1968 Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner
An U.S. Spaceship lands on a desolate planet, stranding astronaut Taylor in a world dominated by apes, 2000 years into the future, who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist.
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Monkey Planet, 决战猩球, 浩劫余生, El planeta dels simis
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The initial sequel series and modern prequel trilogy could never even prepare the uninitiated viewer for how quiet this film is, and how careful it is at revealing its hand - constructing a series of loaded, aggressive images for the shock of the american public. That famous Gif of Heston's Taylor laughing maniacally is, in context, one of the strangest moments in science-fiction history, following an image of a small american flag being planted in the desolate earth, a quiet reminder of the commitment to the system and the disaster it can cause. The United States doesn't matter. Unless, of course, the cycle repeats.
Take your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!
-George Taylor
The most remarkable thing here is that a 1960s film about talking apes still holds up almost 45 years later. Some people might scoff that the makeup isn't THAT good, but it IS good enough that the movie has no problem sucking you in and you no longer think about the actor under the makeup, you only see the characters on the screen.
What really makes this film work though is that it can be enjoyed on many different levels. You can turn your brain off and just enjoy it for it's campy fun obviously. You have humans treated like animals being hunted down by talking apes, what's…
Not perfect, but great in all the ways that count. On this viewing I was particularly impressed by the courtroom scenes, which are some of the most interesting and revealing of ape society -- and critical of the human society they're meant to satirize -- and by Heston, whose Taylor is a deeply flawed hero, which is to say an enormously human one.
"Planet of the Apes" is still one of the finest science fiction films ever made! Sure, the rubbery masks and set design looks dated, although I happen to really dig the films vibe, and Chuck Heston hams up the scenery for all it's worth. The film still retains its powerful social commentary that's rarely been topped for a genre picture.
This is a film that's operating on multiple levels. Rod Serling's script is stellar as it deals with topics of its time that are still relevant today. From the separation of church and state, evolution, culture (and how it's influenced), racism, bigotry, etc. There's a plethora of issues that are explored in a slightly theatrical but balanced tone. At times…
It's pretty damn hard choosing my favorite sci-fi monkey film from 1968. 2001 is about the pinnacle of man, and Planet of the Apes is about the pinnacle of ape. They're perfect companion pieces to each other and would make a great double feature.
Way more subtle about race and class structures than Zootopia AND it doesn't deviate from the narrative to give their social commentary.
There are some parts that are a bit dated (I'm looking at you, monkey kiss), but the writing is so damn good. Rod Sterling, man, such a great writer.
The performances aren't necessarily... nuanced, but they work so well.
Knowing the ending, when Taylor is travelling across the seemingly beach, my heart was pounding. Probably my favorite plot twist of all time.
My friend had no clue about the ending and his mind was actually blown.
Seeing this in theaters was such a treat.
Planet of the Apes is an eerily drawn post-apocalyptic fable based on the satirical book Monkey Planet by Pierre Boulle, who also wrote Bridge on the River Kwai. It's adapted with wit and intelligence by The Twilight Zone creator and presenter Rod Serling, and coils around topics of morality and ethics as it accounts astronauts becoming stranded on a futuristic planet where apes have complete dominion and humans are victimised and enslaved.
It proved to be merely the first in a successfully yet increasingly kitsch sci-fi franchise that incorporated four sequels, two television series, remakes and a prequel trilogy, as well as other cross-media paraphernalia. Still, this film continues as the most satisfying entry in the whole series, which ultimately…
Since I was lucky enough to win a free pass to see Dawn of the Planet of the Apes tonight, I figured I should rewatch the real original since it's been many years since I've seen it. I actually prefer Rise of the Planet of the Apes over this one, shhhh ;). Hope Dawn tops them all!
Visually distinctive and camp enough to be entertaining, but I have a Charlton Heston problem. There’s one monologue where he cranks the punchability to eleven:
TAYLOR (in the most UpChuck Heston voice ever)
“Now I don't even have you.
Imagine me -- needing someone. Back on
Earth there was nobody. Women, yes.
Lots of them. Love making without love.
That's the kind of world it was turning
into, with the help of cynics like myself.
So I left it -- because there was no one
dear enough to keep me there.
Did I tell you about Stewart?
There was a lovely girl. The most precious
cargo we brought along. If human life could
survive here, she was to be the new Eve.
It's probably just as well she didn't live
to see this.”
He’s so affected, with this smarmy arrogance just oozing from every pore. After a while I just started rooting for the apes.
"Tell us, why are all apes created equal?"
"Some apes, it seems, are more equal than others."
I am certain, now more than ever, that I'm always going to think of that bit in The Simpsons with Troy McClure in a musical version of this whenever I think of this franchise. Another movie that I'm glad I've finally watched. Planet of the Apes is bizarrely both more dramatic and campy than I was expecting. Heston's overacting can be delicious. The sets, props, the overall production design is really cool. The ape masks look both dated and somehow great even today. There is some sense of the movie wanting to be as silly as it is dramatic, and it does have…
Já é a terceira vez que revejo este clássico do sci-fi com o intuito de finalmente assistir, na sequência, às suas quatro continuações. Parafraseando o que já escrevi sobre ele há quatro anos, “incomodam alguns exageros, como o notório overacting de Charlton Heston, mas é uma ficção científica de primeira, contada com calma, trilha atonal nervosa e maquiagem que ainda convence” — sem falar num dos melhores finais-surpresa do Cinema. E desta vez, finalmente, não parei na cena icônica e consegui completar a maratona…
Did we really need other movies ? And I’m not talking about the remakes, I mean any other movies at all...
This one is the :
Best sci-fi
Best western
Best philo movie
Best animal documentary
Best music
Best ending
Best ape nerds romance
Best weird shots to simulate a spaceship crash
Best macho fantasy of a mute “mate”
Simply the best.
I think it's the (partial) nudity that makes the reality of this land. Well executed and talking about many things (racism, holocaust, environment, and the problem that is man) in a mostly exciting narrative. I wish I hadn't known about the ending beforehand, but living in this day or age, that's probably impossible
If it wasn’t for that poorly executed plot twist, this would have been rated higher.
Why don’t we get bare-assed Charlton Heston types in G rated movies anymore? That question really answers itself.
I'm a bit blown away by this, even though Madagascar spoiled the ending for me, I was still all the time at the edge of my seat, the pure concept of this movie is so crazy and incredible, it actually made me reflect on humanity as a whole, and holy shit, that makeup is so amazing, like it has a Jurassic Park level of timelessness, this was just perfect.
من فترة طويلة كنت حاب اتكلم عن الأيقونة السينمائية
Planet of the apes
الفلم رغم بساطة فكرته وتنفيذه الا انه جاء ب تقديم سابق وقته ويغنيك عن مئات افلام الخيال العلمي الجديده
فكرك وجود كوكب تستولي عليه قردة الناطقة والبشر فيه عبيد
من تصميم الأزياء إلى طريقة تكلم القردة
فكرة رحلة الفضاء و الكوكب إلى التويست المجنون ل مستحيل اي احد يتوقعه في الاخر
مشهد النهاية وحده محتاج مقال عن كمية الرعب والصدمه فيه
سيناريو عظيم تمثيل جميل
فكرة أكثر من رائعة تقدمت ب أفضل اسلوب ممكن لفلم خيال علمي يقدمه في الستينات
High recommended
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