Your completely genuine and unspoiled reaction to the end of this film is a rare, rare gem. My dad saw this in the theater, and both his account and those of other Boomers who saw it when it first came out was identical. Just open-mouthed, silent shock. Lovely to see that the film can still have the same effect on someone who's never seen it and doesn't know the story. Keep it up!
@@MoMoMyPup10 I saw this in a Drive-In as well on a double bill with Battle of the Planet of the Apes when it opened. The theatre had a guy in a gorilla suit hanging around the administration booth and all throughout the movie, I expected that guy to come up to our station wagon windows and bang in it to scare us.
Jen, you must watch "Beneath the Planet of the Apes" before you see any of the modern remakes or prequels. The other three films after that continued to suffer in quality as the studios cut the budget with every film. The Tim Burton remake has very little in common with this movie and is not part of the story line, but it does have amazing prosthetic makeup effects. The new trilogy with CGI apes is an entertaining story also.
Your reaction to the Statue of Liberty was exactly what the audience did in 1968. One of my favorite memories of all time was my parents taking my brother and I to the twin drive to watch all 5 POTA movie marathon. The last movie finished as the sun started coming up. RIP mom and dad. I miss and love you.
I also remember seeing the marathon at a local movie palace. My dad was the projectionist, so I got to sit in the balcony (which was closed) by myself to watch.
Did you catch during the trial scene the three orangutans are sitting at the desk? At one point there’s a shot of them where one is see no evil, one is hear no evil, and the third is speak no evil. if you look at it really quickly it’s hilarious. lol
BTW the original "monkeys" from India had a fourth monkey: do no evil, with his hands covering his genitals. This was a bit much apparently so it was cut by other cultures to the three monkeys.
That scene was the idea of Charlton Heston and one of the producers...just to have fun. You can see the story in Roddy McDowall's documentary " Behind the Planet of the Apes "... enjoy!
No one had ever seen an ending like this before. with the cold war at its height. people in the theater wept openly and cried out at that scene. it was very possibly the most hard-hitting ending for a film up to the time. I'm 63 and it never fails to kick me in the gut.
This was one of the first Sci Fic movies that legitimized the genre for normies. People finally started seeing that Sci Fic wasn't just lasers and space ships.
Ah yes, Omegaman. I was searching for that movie for so long because I remembered seeing it as a toddler but I couldn't remember what it was for the longest time, just that there was a lone man in a bleak world with robed figures wearing sunglasses. JUST found out recently and what a gem.
The followup Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) is a necessity. It picks up immediately after this one and gives you your answers to the Forbidden Zone.
One of the more interesting things that happened while making this film: There are three species of apes: gorillas, chimpanzees, and orangutans. They had to wear the ape makeup all day. When they broke for lunch, the lower jaw prosthetic was removed so they could eat. But the weirdest thing happened. The people in gorilla costumes ate with other gorillas, chimps with chimps, and orangutans with orangutans. Nobody told them to do it, it just sort of organically happened. Now, very few actors knew for sure what race, color, or creed was behind the makeup. They just all sat in segregated groups that they themselves created. I'm fairly certain there's some kind of interesting psychology at play. People who look like each other tend to congregate together. Now, I don't know how one could use this knowledge when looking at real life race relations. However, it's very, very interesting.
The same thing happened on the set of Babylon 5 and their alien actors. During breaks they would naturally form little groups of the same alien species.
I've know this story as well and not too long ago heard a more mundane explanation for it. The gorillas were mostly played by stuntmen, the smaller chimps, other than Cornelius and Zira, were played by Asians and I can't remember who played the orangutans; white actors, I think.
Please consider reacting to the sequels! They’re not as good as the first but they deserve attention too. And you’ll recognize callbacks to them in the reboot/prequel trilogy
Totally agree on this. The social commentary & the science fiction aspects of the original 5 are far more thought provoking than the trilogy. "Beneath" (the 2nd one) is by far my least favorite. It's badly written but still important to to the entire series.
@@Col_Fragg We have to disagree here. Even though it has value to the entire series, "Beneath The Planet Of The Apes" was a cash grab and Charlton Heston knew it. So did Roddy McDowall, who chose not to be a part of it. That's why Heston insisted on writing the ending. He hoped to ensure it would mean no more sequels to water down the quality of the franchise. What Heston didn't anticipate was the brilliant science fiction team that brought in the concept of an alternate time line to allow the last 3 movies of the series.
@@dunringill1747 👎 Cash grab, maybe, yes but A LOT better then today's rushed crap like the Morvel University, Halloween, whatever blah blah except for maybe Cobra Kia.
They did a very good job in the first movie with the ape prosthetics. But they got progressively worse as the studio kept cutting the budget for each sequel.
There are certainly portions of the later originals that get a bit wacky, but they're just so much more interesting as far as the material goes. Beneath (2) was underrated and a bit bizarre, Escape (3) was an interesting premise, Conquest (4) was a fantastic movie and really eerie especially the original ending rather than the theatrical one... it's really scary, and Battle (5) was in some ways interesting but by far the weakest of them all IMO. Really at no point watching them did the costumes ever detract me from the films.
@@MST3Killa I'd add that the more recent Apes movies reference bits from all of the original series. Rise has a Bright Eyes, a fight in the branches of a tree for leadersip of the apes, the birth in the modern world of an ape who talks, etc. It's not necessary to know the references, but it helps.
That final scene is one of the most iconic in all of science fiction. I believe it was one of Rod Serling's ("The Twilight Zone" TV series of the 1960s) contributions to the script.
@@binghamguevara6814 Rod Serling wrote an early draft of the script, and was credited as one of the writers. It was based on a French book, but heavily altered for the movie.
