Over a year ago, The Planet of the Apes was re-released from 43 years before. I enjoyed it back then but had no hankering to see it OR to make the acquaintance of a "prequel" to the original story which was coming out at the same time.
This week Connie did record that prequel from TV; I watched it with her, and we both enjoyed it quite a lot, which vindicates the review given the film when it came out. Our fine L.A. Times critic Kenneth Turan thought Rise of the Planet of the Apes one of the prize movies of the season.
Probably best of all, though? The critical "bon mot" of the season, which was part of Turan's review. It asserted the team who made the movie "earn an opposable thumbs up"!
I wonder what Mr. Heston might think of this prequel? Wasn't he in the original? I tend to revert back to the old saying of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." Seems that Hollywood likes to remake classic originals, add about 20 minutes of sex and tasteless violence. WHY?
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