Can someone explain to me the appeal of this franchise? I understood the appeal of the first one because it was so surprising and unusual, but it's been going for more than half a century now. What else is there left to say? Unlike "Star Trek," for example,it doesn't seem to allow for many interesting permutations of the original formula.
OP clearly didn't watch the most recent trilogy. It was excellent.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | April 15, 2024 2:11 AM |
I don't like monkeys.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | April 15, 2024 2:15 AM |
Action figures!
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | April 15, 2024 2:18 AM |
Nothing beats the original. And don't like the CGI'd apes regardless how realistic they might be.
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| by Anonymous | reply 4 | April 15, 2024 2:21 AM |
I missed the trilogy but am interested in this one. I hope it’s as fun as the 1968 original and steers clear of the sadism that overtook the old series and that Tim Burton celebrated in his mess.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | April 15, 2024 2:27 AM |
You should watch the recent trilogy R5. It explains how the story progressed to this point of this movie. It was pretty good. Nothing like the Tim Burton version.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | April 15, 2024 2:32 AM |
[quote] I don't like monkeys.
They’re apes. It’s in the title.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | April 15, 2024 2:47 AM |
The appeal of the franchise? I was 15 when the original film was released. I came in my pants in the theatre looking at Charlton Heston's naked behind. Literally.
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | April 15, 2024 2:51 AM |
Escape from the Planet of the Apes was my favorite.
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | April 15, 2024 2:56 AM |
They don't care about interesting permutations. Hollywood has been creatively bankrupt for decades. It's purely an accounting decision.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | April 15, 2024 2:57 AM |
^ I think that is the actual surprise to me. I had not realized that the previous movies were such commercial successes. Somehow they all flew under my radar.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | April 15, 2024 12:10 PM |
The embrace of racism by all parties involved, including the audience.
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | April 15, 2024 12:35 PM |
R1- No it wasn’t.
Only Planet Of The Apes 🦍 ( 1968) is worth watching and maybe Escape From The Planet Of The Apes 🦧 ( 1971)
The 21st century reboots are as atrocious as the reboots of Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 🏭.
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | April 15, 2024 7:28 PM |
The trilogy that sets this up was excellent. I’m really excited to see this. It’s been a few years since the last one.
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | April 15, 2024 7:34 PM |
R13 is wrong. Only the Tim Burton movie is terrible.
The new trilogy (now a quadrilogy?) is exceptionally good.
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | April 15, 2024 7:46 PM |
Roseanne will be delighted.
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | April 15, 2024 7:49 PM |
I've never gotten the appeal either.
| by Anonymous | reply 18 | April 15, 2024 7:54 PM |
Offsite Link
| by Anonymous | reply 19 | April 15, 2024 8:00 PM |
R17, that's not only not official, it's completely full of shit.
| by Anonymous | reply 20 | April 16, 2024 12:10 AM |