That Statue of Liberty scene at the end is so iconic with such a powerful message. Easily one of the greatest twists in film history.
@TimothyBH1234 ай бұрын
Plus, it's crazy how some DVD releases had the twist as a background in the main menu, ruining the twist for new watchers the moment they popped the DVD in. Hopefully they fixed that since then.
@Andrew127594 ай бұрын
Hey! Spoilers!!
@Stogie21124 ай бұрын
Taylor experienced the ultimate irony. He was disgusted by humans, so he gladly went on the mission. He was sure that he would find something "better than Man", but instead, he found something much worse.
@davidstone96244 ай бұрын
Taylor...laughing at the other guy planting the flag. He is mocking his commitment to duty and formality in a seemingly hopeless and chaotic situation.
@bartondonnelly52934 ай бұрын
The sequels to this movie explains to some degree how the apes started to become more intelligent and were able to begin speaking (english, at least).
@Parallax-3D3 ай бұрын
So does the original series of films. The remakes are really a reboot, since they don’t follow the same narrative as the originals.
@kirikat93654 ай бұрын
I strongly, STRONGLY recommend the other four of the original movies. This one may be lauded as the most iconic of the set, but the others add on to each other so well that by the time you get to the last one you feel like you've watched an epic. Beneath the Planet of the Apes, the second one, might be the weakest, but the third is incredible. Just try to keep in mind that the expectations of movies back then is very different than it is now. It'll be worth your time, I promise.
@j.w.sraptorsquad9824 ай бұрын
I STRONGLY second that recommendation
@joebloggs3964 ай бұрын
Beneath could be the second best and is the direct sequel to the first.
@ArienRiley3 ай бұрын
The Planet of the Apes has always had a subtext to race wars and current events. Watch the extra features on DVD and Blueray of specials that were filmed in the 70's hosted by the actor who played Cornelius/Caesar. I will point to one specific point in Conquest. The undertones were far from subtle in that one. Caesar is speaking with the black guy about how he of all people should understand their plight. I don't know how anyone could not realize the connection. In Beneath the Planet of the Apes you see a reference to the Vietnam war where the General and his army come across protestors wanting to end the war. The original work in book form is nothing like the movies. Apes flying in space. Apes in suits and ties. Skyscrapers. It was a remark about the political atmosphere in (France?) But even in this form it was political. The movies took it a step further. The very first draft was written by Rod Serling, the creator of the Twilight Zone, also a series about events of the time. When Planet of the Apes was released in the 60's it was held in high regard because people recognized the parallel between the apes and African-Americans. The original shows were obviously political commentary paralleling the time in which they were filmed. They were more than simply at the time flashy Sci fi movies; they were mirrors. Each show followed the USA in particular from the Stokes monkey trials AKA evolution in POTA. Feared nuclear war with Russia BTPOTA. Fear of the government and ruthless politicians EFTPOTA. The class system and enslavement of minorities aka blacks and the resultant revolution COTPOTA. And finally BFTPOTA which had the humans trying one last shot to fight the future in which apes and humans lived together in peace.
@theevilascotcompany92554 ай бұрын
I used to love this movie, but because of the damn Simpsons I can't watch the ending now without laughing.
@_Shadoh_4 ай бұрын
It's Futurama for me 😄
@user-ow1jb7wg8u4 ай бұрын
"Oh my God I was wrong!- It was Earth all a-long!- You finally made a monkey out of meeeee!"
@3dbadboy14 ай бұрын
I was too young at the time but someone told me that in the theaters the whole audience erupted when Taylor first yelled at the apes.
@flibber1234 ай бұрын
I've always thought that his laughter, at the beginning when he sees that one guy planting a flag, is because of how ridiculous that action is. That flag no longer has any meaning. What it represents is long gone. So I think Taylor realizes that his colleague has not grasped the reality of it yet and Taylor thinks it's funny. This movie came out within 10 years of The Twilight Zone being on tv. I think this movie is doing the TZ 'science fiction as social commentary' thing. Don't look at it as hard science fiction. The sci-fi elements are just there to provide the framework for the message.
