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TopicDo you like this character? Day 1113: Simon Belmont (Castlevania)
WickIebee
12/30/18 12:02:00 AM
#13
Only played one Castlevania and it wasn't this one, so obvious abstain.
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Topic^King of the Mountain^ - Save My Princess - Day 23
WickIebee
12/29/18 9:15:34 PM
#33
Euphie
Klaudia
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TopicSave My Disney Character X Round 17 [SMDC]
WickIebee
12/29/18 6:20:56 PM
#10
Zurg
Beast
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TopicDo you like this character? Day 1112: Ephraim (Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones)
WickIebee
12/28/18 9:50:27 PM
#6
Yes
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Topic^King of the Mountain^ - Save My Princess - Day 22
WickIebee
12/28/18 9:21:01 PM
#32
Eirika
Vivi
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Topic^King of the Mountain^ - Save My Princess - Day 22
WickIebee
12/28/18 8:02:57 PM
#9
Euphie
Klaudia
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TopicSave My Disney Character X Round 16 [SMDC]
WickIebee
12/28/18 5:42:25 PM
#19
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Topicmaking a garbage topic every day just to get an achievement: day 9
WickIebee
12/27/18 8:10:53 PM
#3
This is most certainly the 9th topic, lefty.
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TopicSave My Disney Character X Round 15 [SMDC]
WickIebee
12/27/18 1:35:38 PM
#57
Zurg
Beast
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TopicHappy birthday V Charon
WickIebee
12/27/18 1:35:15 PM
#12
Happy birthday Char.
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Topic^King of the Mountain^ - Save My Princess - Day 21
WickIebee
12/26/18 7:27:53 PM
#9
Euphie
Klaudia
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TopicBest 5 Seed CBX Day 1
WickIebee
12/26/18 6:51:57 PM
#2
Chief > Metal Sonic > Terra > Sans > Crash for me. I didn't play enough of a Spyro game and didn't play any Okami or FFXV. Maybe eventually. This is my one appearance for this seed.
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Topicmaking a garbage topic every day just to get an achievement: day 8
WickIebee
12/26/18 6:14:12 PM
#2
Quite the collection of games there. Good haul.

Got my steam santa stuff (TitS SC, Ys: Origin, and Saints Row IV), then my real life friend bought me DA: Inquisition, tested the last one out today, I'll try Ys today too.
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TopicDec. Game of the Month Club ft. Furi, Princess Remedy, and Sonic the Hedgehog
WickIebee
12/26/18 3:43:54 PM
#93
Probably got it for free Shonen, like I did. It's been sitting there and JSRF is nostalgic so I felt like I'd force myself to beat the game by constantly nominating it. Sadly shouldn't have done so for January and held off on noms.
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TopicDec. Game of the Month Club ft. Furi, Princess Remedy, and Sonic the Hedgehog
WickIebee
12/26/18 1:16:08 PM
#84
Oh right, I like the Second Chance thing.
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TopicMy Christmas Thank You Note to Board 8
WickIebee
12/25/18 1:13:56 PM
#7
Merry Christmas Scarlet. Btw, Iceman got me SR4 so when we finally get back to 3, we'll be able to go to 4 after it's beaten. And also I'll try in this upcoming week to catch back up in comics, I'm sorry for being so behind.
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Topican announcement
WickIebee
12/25/18 1:04:07 AM
#15
Good luck Noren, hopefully it's successful.
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TopicB8's 5th annual STEAM SECRET SANTA! [SIGN-UP UNTIL DEC 19] [GIFT BY CHRISTMAS]
WickIebee
12/25/18 12:19:37 AM
#207
Mine came in as Midnight hit (for the East Coast).

