Planet of the Apes (1968) *First Time Watching Reaction!
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- Planet of the Apes (1968) *First Time Watching Reaction!
In this video we react to seeing 1968 "Planet of the Apes: for the first time. Planet of the Apes is a science-fiction story about 3 astronauts finding a planet which apes rule. Planet of the Apes 1968 stars Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Linda Harrison and Kim Hunter. Watch us watch and react to seeing Planet of the Apes 1968 for the first time. We also give our thoughts and rate Planet of the Apes at the end. For more first time watching reactions subscribe to Force of Light Entertainment today!
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❤the the sequels weren't not as great as this movie
@@mikesilva3868 - true, it is always hard to surpass an iconic classic BUT the sequels and the reboot films were all entertaining and profitable at the box office (otherwise their would be no sequels if they didn't make money).
@@MLJ7956 agreed 📼
Beneath is an important sequel to this as it continues the story. I'd say it's essential.
Thank youse for touching my life 💯❤️🙂✅️🧡
The three apes in the hearing doing the "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" gestures get me every time.
not apes, orangutans. Apes are soldiers, it's very class driven.
Orangutans are a species of ape. There are three species of apes represented in the movie. Dr. Zira and Cornelius are chimpanzees, Dr. Zaius is an orangutan, and the soldiers are gorillas. But all are apes.
@@chetstevensq orangutans are apes dude
@@chetstevensqOrangutans ARE apes. So are the Gorilla's and Chimpanzees. The Gorillas are the soldiers and muscle.
@@chetstevensq- They are ALL apes, as is man. The soldiers were gorillas, the scientists chimpanzees, and the civil/religious leaders orangutans.
This movie is a masterpiece, ladies. The ape makeup was invented for this film. It was a whole new take on latex appliances for the actor's face. All courtesy of John Chambers, a great makeup artist! 👏👏👏👏
I thought Rick Baker?
@@Trepanist Rick Baker was still relatively unknown at the time this was made. John Chambers mostly earned his living by making latex prosthetics for people wounded in battle. That's how he got the job to do Apes.
@@Trepanist You are thinking of the Tim Burton remake
Also, John Chambers worked as a contractor for the CIA, creating disguise kits for CIA personnel stationed in other countries.
@@Trepanist Chambers assist CIA in a mission named Canadian Caper in 1979 when Iranian Radicals took over US Embassy. Chambers helped 6 of the personnel escaped from the crisis with CIA and Canadian Embassy. CIA created a fake Hollywood crew scouting for locations in the area. Story of the caper in which movie named Argo based on with Ben Affleck. Chambers created Spock's ear for original series. Chambers did makeup for Blade Runner (1982)
This movie is deeper than people expect, with conversations about science versus religion, how governments deal with "truths" that threaten its legitimacy, whether people have a right to know dangerous things, racism, elitism, and a lot more. Dr. Zaius is the antagonist, but he's not evil, he's just doing what he thinks will preserve the peace and order of his society, especially once you learn what he knows: that humans had a chance to rule, and blew it all up.
Very good summary.
Well I think long ago "science & religion" actually went hand-in-hand, just look at figures like Plato, even the Atlanteans. Something happened where as "Religion" was confounded into the belief in One *God* that's when the Mysteries Schools and Secret Societies separated the two as a means of control.
If their is a "God" willing the behaviour of every subatomic particle, your science tells us there is also the "anti-particle". Anti-matter. Then look at what they're doing at Cern, very dangerous, supposedly trying to bring through "Anti-God", and every Religion has their name for that specific entity.
What Humanity especially Man needs to learn to do is return back to "Spirituality".
My parents were so cool! When I was nine years old, they packed me in the car and we watched Planet of the Apes at the drive in! Today’s generation has no idea what they have missed!
A drive in seems so fun and cute! ☺️
@@natalieforceoflightenterta8857 Seen a couple reactions of this movie 🍿🎥 and no one noticed the 3 Orangutans pose as the " SEE NO EVIL, SPEAK NO EVIL, HEAR NO EVIL 🙈🙊🙉
Exact same memory at Drive In 8yrs old
@@natalieforceoflightenterta8857I went to a few drive-ins when I was a kid.
I was 9 y/o as well at the drive-in. That dead woman on the ship scarred the crap out of me then.