@ArienRiley3 ай бұрын
The Planet of the Apes has always had a subtext to race wars and current events. Watch the extra features on DVD and Blueray of specials that were filmed in the 70's hosted by the actor who played Cornelius/Caesar. I will point to one specific point in Conquest. The undertones were far from subtle in that one. Caesar is speaking with the black guy about how he of all people should understand their plight. I don't know how anyone could not realize the connection. In Beneath the Planet of the Apes you see a reference to the Vietnam war where the General and his army come across protestors wanting to end the war. The original work in book form is nothing like the movies. Apes flying in space. Apes in suits and ties. Skyscrapers. It was a remark about the political atmosphere in (France?) But even in this form it was political. The movies took it a step further. The very first draft was written by Rod Serling, the creator of the Twilight Zone, also a series about events of the time. When Planet of the Apes was released in the 60's it was held in high regard because people recognized the parallel between the apes and African-Americans. The original shows were obviously political commentary paralleling the time in which they were filmed. They were more than simply at the time flashy Sci fi movies; they were mirrors. Each show followed the USA in particular from the Stokes monkey trials AKA evolution in POTA. Feared nuclear war with Russia BTPOTA. Fear of the government and ruthless politicians EFTPOTA. The class system and enslavement of minorities aka blacks and the resultant revolution COTPOTA. And finally BFTPOTA which had the humans trying one last shot to fight the future in which apes and humans lived together in peace.
@SupportGamin20244 ай бұрын
The original movie is what started everything!!
@alberttaylor27544 ай бұрын
Eric, I am 63 born in 1960. I have seen these films countless times. The end to this film is one of the best endings I have ever seen, of course I did not realize it until I was in my 20's. There was also a Planet of the Apes T.V. show that was done quite well. But product costs forced it to only have 14 episodes.
@OscarMoreno-cg1og3 ай бұрын
I am also 63 years old and I remember seeing this at the theater when it came out I was 8 years old and it scared the bejesus out of me, then 4yrs later the exorcist came out and made me completely forget about planet of the apes. I didn't sleep for three days and it took me about two years to shake it off lol.
@allenruss29764 ай бұрын
The originals are all you need. The remakes just don't cut it. The sequels fill in the storyline
@meswoopnoseenothing4 ай бұрын
The modern remakes absolutely outclass the originals
@SupportGamin20244 ай бұрын
The new films aren't remakes,you need to quit calling them that
@SupportGamin20244 ай бұрын
@@meswoopnoseenothing they aren't remakes,Stop calling them that
@meswoopnoseenothing4 ай бұрын
@@SupportGamin2024 I repeated what the original comment said
@ArienRiley3 ай бұрын
@@SupportGamin2024 They are reimaginings.
@Stogie21124 ай бұрын
If you watch the film again, you will see clues about why the humans don't speak. We see Nova at times trying to get Taylor to stop talking. When he writes in the sand in the outdoor cage, Nova starts erasing his writing. Humans are physically able to speak, but they choose not to speak. They degraded into a non-verbal society. Centuries of being hunted by the apes made it necessary for them to be silent, just to avoid capture.
@JohanActorOfficial3 ай бұрын
Interesting, that makes a lot of sense, specially when Cornelius says to Taylor “be clever, be quiet “ perhaps that’s a hint of the society of the humans at this point
@ArienRiley3 ай бұрын
It's not that they choose not to speak, they are simply animals and don't know how. It's been lost to them. They are hunted at the start because they invade the crops. They are pests.
@ZukoHalliwell5 ай бұрын
14:44 One of the most iconic lines in the history of cinema.
@FrancisXLord4 ай бұрын
Thank God. You know it's rare for reactors to start with the first 'Planet of the Apes' film and, of course, you spoil the ending of this one if you watch any other 'Planet of the Apes' film first. Personally I would advise you to watch 'Escape from the Planet of the Apes' and 'Conquest of the Planet of the Apes' before moving to the newer films. Although the 3rd and 4th films in a 5 part series, they are by far the most innovative and memorable sequels. I don't really want to spoil anything in either film, suffice to say that Conquest had many of its plot points repurposed for 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes'. You will most certainly recognise a number of references to the original film in Rise. 'Planet of the Apes' was a novel first, set in a world where apes were technologically advanced beyond humans. Of course, they made them more primitive because it saved on the budget. And get this, it wasn't Earth. The idea to make it Earth came from Rod Serling (famous for creating and presenting The Twilight Zone). Without Serling's input then the series would never have been set on Earth, which is startling when you think about it.