Iceman sent me:
Trails in the Sky SC
Saints Row IV (GotC edition)
Ys Origin

Wew, my RPG winter will be off to a great start. Although SR I might not get to for a while, but trying out the Ys series and probably getting a new TitS run in should be fun. But jeez, heavy spending. Thank you a lot Iceman.
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TopicB8's 5th annual STEAM SECRET SANTA! [SIGN-UP UNTIL DEC 19] [GIFT BY CHRISTMAS]
WickIebee
12/24/18 8:44:13 PM
#199
That WILL game sounds cool, might wishlist it.

Most of the gameplay VNs I played were Eushully who has an eroge attached to an RPG, so it's bad story with maybe fun gameplay, but this one sounds interesting.
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Topicmaking a garbage topic every day just to get an achievement: day 6
WickIebee
12/24/18 7:02:25 PM
#2
Merry Christmas Steiner.
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TopicITT: We make a GameFAQs Contests FAQ for the newcomers from last contest
WickIebee
12/24/18 6:50:32 PM
#8
Dels posted...
I definitely pronounce it "Bee-eight-ers"

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Topicmaking a garbage topic every day just to get an achievement: day 5
WickIebee
12/23/18 10:04:33 PM
#8
@-hotdogturtle--

Enjoy this useless ping just so I can work towards that achievement.
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TopicSave My Disney Character X Round 14 [SMDC]
WickIebee
12/23/18 6:38:37 PM
#19
Zurg
Beast
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Topic^King of the Mountain^ - Save My Princess - Day 20
WickIebee
12/22/18 8:05:07 PM
#11
Euphie
Klaudia
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TopicGauntlet Crew Ranks Planet of the Apes movies
WickIebee
12/22/18 3:43:47 PM
#140
The Outlier war is over, many had their outlier rise, Stifled is the only one to hit 20, and only one person is below 10. I rose to second after my excellent start... Alas, our rankings just lead to this project being the Planet of KBM.

Stifled- 20
Wickle- 16
JONA- 14
Johnbobb- 14
Inviso- 12
Scarlet- 10
Karo- 10
KBM- 4
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TopicSave My Disney Character X Round 13 [SMDC]
WickIebee
12/22/18 3:22:08 PM
#8
Zurg
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TopicGauntlet Crew Ranks Planet of the Apes movies
WickIebee
12/22/18 2:36:53 PM
#139
Oh right, I'll get to work on that shortly.
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TopicGauntlet Crew Ranks Planet of the Apes movies
WickIebee
12/21/18 9:38:45 PM
#133
"Sort of like with Invasion of the Body Snatchers, the main clip I had seen from this prior to watching the full movie was, of course, the twist ending (though, it's hard to imagine the twist being a suprise, even if I hadn't known in advance). What surprised me was hpw it ended up there. I went in expecting a lone human space adventurer exploring a world taken over by talking apes. I DIDN'T expect a heavy examination on the division between religion and science and their place in government. The movie makes you root for a narcissistic jerk (who takes a primal woman as a trophy wife?) and I have to kind of commend it for that." ~Johnbobb

Inviso had a little thing where he wasn't going to spoil his thoughts on this movie, little does he know I didn't look at his rankings until I was done with the movies myself (which was long after PotA was ranked in the main project). KBM and I both did not submit actual write-ups for this movie due to the fact that I didn't require them since this was done on the main list.
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TopicGauntlet Crew Ranks Planet of the Apes movies
WickIebee
12/21/18 9:38:42 PM
#132
#1. Planet of the Apes (1968)
JONA- 1
Karo- 1
Scarlet- 1
KBM- 2
Stifled- 2
Wickle- 3
Inviso- 4
Johnbobb- 4


"To find out my thoughts on the original movie, check out PlayOnline http://board8.wikia.com/wiki/Gauntlet_Crew_Ranks_Science_Fiction_Films_I" ~JONA (Fun Fact: You actually can't read his thoughts yet, PotA isn't on it yet and the topic purged. Maybe when the holidays are over Scar will have the time to finish that.)

