*YOU DAMN , DIRTY APES!* Planet of the Apes (1968) *FIRST TIME WATCHING MOVIE REACTION*

[@loriallen6650]

"Ben Hur" & "The Ten Commandments" must watch. C. Heston is one of the OG great actors of all times. Thanks for pointing out the actors did their on stuns for the most part do to lower budget movies back in the day. Thus, a way more organic experience.

[@charlessperling7031]

Three more Heston recommendations: "The Big Country," "Touch of Evil" and "Major Dundee."

[@MatCaveGaming]

When I was a kid, there used to be a "Planet of the Apes" marathon each year. My father and I would sit down and make a day of it. I absolutely LOVE these films! Great reaction video!

[@sonofmoss]

My dad saw this in high school and he said the reveal of the Statue of Liberty it threw everyone for a loop. The original novel had actually been a different planet.

[@calme-dx2dp]

Really.... I saw this at the theatre in 69, it didn't throw us for a loop (we all got it) but we were all in awe of that thought provoking ending. We expected it from anything with the name Rod Serling attached.

[@jurassicpark1fan920]

Was it because the apes spoke English unlike the novel that gave it away for you?

[@sassymess7111]

I was born in 1968. I saw this when I was a child on The Late Late show.

[@dolphinsrr]

Most of the audience didn't know untill the ending.

[@dolphinsrr]

Basically planet of the apes is a anti war film!

[@laurab68707]

For its time, the makeup was top notch. I love this movie. Really great story line. My favorites from this era are this one and the third one, "Escape from the Planet of the Apes."

[@mildredpierce4506]

Young man, you said they didn’t know a lot about space back then? Nessa was created in 1958. 10 years before this movie was released. The moon landing occurred 1969. A year after this movie. Sputnik was sent into orbit in 1957.

[@megdelaney3677]

Soylent Green 1973 with Charlton Heston - Logan's Run with Michael York 1976

[@mattruff-re4bm]

in my mind this line is iconic: "would an ape make a human doll....that talks?!

[@ArienRiley]

I always think of Teddy Ruxpin at that line. Love the movie, and maybe they didn't make talking animal dolls at the time, but I first saw the movie in the 80's with talking My Little Ponies and stuff.

[@sallyatticum]

Practical effects and models in those days made movies look and feel a lot more realistic than the overused computer graphics these days.

[@chrisinfiesto835]

“The Omega Man” is a Charlton Heston classic! 💯🔥🤙🏽😎

[@bmw128racer]

And Soylent Green! 😊

[@ChrisReise]

Some people may not realize this but "Omega Man" was the second film based on the book "I Am Legend."

[@Dej24601]

The reason the Statue of Liberty appeared shorter is because it is mostly buried, (with the effects of war changing the geology of the location,) or the bottom section was blown away and the upper section landed on the shoreline. Seeing that scene on the big screen for the first time was very stunning.

[@stevejoshua9536]

Exactly. It was partially buried and at least a couple of hundred yards down the beach.

[@melenatorr]

@@stevejoshua9536 And is extremely damaged, too. I'm one of the ones who saw the entire series in movie theaters when they came out. This scene did cause a reaction in the audience - even those who figured out that this was earth were shaken by the implication of the Statue, and by Taylor's lament.

[@melenatorr]

@@RockBrentwood Really interesting, thanks!

[@paulymar5996]

As a kid in the 70s the Planet of the Apes movies were interesting because of the apes. However, as an adult you start understanding the depth of this movie and, as you put it so well, the great storytelling in this film. Some of my favorite points of this movie: 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".

[@janetstorm7881]

I saw this movie in the movies when I was 10 or 11 and at the time this was the most innovative movies out there. It is rated as one of the best movies of all time. I know you find it funny but at the time the world found it serious and ground breaking. It was also the first movie that I heard the use of the word "Damn". Cursing just wasn't a thing in many movies of the time, that changed in the 70's. Believe it or not it was rated G at the time. The ending took everyone by surprise. It may look like a comedy to you, but for those of us unsophisticated humans born in the late 50's, this movie was the height of excitement, creativity and intrigue. 1968 was a great year for movies including 2001: A Space Odyssey.

