Really? I didn't know there was an extended version. That I'd like to see. I know they changed the whole speech at the end for theaters so it wasn't so brutal. I guess the extended has the original ending then.
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Really? I didn't know there was an extended version. That I'd like to see. I know they changed the whole speech at the end for theaters so it wasn't so brutal. I guess the extended has the original ending then.
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Fox Movie Channel aired it over the 4 day Thanksgiving "Channel of the Apes" weekend. Brutal, Bloody, no hope for humanity.
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I didn't say I liked them all equally.
When I was a kid I loved them all! Actually I found the first one boring and I loved the others because there was more action. I remember liking 4 and 5 a lot as a kid. Of course as I aged that all changed.
But now, realistically, I find the first to be understandably the best. The 2nd I love still because of Ursus. The rest, well...you know. Harder to sit through for me now.
Here's the thing: if you absolutely love the first two, then you'll enjoy the others. If you just find the first two mildly enjoyable, then skip the last three. "Apes" love has everything to do with what you grew up with.
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Now that I gotta see. I missed the marathon this time around. I saw it last time they did it...but I don't remember seeing a different Conquest. I watched it during the day so maybe they didn't air the 'brutal' version until late night.
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Have we seen all three yet? Have I missed the Captain?
Yes, the Captain is the Television one, with the Flag from the second movie.
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Any pics? I can't find a dedicated thread with full spec for him?
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I just happened onto it while they were airing it on Fox movie channel. I had only seen the softened up, hopeful ending prior to that. The ending on the extended version is hardcore, as it should be. Happy endings do not belong in POTA movies.
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Wookster didn't get hi-res pics for the Captain since he'll be an exclusive (to Sideshow we're thinking).
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Here's the link. https://www.hottoys.com.hk/product.php?cat=74&pid=406
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For Planet of the Apes film neophytes... chronological order has a different meaning in the PotA's world. You have to deal with a wacky time loop if you see all 5 movies!
I think the first flick is the only indispensable movie classic and it more than adequately stands alone as a fine film, plus the end scene still packs a wallop despite its familiarity; the second is when camp begins to creep into the series, the results being weird and wonderful but a little on the cheap side (although it introduces General Ursus and the skinless human mutants plus it has one of the most nihilistic movie endings ever); the third inverts the first creatively and comes closest in flavor to the original novel and features a couple of vivacious performances from Roddy McDowall and Kim Hunter plus Sal Mineo as their ape scientist buddy; the fourth is really stretching the premise and the social messaging is unbelievably ham-fisted and clumsy even for its era (but it does feature some chilling end-visuals, and I'd love to see the more downbeat Caesar speech version); the fifth has the iffy production values of a semi-decent made-for-TV flick but with some good performances (this and Sheriff Lobo made me a Claude Akins fan, but Paul Williams gets some nifty orang-u-lines and Roddy is infallible as usual), unfortunately the version commonly available these days (unless things have radically changed recently) omits some crucial scenes.
The quality tends to rapidly decline over the course of the series as 20th Century Fox severely limited budgets in order to squeeze maximum profitability out of these pictures. The first was a hit, the rest were milking the cash cow for as much and as long as possible. Which is just about the opposite philosophy today, where so many blockbusters are planned as series and just get bigger and bigger.
All that aside, as a hardcore Apes fan I'd have been happy if they'd churned out a couple more flicks, cheaply or not! I even dug the TV series and the cartoon.
And I'll be happy to buy all these Hot Toys apes, expensive or not! I'm hoping the roughly $100 US price point holds. That'll be around 10,000 yen here. 12,000 maybe and I'm in for all three. Even at 20,000 yen I probably would be, but it'd hurt a whole lot more! Can't wait to see these up for pre-order. Getting that gorilla captain exclusive is gonna be difficult from here but it... must... be done!
I wonder how well they'll pull off Dr. Zaius' bangs? And will they get permission from the Heston estate to really turn their sculptors loose on a Taylor (my favorite misanthrope, who ironically becomes humanity's sole defender) and make him worthwhile? I tried to get a Sideshow Taylor and failed so I'd love a chance to rectify it and have one to pose opposite Zaius for some imaginary debating.
Oh yeah, this is good news!
I think the first flick is the only indispensable movie classic and it more than adequately stands alone as a fine film, plus the end scene still packs a wallop despite its familiarity; the second is when camp begins to creep into the series, the results being weird and wonderful but a little on the cheap side (although it introduces General Ursus and the skinless human mutants plus it has one of the most nihilistic movie endings ever); the third inverts the first creatively and comes closest in flavor to the original novel and features a couple of vivacious performances from Roddy McDowall and Kim Hunter plus Sal Mineo as their ape scientist buddy; the fourth is really stretching the premise and the social messaging is unbelievably ham-fisted and clumsy even for its era (but it does feature some chilling end-visuals, and I'd love to see the more downbeat Caesar speech version); the fifth has the iffy production values of a semi-decent made-for-TV flick but with some good performances (this and Sheriff Lobo made me a Claude Akins fan, but Paul Williams gets some nifty orang-u-lines and Roddy is infallible as usual), unfortunately the version commonly available these days (unless things have radically changed recently) omits some crucial scenes.
The quality tends to rapidly decline over the course of the series as 20th Century Fox severely limited budgets in order to squeeze maximum profitability out of these pictures. The first was a hit, the rest were milking the cash cow for as much and as long as possible. Which is just about the opposite philosophy today, where so many blockbusters are planned as series and just get bigger and bigger.
All that aside, as a hardcore Apes fan I'd have been happy if they'd churned out a couple more flicks, cheaply or not! I even dug the TV series and the cartoon.
And I'll be happy to buy all these Hot Toys apes, expensive or not! I'm hoping the roughly $100 US price point holds. That'll be around 10,000 yen here. 12,000 maybe and I'm in for all three. Even at 20,000 yen I probably would be, but it'd hurt a whole lot more! Can't wait to see these up for pre-order. Getting that gorilla captain exclusive is gonna be difficult from here but it... must... be done!
I wonder how well they'll pull off Dr. Zaius' bangs? And will they get permission from the Heston estate to really turn their sculptors loose on a Taylor (my favorite misanthrope, who ironically becomes humanity's sole defender) and make him worthwhile? I tried to get a Sideshow Taylor and failed so I'd love a chance to rectify it and have one to pose opposite Zaius for some imaginary debating.
Oh yeah, this is good news!
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Thanks! That looks boss.
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Wow....These figures are amazing... The Apes fan in me just came back to life when I saw them. Immediately took me back to my childhood. 
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holy crap!!! these look awesome. not a POTA fan but i'm happy for the fans that are. they must all be fainting and wetting themselves right now.
I'm a bit torn now -- get soldier or captain???
The big difference seems to be the rifle, the marking and the bandolier.
Ugh -- decisions....
I'd get both, but the HT price point is a bit high... plus I know I'm in for Ursus and Zaius at least as well.
The big difference seems to be the rifle, the marking and the bandolier.
Ugh -- decisions....
I'd get both, but the HT price point is a bit high... plus I know I'm in for Ursus and Zaius at least as well.
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