Everything GREAT About Planet of the Apes! (2001) 

"I'd rather watch a movie that fails big than a movie that bores me by taking no chances." That is spot on.

For all of the problems with this movie, I adore two things. One, the ape makeup is some of the most realistic and stylized I've ever seen in a feature film, and two, the costumes are very intricate and detailed. Both together make some talented practical effects.

"I'd rather watch a movie that fails big than a movie that fails me by taking no chances." Hey, Hollywood? Listen to this insightful individual!

The twist of the original movie was not in the original novel. Instead, the main character flew back to earth, only to discover that the monkeys had taken over earth too. So technically this twist is pretty accurate to the novel.

Thade's distinctive grin is creepier when you know that chimps use grins as a threat.

We have to appreciate how the visual design of this movie is TOP TIER for visual callbacks from the origin of the apes vs humans situation The apes' helmets look like the pod's rear end, the humans' branding iron is a representation of the Oberon's silouette among others.

It might be 23 years old by now, but damn if it still has some impressive makeup and practical set design 😊

I think the one thing I've always loved about this movie, is Thade. He's such a goofy ass villain, and Tim Roth just seems like he's loving every second of that goofy ass role

While this may not be my favorite adaptation of the Planet of the Apes series, it holds a special place in my heart for the reason that it introduced me to the series as a whole.

I actually rather like this movie. The ape society was interesting, alien yet familiar, and overall the film hews closer to the satire of the original novel. It's not my favorite Planet of the Apes movie, and the reboot prequels absolutely blow it away, but it's an enjoyable enough movie.

I completely forgot this movie existed until 20 minutes ago, what a nostalgia trip! Now I'm craving more movies from around the 2000s because that was a great era IMO

17:30 Actually its based on the novel's ending. Ulysse (book Taylor) lands in paris in his pod, gets out and is apprehended by a policeman. Last words of the penultimate chapter: "He is a gorilla."

I’m so happy to see this on CinemaWins because I grew up with both the original films as well as this remake just in time to watch and absolutely love the new prequel trilogy, which are some of my favorite films of all time. Thank you for winning a childhood favorite of mine🙏

Fun Fact: Danny Elfman and Rick Baker, who did the music and the ape makeup respectively in *"POTA 2001"* were originally hired to do the same jobs in *"Return to The Planet of The Apes",* a planned but cancelled 1988 film by Adam Rifkin, which was to be a direct sequel to the original 1968 film and ignoring the sequels from 1970-1973.

I absolutely adore the reboot trilogy (AKA the Caesar Cycle). I don't think it gets enough love, so I'm excited to hear you give it the love it deserves.

19:28 I don't recognize either still frame, so here's a list of suggestions to consider for future EGA videos: -King Kong (2005 Film) -Disney's Hercules -James & the Giant Peach -Monsters Inc. -Crazy, Rich Asians -Ice Age -Night at the Museum -Mr. Peabody & Sherman -The Lost World: Jurassic Park -Star Wars: Clone Wars (2008 Film)

I was a huge cinephile before this movie came out. Was a little kid watching the 1970’s Planet of the Apes movies on TV. 1999 was THE year for movies. This movie tanked with viewers who did not appreciate Burton’s vision. He made a good movie with great actors and a spectacular FX team. There is no reason for this movie to have tanked. It is all the camp and respect to the 70’s makeup effects, which were awesome for the time. This is a very good movie. And one of the last to be shot with so many physical effects.

Please do the whole prequal trilogy. I swear they are criminally underated and forgotton about for some reason. IMO they are easily one of the best trilogies of all time. Plus Andy Circus is always a win!

Week 164 of asking for Everything Great About Dead Man's Chest.

The. Ending of this version is closer to the ending in the original source book. It wouldn’t hurt to reference that in your critique, I hate how this version is slammed for the ending.

It's always fun when you go back to your roots of highlighting the good points of maligned movies.

The ape mannerisms, specifically by species, in this movie is astounding. The gorillas have the greatest physical strength but mostly use it for show, whereas chimpanzees are apeshit bonkers and aggressive. And also worth pointing out how captive apes have developed sorta crushes on humans.