@ArienRiley3 ай бұрын
I would suggest skipping two thirds of the second movie and start watching from the realization (you know what I mean). Otherwise you are lost on why the third one occurred. It's explained in the third one, but a first time viewer would be very confused for a good portion and then feel that they needed to watch the second out of sequence. I just feel it would be more of a hassle. But yes, the third and fourth are excellent films. The fifth... not so much.
@jessetorres87384 ай бұрын
If you're going to watch the entire franchise, there were 4 sequels to this movie, the 2001 reboot movie, & 3 (soon to be 4) of the current reboot movies.
@Scifiwolf6664 ай бұрын
No, you forget that there are 4 from the old series this movie is part of.
@HuntingViolets4 ай бұрын
And a TV series.
@HuntingViolets4 ай бұрын
@@Scifiwolf666 Isn't that what "4 sequels to this movie" reference?
@Scifiwolf6664 ай бұрын
@@HuntingViolets no, no,no he means the new one I mean the old one: planet of the apes(1968), beneath the planet of the apes(1970), escape from the planet of the apes(1971),conquest of the planet of the apes(1972) and battle for the planet of the apes(1973). And before your gonna say it I do know that this video is not of a sequel but it is part of this series which is the original series which I think you should see completely before ever watching the new one!
@tomyoung90494 ай бұрын
The rest of the original movies aren't as powerful as this one. But, in my opinion, there are more backstory parts. Each has some strengths and problems.
@solvingpolitics31724 ай бұрын
I am old enough to remember the previews for this movie. When the previews for this movie came out in the theaters people were laughing hysterically when they saw talking apes. The laughter raised three levels when they said: staring “Dr Zeus” the Ape.
@cynthiaschultheis16604 ай бұрын
GIVE THE SPECIAL EFFECTS OF 60'S, IT'S A GENIUS IDEA FOR A MOVIE!!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
@Col_Fragg4 ай бұрын
The apes speaking English is a standard conceit of the sci-fi genre in film. Otherwise, you would have a two hour movie where Taylor just wonders "What the hell are they saying for two hours?" In the novel, the astronaut is kept as a pet in an elementary school classroom and learns the language that way.
@mckeldin19614 ай бұрын
It's been a while since I read the original novel, but my memory is that the apes didn't speak the same language as the Taylor character (Ulysse Mérou in the novel) -- which would have been French at any rate. But the character learned the apes' language and taught French to Zira and Cornelius (don't remember if those names were used in the novel... I really should re-read it). The plot twist was different too... I can't remember if it turned out he was on Earth the entire time... but my memory is that that wasn't the case. The twist is revealed through a framing device. At any rate I think I always just assumed that the apes speaking English in the 1968 film was just a short-cut/dramatic license so a lot of screen time didn't have to be spent on teaching languages! I apologize if I've mischaracterized the novel... other commenters please correct me if necessary. Regardless... a terrific reaction! Of the original movie series, this is the only one that is a legitimately great movie... the sequels had increasingly smaller budgets and began to play like b-movie sci-fi fare of the day. The third film -- Escape from the Planet of the Apes -- which finds Cornelius and Zira time traveling back to Earth ca. 1973, is usually considered the best of the sequels.
@ArienRiley3 ай бұрын
I hope he didn't read your comment. Why does everyone feel the need to give away the plot of the third film?
@awildbagel67234 ай бұрын
This movie was surprisingly faithful to the book! Obviously due to its' run time there are a few things left out that I wish they explored. For example, after Taylor (Ulysse in the book) is revealed to be intelligent, the apes allow him freedom and rights and he lives among them for many months. It's so interesting because he actually starts to see the apes as the normal, higher beings, and sees humans as animals. In fact, he only leaves because his and Nova's child (from when they first caged them together) is being threatened by Dr. Zaius. I also wish they explored Zira a bit more. She's obviously the standout character in the book, and her relationship with our leading man is super complex. She's kinda everything to him. A mother figure, a sister, a best friend, a lover. She was the first one to see something in him and he never forgets that. It's really lovely.
@gallendugall89134 ай бұрын
A planet where apps evolved from memes? It's a madhouse! A MADHOUSE! No, wait... that's our world. Never mind.
