crackhead_bob
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I mean, does War enhance Rise and Dawn as an overall trilogy package, much in the same way that a weak installment in a trilogy sometimes drags or diminished the impact of its more successful installments?
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War for the Planet of the Apes - Review thread. (RT= 96%)
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I mean, does War enhance Rise and Dawn as an overall trilogy package, much in the same way that a weak installment in a trilogy sometimes drags or diminished the impact of its more successful installments?
Oh absolutely.
Caesar's relationship and differences/similarities to Koba is one of the big themes of War. Cheers.
WyndhamPrice
Member
Yeah, I'm not going to answer that question any more than this.
Miles Quaritch
Member
Is there a spoiler thread? Lots to talk about, some incredible moments throughout.
Best end to the Caesar trilogy. I kinda expected it to end the way it did, but the way they set certain events into motion was masterful. It was a joy seeing all the pieces that lead up to PoTA slowly falling into place.
I cannot wait for the Planet of the Apes reboot, really hope they keep the same tone and don't go all cheesy.
Best end to the Caesar trilogy. I kinda expected it to end the way it did, but the way they set certain events into motion was masterful. It was a joy seeing all the pieces that lead up to PoTA slowly falling into place.
I cannot wait for the Planet of the Apes reboot, really hope they keep the same tone and don't go all cheesy.
Miles Quaritch
Member
Cheers my dude.
Posted some thoughts, they are a bit rough. I'm still processing a lot of the themes and their wider meaning, but damn what an incredible movie and end to one of the best trilogies ever.
CommandThrower
Member
Seeing this thing tomorrow night! CAN'T WAIT!!
crackhead_bob
Member
Why couldn't they do that in Dark Knight Rises? They wouldn't have even needed to have the Joker in this film, but at least make mention of the character and the aftermath of The Dark Knight. That really irritated the shit out of me. I'm so glad that War didn't drop the ball on this because this should have been a no brainer. And you wouldn't have even needed Toby Kebbell for this film either. Just mention the events from the last film and themetic transition the implications of that film into the current film as a logical continuum of events.
Bruce Springsteen
Member
If only I had a friend to see this with
Monocle
Member
This is unhelpful but you really should watch them because they're great.
Afro Thunder
Member
Go watch it alone. There's no shame on it.
I have wife, friends but I usually go to movies on fridays after work, so I go by myself.
Bruce Springsteen
Member
I should, I saw the previous two entries and loved them both
War for the Planet of Friends.
I have already watched the other two, it's just been awhile, and I might be going to the movies with friends that have not watched the other two, and will not
Pai Pai Master
Banned
My friend I usually go to movies with fucking hates monkeys and apes of all kinds so I always end up seeing these alone lol. She watched Rise on Bluray and was terrified. When I saw Dawn and the scene with Koba dual weilding machine guns on horseback came up I couldn't stop laughing because it would have fucking traumatized her.
This never happens. Never. Spider-Man 3 being bad doesn't change Spider-Man 2 being incredible. Each film is its own thing and measured on its own merits, and what comes after doesn't change a single thing.
RastaMentality
Banned
There's definitely sequels that strengthen the movies before them. Especially character journeys and prominent themes.
Inferno313
Banned
Heh. Opposite here. My fiancé and I are both vegan, she's hardcore into animal rights and stuff like that. She loves these movies so much for exploring the Apes side of things. The first film in particular makes her tear up, it's honestly adorable. She's super hyped to see this with me, and she's not usually the sci-fi/action type.
Sure, but that's the opposite of what Solo is responding to, and he's right.
No one acts like Jaws is a shit film because of what comes after.
Inferno and Blader have this on lockdown. I do agree that a good sequel can strengthen what came before by adding depth and nuance. But a bad sequel? That's just a bad movie that in no way diminishes the impact of what came before.
For another example, no matter how many terrible sequels James Bond movies get, it will never diminish the masterpiece that Casino Royale is. And like Blader said, if anything, the bad movies that have followed it have only made me appreciate CR even more. You can say the same for the Star Wars prequels too.
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Im getting really pissed off, is there fucking anywhere to see this movie in IMAX or AVX in Toronto WITHOUT 3D? My god, I hate 3D.
Where's the Doc Brown gif when we need it?!
broncobuster
Banned
Yeah. Spider-Man and Dunkirk are hogging IMAX screens but at least a premium 2D showing was added.
Rumblebones
Banned
I saw it yesterday in 3D.
It's a very good film and conclusion to the trilogy.
I hate 3D but it's very impressive.
It's a very good film and conclusion to the trilogy.
I hate 3D but it's very impressive.
SomedayTheFire
Member
I went to see Baby Driver last week and the trailer for this came on and two guys next to me just started talking about how awful it looked. One said he saw the first and didn't like it so never saw Dawn. The other said Dawn was worse and "an embarrassment of a film". I never been so disgusted in a cinema before. Can't wait to see this.
Wag
Member
http://www.slashfilm.com/war-for-the-planet-of-the-apes-interview-matt-reeves-dylan-clark/
I also hate 3D (gives me a headache) but apparently it's one of the few movies actually shot with 3D cameras (at least for some scenes) so I guess I'm seeing this in 3D.
I don't waste my time with post-processed 3D movies anymore.
Inferno313
Banned
God.
That reminds me of seeing the Black Panther trailer before Spider-Man. The people behind us were clearly casual Marvel film fans, at the very least, based on their excitement over seeing Happy as soon as he appeared in Spider-Man. However, after the Black Panther trailer played, they loudly announced: "I am *not* seeing that."
I was fuming.
They're probably just racists.
Those people are insane!!!
broncobuster
Banned
Some people legit struggle to have empathy with the apes. I convinced a few to watch Dawn after their initial reaction was, "why would I watch a movie about monkeys?"; usually after watching they understood it's a universal story and ended up loving it.
Primethius
Banned
Just saw this...
Oh man. What a disappointment. I didn't see myself being as disappointed with it as I am.
Woody Harrelsons performance was... bad. He did not carry the scenes that he needed too.
Oh man. What a disappointment. I didn't see myself being as disappointed with it as I am.
Woody Harrelsons performance was... bad. He did not carry the scenes that he needed too.
Spieler Eins
Member
Wow, what's going on with the IMDB user section? It's literally 1 star reviews for a dozen of pages. Many headlines like "communist propaganda", so I take it that this movie might have offended trumpsters in some way?