Also I don't think the the world seen at the end is ours conquered by the Thade we just saw, somehow getting to Earth and getting there before Wahlberg's character. I think it's an alternate realty, a parallel universe.

Ever though of doing videos for the Riddick movies? They're all stupid fun, and the first two are old enough that doing a video on them would introduce plenty of new people to them.

Thanks! I still have those suggestions. I understand you'll be busy with those Planet of the Apes videos, and possibly Oppenheimer, still I would love to see those other videos come. But just take your time with it. You make my day everytime you release a video. 1. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) 2. Jurassic Park III (2001) 3. Shrek (2001) 4. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 5. Back to the Future (1985) or next year for its 40th annivetrsary if you want... 6. Blade Runner (1982) 7. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) 8. Jumanji (1995) 19:24 Let me guess... is next week some Predator movie or Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 (2023)? DANG!!!

13:25 You good buddy? Said that with a bit of conviction.

I couldn't help but imagine Krull saying "Flawless Victory".

I love the makeup, and the armor in this movie. The design of the Ape armor is so cool yet so creepy.

The next CinemaWins video will be either The Meg 2: The Trench, or Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning: Part 1.

14:49 Did you just... do a "would" meme? Wasn't expecting that. Was not expecting that...

These apes scared the hell out of me when I was younger

There's no way this man added the "WOULD" reaction image to the ape kissing scene 🤣

This was such a great movie when I first saw it when I was a kid. You should try young Frankenstein.

I still wish this movie got a sequel

Despite not liking this Wahlberg I always liked this movie. It is Planet of the Apes, and the apes in there are awesome.

HOW come this movie never got an Oscar nomination for Best Makeup? The makeup in this is amazing!

All i know about this movie is Paul Giamatti loved doing it

Planet of the apes is what whistler dreamed while inside the tank.

I'm glad it never got a sequel, it makes the ending all the better. Some things are best left unknown.

Has no one read the book? Burton was faithful to the author's original ending that could have implied a multiverse .

i forgot how good this movie is so many cool practical effects and great atmosphere ps. i never thought that statue at the end was thade i thought it was just how they chose to show he was thades descendant

I honestly don’t hate this movie. The makeup is incredible and Thade’s a cool villain.

Finally! I always loved this take on the premise and I’m happy someone else took the time to point it out. ❤

Fun fact: apparently Tim Roth is really passionate about gun control, so much so that he stated that had he known he was going to have to do a scene with Charlton Heston he would have turned down the role. As it was he apparently only interacted with Heston during their scene and not outside of it

What i love about this one over the originals is how legit ape like the apes are here. In the originals, the apes are basically just weird looking humans, in this version, theyre legit still ape like, they have the agility and mannerisms of apes.

The reason I watch these is I learn something new. Watching this when I was a kid, the time stuff flew over my head. Now, it makes the film and my watching a lot better.

8:20 Charlton Heston’s cameo is AMAZING!

So I started watching this video not having seen the movie but quickly decided to stop and go watch it really glad I did.

Please, I BEG of you! Finally make "Everything Great About Legend of the Guardians, the Owls of Ga'hoole!"

8:18 that is such a deep-cut specific Star Trek reference and I love it. I mean ik it sounds obvious to any ST viewers but im pretty sure most non-Trekkie ppl dunno who leah brahms is.

11:46 Damn been ages since Ive seen this movie but uh yeah that's a genuinely good scene and a nice bit of character from Krull.

This is way better than modern CGI

While I'm not the biggest fan of this Movie, as a fan of the Franchise I'm so happy you covered it. Kinda wish you did the Original, and More old Movies in general. A lot of classics out there. OG PoTA is one of the best in my Opinion .

i actually loved this movie and still do the makeup and effects and even the ape society the legend of cemos was all really cool

Probably not taking suggestions, but I do have a query. Why has this channel never covered Gladiator? Universally I’m sure everyone agrees it’s one of the all time greats, but I bet it would make for one hell of a video.

10:00, I would give up on coming back home, not for Ari, no, I mean, all for my fellow humans, sure.