@thunderstruck54844 ай бұрын
Saw at the theater in 68, good movie! Thanks
@robbob52584 ай бұрын
This film is up there with 2001: A Space Odyssey and Star Wars in terms of references. Now that you've seen it, you'll find it everywhere in pop culture. Also the remakes are all very great. The first is a good introduction, but Matt Reeves takes over the last two and makes some absolute masterpieces.
@vincentsaia65454 ай бұрын
In the Forbidden Zone Dodge made reference to a "strange luminousity at night." Since it never rains in the Forbidden Zone it is safe to assume that there is some shroud that covers the sky that would block out the moon and stars since the Astronauts would have figured out they were on Earth looking at a clear night sky. As for the 3 men, 1 woman, I've wondered about that myself.
@vincentsaia65454 ай бұрын
In the original novella, APE PLANET by Pierre Boulle,,the apes have a modern society with TVs, cars, planes, etc., Ulysses (the Taylor character) is not a prisoner, although Zera has to put a collar and leash on him to take him out, there is no Cornelius, Zaus is not a villain, and they are not on Earth, although when Boulle saw the movie he said he wished he had thought of it.
@madsdahlc4 ай бұрын
Yes very true . But you forget that . When Ulysses returns to Earth in end of the novel. The apes has also taken over Earth .
@vincentsaia65454 ай бұрын
@@madsdahlc I didn't forget, I just didn't want to give the ending away (e.g. the couple in the space car reading the message in the bottle were actually apes).
@madsdahlc4 ай бұрын
@@vincentsaia6545 I loved that ending.
@madsdahlc4 ай бұрын
@@vincentsaia6545 And it was basicly a novel inspired ending . That Tim Burton used in his version of planet of the apes . I liked the Mark Walbergs character comes Home and finds out . That the apes have also taken over Earth . And then the movie just ends . There is No sequel (Because the movie was commercial flop) . And Thats is perfect . That makes the twist ending work .
@vincentsaia65454 ай бұрын
@@madsdahlc I don't know what you mean by "novel inspired ending." The ending was written by Rod Serling in one of the early drafts of the script.
@cathyvickers90632 ай бұрын
This is based on a novel. In the novel, the inventor who built the rocket & a journalist fly to a planet orbiting Betelgeuse. The humans have golden skin, since they're an alien species. The apes speak an alien language our heroes have to learn. Otherwise, the movie follows fairly close to the plot! The hunt at the beginning is a full blown safari with hunters dressed like noblemen, & their wives dressed like noble ladies admiring their husbands' prowess. Think of a novel making a sociopolitical point, the way Gulliver's Travels did, except with apes. The novel duplicates a lot of the science of the 1960s,including the implanting of electrodes in test animals' brains. The apes had 60s level technology, but it's a lot cheaper to rent horses, ect. The Statue of Liberty was a huge shock to movie audiences who, if they knew anything about the story at all, knew it was happening on an alien planet. You have to remember that this was made during the Cold War, when nuclear war was on everyone's mind. That's what Taylor meant with "You blew it up!" If you watch the remaining 4 films you'll see it's not so simple an explanation. We get backstory, including the rebellion of Caesar, whose ability to talk was inherited from his 2 chimp parents! How did talking apes go back in time? You'll have to watch the remaining 4 movies!
@eah44524 ай бұрын
imagine watching this is the 70s, i know their minds were blown
@OroborusFMA3 ай бұрын
They mention that their is a strange, luminous, cloud cover at night. It's weak, but explains why they can't see the Moon or the stars to realize they are on Earth.
@jontwest3 ай бұрын
Great reaction for a first watch, & an acute observation about how the movie comments on the way animals are treated - thanks!
@ScarlettM4 ай бұрын
Consider watching the rest of the original movies. They are worth watching!
@tonyclements11474 ай бұрын
I second that!
@Parallax-3D3 ай бұрын
Especially the 3rd and 4the sequels, (Escape from the Planet of the Apes and Conquest of the Planet of the Apes.)
@ScarlettM3 ай бұрын
@@Parallax-3D Yes. I don't remember second movie, but the 3rd and 4th were great. Especially the ending.
