doing pretty good, and getting great reviews!

Oppyh, you seen it yet? Anyone else?

I haven't, but I plan to.

The laughing Chrisisall

PIZMOBEACH

Thursday, August 11, 2011 8:05 PM

A Gorilla jumps from a bridge onto a moving helicopter?! 'Swhat?! Apes take over, mankind grovels?! Sounds like great fun! I will of course be adjusting my level of expectations a smidge...

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THESOMNAMBULIST

Thursday, August 11, 2011 10:48 PM

Very interested in this, having recently learnt that Wyatt directed the ESCAPIST.

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OPPYH

Thursday, August 11, 2011 11:03 PM

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=riseoftheapes.htm

So, it's doing pretty good, and getting great reviews!

Oppyh, you seen it yet? Anyone else?

I haven't, but I plan to.

Actually I'm going to a day show tomorrow. I'll post my thoughts when I return.

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STORYMARK

Thursday, August 11, 2011 11:35 PM

I loved it. Best movie of the summer. And Im not even a fan of the franchise.

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CHRISISALL

Thursday, August 11, 2011 11:37 PM

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Originally posted by Storymark:
And Im not even a fan of the franchise.

Wow, I AM a fan, I'm gonna freak then!

The laughing Chrisisall

PIZMOBEACH

Thursday, August 11, 2011 11:51 PM

Just saw it, and yeah, it's fun and definitely a summer movie, a little hokey in parts, but it's and ape movie, right? And I want a gorilla. As a friend of course, not a pet!
Andy Serkis of Smeagol/Gollum fame is in it, great stuff. Some of the moving camera work is pretty amazing too.
My question for Chris: will you be able to control yourself when you walk out of the theatre to walk upright and not make ape noises?

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CHRISISALL

Thursday, August 11, 2011 11:55 PM

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Originally posted by pizmobeach:

My question for Chris: will you be able to control yourself when you walk out of the theatre to walk upright and not make ape noises?

As surely as the Icarus makes it to Mars!

The laughing Chrisisall

LWAVES

Friday, August 12, 2011 10:30 AM

I wasn't expecting much from this movie. I hadn't read any reviews and had only seen the trailer, which was okay but nothing special.

Having said that I ended up really loving it. It's not perfect nor will it be a classic like the original but it is definitely a more than worthy addition to series. It does fit in to the mold of 'summer movie' but is a great example of what summer movies can be compared to the likes of other summer franchises.

Some points:

Caesar is a truly excellent character and outshines the humans by a long way.
The apes look fantastic with their facial expressions and actions and don't look fake. But....
It does suffers a little bit from the same thing as Jurassic Park - you know the apes aren't real but it's never distracting or OTT.
The bad guy elements are a little too cliched but acceptable.
The plot plays out in a nice, logical pattern of events that is never confusing or messy.
There are numerous (excellent) references to the original films in names, news reports, newspapers background TVs etc.

Overall I highly recommend it even if you are not a fan of the original. If you are then you won't be disappointed.

And some spoilers for those that have seen it:

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If the films play out over the usual planned trilogy (don't know if this is the plan but it seems likely) then I'd like to see it go something like this -

Second film:
This would concentrate on the spread of the virus as it starts wiping out the humans and changing apes as it goes. The apes would gradually start encroaching in human areas and become more intelligent so naturally the humans would blame the apes for the virus and attack them. The apes would naturally defend themselves. By the end of the movie the apes would be the dominant species but not ruling over humans yet.

Third film:
This would basically show that the virus would have either run it's course or the humans left would have natural immunity. The apes would then be ruling over them, talking properly and we would see the establishment of societies and rules that would lead to world we know in POTA.

I don't know if there would be any kind of nuclear devastation and how they would fit this in as it doesn't really fit with the world today like it did when the original POTA was made. I hope they don't use it and either ignore the wasteland aspects of POTA or come up with another reason.

I think you'll really enjoy it Chris, and Sonisall as well.

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CHRISISALL

Friday, August 12, 2011 4:57 PM

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Originally posted by lwaves:

I think you'll really enjoy it Chris, and Sonisall as well.

The more I hear, the more I think you're right.

And am I the only one that really liked Battle for TPOTA?

The laughing Chrisisall

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