First time watching PLANET OF THE APES (1968) and it holds up!!

[@petersonchan9250]

That "See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" always gets me! Lol 🤣

[@LVMarty]

And, Addie got it right away. So many do not. Kudos to her.

[@MrPunkd113]

​@@LVMarty She didn't get it. Just thought it looked interesting.

[@anyviolet]

@@MrPunkd113 She did get it. Listen to her wording "the monkeys" not "the apes." She got it. And yes, many don't get it -- some aren't familiar w/ that older trope.

[@gamesmovienation3516]

@@anyvioletthe first time I saw that line of “see no evil hear no evil speak no evil” was in a horror movie it popped up at the very beginning in text I never understood it till years later since I was a kid when I read that text but it’s pretty cool that they put it in this movie the way they did

[@BlueShadow777]

@@MrPunkd113 She DID ‘get it’: The “Three Wise Monkeys”…!

[@pokerpariah]

The ending is more shocking if you lived during the 70’s and early 80’s because of the daily concern about nuclear war. The US and the Soviets really were on the brink of nuclear war during those times which added to this ending.

[@fs127]

We're as close or closer now, but most are oblivious.

[@scottlette]

So this!

[@FuhqEwe]

@@fs127Hard to genuinely say if that’s true. Different times, different people, different leaders, different tolerances, different media, different mentality.

[@MrPunkd113]

More countries have them now and more dictators threatening to use them, then back in the 70s-80s. And if the US trades democracy for autocracy, all bets are off.

[@fs127]

@@FuhqEwe Not that hard to say since there is half a country fighting with weaponry the US has given them that can strike into RU now. If something comes flying in on purpose or accident and hits RU's strategic command and control, they already stated they'd retaliate. Everyone also seemed to memory hole the RU nuclear subs playing war games off Cuba not so long ago. Those are just a couple of examples just between the US and RU, still plenty of middle eastern players to add to the pot. If you want a more simplistic representation of danger, go check out where and why the Doomsday Clock is sitting where it is.

[@adrianfuegoscuro6308]

Possibly the most iconic ending in movie history...And terrifying

[@Stogie2112]

One of the best endings and one of the best plot twists EVER.

[@DEWwords]

I saw it as a 15 year old in the theatre and it was a sickening shock --- nuclear warfare was constantly in your mind on the back burner. All us in the movie house had lived through the Cuban Missile Crisis when we came this close to ending it all forever.

[@Hammster69official]

The ending is definitely a product of the Cold War era from which it came, though the underlying concerns never really went away.

[@earnestmb2]

Glad the ending wasn't spoiled for you, a lot of home video releases had the final shot on the cover.

[@t0dd000]

The marketers assumed everyone knew the surprise ending by then.

[@MargoMB19]

Seriously? That sucks! Just because it's a classic doesn't mean the big twist ending should be spoiled before you even watch it.

[@freakygoblin3068]

Always found it interesting that during the filming of this film, Charlton Heston noted “an instinctive segregation on the set. Not only would the apes eat together, but the chimpanzees ate with the chimpanzees, the gorillas ate with the gorillas, the orangutans ate with the orangutans, and the humans would eat off by themselves. It was quite spooky.” HOw much does that tell us about society even now?

[@chrino21]

Yes! I’ve seen interviews with the makeup people who would turn the extras loose, only to find them waiting together, segregated by species.

[@HuntingViolets]

That's very possible, but I wonder whether those are the people they worked with most, considering how segregated the apes are in the movie itself, as well as the humans.

[@bobsylvester88]

Who did Heston eat with?

[@thequarteryearman9305]

Happens on sets all the time. I've been on ones were doctors and nurses ate together, cops/security ate together, patients ate together. Always thought of this movie and their lunch habits when that would happen.

[@AARONANKRUM]

@@HuntingViolets Well, according the interview thta Charlton Heston gave, it took a few days for the self segregation to occur and not so much who worked with whom. If you watch movie, all castes worked closely together. But this phenomenon has been observed in other setting where just simple shirt colors cause the groups to form.

[@richardfriedman2633]

I saw this movie when it first came out in 1968 in New York City. In the scene where Charlton Heston first gets his voice back and yells “Get your stinking paws off me you damn dirty apes” the ENTIRE audience stood up and started cheering and screaming at the tops of their lungs. I will never forget that moment.

[@MLJ7956]

If you noticed Addie, there are three distinct classes within the Apes community - the Gorillas represents the warrior class - the military, the Chimpanzees representing the intellectual class - the explorers/the scientists & the Orangutans representing the judicial/administrative class - the government.