When this was originally released, people left the theaters in tears because the ending was so disturbing at the time. Keep in mind, we were in the middle of the Cold War at the time and the threat of blowing ourselves up was very prevalent in society.
This was the big franchise before Star Wars. I was born in 1971 and grew up with the toys, comic books, tv series, animated Saturday morning cartoon and the movies had a heavy rotation on tv. I had a Planet of the Apes birthday cake when I was 4.
Love this series.
Born in 71 also. We had the best of the old world and the new tech breaking though! Cool time to be alive!
I first watched this as an 8-yr old on the CBS Late Movie in 1972. I'll never forget the horn blare as the apes appear on horseback. I was hooked. This movie is absolutely fantastic.
I also saw it when I was 8 yrs old but in 1968 when it was released.
I remember being about 10 years old, reading the Marvel comic book adaptation. At that moment Taylor cries, "APES! Apes on horseback!"
I still get the same chills at that ape horn blast as I did when I first saw this back in the early '70s.
I was 11. I had sprained my ankle and went to the hospital. The nurse asked if I was going to watch the movie. I was so excited to see it.
When Taylor said 'Get you stinking paws off me...', after being caught in the net. When I saw it in the theaters in the early 1970's, the entire theater erupted in cheers.
I understand he wasn't exactly well doing those scenes. He had a minor illness that affected his voice I think.
Oh, I hadn't seen your post before I responded PE4Doers. Same reaction in both our theaters.
"Its a Madhouse!
A MADHOUSE!!" In other words it's 2,000 years later and nothing's changed.
Hosing patients down with cold water was a Thing in insane asylums (madhouses) back in the day.
Live & Use That QUOTE!! 😂
I seen it in theaters in 1968. Still my favorite of all the ape films. When we were in the theater when the show the statue of liberty! You heard a huge gasp from the audience!
I saw this at age seven, with my eight year old brother, when it first came out. We walked about two miles, on our own, to the local picture theatre screening it. I still have memories of much of the movie from that day, as it had quite an impact on my young mind. It was the first sci-fi movie I had seen, but not the first sci-fi, as Lost in Space had already been on TV here before this movie came out.
How come no-one ever seems to notice the crack in the glass of Stewart’s suspended animation capsule? It’s pretty obvious. 🤷🏻♂️
Fun Fact: Roddy McDowell (Who played the Ape scientist Cornelius) would sometimes drive home from work with his Ape Mask still on just to screw with people who saw him in intersections.
Also, if you liked Charlton Heston you guys should check out "Soylent Green" and "Ben Hur", I'm not a religious person but Ben Hur is an epic in every sense of the word.
I was brought to watch it when I was 9. I was head over heels. They had Planet of the Apes bubble gum cards at the time, and I collected them all that summer.
Remember the TV series from the 70's?
@@gregsteele806 Very vaguely, but by then I had moved on to my next enthusiasm, Star Trek, followed by Space: 1999.
She says.... "JUDO CHOP" 🤣... both looking good as always 😍🥰😍🥰😍🥰
Ironically Stewart, the woman astronaut probably had the best fate, dying peacefully in her sleep.
The "Get your filthy hands off me..." line had the entire theater erupting in a cheer. Up to that point, we were frustrated that Taylor could not defend himself.
"Stinking paws," not "filthy hands."
Films dominated by CGI are little more than glorified cartoons. This film is Sci-Fi royalty. A absolute classic by any measure.
Never heard that expression before but I agree 100%
Science fiction royalty indeed 👏
Why are they glorified cartoons? The reboot trilogy is incredible. Calling them cartoons for using modern technology...
@@kuhpunkt What I did.....was call a film that is DOMINATED by CGI a glorified cartoon. Far different that labeling a film a cartoon for "using" modern technology.
@@geneticrex And why is a film that's dominated by CGI a cartoon? The new Plant of the Apes movies rarely feature a single scene without CGI and yet they are gritty dramas with very serious topics... and you call that a cartoon?
@@geneticrex And why? Tons of modern films are using a ton of CGI that you don't even notice and they are serious movies. What about other animated movies? Are they all cartoon just because they aren't "real"?
even as a kid, i thought that it had to be earth all along. There were apes talking english, horses, guns, maple trees , etc. Hey, and what about the moon at night?
I don't think the moon appears. They work to ensure the moon doesn't appear but there are tides so there is some orbitting body. I think horses were the biggest clue. Convergent evolution might produce something similar to a horse but not that similar.