EGA WolfWalkers, Power Rangers 2017, E.T. The Extra-terrestrial, and RRR!

Is this movie good? No. Is it so bad and over-the-top that I watched the whole thing through in utter disbelief? Yes, and honestly, that's about as good. As Roger Ebert said... "I ask two things of a movie: that it be good, and that it not bore me. This movie (Barb Wire) wasn't good, but wasn't bored."

Please do Everything Great About Batman (1989), Everything Great About Batman Returns and Everything Great About Batman Forever!

18:41 No. Not true. Nope. Not listening. Nope. Nuh uh. Nah. Nooooooo. 😂

Preferring when movies take big swings and miss rather than taking no risks at all and boring me is literally my justification for why I enjoy most movies that are generally hated by modern audiences and people almost always respond, “why do you like bad movies?” 😅

The one thing I would admit I would love to see after seeing how great the ape make-up FX, is how would Andy Serkis would look like as Caesar but with practical make-up and with the war paint of "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes". That would look wicked cool.

My dad was an Extra in this film! He brought home a "rock" he used to brain a human, a torch from the night march scene, and an ape helmet!

Another EGA video, another film I haven't technically seen as a film, only as an NC "review". Should probably get to watching the first film and the reboot/remake series. Once again, an interesting and fun video! Keep up the great work and take care!

Hey dude love your reviews

Day one of asking for everything great about Rio

Does anyone else immediately try reverse image searching the next week teases to try and figure out what they are?

EGA An American Tail* EGA Balto EGA Bolt EGA Cats Don't Dance EGA Despicable Me* EGA Hotel Transylvania* EGA Ice Age* EGA Over the Hedge EGA PAW Patrol: The Movie EGA PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie EGA Ratchet & Clank EGA Robots EGA Shark Tale EGA Sing 2 EGA Space Jam EGA Star Wars: The Clone Wars EGA Thunderbirds EGA Tom & Jerry: The Movie (1993) EGA Trolls: World Tour EGA Trolls: Band Together (*And videos for the sequels)

Episode 133 of asking for Princess Bride!

Can you do one for Klaus?!?! Netflix Christmas movie it's gorgeous!

Your time chronology makes sense, however it doesn't account for how Pericles was able to be the messianic figure of the Ape culture, unless I'm remembering it wrong and Semos was just a generic Ape god that the Apes mistook Pericles for when he landed. If that's the case, then who was Semos? What part about the Oberon going through the time portal made the Apes rebel, and which one among them was Semos? How did they suddenly learn to talk? Maybe I need to rewatch this movie.

Never did understand all the hate for this movie, and my first experience with the franchise was the original run when I was growing up in the 80s and they had weekend sci-fi features on tv. (Beneath was pretty out there, not gonna lie haha) It hit all the right beats for a PotA installment and the subversive callbacks were 'Leo pointing at the screen' memeworthy before the meme was a twinkle in its creator's eye. They were done with a knowing wink, but also in a way that showed love for the original movies. Even the ending, we knew there was going to be a twist, it's in the DNA of the series, but actually seeing it for the first time and how it played out was incredibly fun in the theater, the whole 'wow~ they actually went there...' experience. $68 million in its opening weekend, the second highest EVER at the time, and $362 million against a $100 million budget shows it at least managed to generate some good attention too, not to mention a few award nominations at the BAFTAs for the incredible costume work and the ever-spectacular Elfman's score at the Grammys.

I always liked the idea that the apes brand the humans and the symbol is the shape of the Oberon space station, reminds me of how the apes would have that symbol of Caesar pass through the generations of apes.

This was one of those movies that I just didn't like-but what stands strong is *really* good. Like those practical effects and costumes are just INCREDIBLE

Pretty sure the one on the right of the potential "next week" videos is MI: DR Pt1, but no clue on the left one.....

10:50 wait what movie is "safe Hold"

5:51 Showing teeth to a chimp is a sign of a fight gonna start, that's why she reacted that way

Da king is back baby he neva miss

I appreciate all of your Star Trek references you keep throwing into your videos.