"A group of spacemen on a millennia-long space flight crashland on a planet where sentient monkeys subjugate a race of mute human beings. Soon many stinking paws of damn dirty apes are laid on our wayward travelers and the last survivor is left at the mercy of the fucked up simian civilization.
This role reversal of man and beast is used to highlight the many failings of human society. Everything from animal testing to racism to organized religion to the nature of man gets mocked brilliantly and without mercy.
Charlton Heston's over-the-top performance as the jaded captain of the space crew is a big highlight of the movie, the man is a veritable memorable quote machine throughout the film.
Despite the slow pacing, the movie is never without tension. There is always something propelling the story forward towards its horrifying revelation at the end.
It is interesting to note how the audience's perception of apes vs men changes as the movie go on, particularly how Dr. Zaius goes from being seen as an ignorant religious fanatic to a rather sad individual who just wants to protect his people. By the time Taylor is done screaming obscenities at the whole human race you will probably feel like the whole situation is for the best in regards to the planet." ~Karo

"There simply can be no other film at the top. Based on an unmemorable novel by Pierre Boulle, given the once-over by Rod Serling, and eventually adapted by screenwriter Michael Wilson, Planet of the Apes is definitely an adventure film, but one steered to a devastating condemnation of our own race towards death by Charlton Hestons egomaniacal Colonel Taylor. Stranded on a hazardous planet governed by religious zealotry, Heston attempts to confront their ignorance before resulting in brute force. Made memorable by its twist ending, if you have not actually seen the original film because youve been spoiled by one too many parody sketches, fear not! Like the best classics, there is a lot more to discover than its most talked about moments. You will revel in the assholery on display from Charlton Heston. The second his feet hit the earth, the astronaut is tearing into the idiocy of our society and excited to take down any threat to his own supremacy. This is all a careful construction to topple not only his self-image but our own. We are not worthy of our planet." ~Scarlet

"I watched this one an additional time just to watch the whole series at once. Im glad I did since the later installments reference this one a ton. Needless to say, I still loved it. Heston is great, multiple lines of dialog are iconic in film, the apes equally hateable and understandable, and its just a really good time overall. A+ would watch again.

Traviss Opinion: Last time, Travis enjoyed the first half hour of the movie before falling asleep. This time, he was the complete opposite. Travis was super hyper and ran around the house like a nut. I watched the movie with him and my grandparents. Travis tends to be more hyper around family and/or company." ~Stifled

"Hey daddy, are there monkeys on the screen?" ~Travis
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TopicGauntlet Crew Ranks Planet of the Apes movies
WickIebee
12/21/18 9:27:48 PM
#130
"War for the Planet of the Apes is an astonishing work of blockbuster entertainment. It concludes one of the rarest of trilogies, one in which each subsequent film is superior to the last and actually improves the quality of the previous film. Unable to prevent war with the humans, Caesar must embrace his skills as a tactician to ensure the survival of his people. The war has been long and filled with tragedy. Caesar must either learn from the sins of Koba, or he must embrace the spirit of vengeance against those that have done his people harm. In Caesar, Andy Serkis has his most iconic character. He has been given three films to develop him from infancy to adulthood, and its an accomplishment made possible only through motion capture artistry. The Serkis Trilogy (no other can claim such a hold) will go down as a significant moment in the history of filmmaking, and thankfully its one struck with remarkable story, character, heart, as well as a technical feat" ~Scarlet

"In the final movie of the prequel trilogy, the apes are hunted by the few human survivors of the plague, which by some odd twist of fate are mostly trained military personnel.
Anyway Caesar and his close friends go on a journey for reasons that honestly seem rather dumb, and all the other apes randomly get captured. The film then turns into monkey prison break, where our simian friends have to escape from a facility where the security is so inept that apes can crawl all around the outside of the base without being spotted, and a mentally disabled 8-year-old girl can walk right through the front gates unchallenged. Oh, and the virus that made the apes smart now makes humans dumb instead of killing them because that totally makes sense.
Compared to the previous movie, War has a stronger plot, a better villain, and a real conclusion. But hell if this is still not a shameless cash grab that doesnt really add a whole lot to the series." ~Karo