[@fermisparadox01]

Don't waste your breath with this clown. He is completely clueless about cinematography.

[@anonagain]

Well said.

[@goldenager59]

And *Charly,* and *Wild in the Streets,* and *Barbarella* (and that just from an SF standpoint). 😎

[@SupportGamin2024]

The planet of the apes franchise will always be the Best! 🔥🔥🔥

[@rs-ye7kw]

2 of Charlton Heston's most famous roles were in biblical epics. "Ben Hur", and "The Ten Commandments" (as Moses). He won the academy award for best actor for "Ben Hur", and was nominated for The Golden Globe award for both roles. He also starred (along with Gregory Peck) in a great western; "The Big Country".

[@jons.105]

Heston was so good in so many movies, particularly in THE OMEGA MAN (remade as I Am Legend), AIRPORT 75, SOYLENT GREEN and EARTHQUAKE.

[@garybrockie6327]

Also, The Ten Commandments, Ben Hur, and my favorite western of the era The Big Country.

[@ChrisReise]

Not to mention that "Omega Man" was ITSELF a remake of "The Last Man on Earth" all three of those films (T.L.M.o.E., T.O.M., an I.A.L. were based on the book "I Am Legend."

[@thunderstruck5484]

Remember seeing Earthquake at the theater with Sensurround! Fun times

[@johnsaul5142]

The Omega man.

[@johnsaul5142]

@@thunderstruck5484 EARTHQUAKE I forgot about that one

[@allenruss2976]

Forgot to clarify the third sequel gives the background story and and answers most of the questions

[@donbergeson6771]

This whole series is really good from a story standpoint. My only real complaint is that after the 1st couple movies the studio obviously dropped the budget way down because a lot of the background apes were not wearing the intensive make-up, it was easy to tell which ones were just wearing halloween masks. But I personally prefer the intensive make-up and real acting and effects of these movies over the CGI of today.

[@dolphinsrr]

Yes that's real acting! Under makeup. Not like the cartoon version you see now!

[@bsmi1361]

The CG apes are better in my opinion, these feel like humans in makeup

[@lesliedaubert1411]

The cgi ones are crap. Cgi nowadays just isn't believable. Looks to fake to accept that it's real.

[@johnrob3215]

It’s hard to explain Charlton Heston to newer generations, but in his time he was the Harrison Ford of the day

[@shwicaz]

Charleton Heston was in another sci-fi classic--The Omega Man

[@kylewestlake982]

What's really amazing is this movie is, at it's core, a four-part Twilight Zone episode.

[@pobstrel]

Roddy McDowall who played Cornelius had the head of the statue of Liberty moved to his backyard after they finished filming.

[@Divamarja_CA]

Of the franchise, after the first entry, I like the 2nd one best. Beneath the Planet of the Apes. But all have their own charm and are worth watching.

[@dolphinsrr]

It should have ended with beneath! I could never grasp that dr. Milo pulled the ship out of the lake and no escape hatch on the ship and learn to blast off in space. Also the idea of flying was i conceivble uncompersible

[@sigenius]

The 3th movie is the end of Zira and Cornelius story and then ceaser ,their son story in the last 2 movies, sometimes i think the original has e better story line than the CGI one, and i don't know why but i like the character desaign from the original more than the realistic CGI in the modern trilogy

[@vincentsaia6545]

The size and dimensions of the Statue of Liberty depicted in the movie are correct. In fact, in the initial shot where the torch and crown are in the foreground the crew based the perspective on precise calculations on the size of the actual torch and crown relative to how far away Taylor and Nova were standing.

[@stevejoshua9536]

Exactly.

