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...having seen the other two I felt I needed to see the end of the trilogy and it was in 3D.
I shouldn't have wasted my time.
It went on way too long and wasn't nearly as interesting as the other two.
I thought the first one was the best of the three, particularly with the fight on the Golden Gate bridge.
The final one was forgettable but at least it highlighted Andy Serkis as Caesar and why he should be nominated for an Oscar for best actor.
I thought everything about it was excellent.
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Tin-eared audiofool, large-scale-Classical music lover, and damned-amateur fotografer.
William Bruce Cameron: "...not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted."
My son and I are fans of the series, so we re-watched "Dawn" and "Rise" over the weekend and saw "War" today.
Actually, my son couldn't wait and saw it yesterday and went back with me tonight.
We both really liked it and think it was the best of the three.
I liked how the music was similar to that of the original Planet of the Apes.
Fitting for what could be interpreted as a prequel (Cornelius, Nova).
Woody H. was great.
Very entertaining and well done.
Dean.
reelsmith's axiom: Its going to be used equipment when I sell it, so it may as well be used equipment when I buy it.
...theaters, the Cine Capri and the Cine 1, in the Phoenix area. Both are large theaters with large, 2.4-AR screens and Dolby ATMOS sound systems. There was no apparent pixelating in either image, so I think both were 3840/4096 copies.
Giacchino's music was especially appealing.
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Tin-eared audiofool, large-scale-Classical music lover, and damned-amateur fotografer.
William Bruce Cameron: "...not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted."
+1
-Wendell
(nt)
As I recall Serling's name appears as the credits roll on the original film. In retrospect that movie had the 'feel' of an extended Twilight Zone episode. Perhaps, the best ever Twilight Zone. Particularly in that last scene that ended the movie.
The franchise does present an unpleasant upside-down world where different species, man versus ape, compete to dominate the planet.
I watched the first of the 21st century reboot of the series with James Franco. The second movie I've started to watch, became disinterested and looked for something 'better'. I guess I'm just not on board with this whole ape versus man thing.
-Steve
(nt)
The whole thing sickened me. This was one long, dreary political statement with Col. KURTZ epitomizing evil white people. If I had know this was another social engineering tool I wouldn't have gone.
...that's what you got out of it?
You have some imagination.
Maybe has something to do with your biases?
What did you mean about "biases"? Is that another personal swipe?
Marty, Hwood has had an extremely strong social engineering agenda going for almost ten years. It has gotten to the point of being so blatantly obvious that I find it offensive. European and Asian films don't quite have the same drumbeat as ours which makes them preferable.
This "Apes" film had a near-zero entertainment factor and was overly long and tedious. I would like to think this is the last one if they pursue this kind of tedium.
...you mentioned politics, evil white people and social engineering - those sound like biases to me.
Other critics have made the Kurtz reference from Apocalypse.
Maybe I'm superficial but it was just another Planet of the Apes movie to me.
And the third, last and weakest of the trilogy IMO.
I reduxed 'When We Were Soldiers' the other night. I had not seen it since its first release in 2002. I realized this was not about the valor of VN and the first Air Cav battle but about bodies coming home from war. War was coming and Mel pitched in to warm us up to caskets and flags. In fact, the movie was rather shoddy as if thrown together in a hurry. These are the things film makers do to accommodate agendas.
The American film-goer has been pounded with all kinds of agenda messaging over the past decade that is beyond blatant. The most hapless victims of this process have been our youth. Our rudderless kids are being constantly blown off course and distracted with social agendas that encourage convoluted thinking and behavior. Part of this problem is the politicization of our major film industries with tax cuts and other incentives to push political agendas onto the public.
There is a time and place for propaganda but the relentless push for forced social change is not one of them and our film industries should not be leading the charge for whatever incentives they manage to get.
It's wishful thinking but maybe Doris Day and the Duke need to be resurrected to save Americans from unhealthy agendas.
Yeah, the Duke never had an agenda in any of his films. hahahahaha
-Wendell
I saw 'The Green Berets' while I was actually in VN. He was definitely America First.
Look up his Playboy interview. I was a big fan but he was a social neanderthal. He was a cinematic patriot who never served. A vocal anti-communist who testified before HUAC and held repugnant racial views. I liked his films but he was who he was and he always had an agenda.
-Wendell
I try to see film with the idea of separating the actor from his politics. Obviously, Hanoi Jane I had a real problem with but now I cannot overlook a drunken zealot like Affleck.
...a social neanderthal who never served - we have an entire administration filled with them.
...Rock Hudson...
...when you don't agree with the message.
You don't realize how much you and most of America are being used. Sad but true.
..aren't you the guy who follows the alt-right fake news?
Now you are getting personal. Grow up.
Do you count dinesh d'souza in that too? Because everything you decry is his stock in trade and I do NOT remember you saying jack about this when his last propaganda film came out. It's a street that goes both ways, no?
I supposed you will be lined up for Al Gore's latest propaganda. I guess,he's looking to establish another carbon exchange.
(nt)
Ever watch one of his films? He is a great researcher.
...who tells you what you want to believe.
Over-sentimentalized scenes with Ceasar. Scenes went on too long and the movie lacked a symapthic human adult capable of making the story compelling--that's what gave the two previous movies some strenghth. And really, there was no war with the apes involved.,.they were just in the middle of a war among humans...and that silly avalanche solved all the ape problems. But that quirky, monotonous music is what I will remember. Disappointing.
...that's why the big-eyed Fanning girl was in the middle of the film.
...although inclined to see it based on these reviews, most also refer to one scene as an "homage" to Apocalypse Now. The clip I heard struck me more as a rip-off and kinda off-putting
Found the reviews to be accurate.
-Wendell
You might've had a better experience with the Spiderman Homecoming movie. Michael Keaton brings his "A" game to the Vulture role and the script is sharp from start to finish. IMO, this is the best Spidey film yet; definitely not a waste of time even for those who aren't fans.
...when it comes to streaming.
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