[@samuraiwarriorsunite]

What's even more interesting from a psychological standpoint is the fact that during breaks in filming, the extras would socialize by their ape designation, even if they personally knew someone who wasn't. It just shows that we, as humans, are tribal, even at a subconscious level.

[@cyberingcatgirls7069]

And a theocratic government, at that.

[@rastiga9196]

No three classes of Apes are "See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil!"

[@aeneasfate]

@@samuraiwarriorsunite In a related story, the showrunner of Babylon 5 with a background in psychology saw the same thing with the extras wearing the various alien costumes, and decided to do a little experiment. He had one of them changed to an alien costume of that group's enemy costume, and watched how the actor tried to re-integrate with 'their' group, with increased awkwardness until they gave up and joined the opposing group of actors instead.

[@josephwallace202]

@@samuraiwarriorsunite that's probably not a very sound conclusion

[@70selvisfan]

Taylor, Nova, Dr. Zaius, Zira, and Cornelius return in "Beneath the Planet of the Apes". Definitely the one to watch next!!

[@DaleKingProfile]

While the Cornelius character returns, it was not Roddy McDowell because he was busy on another film, but he returns for all the other films and the TV series

[@70selvisfan]

@@DaleKingProfile I had completely forgotten that fact!!!

[@richardbalducci4490]

Y E S ❗

[@TheFalconerNZ]

I find 'Beneath' the weakest of the old series but believe it is the storyline of the next of the new series movies, (that or 'Battle") if they make it.

[@3dbadboy1]

You should watch Beneath in spite of it being the weakest. It's needed for continuity. Escape was better.

[@PiraticalBob]

If you only watch one more in this series, *Beneath the Planet of the Apes,* you'll find out what happens to Taylor and Nova - - Charlton Heston returns to reprise his role as Taylor.

[@RobertSmith-js2kz]

It a good one but I have to disagree on that being the "only" other one to watch. That would be ESCAPE from the planet of the apes 😉

[@XDarkSyntaXOriginal]

Everybody made the mistake of seeing this one and jumping right into the remakes.You should watch all the old ones before doing the remakes.

[@TheFalconerNZ]

Agree, I would skip 'Beneath' however & go to 'Escape' & 'Conquest' then the new ones. IMO A mix of 'Beneath' & 'Battle' will be the storyline for the next movie in th revised series.

[@dallassukerkin6878]

"disec ... dissec ... dissect" For me, along with the ending line of this first movie, that is a line that has stayed with me all these decades. Even back when I saw it as a boy I was so upset - "She didn't know what she was doing!" I recall protesting.

[@steveray9655]

Agreed.

[@lilJimmyJim]

Agreed. Despite the reception of the sequels after the 1st movie, I think they're still worth the watch. I really liked Conquest and Escape.

[@ellehcimbelle]

Agreed, the 3rd one in particular is incredible. I have never been so effected by a movie ending in my life.

[@dinolover1978]

Now you get the end of Spaceballs.

[@BigDave423]

"There goes the neighborhood." Great reference. 😂

[@Molandria]

​@@BigDave423There goes the Planet.* ;)

[@BigDave423]

@@Molandria - You're correct. 😁👍 Thank you keeping this old man's memory in check. 😉

[@Molandria]

@BigDave423 My Father knows everything from the original Stat Trek that is reasonable. i thought i had him on a question... if i recall it now... "Knight to Kings Bishop 3." The answer was a throw away line they barely gave a moment to... and he was able to remember it! haha. well done dad. I dont remember the response anymore!

[@BigDave423]

@@Molandria - It's funny how the brain can remember trivial stuff like that from years ago, but forget about something important from a week back. 🤔 One of my "weird" ones is from the Flintstones. It was something mentioned in a single episode, Betty Rubble's maiden name... Betty Jean McBricker. 🤪

[@vudujl83]

without a doubt, one of the most shocking endings to any movie I’ve ever seen…

[@RichardHead23]

"" The Mist ""

[@Tardisius]

The 'Birds'...=)

[@laffingist218]

the old ones are surprisingly appealing across demograohics. I've had friends who aren't dorks sit down and finish all 5 with me. I've had relatives ask me to explain the plots and they paid attention. they super hold up.

[@magicbrownie1357]

The fifth one was terrible.

[@reesebn38]

3 & 4 are excellent and have a big social statement. The ending of 3 would never be put in a movie nowadays.

[@laffingist218]

@@magicbrownie1357 aw, i love em all. actually 2 might be my least favorite. i only viewed them all at once as a teen in the 2000s so i didn't notice dramatic differences in vibe or execution from movie to movie. i can see tho why someone could hate any of them.