[@richelliott9320]

James Whitmore (Brooks from Shawshank redemption) was the ape in charge of the trial

[@Dej24601]

Probably the strongest role to see Charlton Heston is as the lead in “Ben-Hur.” Also if you want to see special FX from 1959 that would still amaze anyone today, this film has scenes which have never been replicated. Other famous roles are as Moses in The Ten Commandments and as the lead in Orson Welles masterpiece “Touch of Evil.” (A note on that, in case viewers today become upset, originally he was to play an American character, but the script, story, casting, etc was changed but the studios and producers would not allow Heston as the main bankable star to be replaced, so Heston played a Mexican.)

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

30:55 Many people view Charleton Heston as only a gun rights, but Heston was involved in the early civil rights movement.

[@EricJonPearson1]

Back then, all of the primary actors (both species) were well-known by audiences. Not great stars, but lots of Oscar/Emmy winners of that era. People were amazed that some of them would completely cover their easily recognized faces.

[@TTM9691]

That was a total blast!!!!! Haven't seen a reaction to this yet where they don't have a great time with it. Love the pace, love the deepness of it, love the fun camp of it! Love that you singled out Kim Hunter. The three main ape actors did a fantastic job and the fact that they could emote and express through their face and eyes is a testament to the great makeup. Never was guys in monkey suits, that's great makeup. I love that one can watch the trilogy....but they don't spoil the O.G., which is super iconic and beloved, for good reason.

[@cliffchristie5865]

Actually, I think they calculated the size/distance ratio of the statue pretty accurately. What we come to understand, of course, is that Dr. Zaius' real occupation is chief defender of the faith. This must not be challenged for the "good" of the society. That being the real point - that, across time and cultures, some things never change. Certainly among Heston's best known earlier films would be "The Ten Commandments" and "Ben Hur".

[@SJ-ty5rw]

The actress who played Nova , was married to the guy who would later produce Jaws .

[@donovandelaney3171]

Check out the 1966 Planet of the Apes make-up test.

[@xhy20x]

Charlton Heston was an active supporter of the civil rights movement in the 1960s and participated in the historic March alongside Martin Luther King.

[@robvegart]

You would enjoy Ben Hur with Heston, as well The Ten Commandments, EarthQuake, The Greatest Show on Earth

[@FlixTalk]

Just saw earthquake...reaction on channel

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

Using the NASA logo would have had massive political implications in 1968. They probably could have done it anyway, but there wasn't much reason to want to yet. When this movie was in production, the Space Race was undecided, and plenty of things had already gone wrong for NASA.

[@charlessperling7031]

In the guidebooks for the fictional universe of "Planet of the Apes," ANSA split off from NASA because of Communist infiltration of the original organization. ANSA stands for "American National Space Administration." Stewart's fate (which causes her to miss the adventure entirely) reminds me of Chapman in "The Bridge on the River Kwai," who doesn't survive the parachute jump (leaving things to Joyce, Shears and Warden). One day I want to write a story with a character named "Stewart Chapman," paying tribute to them both.

[@RetroRobotRadio]

In fact that in the original book it wasn't Earth, it was an alien world. The movie writers decided to make an earth and add the Statue of Liberty scene.

[@markmullins8622]

Finish the story....They went back to Earth...and the apes there had taken over. Don't give just partial information. I hope Pierre Boulle s ghost pops out of your microwave for that 😂

[@charlessperling7031]

The astronauts in Pierre Boulle's 1963 novel give their "Planet of the Apes" a name: "Soror," as it's a sister world in many ways to Earth.

[@donovandelaney3171]

I would love to own one of those backpacks.

[@GeneralGeorgeS.PattonJr.]

The best flick Heston was in is Ben-Hur, 1959. The Ten Commandments, 1956, a very close second.

[@micpar2]

The first was the best one due to the hard work put into it. And the much bigger budget. however, the last movie in the series Battle for the Planet of the Apes had a great ending tag. It jumps ahead like 500 years, I guess. I don't want to spoil it for anyone. It has a good ending to the whole series. In the original a virus came back with astronauts from space. That caused all the cats and dogs to die off. Hence Man wanted new pets to love. Somehow the apes evolved but man first made them servants. Then simply slaves and they finally rebelled toward most humans. Not all humans were bad to them though. This was the first movie series who made millions off merchandising from 1968-75/76. Tons of trading cards, posters, comic books, models, costumes, trash cans you name it. I was like six years old when I saw this in 1968.

