Science fiction films of the 1950s wonderfully illustrated the dangers of trips into outer space but in 1956 Allied Artists brought to the screen a movie that took that basic concept and put a little spin on it by making the coming home aspect of the journey the real jeopardy. Filmed in Cinemascope World Without…
Tag: Planet of the Apes
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) – Review
What, no time traveling apes? By the third installment of the original Planet of the Apes series the Earth had been blown to smithereens making options on how to get a sequel going rather limited, but the lack of a planet would not deter the studio from making more money so they stuck some apes…
Top 10 Movie Twists (Spoiler Alert!)
I have always been a fan of a great plot twist. Some are so good that it takes a few minutes (or days) to fully comprehend what just happened! So here is my personal top 10 all time Twists (and a few honourable mentions) In case you haven’t been paying attention, Were about to…
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) – Review
In 2011 director Rupert Wyatt gave us Rise of the Planet of the Apes a prequel/reboot of the classic Planet of the Apes series, we will gleefully ignore Tim Burton’s messy attempt, and in doing so created an excellent film that looked to be the beginning of an amazing saga. Now it’s 2014 and Matt Reeves is at the…