[@magicbrownie1357]

@@laffingist218 I love all the rest. So there's that.

[@mokane86]

“Can I play the piano, anymore?” “Of course you can” “Well I couldn’t before!”

[@ericanderson8886]

Charlton Heston is in so many great movies. Love the script in this one, some great quotes.

[@jeffreyson1]

Omega man and Soylent Green

[@terrylandess6072]

One of my favorites with him is the Naked Jungle. Serious film which captures the danger of the Marabunta.

[@shawnmiller4781]

@@jeffreyson1I’m waiting for a KZbin reviewer to do a three adaptations of the 1954 book “I am legend” 1964 Vincent Price “The Last Man on Earth” 1971 Charlton Heston “The Omega Man” 2007 Will Smith “I am Legend”

[@magicbrownie1357]

I consider this film to be the earliest example of modern Sci-Fi. It works on so many levels. So what if the costumes/masks/makeup are a little outdated? It's a timeless example of great story telling. Thank god for Rod Serling. Addie should watch The Twilight Zone!

[@tomstanziola1982]

You are so right! The original idea was to use TRAINED APES instead of human actors! 😮 But when John Chambers gave a demo of his latex prosthetics, the studio bosses realized that it could be made with actors in makeup. Trivia. Edward G Robinson was originally cast as Dr Zaius, but he had to drop out for health reasons.

[@magicbrownie1357]

@@tomstanziola1982 But Robinson did finish up his film career with another great sci-fi team up with Charlton Heston in Soylent Green

[@tomstanziola1982]

@@magicbrownie1357 Absolutely!!! One of my favorites of all time! 👏👏👏👏

[@brom00]

The Apes series, Solent Green, The Omega Man, Silent Running. 2001 opened the floodgates to some great 70's science fiction.

[@tomstanziola1982]

@@brom00 ABSOLUTELY!!! 👍

[@TylerD288]

*_"IT'S A MAD HOUSE! A MAD HOUSE!!!"_* - my brain

[@jgreen2015]

It holds up so well not because of the effects but because of the story. It is not effects which engage us enough to suspend disbelief

[@sbk4me]

And the acting also.

[@jgreen2015]

@@sbk4me eh the acting ain't that great. Troy McClure there is hamming it up bad and is in no way realistic or natural in his delivery - it's all very dramatic and old skool theatre type acting

[@TylerD288]

@@jgreen2015 ha.

[@jgreen2015]

@@TylerD288 at Troy McClure?

[@TylerD288]

@@jgreen2015 yeah. 😅 It took me a second to get it. I started to Google "troy mcclure planet of the apes" thinking to myself - "He wasn't in this."

[@MLJ7956]

Good reaction to this sci-fi classic Addie....I hope you continue the rest of the Apes films in the original timeline, they are... *Beneath The Planet Of The Apes (1970) *Escape From The Planet Of The Apes (1971) *Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes (1972) (there are two versions of this film - The Theatrical Cut & Unrated Alternate Cut - with a different opening, a different ending, and other scenes that were changed...The reason for the changes was because this was intened on being the final film in the Apes series & didn't leave any openings for any possible sequels and due to poor test screenings of patrons at the time saying that the unrated alternate cut was too dark & violent...Now, personally I recommend the theatrical cut as the best & the one you should watch first...but the Unrated Alternate Cut is also an interesting watch as well to see what was changed overall). *Battle For The Planet Of The Apes (1973) (there are two versions of this film - The Theatrical Cut & The Extended Cut...due to financial problems with the studio 20th Century Fox at the time, the film was heavily edited by the studio themselves to make it under 86 minutes, against the wishes of the producer Arthur P. Jacobs & director J. Lee Thompson. The shorter runtime would allow extra showing per day in the theaters...The full 96 minutes Extended Cut is the version that the producer and director intened before all the studio edits, that they both weren't involved with and, in my own opinion, the extended cut better flows/connects the film to the rest of the films within the franchise). In 2001 Tim Burton remade Planet Of The Apes - with Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth and a cameo by Charlton Heston. It is a stand alone film and is ok movie but is very underrated in my own opinion. The Andy Serkis Apes films (which acts as soft reboots and prequels to the orginal Apes films) are... *Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes (2011) *Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes (2014) *War For The Planet Of The Apes (2017) And recently... *Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes (2024) They're all good & worth watching in my opinion.... Also, if you haven't got your fill of Apes yet there was also a short lived live-action & short lived animated TV series of The Planet Of Apes that are both entertaining as well.

[@minnesotajones261]

I'm also for watching all the original 5, then the Burton one prior to the new ones. The Burton one isn't horrible, and I love the Rick Baker make-ups in it!

