Spidersecu Don't Believe the Hype

CommentsXp Best movie ever!

Taraparain Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

Cassandra Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

y-36857 The second greatest film that came out in 1968. The first being Chitty Chitty Bang Bang of course.

merelyaninnuendo Planet Of The Apes4 Out Of 5Planet Of The Apes is a sci-fi plot driven feature that depicts a life changing experience of an explorer who has landed on an unknown land and probably among a known species. Despite of having such a wide range on the genre, very few of them gets it right and this is one of them and primary reason to that is the maturity and the ingenious approach towards that concept is what makes it stand alone. It is short on technical aspects like cinematography, production design and editing although is rich in costume design and background score and sound effects. The writing is strong and witty and isn't afraid to visit unexplored places with thought-provoking concept and a sense of urgency that keeps the audience engaged throughout the course of it. The adaptive screenplay by Michael Wilson and Rod Serling is gripping and smart as the various steps in an act just falls in fluently without any hesitation. Franklin J. Schaffner; the director, is in his A game and has pulled off one of the best sci-fi fictional feature that is abruptly evergreen in its self-created mythology. It is short on performance but in actors' defense there isn't much range provided for them to factor in, accordingly. Planet Of The Apes is a worth exploring land on terms of the craft that went into creating such a glorifying and adventurous experience that communicates immensely with the audience.

George Taylor Two enormous SF movies came out in 1968. This is the superior of the two. Planet of Apes spawned franchises, toys, model kits and basically was the blue print for the Star Wars juggernaut that came around a decade later. A brilliant movie with one of the greatest endings ever, it simply has withstood the test of time. The entire cast is as near perfect as a cast can be. This film allows one to suspend their disbelief - for instance why isn't Taylor shocked that the apes speak English? Doesn't matter. Maybe he's in shock. Who cares? What matters is that this movie works on EVERY SINGLE level. With an absolutely superb screenplay by Michael Wilson and Rod Serling (who lifts the death of Stewart from his own Twilight Zone Episode, The Solid Gold Caper) and one of the greatest shock endings (parodied often) in cinema history, this was a classic from it's first screening and it's a classic today. I never get tired of watching this. EVER.

Julian R. White We all know what Planet of the Apes is, but not all of us have seen the original films, or any of the films for that matter. I have to hand it to them, this film really was a masterpiece of science fiction, up there with "Dune" and "Star Wars". It has a subtlety that can't really be felt in films like this. There is action, suspense, and drama of course, but its not so much so that it has you on the edge of your seat. I was amazed at how far they went, even during this time period to make everything seem so real and well made, especially the sets. The ending, I won't lie, was quite infuriating, and probably one of the most widely discussed cliffhangers you'll ever see in your life. There are parts that get you a bit irritated though, say, problems that could easily be solved seem to be Greek to some of the main characters. Other than that though, there isn't much negative you can say about this film. I truly liked it, and look forward to continuing the series.