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Hellbinder[CE]
07-29-01, 08:44 PM
Problems.

1. There is no way on Gods green earth, that we will have a space station like that in 2029. I think they made a HUGE mistake by not pushing the events out a little further. In the past we all looked at the AMAZING things we could accomplish in the year 2000, or 2010 or whatever. Now we live here and we can all see that Technology is not advancing that fast. Movies need to recognize that, it totally disrupts the suspension of reality.

2. The ending. There is simply NO possible way to work this out. They Start in 2029, jump forward to 2543, and come back to 2150ish. How in the "HECK!" Is that supposed to affect events in the 1800's or earlier? If you take the line that my friend did and say the clocks in the ship were wrong, and he actually went back to the beginning of "evolution" or the distant past. Then how could Abraham lincon be Thade? He would have exsisted Gazillions of years before. Not to mention as smart as the Apes were, by 2150 or whatever, It would be stinking Star Trek or BCM.

Im sure they will come up with some totally REDICULOUS and unplausable explanation. I just cant understand how the writers and director could actually allow an ending like that.

The main character was totally uninspiring. The writers totally hozed it. They needed a Character who was brilliant, or action oriented, Or dynamic. That role should have went to someone like Heath Leadger (a knights tale, The Patriot).

The only area of the film that they nailed were the Apes. Totally awesome make-up. The lead ape Thade was just great.

Lastly. Whould any SANE red-blooded American Male go for the Ape chick over that TOTAL BABE??? I mean GIVE ME A BREAK!

Thats just sick and wrong. :rolleyes:

[ 07-29-2001: Message edited by: Hellbinder[CE] ]

Harddave
07-29-01, 10:06 PM
I heard it sucked. I'll take your word for it. Sounds about like my buds described!

$hortyDaPimp
07-29-01, 10:22 PM
Most of that is right. But the main character was fine. The dood from Knight's Tale (I assume the feminine looking blond male/female who was main character) was a crappy actor. Plain crap I tell you. Mark Wahlberg was ALOT better than Charlton Heston IMO. I'm sorry, the 1st movie was a joke to me, lol.

And the leader General Ape guy was also alot better than the original.

As for the Ape chick. It's called FEELINGS. Lol, I'm sorry, but I wouldn't bang some chick who can barely speak (let alone act) just cause she's hot. Plus she's all dirty in the movie. :o And I saw her on Craig Kilborn, and if she's a model, so is my grandmother. I guess people find bags under eyes sexy or something. :)

Maybe it was a bad day.

Simian
08-16-01, 05:14 PM
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ItsNoot
08-22-01, 04:57 PM
Finally watched it, I agree with almost everything you say. Marky Mark (I refuse to call him anything else) is a complete joke as an actor. Not that his pop career was noteworthy either. He has a demeanor that just makes me want to bitch slap the smirk off his face.

As for the ending, yes it sucked. The movie was good until the last two minutes, I was so mad. I sat around for a few days trying to come up with a plausible path of logic for the ending. The only thing I can come up with is that Thade travelled back in time himself, perhaps in Marky's crashed pod. Why an Ape with no knowledge of technology could pull off repair of the pod is beyond me. As is why a new Ape hisory would mirror human history so closely.

Boooo! Tim Burton. I'm dissapointed in you. Boooo! for selling out to the sequel mongers.

Noot

tastypoison
08-23-01, 04:15 PM
I chalked it up to a "Twilight Zone" style ending.

It doesn't always have to make sense or have a rational explanation...it's just an unexpected twist.

With that said...I agree, the ending sux.