Planet of the Apes (1968). There's an Ape For That.
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Stam Fine looks at the 1968 film, Planet of the Apes, starring Charlton Heston, Kim Hunter, Roddy McDowall and Maurice Evans. Planet of the Apes sees an Astronaut landing on a strange world dominated by talking apes. A wonder what planet he's landed on?
Planet of the Apes is more than a gif of Heston laughing, or a series of punchlines in a Simpson's episode. It kickstarted a series of films, TV series and multiple reboots.
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There are only seven films I consider 10/10 classics.
This is one of them.
The main thing that takes me out of this movie is that the astronauts just casually accept the fact that the apes are all speaking perfect English and never pause to reflect on what this might imply about where they are.
It's called "suspension of disbelief". Use it!
It's just for the audience. In the book the apes have their own languages.
Loved this movie & "Beneath The Planet Of The Apes" as a kid, still love them to this day.
Escape from Planet of the Apes.
3rd movie.
Same, This movie idea keeps going on, since I was a child in the 60s, and 70s.
The film is a masterpiece. The TV serie was very nicely done, i watched these two numerous times.
the tv series it far from good. it was very low budget,the masks are terrible and its very cheesy but if you're a fan its a nice addition i guess
@@funkmachine9094 the tv seris is very good, your not taking into account that the budget wasnt the same as columbo or some of the other so called hits. i have it on dvd and its a very good show but it did have a major flaw, although it was fun to watch the two astonauts help people and apes in their travels while being hunted....whats not to like?
Great movie also showcases evolution Monkey human monkey business
I remember seeing this movie when I was a little girl. I've seen it many times since. In my opinion, it is the still the best "Planet of the Apes" movies ever. I also liked the one where Zera and Cornelius go back in time to land on Earth.
I wish I could like this TWICE.
What a thought provoking/twisted piece of science fiction storytelling. One of the greatest science fiction films of all time
The original film blew my mind as a kid! 🤯🤯🤯🤯😎😎😎😎😎👍👍👍👍
Best film of the series . The cornfield scene was suspenseful as you heard the horn and the poles whipping the cornfield as Heston first see's the apes on a horse was superb.
blew it all to hell!
Charlton Heston always impressed me as someone who could speak through gritted teeth. Maybe Clint Eastwood too.
John Wayne was good at it, too.
He made them cigars last .
That was his gig.
Very much a lost art
I always thought that one of the cooler "real" scientific features of the film was it's use of the Relativity effect. (A ship's crew, traveling at relativistic speeds will experience only days or perhaps weeks of subjective time, while centuries would pass on Earth.) I think the idea is tossed out there at the beginning, but largely understated. Then of course, we get to see the RESULTS of the idea, in the evolution and ascendance, and long-term dominance of the apes (culminating of course, in the famous twist ending).
Over two thousand years on Earth, but less than a year on the starship
The by the 3rd movie they had the Apes go back in time to 1970s earth. The decline in physics being right in line with the decline in writing quality and budget...
The irony of the movie is that, although they act like enemies, Taylor and Zaius are very much alike. You might say that they're both on the same page regarding their views of humans. I think that's why Zaius really lets him go at the end, even going as far as giving him advice about not searching for the truth about humanity, because he knows that he wont like what he finds.
I never thought of Charlton Heston's character as apathetic. He was downright misanthropic.
Always appreciated the sets, architecture, & costume design for the Apes in addition to their awesome makeup.
The chimpanzees, especially the female scientist Zira, were given the most emotive faces. They were the best.
Love love love this movie. And we are the same age, so there's that.
One of my all time favorites!
I've always loved "Planet of the Apes" (saw it in the theater when I was 12).
My favorite part has always been the first half hour as we see the astronauts trying to understand where they are and wondering if they will survive on this seemingly barren planet.
Jerry Goldsmith's score enhances this part wonderfully.
I remember the cartoon series
According to SF historian Peter Nicholls, the ending for POTA was "borrowed" from a 1941 sf magazine that showed two figures in loinclothes encountering the ruined Stature of Liberty. This is not to detract from Rod Serling in any way but to show how his boyhood consumption of pulp sf later influenced his writing.