Brilliant film, brilliant book, brilliant story. Love your reaction when it all clicked into place at the end, one of the best reveals in cinema history. A rightful classic.
Jen ,, the look on your face at the end of the movie was "Priceless" as was most everyone who watched it for the first time . That is the joy most people take from it, seeing other peoples first time reaction to it. Truly the most amazing ending twist of any movie of all time.
George Taylor: A planet where apes evolved from men? There's got to be an answer. Dr. Zaius: Don't look for it, Taylor. You may not like what you find.
Hey, Jen! Okay...here's one to trip you out. The President of the Council (18:20) presiding over Taylor's case is the same actor who played Brooks Hadlin in 'The Shawshank Redemption', James Whitmore. Kim Stanley (Zira) won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress as well as a Golden Globe. She originated the role of Stella Kowalski in Tennessee Williams's play 'A Streetcar Named Desire' in the original Broadway production and reprised the role in the film, which is a classic. Two other actors reprised their stage roles in the film with her, Marlon Brando (as her husband, Stanley, earning a Best Actor nod) and Karl Malden (as Mitch, winning Best Supporting Actor Oscar). She would later reprise Zira in two of the sequel films, 'Beneath the Planet of the Apes' and 'Escape From the Planet of the Apes'. Roddy McDowell (Cornelius) was a former child actor who had a very long career of 60 years that encompassed film, television, and the stage. His distinctive voice made him a household name as well as being in such things as Disney's 'The Black Hole' (1979), 'Cleopatra' (1963), and 'Lassie Come Home' (1943) which he starred with his lifelong friend Elizabeth Taylor, 'How Green Was My Valley' (1941) which was his breakout role in an Oscar-winning Best Picture. In the original Broadway production of Lerner & Loewe's musical 'Camelot' he played Mordred opposite Richard Burton (King Arthur), Julie Andrews (Queen Guenivere), and Robert Goulet (Sir Lancelot)...which was immortalized as a cultural touchstone after the assassination of President Kennedy. Jackie Kennedy gave an interview saying JFK loved 'Camelot' and would play the cast album often...which is why the Kennedy Presidency was nicknamed Camelot. He knew everyone, did everything, and was loved by everyone. A real Hollywood legend. He did almost all of the 'Planet of the Apes' films, except the second one, and he did a short-lived tv series spin-off. He not only played Cornelius, but also Caesar. The original novel by Pierre Boulle has the Apes more advanced, but essentially it is pretty much the same basic story. As far as Charleton Heston films...hands down both 'Ben-Hur' and 'The Ten Commandments' are MUSTS!!! They are both very long, with intermissions, but well worth seeing. 'Ben-Hur' won Heston the Best Actor Oscar as Judah Ben-Hur. I also loved 'El Cid' (1961) about the legendary warrior Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar of Castille in Spain. Heston returned for 'Beneath the Planet of the Apes' and is seen in the next one (Escape From...) in archival footage...then returned to the series with Tim Burton's 2001 reboot, playing an Ape.
The soundtrack was revolutionary at the time and was widely acclaimed - it did Gerry Goldsmith no harm at all. The "See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil" gag was entirely ad-libbed - the three judges at Taylors "trial" adopted the poses on set and it was kept in to provide a break from the "serious" feel of the scene.
You can actually see the moment your mind is blown when you see the Statue of Liberty. The Mark Wahlberg version was horrendous, but the latest series is pretty good.
As an Apes fan, I really enjoyed the Mark Wahlberg movie too. I was put off watching it for many years because everyone said it was crap but watched it just a couple of years ago and totally enjoyed it.
Kudos , Jen, for giving older films like this one a look. The late 60's, early 70's gave us some great sci-fi. Heston fronted two others around the same time that are also worth watching, "The Omega Man" and "Soylent Green".
Especially "Soylent Green", which was coincidentally set in 2022 and marked the final film appearance of one of the greats of old Hollywood, Edward G. Robinson, whose film career spanned more than 40 years...
Jen, Your reacction to the original "Plaent of the Apes" was so brilliant, I can't speak highly enough of your mindset about this movie. You were debating the same issues and conundrums that I did when I first saw this movie as a kid in the 80's. Would man give a talking ape the chance to defend himself under human laws? Would we cage and shackle an high-functioning ape the way Taylor has been herded around? Your reaction was so smart, insightful and contemplative. adored it for sure. GReat work. Keep it up.
It's an important film with plenty of interesting things that raise interesting societal questions, but suspending your disbelief is tough. Taylor has to be the dumbest man alive not to realize he's on Earth. It looks just like Earth, with breathable air, humans, horses, firearms, and the three major ape subgroups from Earth who read and speak in English! Not to mention that Taylor knows the day is 24 hours and you have to assume (though it's not stated) that he can see the Moon and the stars at night. Great flick, but Taylor plays dumb because the script needs him to. No real human in that situation would take that long to figure it out.
IMO the sound track for this movie was one of the best ever made. I've listened to it hundreds of times and sill listen to today. Your reaction at the end was spot on because that was the reaction everyone had back then when we were all led to believe they were not on earth. There is a 20 minute 16 millimeter film that Roddy Mc Dowell, (Cornelius) had filmed on the various set locations to the movie theme music and it's fantastic. Check it out sometime.
This is one of my favorite movies-and movie series-of all time and it was wonderful to see an unspoiled reaction to the ending, and also to see someone engage with the social commentary aspects of it. There's a behind the scenes documentary called Behind the Planet of the Apes about the whole original series that aired with the thirtieth anniversary that I watched to death as a kid, hosted by the actor who played Cornelius, Roddy McDowall, shortly before he passed away. I recommend it, but only if you've already seen the original five movies.