Michelle: Oh they shot him. That's a tough wound to overcome.
Natalie: Yeah it's more than a scratch.
This was a great reaction!
😂😂 thank you!
"It's merely a flesh wound!"
Saw this as a kid my uncle was so into it. Carlton Heston was such a classic actor and talent!
Charlton.
One of the greatest
@@MikePhillips-pl6ovCarl
It is said that during filming when they would go to the commissary for lunch, the apes would sit together and the humans would sit together. Nothing planed. They were just naturally drawn to their own species.
Even more than that. I saw an interview with Charlton Heston about the movie and he said after a few days on location, during lunch, the actors, no matter their race, would segregate by species - chimps, gorilla and orang-u-tang. Its just programed into us.
More than that. The Apes segregated themselves by type of ape too.
@@AARONANKRUM 'Birds of a feather flock together'.
Planet Of The Apes (1968) is not only an exceptional film "for its time", this film reinvented a genre that was completely discredited at that time (most saw science fiction as a genre of B films, given the immense number of low-budget films made in the 50s!), and long before Star Wars, it was the first to become a successful franchise!! John Chambers won an Oscar for best makeup for his impeccable work in this film!! This is not a dated film by any means!! Back then, special effects served the script, and since the advent of CGI, it's been exactly the opposite!! I hope you can make a video reaction of the sequel: "Beneath The Planet of The Apes" (1970)!! I love your channel, I never miss anything!!☝🏼😎
Thank you!! ❤
Cute and friendly apes…ha ha.
hard to believe the practical effects still stand the test of time. Great reaction , Ladies
Thank you!!
I definitely recommend watching the entire cycle of Planet of the Apes films. Both this original one and the current one as well.
The President of the Assembly, at Taylor's hearing was played by actor James Whitmore, who played Brooks in the Shawshank Redemption
Also narrator of the 1981 Space Shuttle movie.
Dr. Zaius was Maurice Evan’s, who played Samantha’s father on “Bewitched.”
I can't believe that his spaceship didn't even have a non-smoking section.
Seeing Dodge's taxidermized body in the museum was very disturbing and still sticks with me.
💯
@@ForceOfLightEntertainment That certainly didn't make this Brother happy as a kid.
I first saw this one at a Drive-in Theater around 1969-70, they used to have a 'double feature' night every week. I enjoyed watching it again with you guys, thanks.
The main special effect that I like is the beautiful natural scenery which makes films timeless. You can't beat that backdrop.
I saw this movie when I was a kid on TV. The scene where they find the dead female crewmate scared me. I think the practical effects hold up great to this day.
Mark Wahlberg’s version of The Planet of The Apes was my introduction to this series of movies, and Charlton Heston is probably my favorite classic actor.
Me too.
I Love that 2001 version.
It's perfect to me. sublime Make up and costume, No Unnecessary CGI, Unlike the CGI soup They Made recently...
Me too. Nowadays, I prefer the classic film to the remake or reboots.
The Mark Whalberg version uses the ending twist from the original novel.
I'm a Charlton Heston fan too. Some years ago I purchased an autographed POTA's photo of a scene with Charlton Heston and Linda Harrison and it was signed by both actors.
I loved this film and the tv series when I was young. I even joined the planet of the apes fan club, had all the figures, loved roddy mcdowell. great memories
incredible twist ending. arguably the best ever.
I still prefer this series over the new ones.
Agreed. The original is a smart gift from the late Rod Serling. The modern series is just a depressing slow walk tour of mankind's extinction.
Ditto.
This was the first adventure series I fell in love with. I was eleven when aii five movies came out. I never saw one in a theatre but when CBS would show one in primetime, I was there to watch it.
I love this movie, its one of the best of all time.
Movies with a great story and characters are timeless. I saw this when I was 9 in the theater in1968.
Planet of the Apes is one of my two favorite franchises. Along with Star Trek. Seeing this first watch reaction is like a gift to me. The whole movie setup to keep Taylor from speaking as long as possible for the shock to the apes. The chase scene allows the viewer to see Ape City. I love the practical effects of the makeup. Finally the twist ending overshadows why Dr. Zauis allows Taylor to just leave . It’s still relevant today . Thank you ladies
"mankind made a desert of it ages ago" - Dr. Zaeus
This was a classic. Charlton Heston played Taylor perfectly. The make-up for the simian was next level in the 1960's. The 3 movies that followed are also excellent. Please watch them. Oh, and on a funny note, i never knew what Roddy McDowell actually looked like because i had only seen him in costume.