"So basically its Battle For the Planet of the Apes with Woody Harrelson, little girl Nova, and the rebellious general plot device taken care of in the previous movie. Now dont get me wrong, I enjoyed this a lot. But this is also a big problem with reboots and remakes. Its a fine line between not doing enough to differentiate yourself from the original and doing too much to distance your self from the original. War tries to walk that tightrope and falls into the copy side. Its a very good and pretty copy, mind you. The relationships between the apes are still deep and emotional. The fighting is still fun to watch. And Woody Harrelson is always a good addition. The only strike I can think of against this movie is I simply enjoyed Battle more.

Traviss Opinion: He was VERY interested in the fact that there were a bunch of talking apes on the screen. He kept asking if they were really monkeys. Like a lot." ~Stifled

"I place the good of the Vault above everything, even my own paternal feelings. We must not allow sentiment to cloud our judgment! Think a moment. If you really care about your fellow citizens, killing me is the worst thing you could do. A regrettable incident. But will killing me bring back your friend?" ~The Overseer

"An ok movie if you like waiting for the few good things to happen. Tallahassee has some great dialogue with Caesar and the action towards the end is actually good but other than that it's a whole bunch of nothing." ~JONA
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TopicGauntlet Crew Ranks Planet of the Apes movies
WickIebee
12/21/18 9:27:42 PM
#129
#2. War of the Planet of the Apes (2017)
Inviso- 1
KBM- 1
Johnbobb- 2
Scarlet- 2
Karo- 3
Stifled- 4
Wickle- 4
JONA- 5


"As a whole, I think the reboot trilogy was extremely good. I like the fact that the entire story is a complete narrative of the rise and eventual fall of Caesar. Anchoring the trilogy to that central character (done an extreme amount of justice by Andy Serkis) really did wonders for taking a campy, goofy movie from the late 60s and early 70s, and turning it into a genuinely quality film. War is the most ape-centric of the trilogy, and more than anything, this is all about Caesar the whole way through, without any subplots to bog down the story. And its an interesting concept. The apes are at war with the humans after the events of Dawn, and it gets so bad that Caesar needs to move his people to a new homeonly for his wife and son to get murdered by Woody Harrelson. From that point on, its pure rage on his part, going on a complete revenge mission right up until he gets captured at the halfway point of the movie, and everything changes.

Suddenly, we see the apes in a submissive position for the first time since early on in Rise, and theyre imprisoned and forced into slave labor for the humans. It turns out that the mutation that we know turned all humans mute in the original film first begins in War. And Harrelsons soldiers are under attack from their fellow humans because Harrelson decided to start executing anyone that turned mute, if only to stave off infection. So youve got war between apes and humans, war between humans and humans, and even some ape on ape conflict as Koba loyalists join the humans when it becomes clear that Caesar wont protect them. And all of this leads to a climactic battle where the apes escape captivity right as the good humans attack Harrelsons compound. Caesar gets mortally wounded, but he at least manages to lead his people to freedom, and its a solid ending to his character arc. His death allows him to transcend into legend. And its a solid end to the reboot franchise (though they could certainly continue on from here.)" ~Inviso

"War for the Planet of the Apes is a tremendously ambitious, powerful film that actually turned out to be one of my top 10 movies of 2017. Surprisingly subtle and introspective for a movie with the word war in the title, this borrows a lot of good ideas from previous films in the franchise and just does them all better. Andy Serkis continues to give a brilliant physical performance behind the mo-cap, and the fact that the apes greatly outnumber the humans in this movie works to its great advantage. Koba was a great character, so even if it's just in hallucinations it's nice to see Toby Kebbell make a return here. There are deaths in this movie that are genuinely devastating. The ending is cathartic and beautiful. By the end of this, I felt I'd been on an emotional journey comparable to one of the Lord of the Rings films. On the whole, this is not one of my favorite sci-fi series, as most of the time the Apes movies comes across too obvious with their message and themes but this one strikes just the right balance between the allegory and the premise. Time will tell, but in my eyes should go down in history as the one that managed to be just as good as, if not even better than, the original." ~KBM