[@TylerD288]

The other four movies from the '70's?? Nah, you've gone ape-y!

[@Jpew2007]

“Have you ever heard of “Planet of the Apes”?” “Uhhh, the movie? Or the Planet?”

[@MartinBeerbom]

"The brand new multi-million dollar musical!!" "Doctor Zaius Doctor Zaius oh OH Doctor Zaius"

[@Jpew2007]

@@MartinBeerbom “it’s the part I was born to play baby” 🎵”Can I play the piano anymore?”🎵

[@pricemoore2022]

​@Jpew2007 yes you can play the piano!!!!😊😊😊😊😉😉😉😉

[@Jpew2007]

@@pricemoore2022🎵”Well I couldn’t BEFORE.” 🎵 🎵🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎵

[@trevertravis8963]

"I hate every ape I see. From chimpan-A to chimpanzee."

[@eastmanwebb5477]

Thank you, Addie, for watching this 1968 movie first! You have given yourself such a wonderful gift by not having the ending spoiled ahead of time!

[@RedKytten]

The ending of Spaceballs must make more sense now as well. :)

[@clayprice7626]

My dad owned all five films on VHS, I didn't appreciate them when young but I do now. I believe wholeheartedly that they did an exceptional job with makeup to make the apes look as if they evolved as humans did

[@steveray9655]

The only problem with the makeup in the subsequent films was due to the studio insisting on more movies, but cutting the budget for each one. In one of the movies there's a scene with an amphitheater filled with ape spectators, and it's painfully obvious that they're wearing pullover Halloween masks.

[@MauricioVasquezSpirits]

Oh sh**. There goes the planet.

[@TroutFlyFisher]

Spaceballs!!

[@sebswede9005]

We ain't found shit!

[@fakereality96]

Jammed.

[@darthken815]

May da Schwartz be wid youuuuuuu!

[@tomstanziola1982]

The makeup in this movie was created especially for the movie, Addie. It took about 4 hours to apply to each actor's face every day.

[@JoeyTorrierijr]

Funfact one of the screewriters was rod serling creator of the twilight zone. You can see the signs of it through the twist ending and social commentary in the film.

[@MLJ7956]

That would be Rod Sterling (of Twilight Zone & Night Gallery)

[@JackBarrugon]

The film takes part of its structure from the episode 'I Shot An Arrow In The Air'.

[@allenruss2976]

It's a great extended episode of Twilight Zone

[@thestingman2966]

@@MLJ7956Not Sterling. Serling.

[@rustincohle2135]

Rod Serling came up with the idea for the ending. But the social commentary in the film was NOT written by Serling. He was actually not responsible for the finished script. When he adapted the novel, his treatment was a very faithful adaptation, but it was too expensive to film. The book was very different, it was an advanced ape society set in a NYC-like metropolis. So, the other writer Michael Wilson (who's considered one of greatest screenwriters of all time) was brought in to scale down the story to a primitive ape society, which of course changed the whole theme of the story with apes living in a dogmatic society rather than a technologically progressive one. The whole story of Taylor being persecuted by this religious ape cult was based on Wilson's own experiences when he was blacklisted in Hollywood for his political views. The characters' names changed, all the dialogue was Michael Wilson's, the themes, the overall plot, the philosophical discussions, the situations etc. are all Michael Wilson. Even Serling credited 95% of the finished script to Wilson and said it wasn't really his movie. But the studio wanted to honor him for his contributions. The only thing really credited to Serling was the idea for the ending, which he used in a previous Twilight Zone episode. Although, the reveal of the Statue of Liberty was different in Serling's script. It was not the "You blew it up, D you all to H" moment as written in the film.

[@georgeplimpton9429]

As a kid I saw this in the theater 8 times. In 1968 with no internet or streaming, that was A LOT of times to see a movie at the theater.

[@mirozen_]

I was only 6 years old when it came out so my folks never even considered letting me see the movie, but I remember as kids collecting "Planet of the Apes" trading cards. I didn't get to see the movie until I was a teenager, but I sure thought those trading cards were neat when I was 6!

[@georgeplimpton9429]

@@mirozen_ Yeah, I had a few of those too. I was 8 when I saw it at the theater with my parents.

[@solvingpolitics3172]

When Taylor was on trial and the three judges covered their: eyes, ears and mouth. That was not rehearsed. It was “hear no evil, speak no evil and see no evil. The director said “let’s go with it.”

[@erikbjelke4411]

As SF Debris points out, two of them will neither see nor hear the evidence that clashes with their beliefs, while Dr. Zaius, covering his mouth, will not speak the terrible truth he knows. . .

