Rise of the Planet of the Apes is out on dvd, Chrisisall?

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OPPYH

Sunday, December 18, 2011 11:24 PM

Chris buddy, I just picked this up on Blu-Ray.
Have you seen this yet? Let me hear your thoughts.

My thoughts are this:
Watched it over the summer, liked it quite a bit. Watched it last night and liked it even more. The deleted scenes add much to the film(for Apes fans) and wish a few of them were added back in the film in a new cut.
I'm gonna have to make a new "favorite POTA films" list.
MAybe a little later on.

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CHRISISALL

Monday, December 19, 2011 12:03 AM

Whoah, haven't seen it yet!
I must rent it first- I don't know if I can deal with CGI Caesar....
This is how I see him

The laughing Chrisisall

OPPYH

Monday, December 19, 2011 4:03 AM

Coming from a die hard APES fan, I like this movie much better than CONQUEST. CGI was very well done.

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CHRISISALL

Monday, December 19, 2011 4:08 AM

*faints*

STORYMARK

Monday, December 19, 2011 7:21 AM

Such a great movie.

"Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"

CLJOHNSTON108

Monday, December 19, 2011 2:41 PM

Yeah, I was very impressed with it!

CHRISISALL

Thursday, December 22, 2011 12:34 AM

Oh My Lawgiver!!!!
This was one of the most amazing movies I've seen in this century.
Thanks everyone, for egging me on to see it.
No spoilery details here (just SEE it!), but in vague capsule:
The good: most everything.
The bad: not much at all IMO.
The could-have-been-better: an homage to Jerry Goldsmith in the music department would have been nice.
The CGI was very CGI in spots. But, y'know, limitations in FX was always an APES thing.
The great: the writing!

I'm officially blown away.

The simian-cheering Chrisisall

LWAVES

Thursday, December 22, 2011 10:20 AM

Glad you liked it. It is a worthy addition to the series, although I keep meaning to get hold of and watch the second film onwards, it's been too long since I've seen them.

I thought it was great (and obvious) how they made you side with the apes, you felt for them, especially Caeser. It was nice to see him gradually turn from his upbringing and move to the apes. Even the humans were okay but there could have been more chemistry between Franco and Pinto, although this was obviously a side plot and not overly important.

This would definitely have to fall into the 'Surprise Of The Year' category. When it was first announced I wasn't expecting much from it, even the trailer didn't wow me. But I heard good things just after release and after seeing it I consider it one of the best films this year.

And Chris, you comment on there being no reference to Jerry Goldsmith but I assume you caught the other references - Charlton Heston on a TV screen, the Icarus launch and disappearance and the classic lines from the original film.

"The greatest invention ever is not the wheel. It's the second wheel." - Rich Hall

CHRISISALL

Thursday, December 22, 2011 11:44 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by lwaves:
I assume you caught the other references -

OH yeah.

The laughing Chrisisall

CHRISISALL

Thursday, December 22, 2011 5:36 PM

It was a magnificent idea to not straight-up remake the original classic. That's like breaking into a building with an impenetrable ground floor. And since it's based on paradoxes, the ground floor is also the top level. So they went in from the side. Smart.
Lookin' forward to the sequel.

The laughing Chrisisall

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