Trailer for 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes'

[JamesC]

He was the guy who tried to beat Caeser with a bat and then later got his finger bitten off.
All in all he had a pretty rough time living next door to James Franco!

[johnnystress]

when leaving the cinema on thursday night i overheared someone saying - wasnt bad, but how come it didnt show you the apes planet?

hahahahahaha

[Professor Bear]

And thanks for explaining why you didn't understand the argument.

Clearly nothing I say could satisfy you and the mods have asked us to stop hijacking the thread.  That, I think, is a clear indication we need to step back and admit neither of us are going to give on this matter.

Yours,
A. Nerd.

[Robin Low]

And thanks for explaining why you didn't understand the argument.

Clearly nothing I say could satisfy you

Not the case at all. Some evidence that you understand the points I've put across might be good start. Try starting from the final paragraph of reply #147.

and the mods have asked us to stop hijacking the thread.

If they contact me formally then I'll consider stopping. However, I don't consider this hijacking the thread, as it is on topic and others have managed to talk around us easily enough.

That, I think, is a clear indication we need to step back and admit neither of us are going to give on this matter

Personally, I'm happy to acknowledge a fair, reasoned argument that I cannot effectively or reasonably challenge. If you are not willing to offer one, fine, but please don't try to present me as being merely intransigent. I at least am doing you the courtesy of reading what you post and replying to it.


Regards

Robin

[Professor Bear]

Some evidence that you understand the points I've put across might be good start.

I'll consider stopping. However--

please don't try to present me as being merely intransigent.

[Robin Low]

Some evidence that you understand the points I've put across might be good start.

I'll consider stopping. However--

please don't try to present me as being merely intransigent.

You know, I genuinely thought I'd come home today to face an absolute bitch of a counter-argument that would leave me with egg all over my face.

I wonder if Stargate is on tonight?

Regards

Robin

[Definitely Not Mister Pops]

C'mon lads, yer starting to make MONKEYS out of yerselfs.BOOM BOOM

[Robin Low]

C'mon lads, yer starting to make MONKEYS out of yerselfs.BOOM BOOM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7XuXi3mqYM

That's me at 1:11

Regards

Robin

[Starkers]

No, for grud's sakes no, mr tips, please dont make that mistake! there has been much written online about that, and yes it's true- as far as the rough events of the film are concerned the trailer does cover most everything.

But for once, for once, it's the STORY that matters- this isnt a blockbuster in the transformers mode, where things just need to be ticked off before the final battle. With Rise, the trailer doesnt even begin to tell the whole story- it's the best apes film since the original and the more i see it, the more i  think its probably better than that. Dont let a misreading of the trailer's content put you off seeing it.

SBT

All true. Currently this is the second best film of the year for me (currently seen 21 at the cinema) A great example of how to reboot a franchise intelligently and reverently as well. So many nods to the original here (some more subtle than others) and Serkis and the WETA guys did a wonderful job on Ceaser. Loved the Orangutan as well! 

[Professor Bear]

The orangutan was brilliant - even though he was clearly nonhuman, one look and you think "this guy has his shit all figured out."  If he had an internal narrative, it would be voiced by Morgan Freeman.

And my glass monkey house post has disappeared in the Great Migration of 2011!  Eh.

With Rise, the trailer doesnt even begin to tell the whole story- it's the best apes film since the original and the more i see it, the more i  think its probably better than that.

The second half of this is clearly the ramblings of a crazy man, but the bit about there being a whole other story not seen in the trailers is spot-on.  I'd say it's only as good as Conquest, though.

[Starkers]

Yeah the 'apes are stupid' bit was hilarious.

[Eric Plumrose]

Call yourselves nerds? BAH, I say. Who the fuck's this "Rodney" fella, anyhow? That neighbour's the kid from PIN and the bloke from CUBE.

And fuck. ME. Tyler Labine turns up in something and DOESN'T play a stoner? Like I said. "Call yourselves nerds? BAH."

[Professor Bear]

Playing with fire, Eric.

I'd replace the word 'stoner' with 'slacker' in describing Labine's limited repertoire, but he didn't star in an oddly-loved sci-fi franchise* so has not got a hope registering in a film with Rodney, Dick, and Harry Osborne in it.


* No-one likes Reaper.

[Eric Plumrose]

By Crikey, I'd completely forgotten about REAPER. I was thinking of his roles in THE X-FILES and INVASION.

[Professor Bear]

Cool to know who the other guy watching Invasion was after all this time.