"Man this is a nice way to end the trilogy. Andy Serkis honestly deserves an Oscar for his performance as Caesar through the entire series, but here especially. The film carries itself as an epic, going longer than any other film in the series but remaining engrossing the entire way through. Some humor, some tragedy, a lot of action and a surprising amount of moral uneasiness. Woody Harrelson makes the best human villain of the series (not that that's a particularly high bar), being scary and crazy and just the tiniest bit sympathetic." ~Johnbobb
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TopicSave My Disney Character X Round 12 [SMDC]
WickIebee
12/21/18 8:45:32 PM
#28
Zurg
Beast
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Topicmaking a garbage topic every day just to get an achievement: day 3
WickIebee
12/21/18 5:28:34 PM
#3
Nice.
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TopicDo you play a musical instrument?
WickIebee
12/21/18 5:28:00 PM
#15
piano partially, I still own my bass clarinet and could play any sax you ask me to provided the instrument (also regular clarinet), plan to learn violin.
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TopicB8's 5th annual STEAM SECRET SANTA! [SIGN-UP UNTIL DEC 19] [GIFT BY CHRISTMAS]
WickIebee
12/21/18 3:50:37 PM
#149
Wickle forgot how to delay gifts so they are sent out. Well, they're sent out at least.
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TopicI have more Steam keys to unload
WickIebee
12/21/18 12:56:26 AM
#44
Thanks KCF, it worked. I've been playing a tower defense over the course of today so felt like might as well.
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TopicPost Each Time You Beat a Game: 2018 Edition (topic #3)
WickIebee
12/21/18 12:50:03 AM
#53
Up.
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TopicI have more Steam keys to unload
WickIebee
12/21/18 12:24:18 AM
#43
Oh, can I have Pixeljunk?
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TopicGauntlet Crew Ranks Planet of the Apes movies
WickIebee
12/20/18 6:49:37 PM
#109
Vengeful_KBM posted...
I will repeat that I strongly disagree with some of your stronger "this should never be in a movie" opinions, because I very firmly believe that anything has potential to be dramatized if it's handled the right way.


Yeah, I've actually posted in Discord that I'm making it official that if I'm ever going to try and make that comment again, I'm going to redo the write-up. After Terminator and Ex Machina, one was fought for and I was thoroughly defeated in the argument, the other Prof pointed it out and I well... flipped the chessboard over, looked at my write-up, saw that stupid phrasing of "this isn't necessary" again and just realized I'm sick of it.

The other part you can ignore, if you don't know what I'm chaining to, that's fine and doesn't need to become an argument in this topic.
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TopicGauntlet Crew Ranks Planet of the Apes movies
WickIebee
12/20/18 6:30:14 PM
#106
I read it, I just somehow blocked out the subject of what list you meant... I'd apologize, but it's still singling out my list for opinions that I'm still not wrong about. There's a reason depression is at an all time high in our generation, and it can be progressed through what creates an ego and what is aiding these egos.
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TopicGauntlet Crew Ranks Planet of the Apes movies
WickIebee
12/20/18 6:14:05 PM
#100
Vengeful_KBM posted...
Wickle's writeups were actually worse in this regard


I mean... again, they aren't meant to be write-ups. They're literally an attempt to take a Fallout 3 character and produce their dialogue in a way that makes it seem like they're literally part of the movie. Can you honestly disagree that anyone from my jokes were not as if they were part of the movie?

Maybe I shouldn't do these projects at all. I do write-ups everyone bitches at me for the content, I don't do write-ups and people don't even read my goddamn opening post that straight up says you can ask for something if it really concerns you to know my opinion. I have write-ups for every movie, I don't like submitting them since I just become the ass of anyone's joke whenever I type.

