Tuesday, October 08, 2024
Planet of the Apes - Tim Burton's 2001 Reboot
- Commentary: Under construction.
More, likely much more, later. This is, after all, the one installment out of the movie franchise that Mom and I went to see in the theater. See here for earlier reference to this.
Apes Character Table
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Tim Roth General Thade Helena Bonham Carter Ari Michael Clarke Duncan Colonel Attar Paul Giamatti Limbo Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa General Krull David Warner Senator Sandar Lisa Marie Nova Glenn Shadix Senator Nado
Human Character Table
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Mark Wahlberg Cpt. Leo Davidson Kris Kristofferson Karubi Estella Warren Daena Erick Avari Tival Luke Eberl Birn Evan Dexter Parke Gunnar Freda Foh Shen Bon Chris Ellis Lt. Karl Vasich Anne Ramsay Lt. Col. Grace Alexander Michael Jace Maj. Frank Santos Andrea Grano Maj. Maria Cooper Kam Heskin Friend at Leo's Party
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 2001
Directed by Tim Burton.
Labels: cgi-animation, super-hero3
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
- Commentary: Under construction.
OF COURSE I'm adding a copy of this movie to my collection! In memory of The Mom and for me. I mean, who knows, maybe she'll be able to watch it over my shoulder. I hope so. She'll be sorely pissed if she misses any of "the Apes" movies!
Anyway, I'll watch the movie, later, and write it up, as much as I do, which means it might be awhile before I comment on it. I mean, I don't even have the physical movie yet!
Apes Character Table
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Owen Teague Noa Kevin Durand Proximus Caesar Peter Macon Raka Lydia Peckham Soona Travis Jeffery Anaya Sara Wiseman Dar Neil Sandilands Koro Eka Darville Sylva
Human Character Table
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Freya Allan Mae William H. Macy Trevathan Dichen Lachman Korina
Additionally, I plucked an interesting retrospective of the entire Planet of the Apes franchise up to this point: Ape Shall Not Kill Ape: A Look at the Entire Ape Francise by Gerardo Valero. If you're at all invested in the Apes series, for whatever reason, you might find it worth a read.
[In my case, as I mention above, my reason is that my mother was enthralled with each movie as it was released, except the Tim Burton 2001 reboot; my mother was so excited about that movie we actually went to the theatre to see it during its initial release, after which my mother said something along the lines of, "Well, that was unnecessary." I think I recorded her actual comment somewhere here, but I haven't found it, so I'll look for it "later". Needless to point out, that was one Apes film we didn't add to our collection.]
You know, I probably should create a Planet of the Apes label, considering how many of these movies I've added to the collection and, reportedly, this iteration won't be the last installment. Remind me to do that, will you?
Yep, I just checked and I have all the Planet of the Apes movies in my collection (minus the animated and TV series productions) except the Tim Burton one. My collection also includes a documentary hosted by Roddy McDowell about the making, and success, of the initial five films.
Well, I just checked and I found a relatively cheap DVD copy of Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes effort, the one my mother (and I, and, it seems a lot of other people, including fans of this franchise, frankly) didn't care for. So, Dear Reader, I ordered it. The more I thought about it while writing this post, the more it occurred to me that I really ought to have the entire compliment of the original franchise that my mother so enjoyed and that, now, so do I, which is why I keep up with the franchise even though my mother died at the end of 2008. This edition includes several special features about Tim Burton's production, as well. They should be helpful in my understanding of why this attempted reboot pleased neither my mother, nor me.
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 2024
Directed by Wes Ball.
Labels: cgi-animation, super-hero3
Sunday, October 06, 2024
Traffic
- Commentary: Under construction.
It's been almost one and a half decades since I first saw this movie, the year it came out. One of my nieces encouraged me to see it, then watched it with me when it was first available for rental. Frankly, it wasn't what I was expecting, considering who recommended it to me. It was gritty, ethically and politically ambiguous. Nothing I would have expected my niece to enjoy, well, except that it was so well-acted, full of stunning performances, large and small. She's an actor and she was drawn to the performances in the movie, the way they expertly intermingled with the subject matter and with each other.
Bits and pieces of dialogue and gestures from this film have melded with my thoughts. It's one of those movies where, when I watch it, yet again, I find these continue to bring up memories of past movie moments, including those of much more recent movies. Puts me in mind of wanting to watch this movie yet again. Perhaps, I'll do that, when my own personal copy arrives later this week.
Obviously, more later.
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 2000
Directed by Steven Soderbergh.
Labels: Criterion9, neo-noirD, political6, violence5
