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Emma White (253 KP) created a question about in Movie Fun and Trivia
Jul 31, 2018
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Name the films these actors have in common : Karl Urban, Orlando Bloom, Viggo Mortensen, Ian Holm and Andy Serkis.
Pocket (19 KP) rated War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) in Movies
Jul 16, 2017
Andy Serkis (2 more)
CGI monkeys
Woody Harrelson's Bad Guy
Emotional end to the Trilogy
A magnificent film, a thinking mans action film.
Harrelson and Serkis performances are amazing, it continues to be a shame that Serkis doesn't get any Oscar nods for his work here.
The plot moves along at what feels like a breezy pace, a step up from the previous films which felt a little plodding.
Harrelson and Serkis performances are amazing, it continues to be a shame that Serkis doesn't get any Oscar nods for his work here.
The plot moves along at what feels like a breezy pace, a step up from the previous films which felt a little plodding.
Dean (6921 KP) rated The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011) in Movies
Dec 9, 2018
Pocket (19 KP) rated Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) in Movies
Jul 14, 2017
CGI (2 more)
Story
Andy Serkis ape mannerisms
Interesting take on the origins of the Ape world
A really interesting take in the origins of the Ape revolution. I enjoyed this a lot. Andy Setkis as Ceaser deserves all the exclaim he got, and Franco gives a good performance
my one gripe is that it felt a tad long and for me would have worked better around 90mins.
my one gripe is that it felt a tad long and for me would have worked better around 90mins.
Pocket (19 KP) rated Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes (2014) in Movies
Jul 14, 2017
Cgi (1 more)
Andy Serkis
Dawn Dirty Apes
Contains spoilers, click to show
This moved the story along for the first film with some nice call backs to James Franko's character later on.
Overall I enjoyed this but it suffers from the same problems as the first film, a slightly meandering plot that would have been better served by less running time.
Overall I enjoyed this but it suffers from the same problems as the first film, a slightly meandering plot that would have been better served by less running time.
Peter G. (247 KP) rated War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) in Movies
Sep 4, 2019
The last of the current trilogy and arguably the best.
It riffs upon established POTA tropes such as a believable reason for the loss of speech in humans and also the subtle introduction of Nova.
Effects are beautiful and animation of the apes with Andy Serkis continues to amaze with his performance.
it's a thought provoking story based upon a great escape/Prisoner of war type plot with a prison guard played by a very on form Woody Harrelson.
A fitting end to a better interpretation of Pierre Boulle's classic
It riffs upon established POTA tropes such as a believable reason for the loss of speech in humans and also the subtle introduction of Nova.
Effects are beautiful and animation of the apes with Andy Serkis continues to amaze with his performance.
it's a thought provoking story based upon a great escape/Prisoner of war type plot with a prison guard played by a very on form Woody Harrelson.
A fitting end to a better interpretation of Pierre Boulle's classic
Awix (3310 KP) rated Black Panther (2018) in Movies
Feb 13, 2018 (Updated Feb 14, 2018)
Top-tier Marvel superhero movie is essentially diversity wish-fulfilment, revealing the existence of a secret sci-fi African kingdom with technology from Star Wars and soundtrack from The Lion King, but disguises this supremely well with solid script, first class action, and charismatic performances.
New king (and part-time superhero) must come to the throne, cope with parental issues, deal with old enemy and malevolent would-be usurper. Contains some very interesting and subversive ideas about culture and colonialism; doesn't overdo this, of course. Chadwick Boseman radiates nobility and cool as BP, Andy Serkis has too much fun as ridiculously evil villain Klaw, nice support from Martin Freeman as token white sidekick/comic relief (nice to see a bit of diversity in the casting, guys). Marvel continue to do very little wrong.
New king (and part-time superhero) must come to the throne, cope with parental issues, deal with old enemy and malevolent would-be usurper. Contains some very interesting and subversive ideas about culture and colonialism; doesn't overdo this, of course. Chadwick Boseman radiates nobility and cool as BP, Andy Serkis has too much fun as ridiculously evil villain Klaw, nice support from Martin Freeman as token white sidekick/comic relief (nice to see a bit of diversity in the casting, guys). Marvel continue to do very little wrong.
David McK (3162 KP) rated War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) in Movies
Apr 28, 2020
The final part of the 2010 version of the Planet of the apes films (after both Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes), with Andy Serkis again portraying the noble Ape leader Caesar, and with this film set (I believe) roughly 15 years after the viral outbreak that occurred during Rise of the ...
Acting as a prequel of sorts to the Charlton Heston originals, this one - while perhaps a bit slow paced - also shows how mankind loses the ability to speak, starting their journey towards becoming the dumb brutes of that Heston original.
I have to say, however, that the title is a bit misleading (unless it's referring to Caesar's inner war?): perhaps "Skirmish for the Planet of the Apes" would be more apt … ?
Acting as a prequel of sorts to the Charlton Heston originals, this one - while perhaps a bit slow paced - also shows how mankind loses the ability to speak, starting their journey towards becoming the dumb brutes of that Heston original.
I have to say, however, that the title is a bit misleading (unless it's referring to Caesar's inner war?): perhaps "Skirmish for the Planet of the Apes" would be more apt … ?
David McK (3162 KP) rated Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) in Movies
Mar 11, 2023
Caesar. Home.
A surprisingly good prequel/re-imagining/reboot of the seminal Charlton Heston starring sci-fi flick, with this being set in more contemporary time and with it tracing the origins of the smart Apes/the beginning of the decline of man.
Basically, don't mess with nature.
I have to say, the end credits - tracing the virus - also hits differently now (in 2023) than it did on release (in 2011), after the world has been through a global pandemic.
Anyway, Andy Serkis interpretation of Caesar is really the star of the show, with able support from his surrogate 'father' Will Rodman (James Franco), the scientist who first developed a drug that he hopes will cure Alzheimer's but which leads to super intelligence in the chimps exposed to it.
Basically, don't mess with nature.
I have to say, the end credits - tracing the virus - also hits differently now (in 2023) than it did on release (in 2011), after the world has been through a global pandemic.
Anyway, Andy Serkis interpretation of Caesar is really the star of the show, with able support from his surrogate 'father' Will Rodman (James Franco), the scientist who first developed a drug that he hopes will cure Alzheimer's but which leads to super intelligence in the chimps exposed to it.
Fred (860 KP) rated Black Panther (2018) in Movies
May 3, 2018 (Updated Jul 12, 2018)
I found myself many times during the movie wondering if there was ever going to be anything superhero-like in this superhero movie. I understand this is an origin story, but at some point, it needs to move along. It just dragged on too long. Could have been an hour long. There was also too much with the fighting that wasn't Panther. The girls were kicking more ass than Black Panther himself. It was ridiculous. Negatives aside, the acting was really good by everyone, with a great performance by Andy Serkis, of course. The Korea chase scene was fantastic. It's too bad there weren't more scenes like it. The battle scene at the end was very predictable. Bottom line is I did like it. I thought the story was well enough, but should have moved along at a better pace.
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Emma White (253 KP) Jul 31, 2018