It was more dramatic than telephone poles and a sign that said
Reno, Nevada 30 miles
BTW, he wasn't a boy in 1941, as he was about to join the military for the war effort.
However in 1958 he went to see Ray Bradbury for advice in writing SF, which he had not shown any interest in before his success with "The Time Element" and the offer to produce TZ. That's when he started reading pulp SF addictively to see what he could adapt. Much of TZ was his uncredited adaptations of earlier writers work... Just like Gene Roddenberry.
Got to have one of the best last words in any film. Where Taylor states that if thats the competition we will be running the place in a few months. Second later horns blowing and all Hell breaks loose.
Taylor must have thought ,Me and my big mouth.
This movie had the biggest twist ending of all time, talk about M Night Shyamalan. Even Darth Vader reveal that he was the father of Luke Skywalker didn't Top This twist ending.
"John Forbidden and Robert Zone THE SERIES!" Only lasted 12 minutes of the original 55 min premier but WOW, what a flick. Gotta do some Joe Dante films.
After they 'crash' the movie hangs for quite some time. Reinforcing the desolation of their plight so the reality can hit harder. Soylent Green only has one 'spoiler' and it's been meme'd to death.
im starting to see how society could get to the point it is in soylent green.
@@perry92964 cept, bugs replace people
I love you, Dr. Zaeus.
I like how Dr Zaeus rejects Taylor's 'explorer from another planet' story on the logic that, since he is a human he therefore is from this planet'. Zaeus was never fooled, not for one single moment.
9:44 "Soylent Green is pee!"
FYI Pierre Boulle also wrote Bridge On the River Kwai.
And The Ice People. Worth a read.
The first part of the original film though that desert was creepy.
I remember when they found the mummified remains of Stewart always scared me when I was little.
@@white-dragon4424 it was a quick shot highlighted by the water shooting in gave it like a scream . sound.
I was lucky enough to see this at the drive-in in back in the day (a reshowing) all sequals though I saw in drive-ins or theaters as they came out in the 70s. Its one of my favorite franchises (the original movies) and the 1st movie is still one of my favorite movies of all time. Even divorced from the nostolgia it's a good movie (but lets be honest, why ever would I want that?). It was everywhere; mego toys, comics, magazines, coloring books?, tv Saturday morning cartoons. You name it. Their vinyl playset is still awesome looking even compared to elaborate modern ones. I thank you and other positive/objective reviewers of it or any of its merchandise for yet again letting me (if even for a moment) be that thrilled little kid again.
'A Space Odyssey'was released in '68 also, what a year.
1982 was the best year for movies. Count 'em:
ET
Tron
Star Trek II
Poltergeist
Conan the Barbarian
Blade Runner
Rocky III
The Thing
Firefox
Classic. I love this film.
The first time I saw Planet of the Apes was on late night TV the same night Charlton Heston passed away. Creepy.
youve only scratched the surface of this films complexity. it is so much more then the average persome see's in just one viewing and that is why it has the legs it has....you always see something you never noticed before of felt differently about a certain moment.
One of the best sci fi franchises.
TV series should have lasted longer.
Last time I was in Detroit, this film felt like a documentary.
Fun Fact the ending of Tim Burton's film that everybody asks themselves and others "What the heck was that?" is pretty much an homage to the novel with the apes living in a modern society, say a mid 1960s Paris with all the bells and whistles.
I had wished they did a sequel to that film but too many hands were in it.7
The end was closer to the actual novel than any other film in the series.
Charlton Heston.... The greatest OVER actor of our lifetime... :) Still LOVE this original movie.
