Planet of the Apes appreciation thread! (Original)

OK, granted... the ape makeup in Tim Burton's remake actually looked more like apes... but when all is said and done, it's ALL about the originals!









Anybody have any of the 6" Medicom POTA figures that they released over in Japan back in 2000? Limitied articulation, but damn good sculpts... even if they do tend to paint the eyes crossed on all of the Heston figures....

WOW!!! dude, you really like planet of the apes huh?




a planet of damn dirty apes......

Ooh, rock me Doctor Zaius!

OMG! I just fell off my chair!

You get extra points for that pic!

(What said points are actually USED for... hey, that's your problem. I just issue, I don't redeem them.)

hehehe...

GET YOUR STINKIN PAWS OFF ME YOU DAMN DIRTY APE!!!!

I saw PotA recently at a Summer Outdoor Film Festival. I must admit its the first time I saw it on the big screen. IT WAS GREAT!!!!! its funny when people hear that famous line and applaud or the ending.

Dr. Zaius

Chimpanzee 1: Help! The human's about to escape.
Troy: Get your paws off me, you dirty ape!
Chimpanzee 2: (gasp) He can talk!
Orangutans: He can talk! He can talk! He can talk!
He can talk! He can talk! He can talk!
Troy: And I can siiiiiiiiiiing!
Chimp Nurse: Oooh! Help me, Dr. Zaius!
Orangutans: Dr. Zaius! Dr. Zaius!
Dr. Zaius! Dr. Zaius!
Dr. Zaius! Dr. Zaius!
O, Dr. Zaius!
Orangutan 1: Dr. Zaius! Dr. Zaius!
Troy: What's wrong with me?
Dr. Zaius: I think you're crazy.
Troy: I want a second opinion.
Dr. Zaius: You're also lazy
. Orangutans: Dr. Zaius! Dr. Zaius!
Dr. Zaius! Dr. Zaius!
Dr. Zaius! Dr. Zaius!
O, Dr. Zaius!
Orangutan 1: Dr. Zaius! Dr. Zaius!
Troy: Can I play the piano any more?
Dr. Zaius: Of course you can!
Troy: Well I couldn't before.
(plays piano)
Orangutans: Dr. Zaius! Dr. Zaius!
Dr. Zaius! Dr. Zaius!
Dr. Zaius! Dr. Zaius!

And perhaps one of the greatest endings ever...

To this day, I wish I had been able to see the movie before I heard about the ending.

You HAVE to be fucking kidding me. Where have you been all my life with that? I'm so mad...

I remember getting a Planet of the Apes play set for Christmas when I was 4 or 5. I got it the same year I got a Steve Austin Bionic Man action figure. Damn, that was a great Christmas...

Where's the appreciation thread for the remake?

Up my ass you say?

All I can imagine right now is Dr. Zaius singing "Viva Las Vegas."

So, everyone knows that Rod Serling wrote the movie, right?

well, this guy with too much free time on his hands decided to edit the movie into a Twilight Zone episode, intro and outro included, and he did a fucking AWESOME job, i think...

Check it out here:

http://theforbidden-zone.com/media/tzone.shtml

That is one of the coolest things I have EVER fucking seen...

[Edited on Aug 26, 2004 by nightx]

The original is one of my favorite movies of all time. The remake can go eat a dick.

Preach it, brother!

OK, this thread got moved back to page 2.

UNACCEPTABLE!!

The Apes will remain on page 1 for the duration of the weekend!

BUMP THE APES!!!

Oh, Cornelius!

As much as I like Tim Burton, the original trumps the remake anyday.

As much as I like Elfman, Jerry Goldsmith's score is probably my all-time favorite.

As much as I hate Heston, the acting in the original really makes the new one look laughable,

And don't even get me started on the endings (evne though the remake's ending was a bit closer to the book's).

You know, if you fold up a $20 bill juuust right, it kind looks like Dr. Zaius...

heh... I'm loving this thread....

I miss the apes on clothes trend

BAH! This has dropped to page 2 again! UNACCEPTABLE!! This must remain on the first page till Monday!

This is a new forum... the FORUM OF THE APES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Edited on Aug 29, 2004 by DarthSmurf]

I bought this on VHS yesterday. For $2.99. It may be cheesy, it may be Heston, but god damn... this is a movie.