Great reaction, especially at the end reveal. Every one of the original 5 gives us a noteworthy epilogue. It would be great if you considered watching them all before watching the current trilogy (even if you don't react to them). Although they are completely different story lines, the trilogy does borrow an enormous amount of references to the original 5. NOTE: Quality does vary greatly in the originals, but watching all 5 makes for an incredible thought provoking sci fi theme filled with social commentary - *especially the epilogue of the fifth movie that ends the overall story.*
I saw this in the Theatres when it first came out. Everyone was talking about it. Your reaction at the end, "Mind Blown" If only we had that meme back in the day, would be the same for us. Btw, there was a Planet of the Apes TV series in 1974.
Great reactions to the awesome original Planet Of The Apes. I'm so glad you enjoyed this wonderful film, Jen. The surprise ending, was a late script change by writer Rod Serling, who is famous for creating, writing and presenting the original Twilight Zone tv show.
You must see Beneath the Plant of the Apes even at 9yrs old, when i first saw it in 1993, i recognized the sadness and futility of Humanity but also its beautiful fragility in that movie's very somber ending. The other ones made great commentary of modern social and racial issues of the late 20th century.
Fun fact: The exterior scenes early in the movie were filmed at Lake Powell in southern Utah. Construction of Glen Canyon Dam was completed in 1963 and the lake took 16 years to completely fill up.
I have been taking this movie for granted having seen it so many times now. Over a dozen times at least. Watching this reaction video reminded me just how amazing this movie really is.
They filmed the opening at Lake Powell in Arizona which is slowly drying up due to a severe drought. They filmed the movie on location in California, Utah and Arizona. The climax was filmed on a beach in Malibu.
Hey Jen, the orangutan judge at 18:17 is the actor James Whitmore, the one who played Brookes in The Shawshank Redemption. Good movie choice here BTW. @ 20:22 Did catch in this scene the actions of the three judges here? LOL! "See no evil.... " etc, LOL! It may be edited here and you may had noticed on the full version, but in case you didn't.... there's a lot of visual as well as verbal quips involving apes and man in this one. 😁 I saw PotA in 1968 at age 12 and was blown away at its ending just like you at 28:33... as it totally surprised most for the first time! And with the Cold War in full bloom it made the story even creepier at the time. Though this original is the best of the first five, do the following 4 sequels as they are good, down to pretty good. They're all worth watching if you liked the first one, but the follow two sequels are the better ones "Beneath the Planet of the Apes" (1970) and "Escape From the Planet of the Apes" (1971). The others are Conquest of the Planet of the Apes and Battle For the Planet of the Apes, in '72 and '73. But I agree with other commenters that you should watch them before going to the newer ones, though I have not seen any of the newer ones. For a couple more good Heston scifi films around this time period you would like, "The Omega Man" (1971) and the awesome "Soylent Green" (1973). Yes! You must definitely do Soylent Green now while it's still 2022!✌😎
I knew what it was before the Crown because I just recently been to NYC with a Youth Baseball Team and had been up in the Torch! At that time you could go all the way up!
Great reaction, Jen. It's nice to see that the ending of the movie had the same effect on you as when it was first released. Everyone in the theater thought Taylor was on another planet right up to that last scene. Talk about plot twists! 😃👍👍👍
In the original story, the Apes civilization was more technologically advanced. The studio had to dial back their civilization advancement due to the cost of doing the movie. I grew up watching these movies as a kid. The Rod Sterling ending doesn't totally surprise me now. I Love Jen's reaction to the end.
Please watch the other four in the series: Beneath, Escape, Conquest (my second favorite behind the first movie), and Battle. Roddy McDowall appears in all but one of them, and Kim Hunter reprised her role as Zira for Beneath and Escape. And fun fact: the brief scene of the three orangutans doing the "hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil" pose was just the actors goofing off between takes.
I am BEYOND THRILLED that you chose this old film. I was around 12 years old during the “ape fever” period when Planet of the Apes was all the rage. As a young fan, it ruled my world. A TV show, comic books, toys, costumes-I collected it all! My parents eventually said: STOP! At 59 years old, Planet of the Apes always had a special place in my heart. Thank you for sharing with us the surprise & wonder of this old gem!!
The film was made on a $5.8 million dollar budget and made $32 million dollars at the box office. It won a Special Lifetime Achievement Award for Makeup at the 1969 Oscars. The original script had a lot of military vehicles and helicopters that was going to be in the movie,but were scrapped before filming had begun.
There was just a bit of controversy about the makeup. It had been developed for PotA, but John Chambers, the makeup developer for the film, used a prototype mask in an episode of Lost in Space ("Fugitives in Space") on actor Michael Conrad. The TV episode aired a week before PotA was released in NY, and a number of people associated with the film were upset with the reveal of the look in advance.
From the bottom of my heart, I thank you so much for reacting and enjoying this movie. I've loved this film since 1968! Love your reactions and channel Cheers!
3:34 This is funny to watch because as a 3D artist I've just been hired to make a model of this shot with the icarus in the water. Actually they already had the Icarus model, I had to make the water.
I was fourteen when I saw this opening weekend. The end shocked me and I talked about it for days. Did you notice the three judges: hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil. The sound track was like nothing I had ever heard and I believe it won sound design or composition. It has been a favorite of mine for over fifty years.
The sequels are good too and overall, it’s a pretty solid franchise. I recommend watching the sequels that carry the storyline forward as each film twists the plot and gives you enough meat to keep you entertained.
That was great, I grew up with these movies. And the ending of this has been ruined for so many years was exciting seeing someone actually see the reveal for the first time. When it came out all those years ago, even the make up effects were mind blowing.
