Planet of the apes (2001)
01-11-2004, 22:37
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Planet of the apes (2001)
After seeing this version of it on channel 5 yesterday, at work we were talking about it and none of us really understood the ending.
Basically, does anybody know what the hell it was about? 
He goes forward in time, then escapes, goes back in time, then finds out that the apes are still there and there's a statue of General Thade from the future???
Please help!!!  
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01-11-2004, 22:40
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Re: Planet of the apes (2001)
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Originally Posted by Mal
After seeing this version of it on channel 5 yesterday, at work we were talking about it and none of us really understood the ending.
Basically, does anybody know what the hell it was about?
He goes forward in time, then escapes, goes back in time, then finds out that the apes are still there and there's a statue of General Thade from the future???
Please help!!! |
Nope you're on your own there  But I did find the following that may be of interest.
http://www.movieprop.com/tvandmovie/...2001ending.htm
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01-11-2004, 22:46
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Re: Planet of the apes (2001)
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Originally Posted by Mal
After seeing this version of it on channel 5 yesterday, at work we were talking about it and none of us really understood the ending.
Basically, does anybody know what the hell it was about?
He goes forward in time, then escapes, goes back in time, then finds out that the apes are still there and there's a statue of General Thade from the future???
Please help!!! |
Basically...........it's a load of crap.
That was my opinion, after seeing it in the cinema (what a waste of £6!!!).
The ending really does not fit at all with the rest of the movie. Not at all. It's like they wanted something with a similar shock value to the end of the original classic PotA movie, & so tacked this (what was actually crappy & nonsensical) scene at the end.
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01-11-2004, 22:47
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Re: Planet of the apes (2001)
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That was my opinion, after seeing it in the cinema (what a waste of £6!!!).
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I bought the DVD! 
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01-11-2004, 22:59
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Re: Planet of the apes (2001)
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So did i because like many films, I never got chance to see it in the cinema. I was "disappointed" with it 
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01-11-2004, 23:57
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Re: Planet of the apes (2001)
You should watch 2001 by Stanley Kubrick instead.
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02-11-2004, 00:01
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Re: Planet of the apes (2001)
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Originally Posted by Richard M
You should watch 2001 by Stanley Kubrick instead.
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Good film, but a sore point with me
I bought the special edition DVD, with music cd and film cell etc (£40) on the understanding that it wasn't going to be released as an 'ordinary' dvd.
Which it was of course about two weeks later.
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02-11-2004, 10:38
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Re: Planet of the apes (2001)
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Originally Posted by Matt D
Basically...........it's a load of crap.
That was my opinion, after seeing it in the cinema (what a waste of £6!!!).
The ending really does not fit at all with the rest of the movie. Not at all. It's like they wanted something with a similar shock value to end of the original classic PotA movie, & so tacked this (what was actually crappy & nonsensical) scene at the end.
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Mrs T and I lay in bed trying to work out that ending. We concluded that Tim Burton was desperate for his own 'twist' ending and wasn't so bothered about whether it made any sense. All in all, an extremely disappointing ending to a reasonably watchable film (even if the characterisation of virtually every character in the thing was utter pants).
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02-11-2004, 10:46
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Re: Planet of the apes (2001)
Ah, glad I didnt miss much not watching this then.
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