Hey, ladies! I hope you watch all 5 of them from that era. This movie came out when I was 1 year old, and I remember being a small child when they aired on television in the early 1970s. I had most of the toys and games, and still have a few of them. There was also a short lived television show. I still have all of the Topps trading cards for that series, as well as all of the movies and the TV series on DVD.
Something to note, though: Back then, the MPAA rating system was VERY different than it is now. There was no PG-13, NC-17, or even "Unrated". There was G, PG, R, X, and XXX. Now, there was a big distance between G and PG, which is why you see violence and mild nudity (nekkid butts) in a G rated movie. The distance between PG and R was even wider, so you'll see some PG rated movies with "frontal nudity" (but in a non-sexual way). A "single" X rating was for movies with extremely graphic violence and/or (more than mild/quick) nudity. Y'all know what XXX was, I'm sure. Before PG-13 and NC-17 came to be, some horror movies got an X rating, but were later changed to either NC-17 or Unrated to avoid confusion.
The movies Gremlins and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom were the main reasons for the addition of PG-13. Also, Red Dawn was the first movie released with a PG-13 rating.
Thanks for the info!
@@ForceOfLightEntertainment well it was the 60s different time period like the movie barberella it was rated pg and it would be r rated now 👻
First film I saw as a child still love the Franchise today loads of memorabilia still being released to this day
Your reaction was spot on. This original is the best. Forget any 'sequel' or 'prequel' that was made after this.
When the movie was being filmed, they promoted it by having an article in popular magazines, about the ape prosthetics and the concept of the movie (humans are submissive, apes are the dominant species). It had a description of the filming process, and it featured photo's that showed the looks of some of the apes. It spoiled nothing and worked to get us hyped up.
So, when we sat in the cinema a year later, when the movie was released, everything was a surprise. The ending was a total unknown and an utter reveal for the whole audience, we all believing we were on another planet. The secret plot twist was really respected. Not in personal conversation nor in the media was it spoiled. Thus all those fresh new audiences could experience it just like we did. Great times.
20:00......In the original draft of the screenplay, ladies, the apes had a very advanced society, comparable to ours. To save money on the budget, it was decided to make the ape culture primitive.
Absolute legend of a movie, still spoofed and homaged to this day. Almost makes you wish it wasn't, cause everyone loves to spoil the ending (including the cover of many re-releases) - one of the biggest twists in cinema history.
In the animated Justice League from the early 2000s there's an episode with intelligent apes, one of which announces "get your filthy hands off me you dirty human."
The practical effects were also great for publicity. Roddy McDowall (Cornelius) sang with Carol Burnett on her show as an ape. Fans (particular kids) were fascinated reading about how they did it (it required taking molds of each actor's face and creating custom latex pieces).
Because it was simply makeup and not expensive digital effects, there was even briefly a Planet of the Apes TV series that followed the exploits of two astronauts sent after Taylor and the others.
"Hopefully they're cute and friendly" - Oh sweet Summer child.
"Beneath the Planet of the Apes" is a must see .... It explains everything!
It develops the viewpoint, and the ending is more of a surprise for me (no spoilers).
With Victor Buono!
Saw these movies as a kid and they scared me, I was about 7 years old. Our downtown had about 5 movie theaters within walking distance. When the next to came out I was of course older and sometimes the theater would show all 3 of the series. Me and my siblings would be at the theater all day it seemed. I miss those days!
The 29th scroll was probably the truest thing ever written into a movie. It was proven early in the movie when the 3 men found a solitary plant in the desert and their 1st instinct was to dig it up for no reason and kill it.
Dear lord! All these years later & now I get it!
Nice reaction gals! The golden age of sci fi started in the 1930s and continued through the 40s 50s and 60s. All the concepts that are well known today were seeded in classic sci fi writing for magazines and novels during that earlier period. There is literally nothing new under the sun. The idea of time travel goes back to The Time Machine written by H.G. Wells in 1895. Cinema and television just gave another outlet for these ideas.
This movie is great because it used current issues, like the Cold War, nuclear warfare, mankind's destructive tendencies, in a creative dramatic framework.