THANK YOU for reacting to this movie. this movie was the first movie I ever saw in a movie theatre in 1968 when I was 8 years old on a saturday afternoon when my brother took me to see it. I was scared to death when the apes first appeared!, and the ending blew EVERYBODIES Mind!, total silence in the theatre at the end!. one of my top 20 movies of all time, Great reaction!, Love you and your movie reactions!.
Before you move on to the franchise reboot, I suggest you view the following: Beneath The Planet of The Apes (1970), Escape From The Planet of The Apes (1971), Conquest of The Planet of The Apes (1972), Battle For The Planet of The Apes (1973). These five movies from the original franchise started a cultural phenomenon which led to an animated Saturday morning cartoon series, as well as a live action, primetime television series. I owned the action figures and play set from this franchise in the 1970s. Then follow with the first reboot: Planet of The Apes (2001), directed by Tim Burton and starring Mark Wahlberg and Helena Bonham Carter. I personally enjoyed this reboot more than the second reboot despite the fact that it completely threw out the canon of the original series. Tim Burton's vision, set design, costumes and make-up were far superior to both the original movies and the CGI interpretation of the second reboot. Finally, finish with the second reboot: Rise of The Planet of The Apes (2011), Dawn of The Planet of The Apes (2014), War For The Planet of The Apes (2017). These were CGI heavy in their presentation of very realistic ape characters, but I was never really a fan of the way they structured the narrative. Regardless, the second reboot was far better received by modern audiences than the 2001 reboot for some odd reason. I will be with you to watch all of the original series movies and 2001 reboot, though I am pretty luke-warm about the second reboot and probably won't re-watch those. I'm sure others will, however, and I always encourage reactors to watch any franchise to completion to make their own judgements.
Yes! Watch the original five - four more to go. The Tim Burton 2001 reboot isn't horrible. Not great, but awesome make-up effects by Rick Baker! So that one is up to you. Then you need to watch the new trilogy - Rise, Dawn, and War. The new movies don't need the originals for any backstory, but it DOES help...
This isn't your first Charlton Heston film, technically. In Tombstone, he had a small part as Henry Hooker (the rancher who lets them stay in his house near the end).
A bit of comic relief comes at the 20:23 point in the movie. When Zira is trying to convince the Council about the possibility of where the humans came from, the scene switches to the Ape Council sitting behind the table. The one on the left is mimicking "See No Evil," the one in the middle is mimicking "Hear No Evil," and the one on the right is mimicking "Speak No Evil."
Great reaction especially at the end. This movie really blew people’s minds at the time. America was in the midst of the Vietnam war, a proxy war against both Russia and China, so the threat of nuclear annihilation was very real.
Great reaction video! Charleton was a HUGE star in the 60's and 70's. You might enjoy his movie "Omega Man" (1971), a remake of a movie starring Vincent Price "The last Man On Earth" (1964). It was again remade by Will Smith and retitled "I am Legend" (2007). If you do a movie THREE times, it's a good plot.
I'm glad to see that you're watching the original film, as it's a science fiction classic that started an entire franchise. With that said, as others have mentioned, I hope you consider watching the remainder of the original series before going to the contemporary productions. It really tells a complete story from beginning to end, and then back to the origins of it all.
Loved it every time you said something about how are they going to get back to Earth. Was eagerly waiting for the statue of liberty scene. The speechless look of shock was perfect. Great reaction.
When I was a young teen I saw this in the movie theater Doubled Featured with the remake of King King, whoever put that together had a sense of humor..lol My reaction to the ending was the same. Did you call Charlton Heston Testi towards the end 25:21 ??? Lol
@@jenmurrayxo My bad, you kept it G rated and Hesty is a great nickname for him. Some used to call him Chuck Heston. His 2 most popular roles were This one and one he did about 11 earlier, he played Moses in The Ten Commandments.
Zaius is prejudiced and even scared of humans because he supposedly visited the Forbidden Zone on an expedition when he was younger, where he discovered the ruins of the Statue of Liberty.
Loved it! I have to think you're reaction was exactly what they were aiming for when this was first released. And yes, the new ones are worth watching too
Jen, you made my day with your reaction to the ending of this movie! I was deprived of the ability to be surprised of that revelation at the end since I’ve seen it prior to seeing the movie.
The ending:”ooohhhhhh”. That was my experience when I first saw this as a child. It was an anti war, anti racism film that spoke to the Puls of the time
Seeing your expression with your mouth agape from the twist ending makes this one of the most satisfying reaction videos I've seen so far! It makes me wish I was old enough to have the same reaction with everyone else in theaters when it originally came out, but I was just a newborn in '68!
Only recently discovered your channel. I generally avoid reaction videos because they all come across as phony and filled with bad acting. Yours is the only one that seems genuine. No over reacting,no screaming,etc. I'll be subscribing now. Keep up the great work!
Always fascinated by apes since following Jane Goodall , reading the National Geographic magazines as a kid when they arrived. So naturally when this came out .couldn't wait to see and wasn't disappointed.🐵🐵
Charlton Heston starred in some classic films such as The Ten Commandments, Ben-Hur, Soylent Green, Earthquake, The Omega Man, The Awakening, The Naked Jungle and Secret of the Incas. He also starred in Beneath the Planet of the Apes and played a dying chimp in Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes. He also narrated the opening sequence to Armageddon.
What's amazing. Is your response at the end of the movie. Was the same as when I first saw this movie as a kid. That is a testament as is to how well this movie was made. A big screen episode of The Twilight Zone.
The Image of the three ape judges in the classic pose. SEE NO. HEAR NO EVIL SPEAK NO EVIL. Is really impactful and powerful. What a perfect time to interject that idea through visual film making. SO GREAT.