[@allenruss2976]

This is covered in the third movie

[@dolphinsrr]

Most people are not fans of battle. But i loved it. It came full circle where the apes and humans live together. Great ending to the original franchise. The new films just a excuse to make it more violent! They should have left it alone and not bother . now if they made it like the book where it was another planet. I would have been happy with that!

[@MatCaveGaming]

Though I feel the original film is the best of the 5, "Beneath the Planet of the Apes" is a highly underrated sequel. The thing about each sequel is that each installment, including the first, was meant to be the end. Each film did well, so the studio kept asking for another. Definitely a wild ride! Glad you enjoyed the original!

[@jimmyzee7040]

Charlton Heston as Moses in the Ten Commandments 1956, classic.

[@mildredpierce4506]

I didn’t see the original. I was only five years old at the time, but I do remember seeing one of the sequels in the movie theater. We as kids absolutely loved anything related to the planet of the apes.

[@binkytube]

Totally appreciate your reaction! Very detail oriented and introspective. Can't wait to see your other reactions. Dr. Zira is played by Kim Hunter who played Maron Brando's wife in the classic film, A Streetcar Named Desire (1951). Kudos!

[@lesliedaubert1411]

In the remake of the first one the astronauts land on an alien planet like in the book. Charlton Heston had a cameo in that one. He played an ape that was dying and knew the history of humans once being the dominant species. He hid the information from the other apes.

[@michaelm6948]

Charlton Heston was a king of the post-apocalypse film genre of the late 60s into the 70s. Soylent Green and The Omega Man are top examples. The western Will Penny was his favorite role and a great film.

[@flibber123]

This movie is a classic. It has a great story and it has something to say. There's a point to it all. The sequels never rise to that level but I did enjoy Escape from the Planet of the Apes. Prime Heston movies include The Ten Commandments, Touch of Evil, Ben Hur, and Soylent Green. He also did a couple of early '70s disaste4 movies, Airport 75 and Earthquake. If you like disaster movies then you'll enjoy those.

[@bluecollartradesman715]

7:22 it’s time to accept the reality that you’re not even close to earth 😂

[@im1ru122]

And now we have a new one! ~ as though 112 Planet of the Apes movies aren't already enough!

[@dolphinsrr]

Lol its just a reimaging of the original. Films. Nothing more. And not connected. No matter what the filmmakers or fans say! It doesn't add up. Its a homage to the original films !

[@88pjtink]

The location of the landing is near Page, AZ., which does look other-worldly. The novel is absolutely brilliant, by the way. It contains a fantastic twist (on the very last page) that is not included in any of the films. And if you like the time thing in films, make sure to catch, "CONTACT", with Jodie Foster (and about a hundred other stars).

[@jamesalexander5623]

Lake Powell .... It was also used in "The Greatest Story Ever Told" .... It's where John the Baptist Baptized Christ!

[@88pjtink]

@@jamesalexander5623 Right, I couldn't remember the name of that lake. Big tourist attraction, as well as the huge dam just outside of town.

[@AHPal-ji6oj]

This was a fun reaction to watch. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) is the next movie in the disjointed sequence and having watched this original you will appreciate it a lot more.

[@lmsossi6501]

You MUST watch Ben Hur!! The story is compelling, the sets are awesome, and the action is epic! Charlton Heston was fantastic in it as the title character! It is also my favorite depiction of Jesus--understated and emotional!!

[@harryrabbit2870]

Oh, gee...Charlton Heston, one of the greatest actors of his generation. Let's see...for epics there's "Ben Hur" and my favorite "El Cid." He was in a few westerns but his performance in "The Big Country" with Gregory Peck really stands out. Any of those would give you a good look at Heston's acting chops.

[@michaelm6948]

Charlton Heston's favorite role and a fantastic western is "Will Penny."

