Sunday, August 26, 2018

favorite movies #24: planet of the apes

Favorite movies that have had an impact on me - #24 - Planet of the Apes (1968) - Before HBO and streaming it was a big deal to premiere theatrical movies on TV. Seeing Planet of the Apes for the first time with my family (probably in summertime) was the beginning of our shared love of movies. So many things about this movie, apart from the cool monkeys rule the world theme are memorable. It was an early experience of a post-apocalyptic world and a twist ending. And the “they always kill the black guy” trope that always irritated me in films and movies at at early age. And Charlton Heston looked great in that loincloth.
George Taylor (Charlton Heston): Take your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!






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