I was 16 when I saw "Planet of the Apes" for the first time (in the theatre) and yes, I had the same open mouthed, stunned silence reaction that most of those of my generation had. If you think about the world we were growing up in it is perfectly understandable. We had lived our entire lives with the reality of the "Cold War" and the very real possibility of all out nuclear war. The ending of this movie was a stark reminder that in such a war, there would be no winner! I really enjoyed watching your reaction video and look forward to seeing more.
This film completely blew me away when I first saw it as a young boy, My Late Father told me all about it and I was transfixed and then a few years later I watched it with my Dad and it was everything I thought it would be and more , not sure any other film had the effect that this did even though I have seen a lot of great films since.
The reason the ending is so great, comes from Rod Serling (who wrote the screenplay for this) once said about how a story can be divided into three parts: The Question, The Argument, and the Answer. Here, the proposed question is "Is humanity inherently violent and destructive?" and the ending is the story's answer. Yep, we fucking suck.
Leading up to the release of this movie there was much televised research that I watched about simians. It just made the movie more entertaining, and maybe believable. 😬
That twist ending was typical of Rod Serling. He was the guy who created The Twilight Zone. It's considered one of the greatest twist endings in movie history. If you haven't seen that series, it's definitely a must watch. Also, I'm not sure if you noticed since you didn't comment on it, but towards the end of the council meeting (at 20:25), the three Orangutans who were sitting down were performing the "See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" poses (the one on the left had his hands over his eyes, the middle one had his over his ears, and the third had his over his mouth).
Hi Jen,excellent choice this film was groundbreaking in its time. I always like to throw out suggestion to you. In the same time period, 2001 a space odyssey was released. Also a groundbreaking film directed by Stanley Kubrick. One of the best science fiction films ever IMO. I really think you should consider it.
Wow Jen, I am *SO GLAD* that the ending to this had not been spoiled for you. Seeing your genuine open-mouthed reaction to seeing the Statue of Liberty and realizing that he was back on Earth was so great to see. The same reaction the rest of us had when we saw it for the first time. The shock ending was written by Rod Serling of The Twilight Zone and still packs a punch even after all these years. The book is quite different from the movie, but with several shared elements such as apes being the ones in power, Nova and a few other things. But they had to take a different route for the movie because in the book the apes are super advanced and at this time there was not a budget for making an all-out sci-fi movie so they made the apes much more primitive but still in power. In the book the main character and the apes do not speak the same language, but he learns _their_ language, over many months, while being caged up in their facility and listening very carefully. The book is quite small and can be read in a day or two and has an interesting twist ending as well, but not the same one as this movie. Original French name: "La Planète des Singes". In the UK it was known as "Monkey Planet". "Planet of the Apes" is a more accurate name because there are no monkeys in this movie! (Monkeys have tails).
Your completely genuine and unspoiled reaction to the end of this film is a rare, rare gem. My dad saw this in the theater, and both his account and those of other Boomers who saw it when it first came out was identical. Just open-mouthed, silent shock. Lovely to see that the film can still have the same effect on someone who's never seen it and doesn't know the story. Keep it up!
Yes, I was such a babyboomer that saw this in the theater. Nice to see her original surprised reaction.
Saw it in the Drive-In, and was young enough to need the ending explained to me. That's the only part that I remember though, still.
@@MoMoMyPup10 I saw this in a Drive-In as well on a double bill with Battle of the Planet of the Apes when it opened. The theatre had a guy in a gorilla suit hanging around the administration booth and all throughout the movie, I expected that guy to come up to our station wagon windows and bang in it to scare us.
Yes it was so cool to see her reaction at the end and watching her mind explode.
Jen, you must watch "Beneath the Planet of the Apes" before you see any of the modern remakes or prequels.
The other three films after that continued to suffer in quality as the studios cut the budget with every film.
The Tim Burton remake has very little in common with this movie and is not part of the story line, but it does have amazing prosthetic makeup effects.
The new trilogy with CGI apes is an entertaining story also.
Your reaction to the Statue of Liberty was exactly what the audience did in 1968. One of my favorite memories of all time was my parents taking my brother and I to the twin drive to watch all 5 POTA movie marathon. The last movie finished as the sun started coming up. RIP mom and dad. I miss and love you.
Sorry for your loss 🌹 Its so nice you have that happy memory with them
It was advertized as "Go Ape For a Night"!
A precious memory indeed; I should like to have attended that all-nighter myself. 🙂
dusk to dawns were the greatest.
I also remember seeing the marathon at a local movie palace. My dad was the projectionist, so I got to sit in the balcony (which was closed) by myself to watch.
Did you catch during the trial scene the three orangutans are sitting at the desk? At one point there’s a shot of them where one is see no evil, one is hear no evil, and the third is speak no evil. if you look at it really quickly it’s hilarious. lol
BTW the original "monkeys" from India had a fourth monkey: do no evil, with his hands covering his genitals. This was a bit much apparently so it was cut by other cultures to the three monkeys.
That scene was the idea of Charlton Heston and one of the producers...just to have fun. You can see the story in Roddy McDowall's documentary " Behind the Planet of the Apes "... enjoy!
No one had ever seen an ending like this before. with the cold war at its height. people in the theater wept openly and cried out at that scene. it was very possibly the most hard-hitting ending for a film up to the time. I'm 63 and it never fails to kick me in the gut.
This was one of the first Sci Fic movies that legitimized the genre for normies. People finally started seeing that Sci Fic wasn't just lasers and space ships.
The lonely sound of the surf playing over the credits just makes the ending even more somber.
You’re not joking this is a great sci-fi film that really hit me hard I’m 50 so I appreciate your viewpoint
@@noneya3635It didn’t hurt that the special effects started to get more realistic at this time.