@jonmercano11384 ай бұрын
It’s not uncommon in old sci fi for aliens and their planets to have impossible/unlikely similarities to Earth like language, environment, species, etc… with maybe small differences I’ve never heard the lack of a moon being called into question. I honestly never caught it. As to why there’s only 3 dudes and one girl for procreation, I don’t think that was the priority of the mission. We’re never actually told in-movie what exactly the mission is, just that it involved travelling to somewhere far away at speed faster than light for a long time and thus theoretical time dialation. Colonization seems implied, but so does returning to Earth if not for the loss of the ship. The PotA wiki says that the objective was exploration and to return with the data; colonization was plan B if they couldn’t return, but there’s no source for that
@mem1701movies4 ай бұрын
There’s no way that the STATUE OF LIBERTY would survive that long
@barreloffun103 ай бұрын
Yeah, copper sheets on an iron frame would corrode pretty fast with no maintenance.
@Lorena752572 ай бұрын
In the sequel she (Nova) say "Taylor". Her first word.
@donovandelaney31714 ай бұрын
You should watch the Planet of the Apes 1966 test footage. It's great. Taylor's name was Tomus.
@HuntingViolets4 ай бұрын
I wonder how often that works, just throwing them in together. I know zoos in our world have to spend a lot of time trying to find couples who "match" together.
@ramonvalencia57194 ай бұрын
"Would an ape make a human doll that talks?" Why not? We humans have been making non-human dolls that talk for years. And we've been telling stories about anthropomorphic animals for centuries.
@donovandelaney31714 ай бұрын
You never see any astronaut Taylor cosplays and I don't know why.
@tofersiefken4 ай бұрын
I'm an old-school fan, so all five of the original movies are worth seeing in my opinion. I also liked the Tim Burton, re-imagination of the world-building. I'm not a fan of the CGI reboots, but they seem to be pretty popular.
@3dbadboy14 ай бұрын
About the moon, they did say 'cloud cover' and 'strange luminosity' at night.
@3dbadboy14 ай бұрын
Perhaps it being overcast at night is an environmental effect from the nuclear war.
@unknowable1968Ай бұрын
Supposedly the reasoning behind no moon is earth was put off ballance gravitationaly due to blast in the global nuclear war. Over time earth settled into a new orbit where the moon was no longer viewed from earth. Of course the reason story wise is if the moon was shown the twist at the end of the movie would've been ruined.
@TTM96914 ай бұрын
Great post-film commentary! Yeah, it fakes us out, it plays on the fact that we're going to say to ourselves "it's just a movie, I'll suspend my disbelief", turns out they've got it all covered. I do agree with sending three men and one woman was funny, and I thought that was interesting what you said about Nova, and her perspective on things. That said: one of the things I love about this movie is that it's a pretty tight story, it doesn't have too much fat on it! Subscribing, that was a lot of fun! I'm a classics fan, so hit "the greats" any time you feel like it!
@GregInHouston24 ай бұрын
You really should watch up until the 3rd movie. But after that, I think you will want to watch the whole series. No, I don't remember them saying there was no moon. I do remember they talked of cloud cover at night. No, the book is very different. In the book, they actually are on another planet.
@sparky6086Ай бұрын
The way Cornelius & Zira kissed was not because of any limitationsbof their prosthetics & make up. Rodey McDowall who played Cornelius & Kim Hunter who played Zira, spent many, many hours at the zoo over a long period studying the behavior & mannerisms of chimpanzees & the kissing style came out of that. Also, take a look at a typical gorilla mask which one might wear for a costume party or Halloween, & you might better appreciate what a great achievement the prosthetics & make up were for "Planet if the Apes" (1968) enabling facial expressions & not looking ridiculous. Remember, CGI is essentially glorified cartoons. Something is usually lost there.
@animangafan43294 ай бұрын
The writers initially planned for Taylor to get Nova pregnant. But the studio demanded that be written out because they felt it was to like bestiality.
@LauraM968294 ай бұрын
How the heck did this movie get a G Rating?
