Ranking Of The Planet Of The Apes

Ah, the final touches on the Planet Of The Apes franchise retrospective.  This is and has always been one of my favorite franchises.  While it predates me by 13 years, we've been together a long time.  And its really exciting to see this new life and rebirth with a prestigious new franchise that is also pretty popular.  There's so much to get from these films old and new (well, maybe not one of them, but its batting a higher average).  If you're a person that just has a hard time with older films, I feel bad for you because there's some really rich stuff here you're missing out on.  I find something great about almost each one of these (sans 1) that I may have never picked up on before with each new viewing.  

Naptown Nerd Goes Ape: Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes (1972)

Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes

1972

Director: J. Lee Thompson

Starring: Roddy McDowall, Ricardo Montalbon, Natalie Trundy, Don Murray

Rated: PG...okay so finally maybe they're getting it a bit here, but the end is still a bloodbath!

"Do!"

Naptown Nerd Goes Ape: Escape From The Planet Of The Apes (1971)



Escape From The Planet Of The Apes

1971

Director: Don Taylor

Starring: Kim Hunter, Roddy McDowall, Bradford Dillman, Natalie Trundy, Eric Braedon, Sal Mineo and RICARDO MONTALBON!

Rated: wait for it...G!

Think of it as grape juice...plus.

           ~Dr. Lewis Dixon

The Favorite Films Of My Lifetime: 1982

A question I've gotten asked as a film guy a lot throughout my life (and I'm sure folks who aren't try the same thing) is "What are your (10) favorite films of all time?"  Seems a simple and fair question on its surface, but to me its an incredibly complex one to someone who has engulfed themselves in film for just about their whole life.  Just 10?  I'm going to forget something or have a hard time choosing between many.  I love film.  Movies are my love and passion in life.  They've kinda been one of the most important aspects of my life and personality.  I've been on this Earth for 31 years and there have been thousands of movies released in my lifetime.  I've found myself loving many of them.  But, a bigger picture, movies have been around for over 100 years now.  Think of how many have been made from then to now.  And you want to crack that down to just 10-20...even 100 seems like you're going to be leaving off a lot.  I just don't think its fair to dwindle it down to that number.  Plus every year brings even more great films to add to history.