Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

The second--and most horrifying--of the five Planet of the Apes movies, this film goes where few end-of-the-world movies ever dare tread. It's the far future. The mass of humanity has descended into speechless savagery, kept as captive animals by the talking apes who have inherited the world. Two astronauts from our time have landed here, retracing the path of their lost comrade, Captain Taylor (Charlton Heston). Unfortunately, they've landed in the middle of a grim situation. Warlike gorillas are preparing to eliminate the last shards of shattered human civilization, a degenerate, subterranean cult worshipping the greatest of all human achievements--the cobalt bomb. As well as rescuing Taylor, the two men have to stop the gorillas from wiping out humanity ... and stop humanity from fulfilling their self-appointed, self-destructive destiny. This is both thrill-a-minute science fiction and a surprisingly deep reflection on the human condition. Plus, it's got lots of guys in really keen ape suits. --Grant Balfour

Director(s): Tim Burton
Production: 20th Century Fox
  Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 10 wins & 27 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.7
Metacritic:
50
Rotten Tomatoes:
45%
PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Year:
2001
119
$178,094,583
Website
1,323 Views

Nado:
We just returned from our country house.

Sandar:
How was it?

Nova:
Boring.

Nado:
I find it relaxing being away from the bustle of the city.

Nova:
There was no place to go. Nothing but trees and rocks. All you did was nap.

Nado:
Exactly. Time away from politics. . . . . .is what I needed. We'd lose ourselves for days in the forest when we were young. Now I can barely climb a tree.

Sandar:
Trite but true: "Youth is wasted on the young. " Oh, how did I get so old so fast?

Thade:
Living with your daughter would age any ape quickly.

Sandar:
You've been a stranger lately.

Thade:
I apologize for my lateness, senator. I stopped to see my father.

Sandar:
How's my old friend?

Thade:
Slipping, I'm afraid. I'd like to see him more, but these are troubled days. The humans infest the provinces.

Ari:
We encroach upon their habitat. They breed while we grow soft in our affluence.

Thade:
They outnumber us four to one!

Nova:
Why can't we simply sterilize them all?

Nado:
The cost would be prohibitive. Although scientists tell me. . . . . .these humans carry terrible diseases.

Ari:
How would we know? The army burns the bodies before they're examined. Father?

Sandar:
At times, perhaps, the senate feels that the army has been. . .. . .a tad extreme.

Thade:
Extremism in defense of apes is no vice, senator! Your ideas threaten our prosperity! The human problem can't be solved with money!

Nado:
We tried that once, and all we got was. .. . .a welfare state that nearly broke us.

Nova:
I think the city has about as much diversity as I can handle.

Ari:
This garment was made by one of my humans. And can you deny the skill? Obviously, they're capable of a real culture.

Thade:
Everything in the human culture takes place below the waist.


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