That said, Stifled, what you wrote for Travis's write-up in Conquest directly correlates that you let him distract you throughout the movie, so honestly, don't even try to defend yourself.
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TopicSave My Disney Character X Round 11 [SMDC]
WickIebee
12/20/18 2:34:38 PM
#11
Zurg
Beast
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TopicGauntlet Crew Ranks Planet of the Apes movies
WickIebee
12/19/18 7:55:08 PM
#84
"Surprisingly engaging for a modern reboot/origin story movie, Rise of the Planet of the Apes has its problems, but a lot of heart to make up for it. At the core of this story is a very moving father-son relationship between John Lithgow and James Franco's characters, as the latter tries to discover a cure to his father's Alzheimer's disease. I lost a beloved grandmother to Alzheimer's ten years ago, and two of my other grandparents died of dementia, so this storyline strikes a personal chord with me, and that aspect is played to perfection. This is some of James Franco's best work, thanks in large part to his chemistry with Lithgow, who's always great. Caesar is, of course, a triumph both of special effects and of physical acting from Andy Serkis (who really should have netted at least one Oscar nomination by now).

The one major point against this movie is Draco Malfoy himself, Tom Felton, who's badly miscast and distracting as all hell. His delivery of take your stinking paws off me, you damn dirty ape is memorably awful, and undercuts what otherwise might have been the best scene in the movie, as Caesar's first act of defiance comes immediately afterwards. The kinda haphazard writing and filmmaking gets cleaner as the reboot series continues, but this movie holds a special place in my heart." ~KBM

"The human characters are quite bland here, with the main characters being kinda likable but still bland. The real selling point is seeing how Caesar develops and it's done pretty well as its own different thing compared to the original series." ~JONA

"Taking the obligatory graphic detail approach to origin storytelling seen in Christopher Nolans Batman Begins, Rise of the Planet of the Apes chronicles in great detail the early steps that were taken by god-complexed scientists that arose the apes a few steps higher on the food chain. I remember thinking when I first saw the trailers, Why bother? However, as the sequels would continue to enforce, Rise has very little interest in connecting to the original saga, and we should all thank our lucky stars. Director Rupert Wyatt uses the impending doom of the Planet of the Apes to explore our inability to shed the fear of the other, and how a lack of compassion could result in disaster. Sure, the film probably spends too much time with James Francos well-meaning scientist, but as baby chimp Caesar needs a good portion of screen time to grow disenfranchised with humanity, the human players remain essential to engage the shame/disgust/sympathy of the audience. The combination of Wetas motion-capture workers and Andy Serkis performance solidifies this new era of digital makeup, and weve all been aching to see their game-changing work acknowledged since this films premiere." ~Scarlet

"Listen. I like James Franco and all, but come on. A scientist? Denise Richards as a nuclear physicist was more convincing than this. But with that aside, Rise was a good movie. Not great, mind you. But good. It was a nice start to the rest of the trilogy that followed. And while I typically hate remakes/reboots and initially scoffed at this new trilogy, it ended up winning me over. I particularly enjoyed the bridge battle towards the end.

Traviss Opinion: While on vacation, FX was showing a mini Planet of the Apes marathon. We caught Rise and Dawn before leaving to go eat dinner. While Travis tried to watch Dawn, he wasnt calm enough to watch any of Rise. He ran around the hotel room like a nut while Manda took a nap. I was the only one that watched the movie lol." ~Stifled
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TopicGauntlet Crew Ranks Planet of the Apes movies
WickIebee
12/19/18 7:55:04 PM
#83
#3. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
Johnbobb- 1
Wickle- 1
Inviso- 2
Karo- 2
KBM- 3
JONA- 4
Scarlet- 4
Stifled- 7