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Charlton Heston was in two other dystopian movies: “The Omega Man,” and “Soylent Green.” Both are worth a reaction.
Soylent Green is awesome.
@@estebandominguez141 "Soylent Green is People"!!
@@laudanum669 Spoilers dude.
Ah yes, Omegaman. I was searching for that movie for so long because I remembered seeing it as a toddler but I couldn't remember what it was for the longest time, just that there was a lone man in a bleak world with robed figures wearing sunglasses. JUST found out recently and what a gem.
@@laudanum669 why do you think it tastes so good?
The followup Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) is a necessity. It picks up immediately after this one and gives you your answers to the Forbidden Zone.
Your genuine reaction to the ending was a pure joy to watch. I thought EVERYBODY knew the twist!
"The title would suggest that we're going to run into some apes." LOL 😀
One of the more interesting things that happened while making this film:
There are three species of apes: gorillas, chimpanzees, and orangutans. They had to wear the ape makeup all day. When they broke for lunch, the lower jaw prosthetic was removed so they could eat. But the weirdest thing happened.
The people in gorilla costumes ate with other gorillas, chimps with chimps, and orangutans with orangutans. Nobody told them to do it, it just sort of organically happened.
Now, very few actors knew for sure what race, color, or creed was behind the makeup. They just all sat in segregated groups that they themselves created.
I'm fairly certain there's some kind of interesting psychology at play. People who look like each other tend to congregate together.
Now, I don't know how one could use this knowledge when looking at real life race relations. However, it's very, very interesting.
The same thing happened on the set of Babylon 5 and their alien actors. During breaks they would naturally form little groups of the same alien species.
I've know this story as well and not too long ago heard a more mundane explanation for it. The gorillas were mostly played by stuntmen, the smaller chimps, other than Cornelius and Zira, were played by Asians and I can't remember who played the orangutans; white actors, I think.
The Charlton Heston essential viewing trio - Planet of The Apes, Soylent Green, and The Omega Man. Good stuff.
It's the Heston vs Humanity Gone F*cked Itself Trilogy. 😊
no love for Ben Hur ?
Don’t forget, Touch of Evil
@@kefkaFollower I guess I was thinking of his post-apocalyptic science fiction movies. Ben Hur is a classic.👍
@@zedwpd The parting of the Red Sea special effect holds up to this day!
Please consider reacting to the sequels! They’re not as good as the first but they deserve attention too. And you’ll recognize callbacks to them in the reboot/prequel trilogy
Totally agree on this. The social commentary & the science fiction aspects of the original 5 are far more thought provoking than the trilogy. "Beneath" (the 2nd one) is by far my least favorite. It's badly written but still important to to the entire series.
Yes, absolutely. I hope she watched all five films.
@@dunringill1747 Badly written?! Not at all. The sequel is brilliant and contains some truly nightmarish imagery.
@@Col_Fragg We have to disagree here. Even though it has value to the entire series, "Beneath The Planet Of The Apes" was a cash grab and Charlton Heston knew it. So did Roddy McDowall, who chose not to be a part of it. That's why Heston insisted on writing the ending. He hoped to ensure it would mean no more sequels to water down the quality of the franchise.
What Heston didn't anticipate was the brilliant science fiction team that brought in the concept of an alternate time line to allow the last 3 movies of the series.
@@dunringill1747 👎 Cash grab, maybe, yes but A LOT better then today's rushed crap like the Morvel University, Halloween, whatever blah blah except for maybe Cobra Kia.
The whole series of six 60's Planet of Apes movies have a charm the CGI ape struggle with, as the actors eyes show more emotion,
They did a very good job in the first movie with the ape prosthetics. But they got progressively worse as the studio kept cutting the budget for each sequel.
There are certainly portions of the later originals that get a bit wacky, but they're just so much more interesting as far as the material goes. Beneath (2) was underrated and a bit bizarre, Escape (3) was an interesting premise, Conquest (4) was a fantastic movie and really eerie especially the original ending rather than the theatrical one... it's really scary, and Battle (5) was in some ways interesting but by far the weakest of them all IMO.
Really at no point watching them did the costumes ever detract me from the films.
@@MST3Killa I'd add that the more recent Apes movies reference bits from all of the original series. Rise has a Bright Eyes, a fight in the branches of a tree for leadersip of the apes, the birth in the modern world of an ape who talks, etc. It's not necessary to know the references, but it helps.
Roddy McDowall could act better with just his eyes than a lot of other actors could with their entire body!
One of the best twist endings in Sci Fi
That final scene is one of the most iconic in all of science fiction. I believe it was one of Rod Serling's ("The Twilight Zone" TV series of the 1960s) contributions to the script.
where did you hear or read that?
@@binghamguevara6814 Rod Serling wrote an early draft of the script, and was credited as one of the writers. It was based on a French book, but heavily altered for the movie.
Brilliant film, brilliant book, brilliant story. Love your reaction when it all clicked into place at the end, one of the best reveals in cinema history. A rightful classic.
Jen ,, the look on your face at the end of the movie was "Priceless" as was most everyone who watched it for the first time . That is the joy most people take from it, seeing other peoples first time reaction to it. Truly the most amazing ending twist of any movie of all time.
George Taylor: A planet where apes evolved from men? There's got to be an answer.
Dr. Zaius: Don't look for it, Taylor. You may not like what you find.
Heston plays sarcasm to the hilt in most of his 60 n 70s films. He's the realist
Hey, Jen!
Okay...here's one to trip you out. The President of the Council (18:20) presiding over Taylor's case is the same actor who played Brooks Hadlin in 'The Shawshank Redemption', James Whitmore.