That's the thing. The ape makeup, the costumes and sets, the script, the acting, everything was done expertly well. It was a classic that sticks with you, whether you're just a kid (like I was, seeing it in reruns) or an adult (seeing it again years later). The eerie thing is, it seems so plausible, and real evolution could have easily given us other hominids and apes and in-between forms that survived or outdid our kind of humans, as we're now discovering more and more. At the time, nuclear war was a real fear, and so was environmental collapse. Here we are, seeing a global virus and climate change as possible threats, and humans and other apes might all die out, but every other monkey species or lower primates might evolve into some future hominid-like forms, so the movie series is still relevant on all counts. -- I liked the early 2000's remake, but liked the later remakes better. But I'll always remember the 60's and 70's movies and the 70's TV show and cartoon series. When I was in elementary school, all the kids liked the shows. And as an adult, I see the satire and commentary and more adult themes going on in the old movies. -- The book is very different from the movies. But it's really an interesting read in its own right, short and well worth it for science fiction fans or fans of the Apes movies.
What was more damaging was the Leftist response to the virus. Even ten times as many deaths wouldn't have done the damage to the economy as shutting it down did. Leaving more people homeless, and definitely not protected from the virus.
Charlton Heston put his vest on.
Great review
Great one about the The Simpsons reference. 😀👍
the 60's Twilight Zone is one of my Favourite Tv shows ever I am only just hearing that it was Rod Serling who wrote the twist ending for planet of the Apes.
Another great review! PotA is easily my favourite film series. Pleeease tell me where you found the font!
i didn't find the font, it's cheekily just a screen capture of a title card from one of the sequels, and edited.
I'd love to see the high tech apes the novel describes.
Love love this movie!! Your commentary is divine!! I’m a big fan of dr zaius personally
My second most favorite science fiction movie, aliens being the first
Nice way to NON-SPOIL Soylent Green!
0:45 oh god seriously, now I want to know what side he was on during the 68 uprising just from that line alone lol
I don't know why, but I love the Julliard publishing house ...
What happened too his fellow astronauts was brutal. Damn.
Killed one and cut up the others brain.
1968 was a Year of SciFi MasterWorks: "Planet of the Apes"/"2001: A Space Odyssey"..."Green Slime" was released too...but that was a B-Movie "Classic" lol
Excellent talk over perfection cheers buddy 👍👏
Keep up the good work.
When I was a kid the local ABC affiliate had "The 4:30 Movie" and would often do theme weeks (Godzilla, Gidget, etc.) I always looked forward to Planet of the Apes week. I'd say the original and Conquest are my two favorites.
It's a real testament to practical effects and what can be accomplished if you take the material seriously enough. Even if you disagree, you can still see Zaius' viewpoint. This is not information that would go over easily in a religious society and probably would lead to a lot of deaths. Hell, they'd almost certainly wipe out the humans.
Loved the themed 430 movie weeks (apes, Frankenstein, godzilla etc)!
No mention of the dumpster fire that was the Saturday Morning cartoon series?
They're not monkeys! They're APES, damn it! NOT the same thing. Sorry, but if you're a Terry Pratchett fan (the Librarian), such things matter.
I will issue an ape-ology.
@@StamFine 🤣🤣
Some of the things I liked about Burton's PotA.
Shhh. Don't say m-o-n-k-e-y. He doesn't like that.
The Simpsons' reference made me laugh out loud.
Just so you know I also predicted the downfall of disco, the invention of the Zune and the Roomba uprising (stay tuned).
"Would an ape make a human doll...that TALKS?" "Well, would a human make a movie about apes that TALK?!!" "Hmm....good point.".
1) Planet
2) Escape
3) Conquest
4) Beneath
5) Battle
Very good film.
I read the book but it doesn't have much similarities to the film.
most of that was budgetary..or lack there of :)
The movie was better. A rarity
Taylor could've almost been based on me. What a guy!
And Linda Harrison was hot.
And an animated series as well
At first if Taylor really wanted to know what planet he was on, how come he didn't go outside at night, an look up at the stars?
Was I hearing things or did he say nineteen sixty ape? 😂🤣😂
Your style of criticism is fucking fun along ur persona and definitely forever lives in memes n references
theres only one quote from the movie thats epic....name it,lol
First movie still holds up well today, the makeup is really so good. Beneath the planet not so good, quite an abrupt ending and rushed I feel.
I hate every ape I see, from Chimpan-A to Chimpanzee. No, you'll never make a monkey out of me!
The thing I never got about this movie is they use horses and carts like very meager technology yet they have semi auto rifles what sense does that make
I always viewed it as an analogy of Soviet-era prioritization of their military at the expense of societal gains (from the Western perspective).