"This manages the tricky task of handling both an origin story and a franchise reboot, and it does both excellently. It's honestly one of the only films in the series that manages to make you care about the human characters as much as the apes, largely due to great performances by both Franco and Lithgow. But rather than handling the balance of the originals, where it was either about the humans or about the apes or sloppily about both, here we get a steady transition. The film gradually gets less about Franco and more about Caesar, until by the end Caesar has taken over (both in the story and in the film's focus). The "No!" scene might honestly be my favorite in the series. Even on a second viewing, it still gives me chills." ~Johnbobb

"What you see before you is the last bastion of hope for the downtrodden and misunderstood. I thank you for showing me that your kind can be trusted after all. It is a lesson I will not forget. People like you call for our extermination or reform. Reforming implies something is wrong with us and needs to be eliminated. I am afraid that the knowledge required to appreciate our true nature is far above your level of comprehension." ~Vance

"Yeah, this was pretty awesome. I love the fact that the movie is told from the perspective of Caesar as a main character. Yeah, were given the complete backstory as to how humanity fell by the wayside, but this story is all about the growth and development of reboot Caesar as a character. Andy Serkis does an amazing job of creating facial expressions and mo-cap artwork as he always does. I loved seeing Caesar learn and adapt to his changing situation, starting a prison riot and becoming king of Attica or whatever. John Lithgows Alzheimers disease of course made me feel feels, because thats my thing. And overall, this was just a really solid start to the reboot trilogy, and I hope it keeps up that pace for the other two films." ~Inviso

"In this origin story for the apes franchise, testing of Alzheimer's drugs on monkeys leads to the accidental creation of a super-intelligent simian named Caesar.
Caesar becomes the pet of one of the lab techs, but when he gets too big he gets hauled off to the zoo where he recruits the other monkeys to join him.
Humanity ends up mostly eradicated at the end thanks to the miracle drug for some reason being a potent bioweapon against humans, which makes zero sense given it was genetically tailored for use in humans and if anything the apes should have been the ones with adverse reactions. It honestly feels like an all-too-convenient deux ex machina in order to to bring about apeworld overnight, rather than it taking 2000 years.
Though the film has a modern tone, it is never disrespectful to the series as a whole, for example it uses the pandemic as the cause for the downfall of human civilization, rather than a dated nuclear armageddon, to tap more into the fears of the time from the audience.
You do not need to have seen the 60's movie to fully enjoy this, though there are tons of references and homages to be enjoyed by those who have.
This is probably as good of a modern adaptation of the series as you are going to get, and though it is not perfect it still tells a decent story, with probably the best mocap performance outside of Gollum." ~Karo
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TopicGauntlet Crew Ranks Planet of the Apes movies
WickIebee
12/19/18 7:34:18 PM
#81
Still sad no one noticed my little thing with Escape's rankings. Or at least pointed it out.
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TopicAnime & Manga Topic 207: Cute Users Posting Cute Things
WickIebee
12/19/18 4:51:19 PM
#11
I was going to vote Goblin Slayer for Elf girl, but then you listed goblins as the cute part and I wasn't going to do that. Instead I'll vote for cute characters bathing in blood.
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TopicSave My Disney Character X Round 10 [SMDC]
WickIebee
12/19/18 4:27:53 PM
#125
Negaduck
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TopicSave My Disney Character X Round 10 [SMDC]
WickIebee
12/19/18 4:27:07 PM
#122
Fear
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TopicB8's 5th annual STEAM SECRET SANTA! [SIGN-UP UNTIL DEC 19] [GIFT BY CHRISTMAS]
WickIebee
12/19/18 4:22:14 PM
#93
Also finally fixed this, and noticed my previous link wasn't actually a clickable link.

https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/id/Wicklebee/#sort=order
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TopicB8's 5th annual STEAM SECRET SANTA! [SIGN-UP UNTIL DEC 19] [GIFT BY CHRISTMAS]
WickIebee
12/19/18 4:17:17 PM
#92
Alright, sent FRs to everyone I didn't have, that includes @Eerieka (you'll recognize my username, but pinged in case you didn't see me exist already).
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