re: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (Thoughts with Spoilers; Fricking fantastic)

Posted by abellsujr

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Posted on 7/11/14 at 3:44 pm to Fewer Kilometers

I didn't realize that was her.

Posted by Fewer Kilometers

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Posted on 7/11/14 at 4:02 pm to abellsujr

Hopefully she'll get a few lines in the next one.

Posted by Warfarer

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Posted on 7/11/14 at 10:16 pm to abellsujr

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Great movie. Serkis was amazing. Some of the best CGI I've ever seen.

I agree.

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I've never had more compassion for a CGI character as I had for Caesar and his family. Very well done.

Quite possibly I agree with that too.

It was pretty amazing that the first movie made you empathize with the apes so much and showed what garbage humans are and then this one makes you lean towards the apes becoming garbage and empathizing with the humans.

The whole battle scene I was thinking about how many of the apes were just getting mowed down yet there were still hundreds. Where were all the apes in the woods? The tank was taking down about 10 at a time and it fired several times.

Posted by abellsujr

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Posted on 7/11/14 at 10:28 pm to Warfarer

I feel like the movie didn't make you empathize with the apes or the humans necessarily. It was an adaptation of real life issues, IMO. There is good and bad on both sides.

This post was edited on 7/11/14 at 11:17 pm

Posted by DelU249

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Posted on 7/11/14 at 10:37 pm to abellsujr

Most concise description I can give I have to go

Tense

You don't feel desensitized to the violence

Black and white beginning...grays as it moves forward

Koba is a top 10 maybe top 5 movie villain and I loved that Gary oldman wasn't the villain despite it being the obvious choice

Rife with subtext both subtle and not but never beats you over the head

Iconic images...visually, it is brilliant

Hand it best picture right now and give serkis his oscar

This post was edited on 7/11/14 at 10:48 pm

Posted by DelU249

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Posted on 7/11/14 at 10:50 pm to abellsujr

Which was gret because it felt like it was headed and could have easily gone the "humans suck" direction

Like I said black and white and just grays goin forward

There is maybe 1:30 without action and it is TENSE

Posted by abellsujr

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Posted on 7/11/14 at 10:58 pm to DelU249

Koba was the main villain and he was an ape. I felt like there was good and bad on both sides. I think It showed the horrors of war, but also showed the necessities. If you look closley it's really one of the best war movies ever made.

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Posted on 7/11/14 at 11:00 pm to DelU249

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Koba is a top 10 maybe top 5 movie villain and I loved that Gary oldman wasn't the villain despite it being the obvious choice

**Spoilers**

Could not agree more. Love how commercials led you to think he'd be the guy too. Hell, I was almost on Oldman's side

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Posted by auburnu008

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Posted on 7/11/14 at 11:05 pm to Damn Good Dawg

Just got back and thought the movie was amazing. One of my top 3 movies experiences of all time. My wife even loved it.

Posted by DelU249

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Posted on 7/11/14 at 11:06 pm to Damn Good Dawg

I'm crushing on this one hard... It's the most fun I've had at the movies in my lifetime. I'll have to see it again for sure but it's dawn and empire then everything else as far as my favorite movies go

I'm a sci fi lover so if I regret this upon further review...whatever

Posted by abellsujr

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Posted on 7/11/14 at 11:07 pm to DelU249

I'm seeing it again.

Posted by auburnu008

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Posted on 7/11/14 at 11:09 pm to abellsujr

I think I am too. I went to the new Auburn theater and saw it on the 80 foot screen. Holy shite that was bad arse.

Posted by DelU249

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Posted on 7/11/14 at 11:11 pm to auburnu008

Now I have to buy rise because it's now 20x better and to supplement my upcoming dawn purchase

Posted by Fewer Kilometers

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Posted on 7/11/14 at 11:11 pm to auburnu008

Empathize.

Posted by Damn Good Dawg

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Posted on 7/11/14 at 11:13 pm to DelU249

It really was good. This and Edge of Tomorrow are easily my favorites with Godzilla following up. I am also a sucker for sci fi but this movie definitely had the most going for it. Looking forward to the next one.

Posted by DelU249

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Posted on 7/11/14 at 11:14 pm to abellsujr

If I weren't married I go back right now

And finally a film worth seeing in. 3d

Now summer movies will suck all over again

Posted by abellsujr

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Posted on 7/11/14 at 11:18 pm to DelU249

I'll prob go Monday. I might take my kids.

This post was edited on 7/11/14 at 11:20 pm

Posted by LRTiger

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Posted on 7/12/14 at 12:52 am to athenslife101

Just got back. Freaking EPIC movie. Really enjoyed it and will likely go see it again. Hell of a performance from Serkis. Give him the oscar. Would be well-deserved.