I seem to remember seeing this projected on the wall in the gym in Junior High, so maybe 1969. Still one of my all time faves. When Charlton Heston finally gets his voice back, we went nuts. Of course, space travel was a big topic then and none of us were sophisticated enough to suspect the ending so that was a shocker
1968 that ending was mind blowing
Watching all 5 makes a complete story.
I love these.. got the dvd collectors box. 2nd not as thrilling but necessary for the 3rd which is my favourite
remember sitting in the kitchen as a young boy watching this on the little tv so the adults could watch their movie in the living room (it was just another rerun at the time in the 80s)
Truly a one of kind😂😂😂 thanks for sharing 😊👍✌️🇺🇸
Thanks for watching!
I remember the first time i watched it i was so in shock in the end lol
When I saw it back in '68, I had a lot of trouble getting past the apes speaking American English. I remember saying, "The apes are speaking English to my sister, and her looking confused. After it was over, she said, "I didn't get what you meant by that until the end".
I saw this movie, aged around 11/12, at school film club as a special treat at Christmas 1968 or Christmas 1969. The movie had a profound effect on me and on later viewings I found so much detail to explore. I own most of the 'Apes' franchise movies and TV spin-off's, plus a few books ... nothing really comes close to the 1968 original as it is a masterpiece.
The award nominations were well deserved, but I feel it should maybe have won more (but that's history).
Throw a tomato at 'im! LOL 🍅
DVD cover looks like it gives away the plot. Statue of Liberty was supposed to be a surprise. lol
It's the 2000s. Can't frighten the viewers!
Infuriating spoiler on the part of the jacket designers !
Thanks for reacting to this classic movie. I love Charlton as Taylor xx
You 2 are the cutest! 🤩😍🥰🙈🙉🙊
🥰☺️🤗
Thank you!!
Wonderful reaction!
Favorites were the 3rd & 4th sequels Escape and Conquest despite the very 70s look of the films.
Thank you!!
It's also the first movie that spawned a franchise and a lot of merchandising, way before Jaws and Star Wars. It was not in Hollywood's tradition to make sequels back then. The exception being Universal Pictures' monster movies during the 30s and 40s.
I’m sure!
Came for the eye candy, hanging around for the reaction
I turned 8 that year, but sadly, I didn't get to see it in the theater. My parents only took me to Disney movies back then. I did see it with a friend a few years later, when they first ran it on TV. It blew us away! It still works as a metaphor for how man too often behaves in unevolved, ape-like ways. That was the message. The apes are highlighting what's wrong with us. They represent the worst in us. WE are the unevolved APES. And we REALLY need to improve! The old band DEVO was stressing that message too. But with music! 🎶
One of the best endings in the history of cinema.
The newer Planet of the Apes movies rely mainly on CGI, and I think the late 60s/early 70s movies actually look more real.
Always love the sweater puppies!
Taylor: Somewhere out there, there has to be something better than man. There has to be!
Stewart: You mean, like a bear?
There could be a new series where some of one of the genders that currently doesn't identify as male, or in the language of the ancient people - women, decide to cooperate with each other just long enough to travel through a different time warp and land on Planet of the Bears, and the Bears don't eat them. Not right away. But then they get to know them.
Did you notice how the religious panel during Dr.Zira & Dr. Cornelius's discussion about the Forbidden Zone they took the classic pose of "Hear No Evil, See No Evil & Speak No Evil" And Nova was the secretary of one the producers and he wanted her to give her a shot in film. But the director found she couldn't act and therefore gave her no lines.
She was in the Batman show.
THANK YOU for reacting to this GREAT Movie from my childhood!. I was 7 years old when my older brother took me to see this in my first ever theatre experience. in march of 1968. the apes scared the hell out of me and the ending blew everybodies mind!, total silence in the thestre.
Thanks for watching!
When I was very young, my older brother took me to see "Soylent Green" (1973), another Charlton Heston sci-fi classic. Don't remember ever seeing PoA in the theater. But I do remember seeing it on TV, and later the TV series which takes place on the west coast of the U.S., specifically the SF area.