@williamjones60312 ай бұрын
1. Ratings weren't all that back then. This was rated G. 2. See no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil = Clueless apes (Except Dr. Zaius) 3. I was just a child when this came out and I was amazed at how well the main apes looked. 4. There was a very short lived (budget) tv series in the early 70s. 5. The next movie isn't as good. IMVHO "Escape from the Planet of the Apes" was the best. Cornelius and Zira go back to the early 70s. Ricardo Montauban is featured. 6. Dr. Zaius/Maurice Evans played Samantha Steven's warlock father in "Bewitched" 7. The scene with the deep canyon must have been for visual because only half of the party on one side doesn't make sense. 8. Charlton Hesston played in "The Omega Man" (early I am Legend) and "Soylent Green". Both of which are good first time/shares. 9. At the time one of the best twist endings. NOTE: The difference between monkeys and apes is apes don't have tails.
@williamblakehall55664 ай бұрын
It is next to impossible to convey to an audience in 2024 what a shock that ending was in 1968. The immediate sequel, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, gives you much more of the remains of New York City, but it's an awfully wild movie in its own right. For movies with a strong sense of 1970s New York City, it's typical to look to Taxi Driver -- but I highly, highly recommend the rousing crime thriller The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (the original). Old New York is also prominent in the paranoid thriller Marathon Man. Thanks!
@ViolentKisses874 ай бұрын
Taylor's Laugh is because the other astronaught is planting an American flag. A country that is very unlikely to exist 2000 years in the future.
@cynthiaschultheis16604 ай бұрын
"BEYOND THE PLANET OF THE APES" IS AN OLDIE GOOD ONE!!!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
@richardbalducci44904 ай бұрын
The MOON moves 3/16th of an Inch further AWAY from the EARTH each Lunar Cycle; around 2 and 1/2 Inches away from the EARTH every year. So, over 2010 years (from 1968 to 3978) by that time, the electro - magnetic gravitational bond between the EARTH and the MOON could’ve ruptured, sending the MOON off, and away from the EARTH at the time of it’s Aphelion. Very possible in Real Life, too, one day.
@masteroftheassassins4 ай бұрын
I really hope you’ll watch the Andy Serkis trilogy
@grosbeak61304 ай бұрын
In the beginning you thought that they landed on earth, my goodness guy why would they take a spaceship and travel to earth when they're already there? Also it was a mission to an earth-like planet.
@mildredpierce45062 ай бұрын
Stewart was the female astronauts last name, not her first name.
@dudermcdudeface36744 ай бұрын
Watch the whole original series. The rest aren't as good as this, but they're all good in my opinion. Memorable characters and atmosphere.
@joerenaud82924 ай бұрын
Taylor was laughing at Landon so hard because he realized how ridiculously funny and useless planting a US flag on a planet orbiting a star that no one cared about 2000 years into the future. But that's the way Landon thinks, he still believes in a United States of America, which no longer exists and his moot partriotism was there pretending they're conquering another planet.
@itubeutubewealltube14 ай бұрын
it zooms in on him planting the us flag.. think about it.. try really hard...
@maverickstanding57334 ай бұрын
You should definitely watch them all
@cynthiaschultheis16604 ай бұрын
The two scientists are Kim Hunter and Roddy McDowell.
@cynthiaschultheis16604 ай бұрын
You're not 20-30 mins in...but 5 MINUTES!!!!
@SirPaladin4 ай бұрын
wait... Statue of Liberty.... THAT WAS OUR PLANET!
@lesliedaubert14113 ай бұрын
Based on the original book the 3 astronauts landed on an alien planet. Not Earth. Like in the one with Mark Wahlberg.
@WeirdGuy49284 ай бұрын
Would love to see you do the sequels.
@cynthiaschultheis16604 ай бұрын
The Apes movie with Mark Wahlberg is good...especially TIM ROTH!!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
@plini-xi3ux4 ай бұрын
no, no it's not.
@BobCtabtree-pl6xq4 ай бұрын
This is the first time I've seen your channel.Not bad..."where are the apes?I was promised apes!"Brilliant!
@jonmercano11384 ай бұрын
Oh my god PLEASE continue with the originals! I personally recommend doing those first and then the reboots. The reboots are amazing! The original sequels not so much, but still worth a watch. 3 and 4 are fan favorites. So you’ll experience a climb in quality when you get to the reboots
@_Shadoh_4 ай бұрын
Love that twist in the end! So iconic. And you've actually seen a reference to it before: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e66IeLCXurzYiWg.html Gotta love Futurama 😂😍
@megdelaney36774 ай бұрын
Please react to -Soylent Green -Logan's Run -Rosemary's Baby -Carrie
@maestro80smusic934 ай бұрын
I have yet to see a reactor go past the 2nd film. I really like the 3rd and 4th ones. There is an R-rated Director's Cut of #4 on the Blu-Ray, but watch the theatrical version first...
