Post Tagged with: "Planet of the Apes"

by / on June 21, 2012 at 3:00 pm / in Classic Reviews, Reviews

MODERN CLASSIC COLUMB: RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (2011)

“We gave him a gene therapy that allows the brain to create it own cells in order to repair itself. We call it the Cure to Alzheimer’s.” Introduction The final part of my posts not only covers the latest film [...]

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by / on June 14, 2012 at 3:00 pm / in Classic Reviews, Reviews

MODERN CLASSIC COLUMB: PLANET OF THE APES (2001)

“I think it’s fair to call this hostile territory” Introduction It is strange how, in a week whereby I watch Batman (I was not happy about that film) and Batman Returns for the first time, I then write about another [...]

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by / on June 7, 2012 at 3:00 pm / in Classic Reviews, Reviews

CLASSIC COLUMB: BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES (1973)

“All knowledge is for good. Only the use to which you put it can be good or evil” Introduction When you watch the Blu-Ray versions of the series, they are introduced by the ‘lawgiver’. Considering he does not appear in [...]

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by / on May 31, 2012 at 3:00 pm / in Classic Reviews, Reviews

CLASSIC COLUMB: CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (1972)

“Tonight, we have seen the birth of the Planet of the Apes!” Introduction By this stage, in the fourth Planet of the Apes film, it seems that the producers knew where they were going. They knew how the ‘circle’ was [...]

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by / on May 24, 2012 at 3:00 pm / in Classic Reviews, Reviews

CLASSIC COLUMB: ESCAPE FROM THE PLANET OF THE APES (1971)

“By the time the plague was contained, man was without pets. Of course, for man this was intolerable. I mean, he might kill his brother, but he could not kill his dog!” Introduction The world has been destroyed. How on [...]

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by / on May 10, 2012 at 3:00 pm / in Classic Reviews, Reviews

CLASSIC COLUMB: PLANET OF THE APES (1968)

“Beware the beast Man, for he is the Devil’s pawn. Alone among God’s primates, he kills for sport or lust or greed” Introduction Prior to watching the original Planet of the Apes, I had seen Tim Burton’s ‘reimagining’ from 2001 [...]

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by / on September 23, 2011 at 3:03 am / in Lists, Top 5s

KAI’S TOP 5 GREAT VILLAINS FROM BAD MOVIES

I don’t know about you but, every now and then, I’ll be watching a below average film and still be totally hooked into watching because of a really great performance. That’s the basis for today’s list. We’ll stick with the bad [...]

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by / on August 5, 2011 at 3:03 am / in Lists, Top 5s

KAI’S TOP 5 MOVIES FEATURING PRIMATES

With Rise of the Planet of the Apes (looking like a sweet flick and) hitting theaters this week, I thought it might be fun to look at my favorite movies that feature a member of the primate family. Now there [...]

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