[@goblin2bis707]

ANSA = American National Space Administration in the movie....

[@marysweeney7370]

Charlton Heston;s best performance in a superior film is Ben Hur. He is great in historical epics - and there are a few others you can check out, On the sci fi front, where I mostly saw him you must see Soylent Green and the Omega Man, while these are not top films, they are must see for any Charlton Heston fan who loves sci fi and really out there early 70's films. They are cult classics! He has a great body of work including westerns and action movies which are high quality. He is a great actor. That's why Planet of the Apes was such a great film.

[@robertcringle4865]

My favorite of the old Apes movies are Escape from and Conquest of. But you should also see Beneath for continuity.

[@ronnyb5890]

if you watch this one, you should watch them all because they form a timeloop, very interesting

[@innercircle341]

Clever guy and excellent commentary. It was a warning about nuclear armageddon unlike the reboot

[@lozu8947]

The real give away that he is on Earth the whole time is that the apes speak the same language as Taylor

[@Parallax-3D]

All aliens always speak English, so that wasn’t a giveaway.

[@goldenager59]

I should think the presence of horses would be an additional clue (unfortunately, we couldn't convincingly counterfeit riding animals then, and it still seems rather difficult). 🤨 😕

[@jimglenn6972]

You should also watch Heston in “Soylent Green”, a sci-fi movie that also show the long-time star, Edward G Robinson in his final role.

[@thunderstruck5484]

Saw at the theater! It was rated GP so my mom let me go, awesome classic! Thanks

[@ronnyb5890]

the omega man and the ten commandments are also Charlton Heston classics

[@pricemoore2022]

Awesome reaction of my favorite Planet Of The Apes!!!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@vincentsaia6545]

In 1968 we knew a great deal about space through telescopes and unmanned probes.

[@MicahMann]

One of my absolute favorite movies as a kid. And still do this day a fascinating tale. The adverse parallels of human/ape interaction. And that twist! I would definitely watch the second and third out of this series. They are actually really good and tell a complete story. Enjoy.

[@ckobo84]

"Not even close to earth" 🌎. Yeah we'll see about that

[@bedroomarcade3160]

Yes chronological. Best are 1 3 and 4 but all worth watching. 2 is good too. You're the only reactor that seen the crack in her stasis chamber. Good eye air leak

[@FlixTalk]

I mean it was bigger than life how could I not lol

[@allenruss2976]

Five was good too

[@brandonflorida1092]

Excellent reaction. Thanks! It seems like the quality of the movies you react to is increasing. This is a sci-fi classic. The only thing is, about the time differential between Earth and the ship, I'm not sure why they felt compelled to call plain, vanilla Relativity "Dr. Hesslein's Theory." "Interstellar" gets it right. By the way, in the book, the apes were not speaking any human language. Unfortunately, the sequels to this suck. Oh, on the ship, "all that flying in the background" is stars. Some other of history's best older films are: "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951 NOT the 2008 remake), “Fahrenheit 451,” "Forbidden Planet," "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly," "It Happened One Night," "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance," “The Man on the Flying Trapeze” (only 65 min.), "Miracle on 34th Street (1947 NOT the remake)," "North by Northwest," "Once Upon a Time in the West," "The Pink Panther," "Psycho," "Rear Window," "Rio Bravo," "Some Like it Hot," "Stalag 17," "The Time Machine (1960 version)," "Topper," "2001: A Space Odyssey (hard to understand without reading the book)"

[@rickardroach9075]

16:41 Ape: He can talk! Man: I can siiiiiiiing! You heard it on _The Simpsons._

[@patreushadrakas497]

They are all worth a watch 2 continues Taylor's journey 3 starts a new trilogy

[@northshore1000]

Favorite Charlton Heston film: by far, Ben Hur!! The classic of classics!!