@neldablanco16633 ай бұрын
❤! Now 2...just as good!
@195511SM4 ай бұрын
I was 13 when this originally was released. I recall seeing the trailer one time, and I was off to the theater the very next weekend. Too bad they had to ruin the franchise by making more of them.
@johnduval63774 ай бұрын
Why are you nit picking a classic, just enjoy!
@TTM96914 ай бұрын
The only essential movie from the original "series"....is this one. All the other sequels are cheesy and inferior, don't waste a second of your time, those sequels were always jokes. Even the ones that come closest to being so-so, they're all a waste of time compared to literally hundreds of movies you could watch instead. They can be fun, hanging with your friends, goofing on 'em. That's what they're for. They were stupid when I was 10 and they're stupid now, I rewatched 'em all over the pandemic, just to make sure. This movie is great, the lame studio cash-ins that followed are not. In fact, sequels themselves got a bad name because of Planet Of The Apes, in part! (of course most sequels DO suck, to be fair, lol.....)
@reedcockrell81264 ай бұрын
Check out the TV series (1974) too!
@IggyStardust19674 ай бұрын
Do yourself a favor and watch all 5. Some will argue about that, but do understand that, as successful as each movie was, the studio kept cutting the budget because of other box office flops they put out. You'll notice more than a few details in these 5 movies that were referenced in the "Reboot" series. Although, as I've seen them all multiple times, I kinda think that the "Reboot" is more of an "original timeline" for the events of the original movies. That would make sense in many ways, and if you watch all 5 movies, I'll get into that more as the movies go along, because I don't like posting spoilers for what hasn't been seen in any given franchise. I first saw Planet of the Apes, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, and Escape from the Planet of the Apes on television in 1973, at the age of 6 years old. I was hooked immediately. IIRC, the television series (a different timeline as well) aired the following year in 1974. I loved it, as well. I don't know where you might find it to stream, but I have it on DVD. It's only 16 episodes, as it was cancelled due to its budget. Kids at the time loved it, though. But being a fan of the franchise for so long, and watching the movies and shows as many times as I have, I have put together a lot of the lore, and I know my fair share of "behind the scenes" stuff, as I read every magazine that came out about the Apes series. Also, in more modern times, there is a KZfaq series called "Hangin' with Dr. Z" that is done in the old style makeup that John Chambers created. It's worth a watch. Also, I always tell people watching movies for the first time, to "make up your own mind" if you like something or not. You may like the sequels to this movie, where some people may not. But there's a full story being told along the way. So at least give them one viewing, and decide for yourself. OH! Before I forget! There's a video on KZfaq called "Project Liberty", which is a companion video for this movie. I only learned about it a few years ago, but it was produced back when this movie came out. I assume it was aired to promote the movie, along with the trailer for the film. It's also worth a watch, as it gives some background on the astronauts. Before getting on with your video, I'll mention one last thing: I still have many of the toys and trading cards from the Apes line of the 1970s. They aren't worth much, as they were "heavily played with" back in the day. 3:25 - Taylor is laughing like that, because he knows that the United States likely doesn't exist anymore. So, planting the flag to "claim the planet in the name of the USA" was kinda pointless. 6:20 - Naked butts. Remember, this movie is rated "G" for General Audiences. It was a different time back then. 15:17 - Heh. Behind the scenes factoid here: Charleton Heston had a cold the day that scene was shot. His voice was raspy because of it. It made the scene even better because of that minor illness. 