Kim Stanley (Zira) won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress as well as a Golden Globe. She originated the role of Stella Kowalski in Tennessee Williams's play 'A Streetcar Named Desire' in the original Broadway production and reprised the role in the film, which is a classic. Two other actors reprised their stage roles in the film with her, Marlon Brando (as her husband, Stanley, earning a Best Actor nod) and Karl Malden (as Mitch, winning Best Supporting Actor Oscar). She would later reprise Zira in two of the sequel films, 'Beneath the Planet of the Apes' and 'Escape From the Planet of the Apes'.
Roddy McDowell (Cornelius) was a former child actor who had a very long career of 60 years that encompassed film, television, and the stage. His distinctive voice made him a household name as well as being in such things as Disney's 'The Black Hole' (1979), 'Cleopatra' (1963), and 'Lassie Come Home' (1943) which he starred with his lifelong friend Elizabeth Taylor, 'How Green Was My Valley' (1941) which was his breakout role in an Oscar-winning Best Picture. In the original Broadway production of Lerner & Loewe's musical 'Camelot' he played Mordred opposite Richard Burton (King Arthur), Julie Andrews (Queen Guenivere), and Robert Goulet (Sir Lancelot)...which was immortalized as a cultural touchstone after the assassination of President Kennedy. Jackie Kennedy gave an interview saying JFK loved 'Camelot' and would play the cast album often...which is why the Kennedy Presidency was nicknamed Camelot. He knew everyone, did everything, and was loved by everyone. A real Hollywood legend. He did almost all of the 'Planet of the Apes' films, except the second one, and he did a short-lived tv series spin-off. He not only played Cornelius, but also Caesar.
The original novel by Pierre Boulle has the Apes more advanced, but essentially it is pretty much the same basic story.
As far as Charleton Heston films...hands down both 'Ben-Hur' and 'The Ten Commandments' are MUSTS!!! They are both very long, with intermissions, but well worth seeing. 'Ben-Hur' won Heston the Best Actor Oscar as Judah Ben-Hur. I also loved 'El Cid' (1961) about the legendary warrior Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar of Castille in Spain. Heston returned for 'Beneath the Planet of the Apes' and is seen in the next one (Escape From...) in archival footage...then returned to the series with Tim Burton's 2001 reboot, playing an Ape.
The soundtrack was revolutionary at the time and was widely acclaimed - it did Gerry Goldsmith no harm at all. The "See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil" gag was entirely ad-libbed - the three judges at Taylors "trial" adopted the poses on set and it was kept in to provide a break from the "serious" feel of the scene.
Hestie was also Arnie’s boss in True Lies. You were great, asking all the right questions. 😉👍
One of the best films, Can you imagine what it was like when it came out in the 60s.
You can actually see the moment your mind is blown when you see the Statue of Liberty.
The Mark Wahlberg version was horrendous, but the latest series is pretty good.
As an Apes fan, I really enjoyed the Mark Wahlberg movie too. I was put off watching it for many years because everyone said it was crap but watched it just a couple of years ago and totally enjoyed it.
Jen! I absolutely loved the look on your face when you saw Lady Liberty! Priceless!
Kudos , Jen, for giving older films like this one a look. The late 60's, early 70's gave us some great sci-fi. Heston fronted two others around the same time that are also worth watching, "The Omega Man" and "Soylent Green".
Especially "Soylent Green", which was coincidentally set in 2022 and marked the final film appearance of one of the greats of old Hollywood, Edward G. Robinson, whose film career spanned more than 40 years...
@@flarrfan I remember watching this as a kid and 2022 seemed literally forever away, and here it is.
Fun fact: The Last Man on Earth (1964), The Omega Man, (1971) and I Am Legend (2007) are all based on the same source material.
Jen, Your reacction to the original "Plaent of the Apes" was so brilliant, I can't speak highly enough of your mindset about this movie. You were debating the same issues and conundrums that I did when I first saw this movie as a kid in the 80's. Would man give a talking ape the chance to defend himself under human laws? Would we cage and shackle an high-functioning ape the way Taylor has been herded around? Your reaction was so smart, insightful and contemplative. adored it for sure. GReat work. Keep it up.
It's an important film with plenty of interesting things that raise interesting societal questions, but suspending your disbelief is tough. Taylor has to be the dumbest man alive not to realize he's on Earth. It looks just like Earth, with breathable air, humans, horses, firearms, and the three major ape subgroups from Earth who read and speak in English! Not to mention that Taylor knows the day is 24 hours and you have to assume (though it's not stated) that he can see the Moon and the stars at night. Great flick, but Taylor plays dumb because the script needs him to. No real human in that situation would take that long to figure it out.
Agreed. Would enjoy seeing a reaction video on Ex Machina. Raises similar questions, from another angle.
IMO the sound track for this movie was one of the best ever made. I've listened to it hundreds of times and sill listen to today. Your reaction at the end was spot on because that was the reaction everyone had back then when we were all led to believe they were not on earth. There is a 20 minute 16 millimeter film that Roddy Mc Dowell, (Cornelius) had filmed on the various set locations to the movie theme music and it's fantastic. Check it out sometime.
Jerry goldsmith rules
I like the cut of your jib.
This is one of my favorite movies-and movie series-of all time and it was wonderful to see an unspoiled reaction to the ending, and also to see someone engage with the social commentary aspects of it. There's a behind the scenes documentary called Behind the Planet of the Apes about the whole original series that aired with the thirtieth anniversary that I watched to death as a kid, hosted by the actor who played Cornelius, Roddy McDowall, shortly before he passed away. I recommend it, but only if you've already seen the original five movies.