[@panamafloyd1469]

My grandma had one of those little statues on a shelf in her kitchen.

[@donny-ni2zd]

One of the greatest pieces of fiction the Cold War produced. Kind of hope it at least helped us rethink of nuking each other into oblivion. Helped to make us think "Who are the real Apes", much as the 2000s Battlestar should make us think "Who are real robots". Just my thinking.

[@MongooseTales]

Apt comparison!

[@chaospoet]

"Why is it called The Forbidden Zone?' "No one knows. It's an ancient taboo. The Lawgiver declared this whole area deadly." Radiation levels that took 2,000 years to go away.

[@mikematusek4233]

The landing took place at Lake Powell, they walked through Monument Valley, and Ape City was filmed at the 20th Century Fox Ranch in Malibu, where Mash would be shot. Taylor is called Bright Eyes was because he was the only one with blue eyes. The story was based on a 1963 French Sci-Fi novel.

[@LuxRoyale]

Im a young guy and I still think this is the best in the entire series. Groundbreaking film.

[@donna25871]

I read the book on which this was based years ago - it’s really interesting and some major changes were made (especially the twist at the end).

[@TroutFlyFisher]

Remember in Spaceballs when the 2 apes saw the men coming out of the Statue of Liberty esk Mega Maid head and said, "Spaceballs!... There goes the planet." It was a reference to this ending.

[@nealrepetti2396]

See, you have to understand something about back in the day. People didn't give away movie endings . There was respect for one another. People wanted you to be as shocked as they were . Then , we would talk about it. These days, as people were coming out of the theater the end would be all over the internet in 2 seconds. So unfair.

[@kjackers5710]

I saw this in theaters when I was 12 for a friend's birthday party. Good memories

[@vincentsaia6545]

The three ape judges posing in "see no evil, hear no evil, speak on evil" pose was an idea of one of the producers the day they filmed the scene.

[@paulalexandredumasseauvan2357]

SO GLAD you watched this sci-fi CLASSIC! really enjoyed your discussion about all the themes hidden in the movie. GREAT REACTION! 👍☺

[@jamesalexander5623]

"Beneath the Planet of the Apes" answers all the questions and is quite interesting!

[@MargoMB19]

It's always such a nice surprise to see people who don't know the twist of such an old movie, it makes a reaction video even more fun!

[@abracadabra1301]

Bravo Addie! You Analyzed this Movie Perfectly!

[@paulymar5996]

1) Taylor, the ultimate misanthrope, is forced to defend humanity throughout the movie once the first hunt ends. What irony. 2) Look at Taylor's face while Cornelius reads the 29th scroll. He knows these words could've come from himself only a short time ago. He's stunned. 3) Also, as far as the ending, the quote from Einstein I think applies: "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones".

[@IggyStardust1967]

#2) - Taylor did indeed utter many of those words right at the beginning of the movie.

[@dunringill1747]

Great points regarding the irony and inner conflict of Taylor. He finds himself as the reluctant defender of mankind against the ideology of Dr. Zaius & the 29th scroll. Just thinking about it again really geeks me out at the juxtaposition presented in the epilogue of the 5th original movie (Battle). WOW, this franchise was thought provoking on so many levels. It's a shame that the poor 2nd movie (Beneath) chased away so many would-be franchise fans.

[@IggyStardust1967]

@@dunringill1747 I don't know if you follow RolyPolyOllie's channel or not, but he recently did Beneath, and LOVED it. He's continuing on through all 5 original movies, unlike some of his peers. I'm a kid of the original Apes era, and I loved those movies, all 5 of them. I'm enjoying that some are taking the risk of watching all 5, but you're right... many people see the old "oh, the sequels all sucked" nonsense, and don't bother with them. But people like us, who DID/DO find them good, might be able to shift that line of thinking.

[@dunringill1747]

@@IggyStardust1967 I'm glad to hear he plans to go through the 5 original movies. I'll have to check it out. I'm also a kid fan of the original era. At the time of writing it, Beneath was intended to be nothing more than a cash grab end of the franchise. There is still some merit in "Beneath", especially in the concepts that were retroactively developed. As a stand alone, it added some social commentary along with the sci fi concepts. It just simply wasn't presented well IMO. Too many weakly written "McGuffins" to drive the plot points from "A" to "B" to "C". Some weak attempts solely to "shock the audience" as well. For me, I feel the need to let people know that the franchise is deep and improves greatly after a weak 2nd movie.

[@michaelmcgrath6917]

Brilliant writing.

[@MartinBeerbom]

Another one of those many many great scores by Jerry Goldsmith. One time, he appeared to a recording session to conduct with an ape mask on.