[@maddog19ful]

Love all the old Planet of the apes, need to watch them all.. Ben-Hur movie was a great movie as well with him in it

[@Divamarja_CA]

Kim Hunter was Stella, opposite Marlon Brando, in Streetcar Named Desire. A really fine actress. Roddy McDowall’s career is too long for me to list here. Started as a child actor in the early 1940s. Lots of recognizable character actors under the monkey man suits.

[@Parallax-3D]

Dr. Zaius is Maurice Evans, who played Samantha’s father on “Bewitched.” The head of the tribunal was James Whitmore.

[@yournamehere6002]

BENEATH and ESCAPE are great, though

[@castlesmashers357]

Yes please continue with all other films in this series!

[@mychunkyjordi7585]

I think it's Simeon flu that mutes us from what I remember as it's been a very long time since I saw this. Great video as always 😊👋👍💜🐾

[@EvripidouM]

The simian flu was added in the recent trilogy with andy serkis, it was their way to explain why humen became mute primitives

[@ChrisReise]

4:15 This ship was converted into a sign for The Four Seasons Inn Family Restaurant in Arizona until it was toppled over in a wind storm.

[@tofersiefken]

I hope you'll consider reacting to all 5 of the OG movies. (Release order is the right chronology.) My personal favorite, for the set design and world building, is the second. (It gets bashed, and probably is one of the weaker movies overall, but I still like it.) The third and fourth are the most critical for the "canon", and I think they were better received by the public. The fifth movie as a few merits, but overall, that is when the movies "jumped the shark". The live-action television series as well as the cartoon were great when I was a kid and the whole phenomenon was happening. I even had the "tree-fort" play set, action figures and everything. I also liked the make-up design for the 2001 Tim Burton "re-envisioning", even though it breaks canon completely.

[@jasonreed5157]

The Statue of Liberty was smaller in the movie before the structure was broken in two because of some nuclear war

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

The original movies are worth a look because they deal with time loops or time as a flat line i.e., the impossibility of changing events.

[@tylerdurden9135]

Nova was the perfect woman: beautiful, loyal, and couldn't speak.

[@craig9856]

The various twinkling lights at the beginning represent light speed velocity thru space, and, no, they did not get the logo for ' nasa' incorrect necessarily, as you are😅 assuming that nasa' sent them into space, but that's not necessarily the case.

[@IggyStardust1967]

To answer your first question first.... Yes, you SHOULD watch all 5 movies in this series. If for no other reason than to be fully informed (despite the naysayers) about where all of the subsequent movies got much of their lore. To answer your second question.... THAT depends on how you take the lore and timeline..... Just watch them in release order, would be MY advice. There's a reason they came out that way. 4:25 - More or less. Her "pod" cracked, causing her sealed environment to be compromised. As Taylor says shortly, "she died in her sleep". 6:00 - Another Reaction channel pointed out something that I hadn't even considered for over 50 years. Planting that flag may not have been about "claiming this planet for the US", but rather as a "memorial for Stewart". If the former, I understand Taylor's laughter (because there wasn't a United States left to claim the planet for), but if the former.... then it WAS a bit "late for a wake".... 8:30 - Remember, this movie was rated G, for General Audiences. In the 1970s when it was shown on television, them "nekkid butts" weren't blurred out. 10:00 - Okay, I'm going to say this ONE time..... these are APES, not MONKEYS. There's a difference. Google it if you need to. 30:30 - Yes, you did.... but there were also a lot of clues dropped along the way. But good on you for picking them up. You're also right about something else, Dr. Zaius DID know the true history of the planet, besides the "Sacred Scrolls". But he was among a very small group of guardians of that knowledge, charged with protecting that massive secret, and thus keeping Ape civilization at pretty much a stand-still. He didn't want apes to make the same mistakes that humans had made when they ruled the planet. What better way to do so, than to keep their "technology level" at the bare minimum? Also, while very derided by much of the fandom (myself aside), the first sequel explains a lot more of the planet's history. Personally, I love Beneath the Planet of the Apes, and always have. It is one of my favorites of the series, because of the added lore.

