In Reply to: There will be no next time. I got it the first time. posted by Analog Scott on August 26, 2011 at 20:59:55:
obviously were different from mine: I didn't expect a serious film about drug manufacturing and animal testing. I found the premise interesting enough to drive the resulting picture. I found the center of the picture, the bonding of the scientist and the ape, to be a welcome departure from the average such story. Falco was excellent in making the relationship sincere. THAT is what added something missing from almost all summer fare: a heart. I also found the orangutan and the gorilla "characters" to be developed enough so I cared for them--- yet another departure from the usual 1-dimensional Hollywood characterizations. The story was enough to keep one interested in between the action parts. In other words, it wasn't a non-stop 2 hours of FX with mega-decibel soundtrack concussions.
As far as the originals: they were hokey, boring.
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Follow Ups
- When one doesn't like a film, everything is objectionable. Your expectations - tine 09:21:57 08/27/11 (1)
- For me it's the other way around, when everything is objectionable I don't like the movie. - Analog Scott 10:25:49 08/27/11 (0)