The Lord of the Apes: The Fellowship of the Ape
Thursday, August 4, 2011 at 2:48PM 
Blu Ray CollectionI missed the final critics screening of Rise of the Planet of the Apes due to my Michigan trip, but some critics and pundits have gone quite wild for it. And once again Andy Serkis, aka Gollum aka King Kong aka Pioneer King of Motion Capture Performing, is getting "give him gold" attention.
Meanwhile, in an effort to make me feel even worse about missing the new flick before it hits theaters tomorrow, guess what arrived while I was in Michigan? The Planet of the Apes 40th Anniversary Blu-Ray Box Set. Maybe apes aren't very good at math because the first movie was from 1968 which is 43 years ago but whatever.
It looks SENSATIONAL. I love the packaging and it's even got a gatefold timeline detailing the whole sci-fi tale. I have no idea when I'll find time to watch them all (I've only ever seen the first one which I love but mostly for camp reasons... actual NSFW *LOL* shot ) but I'll try.
So with apes on the brain, I asked Team Film Experience the following question and I want to know your answers too.
WHAT'S THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU HEAR "PLANET OF THE APES"?
KURT: Sadly, Mark Wahlberg.
CRAIG: Since The Simpsons' parody, I always think of Stop the Planet of the Apes, I want to Get Off!
MICHAEL C: In college I engaged in an ill-advised marathon of Apes VHS tapes, memories of which are blurry, but one scene from the surprisingly un-terrible, Escape from the Planet of the Apes stands out. After Cornelius and Zira have time traveled back to present-day Earth and become celebrities (of course) they bizarrely engage in one of those out-on-the-town, trying on lots of different outfits montages. I have never rewatched the movie so this is one of those movie memories I am never 100% sure I didn't hallucinate. Maybe somebody can help me out with this?
ROBERT: Usually I think Charlton Heston shouting "You damn dirty apes!" However currently I can't help but think of the commercials for the new film which make me laugh every time. Those apes just look so angry.
JOSE: Charlton Heston in a loincloth *drools*, wait, eww.
NICK: A Bachmann/Pawlenty 2012 ticket.
Your Turn. Go! What do you think of the second you hear "Planet of the Apes"?
Reader Comments (12)
You didn't hallucinate. This film's ending stands out for me because it broke my brother's heart and made me laugh -- it's horrible to think about what I was laughing at and I wouldn't want to watch it again.
Lincoln 's Ape statue
Mostly I just think of Charlton Heston screaming a lot of obscenities. While wearing very little.
" I hate every ape I see from chimpan-A to chimpan-z." --- Possibly the greatest lyric ever written.
"He can talk" "he can talk" "he can talk"
"I can SING!"
Troy McClure's best performance.
in charlton heston's planet of the apes-"you damn dirty apes", damn you all to hell."
remembering the disappointment i felt when realising halfway through that there was to be no loincloth in the marky mark version - damn you, tim burton
the early versions all blur into one for me now, mixed with half remembered episodes from the tv series (they all seemed to be on tv at the same time in my youth). was roddy mcdowell in all of them?
Charlton Heston nekkid. Yum.
Helena Bonham Carter. Since she’s in the Planet of the Apes film I’ve only seen so far.
"NICK: A Bachmann/Pawlenty 2012 ticket."
Gold.
goran -- right?! i LOL'ed and LOL'ed when that showed up in my inbox.
I first saw Planet Of The Apes, when it made it's "broadcast premiere" on CBS as a kid, and the first thing that always comes to my mind is those damn apes barrelling through the corn fields on horses, it was terrifing. I would have to agree with Michael C, Escape from The Planet Of The Apes, was always my favorite of the bunch. (also remember from Beneath The Planet Of The Apes, when the humans who live underground and worship an atom bomb pull their faces off. BTPOTA is truely the worst of the lot though)