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This is the movie started it all. Charlton Heston and his crew are on a journey through space. Since the journey is going to be a long one, they all go into suspended animation, and about 600 years pass. They wake up when the ship crashes onto the mysterious "Planet of the Apes", where apes are the superior life form, and humans can't talk, and are hunted. The captain's chamber was cracked, so died during the 600 years. Now there are 3 crew members left. One get killed and the other is lobotomized, so only Charlten Heston is left. His vocal chords are damaged, and he get captured. Now he has to convince his captors that he is not from this planet, and that he is an intelligent being. This movie rocks. There are more apes than you could ask for. It's not just one type of ape, either. There are Chimps, Orangutans, and Gorillas. Charlten Heston usually sucks, but in this movie he finds a way to kick ass. The masks worn by the actors who portray the apes, are cheap and look quite fake, but the poor quality of the effect is part of the appeal. It's like a B movie, but not, because the story is good. There is a strange scene near the end, where Charlten Heston is talking to the son of the scientist that helps him. Charlten: You know, with that beard you look like one of the young men from my world. Ape: I'm not a fag. The line comes out of nowhere. I've listened to a bunch of times, and I'm very sure, that that is what he says. I give is ***1/2 out of **** |