Does it surprise anyone that the ending was Serling's idea? It's pure Twilight Zone
The book has a similar, but slightly different twist to the tale.
Dr. Flatus
Ah yes John forbidden and Robert zone
how did they get Taylor's ship out of the lake and also get it to work.
I don t know...
Also a Saturday morning animated series
2:31 Odo? Is that you??
Well you did it again. If I had twenty thumbs, I would raise them.
I loved the Ape movies, I even had some of the original MEGO figures, if only I could get them back now, Hoo boy. Check out Dana Gould's YT show " Hanging with Dr Z " for more Ape goodness.
‘Soylent Green is pee..’? Gross. 😜
Odo!!
Give it to Kathleen Kennedy. She will make a blockbuster like blockbuster
She'll ruin it. 😄
@@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812 exactly
Mmmmm nova.
The best girl, not cause she doesn't speak but has no compression of language 😍
5:25 You are a mind reader. Lol.
Planet of the Apes versus Logan's Run. Destroyed USA, beach.
This is how we got Monkey Pox!! LOL.
What's the difference between ignorance and apathy? I DON'T KNOW AND I DON'T CARE.
It is my 4th favorite Heston character.
#5 is Lettenger in Naked Jungle
#4 Taylor...damn you all to HELL
#3 Andrew Jackson in The President's Lady
#2 Andrew Jackson in The Buccaneer ... The man looked just like the $20 Bill.
#1 John the Baptist... Repent Repent.. fornicator... Adulterer! Trying to forcibly baptize (drown) Herod's soldiers that came to arrest him. Pure Heston.
When compared to the actual projected apocalypse, namely the death of the planet and the extinction of all life, the version portrayed in the original POTA is rather benign.
They just couldn't figure out is was Earth could they? Gravity, atmosphere Earth-like. Natives speak English. Did they look at the moon when it came up?
Yes it's very much one of those things you just have to ignore!
196ape. lol
By now one would expect that fart jokes are beneath even you.
the only thing truly beneath me is Beneath the Planet of the Apes.
people...Finish your thought. Soylent Green is people. It isn't a spoiler if it's 50 years old.
Soylent Green is more of a cult film today and isn’t nearly as well-known as such cultural references as the Star Wars “I am your father.” The film’s impact really relies on that final reveal, so I would consider it a spoiler.
The original film was great, everything else is crap.
The new apes series of films ARE NOT PREQUELS!!!!!
So you went after Chuck Heston and the guns low hanging fruit. Fair enough. But you totally whiffed it. You got lost in all your clever quips and cynical passive aggression. Hey - a shot of Chuck shooting his gun - that does the trick!
Mining Chuck Heston and guns deserves better than a simple still.
Astronaut Taylor is busted out of the zoo by Cornelius, Zira, and their assistant. Chuck, locked inside a horse drawn paddy wagon with mute beauty Nova snarls to be let out, and so they are quickly released.
Cornelius ruefully explains they're all fugitives now. Chuck, not to be diverted with trifles grits his teeth and speaks from the heart, "Do you have any weapons? Any guns?" Cornelius is evidently proud of his past expedition experience and blurts in the affirmative, only to suddenly become worried - he realizes he might be saying too much, "The best - but we won't need them."
Pleased with Cornelius' answer - the best news Chuck's had since he left his daily go to work shooting iron in his trailer on the 20th Century Fox lot back on good, old 20th Century Earth.
"I'm glad to hear it. I want one anyway." Zira gives Cornelius the stink eye "Really, Cornelius? You could have lied, you know. He's been free ten seconds and he's already arming himself. You knew this about Chuck but you just had to tell him we had guns, didn't you? Cornelius feebly attempts to check the inevitability of Chuck returning to his natural, armed state. "Taylor, I'm in charge of this expedition!"
Chuck hefts his new best buddy, checks the gun sight and the action, all is finally right with Chuck's world again.
"Good for you. But you're not in charge of me. Not any more. I don't plan to be caught again."
1:51-2:00 is disrespectful and unnecessary.