o.k. hell, since you were brave enough to admit it, so can I. I liked the originals too. Especially Kim Hunter and Roddy McDowall. And the moments between Kim and Charlton Heston (the guy as a general rule I do not like) were very, very good. Very touching. The end where he finds the statue of liberty was great. And who could possibly forget James Franciscus running around in only a loincloth. Now that was one sexy guy. Katie, bar the door. When I rented the new one, I was expecting some great special effects. There were none. What a dud. Near the end I was hoping it would be saved by a great sequence of Marky Mark helping the humans battle and fight off the monkeys, with great skill and daring; you know the story. Again, dud!!!!!!!!!! And yes, you are right. The ship obviously crash landed yet all the instruments worked. Also, since that was the case, where were all the weapons? Not one ray gun onboard. It sucked.
mack ----- Original Message ----- From: "hell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "mack watson-bush" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "joni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 10:50 PM Subject: Re: the apes njc > Mack wrote: > > > Just made the mistake of buying "Planet of the Apes" on ppv. What a > disaster. > > Tim Burton should leave the action genre alone. Too bad they didn't get > Jim > > Cameron to do it. All the anticipation was left unsatisfied. Even the > human, > > touching moments weren't done well. The original movie was no > masterpiece, by > > any means, but it was a cinematic diamond compared to this mess. The only > > good point was the ending. And to top it all off, no marky mark skin. > That > > would have brought in another 5 million alone. > > I have to say I was also really disappointed with this movie (which I rented > recently). I loved the originals (I admit to owning the box-set) but this > wasn't anywhere near as good. I found it hard to understand what half the > apes were saying - now I understand why lip-reading is important to deaf > people! The story was weak, and the acting not what I expected from this > cast. And how did Helena B-Carter's character alone develop an English > accent from American ancestors?! I also thought it was amazing how all the > electronics on the space-ship were in perfect working order after hundreds > of years! > > I'd have to give it 1 out of 10 - just for the make-up, and characteristics > of the various apes, which were it's only redeeming feature! > > Hell > ____________________________ > "To have great poets, there must be > great audiences too." - Walt Whitman > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hell's Personal Photo Page: > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hell/main/personal.htm > > Visit the NBLs (Natural Born Losers) at: > http://www.nbls.co.nz