[@ebashford5334]

Great cinematography and beautuful natural scenery help to make this movie a timeless classic. I like a strong natural element in sci-fi.

[@ashrimpcalledhank]

the make up and effects fot the apes was brand new and revolutionaty created for this series

[@partoftheworlD]

You have so many reactions to cool old movies and I can recommend another hidden gem. The movie is called "Stay" from 2005, not many people have heard of it at all.

[@xaviperez26]

Well done. Starting the journey from the original.

[@paulymar5996]

Interesting trivia: Remember the old man prisoner Brooks from The Shawshank Redemption? He's the middle orangutan, the president of the assembly, during Taylor's hearing.

[@alberttiii]

Everything gets explained in Beneath and then Escape. They really need to be the next ones viewed. THEN you can skip ahead to the latest ones!

[@alberttiii]

the callbacks to these movies in War were so good

[@tlm101155]

Dr. Zaius was played by famed Shakesperean Actor Maurice Evans. Today he mostly remembered for playing Samantha's Father on the TV series Bewitched.

[@mikefoster6018]

Charlton Heston did some great sci fi stories like this. Omega Man, Soylent Green etc.

[@smoothmove7566]

OMGosh, You have no idea how bad I needed this right now Addie. : )

[@Nebulous6]

12:31 in the museum. That scene scared the crap out of me as a kid. This film sure does a good job of turning the tables and letting humans know how animals must feel.

[@havok6280]

I hope you go back and watch the rest of the original series. The third is my absolute favorite. Even the Tim Burton remake starring Marky Mark is worth a watch.

[@neptunusrex5195]

Yeah I’m-a pretend I didn’t hear that last part. 😅

[@fn111557]

My last time at a "Drive-In Theater" August 1973, Dusk to Dawn showing of the "Planet of the Apes movies", one after the other; 1968 - "Planet of the Apes" 1970 - "Beneath the Planet of the Apes" 1971 - "Escape from the Planet of the Apes" 1972 - "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes" 1973 - "Battle for the Planet of the Apes" BEST WAY TO WATCH THESE MOVIES !

[@meganlutz7150]

Great reaction ! Hope you’ll watch more older classics. So many good ones !

[@RobertSmith-js2kz]

Always does my heart good to see another young person experience this landmark film. I highly recommend watching ESCAPE FROM THE PLANET OF THE APES. It's actually the 3rd film but it's always been the second one in my heart. It dovetails perfectly with this. The big moment in this one for me was never the ending ... it's when the doll says "mama". I don't know what it is but it gives me chills TO THIS DAY. Have you seen 2001 A SPACE ODYSSEY yet? Incredibly it ALSO came out in '68.

[@rbrtck]

They weren't in hypersleep for thousands of years, it was time dilation that made practically all of the difference. It means that when someone travels near the speed of light, time moves differently for that person than it does on Earth. No one perceives anything different, but one second for the fast person is like days, weeks, or years for people on Earth.

[@krisfrederick5001]

Andy Serkis is an absolute legend, precious.

[@reedcockrell8126]

Not arguing with that, but it's totally irrelevant to this movie.

[@andrewzubets89]

I like the part where they do archeological research and arguing if man was first smart being while couple miles down the shore there is giant human-shaped dressed statue holding a book.

[@jamesba-xd7xf]

THANK YOU for reacting to this movie!, I saw this in a theatre in march 1968 when I was 7 years old, its the first movie I ever saw in a theatre. this movie scared the hell out of me when they first showed the apes, the ending shocked the entire audience, they were dead silence at the ending. this movie remains one of my top 15 movies of all time.

[@josealmeida2842]

While I’m not a genealogist, and it doesn’t really affect the story itself, I always found it so amusing that the four spacemen were going to establish their own colony off planet with just one woman!😂

[@FrankOdonnell-ej3hd]

saw this film when it first came out in sixty-eight and I was only about twelve yrs old. It blew my mind and and I never get tired of watching reactions to it particularly very "fresh-faced" ones like yours. The more times I see it the funnier it looks to me.⚛😀

[@mikealvarez2322]

The story line holds up because it's brilliant. The special effects today are 10 times better than 50+ years ago but the story in the original PLANET OF THE APES just can't be beat.😊

[@ArthurBedur]

I have never seen the modern Planet of the apes films. It is more, because I don`t like so modern films. But I have seen all the old movies. I really like the third film and the end of the second is really shocking. Many say that the later of the old films are not so good, but I think that it is interesting to see the whole story through all five films. Anyway, great reaction.

