posted on August 8, 2001 10:18:42 AM
I know, I know. You are wondering what got into Femme today, and why is she starting so many threads? Surely she must be smoking something. LOL
Well, it's entirely too hot to go out today and being so sweet I just know I would melt if I did.
Soooo, I decided to stay in and play with my friends.
On to the subject...
Francis Ford Coppola is re-releasing 1979'sApocalypse Now, which will include 49 (?) minutes of footage edited out of the first version.
I look forward to seeing this film again.
It will be interesting to see the reaction to it, considering the Vietnam War was still fresh in everybody's mind in 1979.
BTW, I have no idea what "redux" means. It's not in my dictionary.
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Has anyone seen Planet of the Apes?
If so, what did you think?
posted on August 8, 2001 11:03:00 AM
femme- coincidentally redux means among other things "returning from war"!! Apocalypse was a great, but long movie. I doubt if another 49 minutes will make it a better movie.
posted on August 8, 2001 11:20:41 AM
My apologies for the derailment here:
Femme you are inside, hanging out at the computer, when you've got that awesome drivin' machine in the garage....I'll bet if you listen closely you'll hear it callin' you..."Femme, come & drive me....Come on, a quick spin....I'll wrap you in cool a/c, good tunes & all the power you can handle....come on, one quick spin".....
Back to the topic:
I saw Apocalypse the 1st go round and found it quite interesting, however I don't think I could make it thru another almost hour of it.....DH is dyin' to see POTA, but he'll have to find another date, monkeys aren't my bag....
posted on August 8, 2001 11:24:42 AM
Femme - It seems to be hot all over the country.
I saw Apocalypse Now and liked it. But then I've enjoyed all the movies that had to do with Vietnam.
rachelcrisscross - Just curious here. Did you see the other three Planet of the Ape movies? If so, did you like them? I'm just curious to know why you didn't like this one. Please, thank you.
posted on August 8, 2001 12:22:56 PM
Sorry. I thought Femme asked me that question earlier.
Linda K:
I saw the first and liked it. I love Roddy McDowell (I thought he and his female ape scientist partner, Kim Hunter were great) and Heston was alright too. I also liked the bad ape leader, James Whitmore, and I liked the other bad apes too. It had a fantastic cast. It had a good plot. It worked.
I also felt the original movie had a social message and I liked the message.
I saw parts of the other movies over the years. I might have seen all of one or the other of the sequels at some time or another.
Tim Burton's "Planet" is a completely different movie. It's as if he just made up a story and not a very good one at that. Oh yeah, except he wanted to use somebody else's idea.
Flimsy. Mediocre cast. Dumb script. Attempts to throw in lines from original in a witty new way and fails miserably. Special effects only so so. Dumb science. Blah.
I read that there is a sequel planned. That was obvious.
You're welcome!
[ edited by rachelcrisscross on Aug 8, 2001 04:30 PM ]
posted on August 8, 2001 04:18:36 PM
I thought this thread was about Redux, the drug that came out in 1996 for weight loss, and then was pulled from the market when it allegedly caused pulmonary problems.
posted on August 9, 2001 05:11:53 AMre·dux \(,)re-'deks, 're-,\ adj [L, returning, fr. reducere to lead back] (1873) : brought back - used postpositively.
I just know I would melt if I did.