28:00 - I can explain a LITTLE of this here. Dr. Zaius knew the truth about humans, and (while this isn't stated, I suspect) he was the latest ape "trusted" with the dark secrets of human's downfall and the rise of the apes. He may not have fully understood everything (such as nuclear war (which Taylor illuded to at the end) and weapons of that level of destructiveness), but he was sworn to keep apes at a technology level low enough that they couldn't/wouldn't repeat mankind's mistakes. "Harmless" tech was allowed, such as cameras, maps, etc.... notice that the guns were "single fire", and had low count magazines. Zaius also knew about "humans achieving space travel", which is why Zaius stated that he had awaited Taylor's coming and dreaded it. There are some subtle clues that the Icarus (the name of Taylor's ship) wasn't the first space craft to land in their history. We also don't know what Landon told the apes before his lobotomy. He was the "optimist" of the group, remember? So, he likely tried to communicate with the apes that he wasn't the kind of human they were hunting. Dr. Zaius was notified of this speaking human immediately, likely interrogated him (and only believed some of what he was told), then cut his frontal lobes (the part of your brain where your "personality" is kept). Something else, remember, when these movies were made, the Vietnam war was going on, so there was some subtle "Social Commentary" involved with the movies. Minor spoiler: Some of the "Social Commentary" isn't so subtle in the other movies. Just keep in mind the time period these movies were made in. Again, I do recommend watching the rest of this series before going on to the newer movies. Remember, there was no CGI back then (not for another 15 years at its most basic level). The "remake" starring Mark Wahlberg... is terrible, story wise. The makeup effects are well done (I give credit where its due), but the story is complete shite, and the ending actually needed explaining with an insert included with the DVD. The trilogy that came out most recently (and the 4th movie is coming soon) was actually REALLY good. But again, you should watch all of the originals first. You can skip that Marky Mark version, though... it's completely unrelated to either movie series. Basically, it was a makeup test, and to see if fans were still interested in the franchise. I say to watch all of the originals first, because of the massive difference between the old school makeup of them, and the CGI of the current movies. The CGI apes do make the originals look very dated, but they are 50-odd years old. The TV series.... if you're interested, is worth a watch, but again, it's a different timeline than the original movies, and is a product of its time. If you do the rest of the originals, I'll definitely subscribe, and offer up replies like this one. But again, I never post spoilers. Have a wonderful day!
@FrankOdonnell-ej3hdАй бұрын
whatever you do DO NOT watch the others in the original series back in the sixties and seventies⚛😀
@i_so_late5 ай бұрын
I've only seen the OG and the 2010s trilogy, but from what I understand that's all you really need to watch, I've heard the old sequels get goofy and the 2001 version is just bad
@brannansalter85124 ай бұрын
I'm glad you brought up the plot point of a 3 male to 1 female ratio for astronauts not making sense for jump starting a population. i love this movie its one of my all time favorites, but that aspect of the story has always bugged me.
@ZukoHalliwell5 ай бұрын
I have to say, I'm a bit relieved that you're not going to watch the entire original series before getting to the reboot. I've never seen the other 4 movies in the original series, but I've heard they're not as good as this one. I would say that the 2001 remake is worth checking out at some point only because it's directed by Tim Burton, but I know you didn't love Burton's _Charlie and the Chocolate Factory._
@allenruss29764 ай бұрын
I don't know where you heard that. The second sequel is not that good but not that bad either. The rest of the sequels are good and they all fill in the gaps and give the origin story
@joebloggs3964 ай бұрын
"I've heard" What a lazy person.
@ZukoHalliwell4 ай бұрын
@@joebloggs396 That's rude.
@bedroomarcade31604 ай бұрын
1,3,4. Are the best. The others are still good. Do em all. His laugh is the futility of claiming it as American America is about 400 years old. They are thousands of years passed. Most couldn't last that long. The reboots are for dumb people.
@bedroomarcade31604 ай бұрын
First 5 are the ones worth watching Other than that only marky mark and the monkey bunch very end of the movie is worth seeing the rest are garbage and cgi and bad forced polit. These are existential.
@abc123tiktok4 ай бұрын
My favorite planet of the apes movie. Its much more scifi than action and I think they did a great job at making fun of humans with how nonsensical as civilization we where and perhaps still are just implemented on ape society. I would recommend stopping here, while there is an interesting story imo and way more scifi than might imagine. The execution, acting and directing drops significantly that its not as enjoyable as first movie. I do rec reading story synopsis of other 2 movies because it does go into detail on how things played out on earth. The last 2 are more silly and not necessary to understand the story.
@62salv4 ай бұрын
The original and the reboot trilogy are the relevant ones to watch but personally i would skip the rest!