[@mikeg2306]

You are SO adorable! I love that you didn’t know the twist ending. I highly recommend you watch the 3rd movie Escape From the Planet of the Apes. It’s basically the flip-side of this one.

[@ogdarkmoon2818]

Addie I love that you reviewing older movies

[@goblin2bis707]

From the book of Pierre Boulle ''Planet of the apes'', quite different from the movie, author also of the book ''the bridge of the river Kwai''

[@JoshC1977]

One of the best SciFi movies ever with quite the plot twist. Definitely HAVE to echo everyone - watch the other 4 of this original series (tbh, probably before the Serkis films)

[@DanABA]

The Andy Circus movies are really good, but I wish more people would watch the rest of the old ones first. They aren't rated as high, but the old movies tell the story of how we got to the setting of this first movie where apes rule and humans are the animals. It's a really profound storyline. The new movies are basically reinterpretations of those older sequels.

[@billwieland8497]

Thank you Ms Addie.

[@DylansPen]

No spoilers, its definitely worth continuing with the original movies Addie.

[@guitarman8462]

Paul Williams the musician is in one of the classic " Planet Of The Apes " movies. He also did the soundtrack to : Bugsy Malone - The Muppet Movie ( from the late 70's ) - Smokey & The Bandit & and many other hits and movies.

[@shawnmiller4781]

Yup and his appearance Carson in full orangutan 27:33 costume is clastic Film went late on one of the planet of the apes sequels so he ended up driving to his tonight show appearance and performing in it kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2bNgoyFmNWJodUsi=IhnUrJITn-fLsFui

[@guitarman8462]

@shawnmiller4781 yup , I saw that show that night.

[@kaiokien2710]

I love that you started with the original

[@shawnzzz]

Great reaction. It is a very thought provoking movie and done extremely well. Do yourself a favor and watch ALL of this original series, you will enjoy them. This movie won many awards as well. Have fun!

[@donnilloyd1355]

And this is why the WHOLE Planet of the Apes thing is STILL so popular. What they are making TODAY is based on GREATNESS. 1968 Greatness to be exact. Of course, they have better technology today. LMAO! Great Post, Addie.

[@long-timesci-fienthusiast9626]

Hi Addie, glad you enjoyed this classic. Remember what happened at the end of Spaceballs, this was what it was a parody of.

[@johnpapuzzo1201]

Need to watch the original 5

[@adp806]

This is enough to get the core of the new series of films, where the ideas come from. The basic premise is really all they work off, as they are a reboot about how our world progressed toward a “planet of the apes” (Not a spoiler as the first modern film starts out that way). The sequels to this are worth a watch, though.

[@stanleysmith2221]

Fantastic reaction Addie...they would play this late night TV, it was must see 😊

[@neptunusrex5195]

That’s what’s so great about the og film how many themes it deals with and how much social commentary. “The forbidden zone was once a paradise, but the greed of man made it barren.” Habitat loss, deforestation, man encroaching on nature. “Destroy the cave. What I do is with no pleasure.” Having to play along with the cover up versus causing societal chaos if they knew the truth, essentially the state hiding things from the public. The role reversal and how much it mirrors man’s treatment of lower animals - aka allegory of slavery and institutionalized ethnic discrimination. All major issues when film first released and just as contentious issues today if not more so.

[@pasteye1671]

Beautiful. Best reaction I've seen to this so far. So angry and frustrated! The ending stays with you a long time.

[@waterbeauty85]

Some KZbinrs who reacted to the first sequel, "Beneath the Planet of the Apes," found it disappointing, but you should still watch it to find out what happens to Taylor and Nova and to set up the next sequels.

[@joebloggs396]

Some liked it too.

[@FeaturingRob]

- Besides Charleton Heston, who won an Oscar for Ben-Hur (Best Actor), there is another Oscar-winner in the cast. Kim Hunter, who plays Dr. Zira, won an Oscar for her role as Stella Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire opposite Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh. Both Hunter and Brando reprised their roles from the original Broadway production of the Tennessee Williams play. - Dr. Cornelius was played by Roddy McDowell. McDowell possessed one of the most recognizable voices in Hollywood and was an actor since he was a child. One of his best friends was Elizabeth Taylor, with whom he made the film Lassie Come Home in 1943. He did films, TV, and the stage. He did Shakespeare and musicals, originating the role of Mordred in Lerner and Loewe's Camelot with Richard Burton as Arthur and Julie Andrews as Guinevere. Some of his most famous films: Overboard (Andrew), Fright Night 1 & 2 (Peter Vincent), Disney's The Black Hole (voicing V.I.N.Cent), Cleopatra (Octavian), How Green Was My Valley (Huw), as well as The Planet of the Apes films...where he played Cornelius in Escape From the Planet of the Apes, then playing Caesar (before Andy Sirkis) in Conquest of the Planet of the Apes and Battle For the Planet of the Apes...and did a short-lived TV series in the 1970s called Planet of the Apes, as a third character named Galen. Besides being an actor, McDowell was well-known for his photography, with several gallery shows and books of his work during his lifetime. - 13:43 - The President of the Council was played by James Whitmore...who played Brooks Hatlen in The Shawshank Redemption. - Yeah, that twist ending is a lot if you are not prepared for it. The next couple of sequels are pretty good, then have the typical decline in quality. I have never seen the new Planet of the Apes films after the Tim Burton re-boot (which angered me A LOT with it's twist ending that could be considered a bit plaguristic...and a long story). So...I have no idea what Andy Sirkis does with his role, or the story and if they in any way fold into the original few films from the 60s and 70s.