Ironically, famous film critic Roger Ebert actually liked the Twilight Zone-esque twist, he mostly complained the story was badly structured and tonally all over the place: "It's an action picture and a satire of an action picture. It's a comedy and then it gets serious. It's a social satire and then backs away from pushing that angle too far. It even has a weird intra-species romantic triangle in it. And it has a surprise ending that I loved, even though Matt Drudge spoiled it last weekend with a breathless "scoop." The movie could have been more. It could have been a parable of men and animals, as daring as "Animal Farm." It could have dealt in social commentary with a sting, and satire that hurt. It could have supported, or attacked, the animal rights movement. It could have dealt with the intriguing question of whether a man and a gorilla having sex is open-mindedness, or bestiality (and, if bestiality, in both directions?). It could have, but it doesn't. It's a cautious movie, earning every letter and numeral of its PG-13 rating. Intellectually, it's science fiction for junior high school boys. [...] Burton's work can show a wild and crazed imagination, but here he seems reined in. He's made a film that's respectful to the original, and respectable in itself, but that's not enough. Ten years from now, it will be the 1968 version that people are still renting." Which is sad, there's a lot that's commendable about this film. Might be on the lower end compared to the 2010s trilogy and the OG film, but there's still a lot here that can be enjoyed by people, of which I am likely one. Besides, it at least allowed Planet of the Apes to remain relevant after over two decades of hiatus from the franchise. If this film didn't happen, maybe we wouldn't have ever gotten Caesar's story.

If I can appreciate anything in this movie, it's the rounded silver early 2000s sci-fi aesthetic in the production design.

I remember seeing this in the theatre as a kid and loving it while I was watching it, then discussing it with my Mom on the car ride home and realizing it didn't make much sense and I actually didn't like it at all by the time we got there. I didn't have the words for it at the time, but I now cite this movie as my first experience with "critical analysis". And that was when my childhood ended...😅

Marky Mark and the Furry Bunch

We've got a new Ghostbusters movie on the way, so it's past time to get started on the series.

While this is very much a film that I have seen, tis unfortunately still not Kimi no Na wa! I beseech thee to do a video on it!

Why does Helena Bonham Carter always have SO MUCH FRIGGIN CHARISMA in EVERY movie she's in, DESPITE being in full makeup and wardrobe???? God I have such a huge crush.

I liked it even when people told me it was bad.

Finally! 😂 Now please do the planet of ape trilogy with Andy Serkis! It's the best and it will be perfect since the new sequel is coming out soon.

Firstly, I straight up LOVE this movie, and honestly don't understand what people didn't like about it? Maybe there's some problems that I just didn't see, but I'm gonna ignore them and continue loving this. Love this video too. Secondly, I can't wait for you to cover the others as Kingdoms comes out, I love them as well and actually lost track of Kingdom's production a couple years ago and didn't realize they finally made it. I was in the theater to watch Godzilla Minus One when the first trailer hit and they showed the ape and I kinda freaked out when I realized that was what the trailer was for. Thirdly, I would really like to see a video on the old Bill Murray Garfield movie, as the new one is coming up as well. I grew up with it and recently went back for a research with a more critical eye, and I think it still holds up (It's definitely influenced my thinking to where no one else but Bill Murray or a very similar voice can believably be Garfield for me). Maybe even Tail of Two Kitties? But while I still enjoy that one, I do have to admit it is kind of weak.

Please do Everything Great About Wish

Huh, I always assumed this was the same planet we spent most of the movie on, just in the future. Weird

Just saw this version of planet of the apes for the first time. Never saw the older ones just the newer 3. This is the best one I’ve seen so far. I hope they make a number 2 with mark wahlberg in this storyline

I haven't watched this since I was about 12, I didn't realise how many great actors played apes in this movie.

Marky Mark & Dirk jokes. Brutal. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Apetheist! Classic.

Please do the Adam project with Ryan Reynolds and walker scobell!! It’s really funny!!

This movie actually aged well.

The Dirk Diggler line is the funniest line ever.

I will never really understand the hate for this one.

I wonder if 🦍 Lincoln fought vampires with a magical ax😂

great video