She Treads Softly: Planet of the Apes marathon

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Planet of the Apes marathon

Planet of the Apes, 1968
Beneath the Planet of the Apes, 1970
Escape from the Planet of the Apes, 1971
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, 1972
Battle for the Planet of the Apes, 1973

(I'm glad this marathon is done and won't need to be repeated for awhile.)

2 comments:

Jan (in Edmonds) said...: I love the original Planet of the Apes book by Pierre Boulle.

The sequels don't measure up. And I agree that watching them is tedious. And I hated the remake!; April 1, 2009 at 10:40 PM
Lori L said...: OH, we all hated the remake too! The original movie was the best. I've never read the book, but perhaps will some day.; April 2, 2009 at 12:42 PM

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1. Try to understand what the author wished to do, and do not blame him for not achieving what he did not attempt.

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4. Go easy on plot summary, and do not give away the ending.

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