[@thequietrevolution3404]

Great reaction. Just so you'll know, the film "Escape from the Planet of the Apes" (1971) answers your question of how apes gained intelligence. (edit) My high school Literature 102 class actually did a book report on the story this sequel is based on. Also, if you've read *Batman: The Dark Knight Returns* (1986), that graphic novel explains why horses are the best functioning animals available. They were the only means of travel in *Gotham City* after *Superman* failed to stop a nuclear detonation.

[@nathancruz9172]

30:06 I just realized that I find this funny 😆 because, Madagascar made fun of the burning 🔥 🗽 to the ground.

[@jamesalexander5623]

The next film "Beneath the Planet of the Apes" Expains Everything! .... Did you say "Mutants"?

[@joerenaud8292]

Some earlier movies I think were well done and I suggest checking out are, 1951, The Day the Earth Stood Still, 1953 "War of the Worlds", "Soylent Green" 1973, original "Rollerball" 1975, "Scanners" 1982 and the first George Lucan movie he ever made, 1971 "THX 1138".

[@ChrisReise]

There are five films in the series, and they all take place in chronological order. Most of them will refer to a previous film.

[@TheNeonRabbit]

Shot in Northern Arizona near the Grand Canyon

[@stephenbeecher7545]

18:02 Cornelius is trying to get Zira to back off a bit. He is concerned that if she makes too much trouble, their jobs would be in jeopardy. Even back then there was the pressure of "cancel culture". The scene of the Statue of Liberty was shot near Zuma Beach in Malibu.

[@jayharvey7043]

The sequels will answer some questions.

[@donaldseale2700]

I want whatever battery is in that doll that allows it to still work after 2 millennia.

[@Marveryn]

it did not use battery, If you notice there was a string in the back. so its uses gears.

[@DeanStrickson]

There were dolls made with a voice box inside that used no batteries. If you moved it right, gravity would activate it.

[@meganlutz7150]

Enjoyed your reaction. Since you liked this you should try Logan’s Run. Another fun sci-fi from the seventies.

[@jamegoldwaigh6410]

Escape from the Planet of the Apes is the only other one in the series of five that is definitely worth watching.

[@mychunkyjordi7585]

If you like musicals which I usually don't bar a few i watched with Mam check Charlton out in Calamity Jane. It's such a fun film 😊👍💜🐾

[@lisamaitland157]

After about 3750+ years of erosion, the Statue would sink if lucky but most likely is would fall apart.

[@garbageday587]

Well at almost 25:00 you ask how it became like that. You will know if you watch the other 4 movies.

[@goblin2bis707]

Movie 2 and 3, especially 3, are worth watching. The 4 was not bad. the 5 is not worth to watch; The TV serie of the seventies is interesting, remembered by a lot of fans, based on that movie serie ! .

[@jurassicpark1fan920]

I love the original 1968 film and some of the following films in the original series but I also very much so love the Caesar reboot trilogy and I'm excited to see how Noa and Mae's story (the new main characters for the new trilogy) will continue. I really want to see more ape clans as Proximus couldn't have captured them all.

[@joshuajoshua2732]

Please do continue the Apes movies particulary with the next one which is one of my all time favourites and the fifth one the only "Apes" movie I'd ignore is the 2001 remake.

[@jonmercano1138]

The first is the best. My favorite of the sequels is the fourth, Conquest. You should definitely check out the sequels if you want to deep dive the lore. Two are fan favorites

[@allenruss2976]

I knew you'd like this. You've just experienced classic Rod Serling storytelling. This plays out like a 90 minute episode of the Twilight Zone with a much larger budget. Rod Serling wrote Twilight Zone. The makeup for this movie won an academy award. Yes you'll want to watch the sequels. Thry fill out the story arc. If you can power through the second one the rest are easy.

[@dolphinsrr]

What's wrong with the second film? It was great. It should have ended with beneath. The rest of the films was a cash cow. But i did enjoy them! But escape was just hard to believe that the apes got there.

[@rustincohle2135]

Rod Serling was NOT actually responsible for the finished script and his influence on this film was very minimal. Stop pushing this myth! 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.