In a Nutshell. Mini reviews of movies old and new. No fuss. No spoilers. And often no sleep.

Monday 22 August 2011

Planet of the Apes (1968)

The original ape movie that started the hairy ball rolling.
Charlton Heston is our guide. He's the everyman; albeit an everyman with a cynical disposition, a will of iron and some well-groomed chest-hair.
The story isn't just just sharp social commentary (including powerful observations on such topics as the crippling consequences of having a government that places science and religion in the same bed, and the murky moral waters that too much pride can place a people in), it's also cold, hard science fiction that holds a mirror up to modern life.
The retail DVD box has perhaps the most spoilerific cover ever created; someone needs shot for that. Just because it's old doesn't mean that everyone's saw it - someone, somewhere has yet to experience it.

4½ tennis ball lips out of 5

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