Comments on: Trailer Watch: Rise of the Planet of the Apes http://www.multiplexcomic.com/blog/2011/06/02/trailer-watch-rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes/ Bonus comics, movie reviews, and random rants Mon, 13 May 2013 10:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Arkonbey http://www.multiplexcomic.com/blog/2011/06/02/trailer-watch-rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes/#comment-835 Arkonbey Fri, 17 Jun 2011 13:11:00 +0000 http://www.multiplexcomic.com/blog/?p=914#comment-835 You’re absolutely correct, the best SFX are invisible and the script is the most important (“Moon” jumped into my mind just now as an example of both being true)

However, *trying to keep it short* if the film is actually trying to wow me either with a stunt or a set piece, the sense of wonder of seeing a wonderful thing is, for me, accentuated by the ‘how did they do that’ question. As dated as it looks, I find the makeup for the original PotA more impressive than the CGI of RotA)

We’re edging into “over a beer” territory and I’m not going to be a comment hog.

]]> By: Gordon McAlpin http://www.multiplexcomic.com/blog/2011/06/02/trailer-watch-rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes/#comment-826 Gordon McAlpin Wed, 15 Jun 2011 01:51:00 +0000 http://www.multiplexcomic.com/blog/?p=914#comment-826 Is it really important to have that sense of wonder? I mean, I love that stuff, too, but special effects are at their MOST effective when they’re invisible. When you’re NOT wondering how they did it, but just caught up in the story. Ultimately, the most important (and cheapest) special effect in any movie is a good script.

]]> By: Arkonbey http://www.multiplexcomic.com/blog/2011/06/02/trailer-watch-rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes/#comment-824 Arkonbey Wed, 15 Jun 2011 01:39:00 +0000 http://www.multiplexcomic.com/blog/?p=914#comment-824 Looks slow and boring to me. It might make a decent short, but the premise feels a bit slim for a feature. Plus, I’m slowly getting fed up with CGI. Sure, it looks wicked real and that’s cool but, for me, any sense of wonder gets lost when there’s no “How the heck did they do that?” moment.

]]> By: Maryanne Baker http://www.multiplexcomic.com/blog/2011/06/02/trailer-watch-rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes/#comment-794 Maryanne Baker Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:38:00 +0000 http://www.multiplexcomic.com/blog/?p=914#comment-794 Forgot to mention that I LOVED the original Planet of the Apes as well :)

]]> By: Maryanne Baker http://www.multiplexcomic.com/blog/2011/06/02/trailer-watch-rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes/#comment-793 Maryanne Baker Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:37:00 +0000 http://www.multiplexcomic.com/blog/?p=914#comment-793 I was skeptical at first, but like you said…it just keeps looking better and better.

]]> By: Gordon McAlpin http://www.multiplexcomic.com/blog/2011/06/02/trailer-watch-rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes/#comment-792 Gordon McAlpin Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:11:00 +0000 http://www.multiplexcomic.com/blog/?p=914#comment-792 I kind of liked the “re-imagining,” up until that nonsensical twist ending.

The originals are pretty awesome, for the most part. You should definitely see the first two or three. The other two are kind of shaky. (At best.)

]]> By: Theo Macdonald http://www.multiplexcomic.com/blog/2011/06/02/trailer-watch-rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes/#comment-791 Theo Macdonald Thu, 02 Jun 2011 23:44:00 +0000 http://www.multiplexcomic.com/blog/?p=914#comment-791 Sadly I have to admit I’ve only ever seen the awful 2001 “re-imagining.” This does look interesting, for me it’ll really be a “wait until reviews come out” choice on whether or not I see it.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.multiplexcomic.com/blog/2011/06/02/trailer-watch-rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes/#comment-790 Anonymous Thu, 02 Jun 2011 23:19:00 +0000 http://www.multiplexcomic.com/blog/?p=914#comment-790 count me in!

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