[@matthewmarcinko9157]

Hi, Addie! Great review as always! It's important to remember that this film and it's four sequels are a self contained series. The Andy Serkis films are NOT sequels, nor are they spin offs. I've seen a lot of reactors like yourself, Addie, trying to connect the two series, but they're actually separate. Looking forward to you reacting to "Beneath The Planet Of The Apes", which is the next entry in this particular series.

[@marvinsarracino116]

Great movie reaction! Even us big dumb Apes liked your reaction!🐵🦍🐒 I luv the whole series of movies and I'm glad you are paying respect to the originals before you jump into the newer movies. Looking forward to watching your reaction to those movies in the future! Looking forward to the next PotA classic movie! Thanks for sharing Addie ❤️💛🦍

[@terrylandess6072]

Was lucky to see the first three in theaters. Trailers did a good job of creating interest while keeping the best back for the movie goer.

[@minnesotajones261]

I'm not sure, but I'm fairly sure NO ONE on You Tube has reviewed all FIVE of the originals, then the Tim Burton 2001 remake/reboot, and then the new trilogy (now 4 films). I'd highly recommend watching all of them in that order, with the 5 originals first. That would give you great context when you go to Rise, Dawn, and War... and Kingdom that just hit theaters this Summer.

[@artboymoy]

Addie, I want you to be truthful and you didn't know about this iconic ending or have seen this image of the Statue of Liberty. I love this movie. IMO, the rest of the movies in this series begin to diminish in quality. But this was a great iconic film. I loved the hearing and the way that the elders keep their secrets. The characters are great as well. I do love the hear, see, speak no evil posture the apes take on during the hearing. It's a great analogy and very much like a Twilight Zone episode.

[@MATTHEW-rp3kq]

one of my fave lines-" would an ape make a human doll...that TALKS?!

[@gattawesome]

Before doing Rise, I highly recommend Beneath first.

[@alanhembra2565]

You should watch the rest of this original series. It shows an amazing level of story writing. The Andy Circus one is not part of this series. It’s a reboot.

[@leftcoaster67]

One of the best twist endings EVER. A lot of social commentary in this film.

[@shallendor]

One of the all time great films!

[@LukeLovesRose]

This old classic definitely holds up, especially the performances of Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowell and Maurice Evans

[@bigp3006]

Saw this in the theater when it first came out as a little boy. Been a lifelong fan since. The themes do change or cover different ones, at least in the first 5 movies.

[@jollyrodgers7272]

I remember seeing this in the theater in 1968 and when Taylor shouts, "Take your stinking paws off me, YOU DAMN DIRTY APE!" the whole theater erupted in Cheers, Applause and Shouting. Yes the end is a trip - if nobody spoiled it. At least watch BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APES (1970), but the rest of the old ones rather stink. These were Charlton Heston's peak years - check him out in THE OMEGA MAN (1971) - the best rendition of that post-apocalyptic tome by Richard Matheson.

[@dylancooper3690]

Awesome. Please watch the four original sequels as well. It will complete the story arc. Also, there's a particular character in these sequels that the Andy Serkis movies are based on.

[@brettharlow7010]

Great reaction to an absolute classic.

[@pugowner1347]

I went to the theater for this one. Yes, I'm that old. This was a groundbreaking project in make up and prosthetics use. As impressive in 1968 as Star Wars special was effects in 1977. Bummer. Neutered and used for experiments. I too, would be escaping at all costs! Roddy McDowell actually showed up on the Carol Burnett Show in ape make-up. Also, I don't know if you've ever heard of Paul Williams (singer/songwriter), but he played Virgil (an orangutan) in Battle For The Planet of the Apes in 1973, showed up on the Johnny Carson Show in full costume straight from the set for an appearance.