Dianne Stanley, the actress who played Lieutenant Stewart, was uncredited, so for many years, there was a erroneous rumor that the character was played by producer Arthur P. Jacobs' future wife Natalie Trundy who did go on to play other roles in the Planet of the Apes franchise. Also, a life mask of Dianne Stanley was taken and "aged" to make a dummy for the shot of Stewart's mummified corpse, but the make-up designer, John Chambers, thought the dummy's body looked too fake, so he auditioned a bunch of elderly extras until he found an 83 year old woman whom he finally cast to play the corpse.
This movie deserves a 6 out of 5. Flawless.
The Tim Burton version from 2001 is a lot of fun. Astonishing prosthetic/makeup effects with just a touch of CGI here and there.
The Simpsons came out with a song " Dr. ZAIUS ".😂 . They have full episode on Planet Of The Apes 😂
What's wrong with me?
- _I think you're crazy_ ...
Want a second opinion!
- _You're also lazy!_
( _Dr.Zaius Dr.Zaius_ )
Such a chilling ending to the film…didn’t see that coming.
I still have my Planet of the Apes belt buckle from grade school! Before Star Wars, this was THE franchise! Thanks, ladies!✌️❤️
The singer , artist Paul Williams was in " Battle For The Planet Of The Apes ". He also did the soundtrack for the 1976 " Bugsy Malone " with Scott Baio , a very young Jody Foster . And also the lyrics on the first Muppet Movie from 1979. He writes many songs for many artist as well. For instance The Carpenters music " We Only Just Begun " he wrote that.
Boxed set of all original films here!!! As a little kid, they were always on tv usually lazy Sunday afternoons in the eighties here in the Omaha local viewing area. Great nostalgia!!!!
Watch all of them!!!
Saw this at the drive in theater in 68 as a kid. Classic Sci-fi with nuclear war as the underlying message. I've always been disappointed that the DVD covers show the Statue of Liberty, ruined the surprise ending for everyone, which was a classic ending in 68. I agree with you, practical effects give more interest than CGI.
I love how when I was watching this as Taylor fights with his "karate" I immediately said "Judo Chop" in my best Austin Powers only to be immediately seconded by Michelle. The "International Man of Mystery" vibe is strong with us. :)
😂😁
The ape makeup was state of the art at the time. It took, like, 4 hours to apply. There's another movie from the same period, called "The Island of Dr. Moreau" (one of 3 remakes) which has the same makeup artist with the same type makeup depicting half human - half animal creatures. The two movies have several similarities.
The book was a lot different but the idea of apes dominating a planet was surreal to the lead character. In the book the astronaut was actually on another planet ruled by apes and did come back to earth a few years later. This movie was a big hit when it came out. The ape makeup made a big impression. I got to meet John Chambers, the makeup artist who created the makeup application for the movie.
"I'd like to kiss you goodbye" was in Dunston Checks In long before I ever saw this movie. That was my only strange window into the movie and by the time I saw it in context it still feels kind of random.
When I get angry but not so angry that I don't have a sense of humor about the situation, I drop my head and say "Damn you! Damn you all to hell!" I've also told people "Keep the flags of discontent flying" as a caveat against becoming passively or apathetically complacent. And I occasionally call my best friend a "damn dirty ape."
Thanks ladies love this movie
A terrific movie.
Heston is my favourite actor
Edward G.Robinson was suppose to play the role of Dr.Zauis,but he realized his health was not good so he passed on the role. Maurice Evans still did a good job with the role.
This and the first sequel were AWESOME. 🍸
Looking good ladies. The green with the red hair works well. Good reaction ladies.
Thank you!!
"Spaceballs?! Well, S*it. There goes the planet".
Wonderful reaction ladies, thanks!
Thank you! ❤
Thanks for watching!
This was based on an original novel. All the other Apes movies were just made up by the movie companies because Planet of the Apes was a big boxoffice hit. I was 14 when this movie came out and most people found it impressive.
They got the Oscar for makeup because, even though 2001 came out the same year, the Academy voters thought 2001 used real apes (they were dancers in apeman outfits). If you haven't seen it already, you should try watching 2001: A Space Odessy.
Tim Burton's version was actually closer to the novel.
I saw this movie when it came out. At the time, I remember thinking that Charlton Heston, a great actor, known for Moses in The Ten Commandments, Ben Hur and the detective in Soylent Green, realty seemed at times, to be over acting, in Planet of the Apes. Still, the movie is a classic and I was thrilled to see him appear in the 2001 remake starring Mark Wahlberg.