“Planet of the Apes end is bananas”. That’s hilarious! 🍌🙊🍌🙉🍌🙈🍌
Great reaction, especially at the end reveal. Every one of the original 5 gives us a noteworthy epilogue. It would be great if you considered watching them all before watching the current trilogy (even if you don't react to them). Although they are completely different story lines, the trilogy does borrow an enormous amount of references to the original 5.
NOTE: Quality does vary greatly in the originals, but watching all 5 makes for an incredible thought provoking sci fi theme filled with social commentary - *especially the epilogue of the fifth movie that ends the overall story.*
I saw this in the Theatres when it first came out. Everyone was talking about it. Your reaction at the end, "Mind Blown" If only we had that meme back in the day, would be the same for us. Btw, there was a Planet of the Apes TV series in 1974.
And a Saturday morning cartoon as well. Apes was the Star Wars of its day.
That Court scene looks exactly like what happened during the Salem Witch Trials.
Great reactions to the awesome original Planet Of The Apes.
I'm so glad you enjoyed this wonderful film, Jen.
The surprise ending, was a late script change by writer Rod Serling, who is famous for creating, writing and presenting the original Twilight Zone tv show.
You must see Beneath the Plant of the Apes even at 9yrs old, when i first saw it in 1993, i recognized the sadness and futility of Humanity but also its beautiful fragility in that movie's very somber ending. The other ones made great commentary of modern social and racial issues of the late 20th century.
"Beneath..." is freakin insane. Glory to the bomb almighty!
Fun fact: The exterior scenes early in the movie were filmed at Lake Powell in southern Utah. Construction of Glen Canyon Dam was completed in 1963 and the lake took 16 years to completely fill up.
I have been taking this movie for granted having seen it so many times now. Over a dozen times at least. Watching this reaction video reminded me just how amazing this movie really is.
They filmed the opening at Lake Powell in Arizona which is slowly drying up due to a severe drought.
They filmed the movie on location in California, Utah and Arizona.
The climax was filmed on a beach in Malibu.
Some of it was filmed at Malibu State park, where they later filmed M*A*S*H
Lake Powell has been refilled thanks to heavy snows in the last two years.
Hey Jen, the orangutan judge at 18:17 is the actor James Whitmore, the one who played Brookes in The Shawshank Redemption. Good movie choice here BTW.
@ 20:22 Did catch in this scene the actions of the three judges here? LOL! "See no evil.... " etc, LOL! It may be edited here and you may had noticed on the full version, but in case you didn't.... there's a lot of visual as well as verbal quips involving apes and man in this one. 😁
I saw PotA in 1968 at age 12 and was blown away at its ending just like you at 28:33... as it totally surprised most for the first time! And with the Cold War in full bloom it made the story even creepier at the time. Though this original is the best of the first five, do the following 4 sequels as they are good, down to pretty good. They're all worth watching if you liked the first one, but the follow two sequels are the better ones "Beneath the Planet of the Apes" (1970) and "Escape From the Planet of the Apes" (1971). The others are Conquest of the Planet of the Apes and Battle For the Planet of the Apes, in '72 and '73. But I agree with other commenters that you should watch them before going to the newer ones, though I have not seen any of the newer ones.
For a couple more good Heston scifi films around this time period you would like, "The Omega Man" (1971) and the awesome "Soylent Green" (1973). Yes! You must definitely do Soylent Green now while it's still 2022!✌😎
That was exactly the face all of us who saw this in the theatre had. Among the great movie endings. Thanks, Jen.
I knew what it was before the Crown because I just recently been to NYC with a Youth Baseball Team and had been up in the Torch! At that time you could go all the way up!
Great reaction, Jen. It's nice to see that the ending of the movie had the same effect on you as when it was first released. Everyone in the theater thought Taylor was on another planet right up to that last scene. Talk about plot twists! 😃👍👍👍
In the original story, the Apes civilization was more technologically advanced. The studio had to dial back their civilization advancement due to the cost of doing the movie. I grew up watching these movies as a kid. The Rod Sterling ending doesn't totally surprise me now. I Love Jen's reaction to the end.
Rod Serling.
28.38 when the penny drops....priceless.
Please watch the other four in the series: Beneath, Escape, Conquest (my second favorite behind the first movie), and Battle. Roddy McDowall appears in all but one of them, and Kim Hunter reprised her role as Zira for Beneath and Escape. And fun fact: the brief scene of the three orangutans doing the "hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil" pose was just the actors goofing off between takes.
I am BEYOND THRILLED that you chose this old film. I was around 12 years old during the “ape fever” period when Planet of the Apes was all the rage. As a young fan, it ruled my world. A TV show, comic books, toys, costumes-I collected it all! My parents eventually said: STOP! At 59 years old, Planet of the Apes always had a special place in my heart. Thank you for sharing with us the surprise & wonder of this old gem!!
The film was made on a $5.8 million dollar budget and made $32 million dollars at the box office.
It won a Special Lifetime Achievement Award for Makeup at the 1969 Oscars.
The original script had a lot of military vehicles and helicopters that was going to be in the movie,but were scrapped before filming had begun.
The first Terminator was make for like 6M.
There was just a bit of controversy about the makeup. It had been developed for PotA, but John Chambers, the makeup developer for the film, used a prototype mask in an episode of Lost in Space ("Fugitives in Space") on actor Michael Conrad. The TV episode aired a week before PotA was released in NY, and a number of people associated with the film were upset with the reveal of the look in advance.
@@georgeprchal3924 Nearly 20 years and a lot of inflation later.
The music is absolutely great on this movie.
From the bottom of my heart, I thank you so much for reacting and enjoying this movie. I've loved this film since 1968! Love your reactions and channel Cheers!
3:34 This is funny to watch because as a 3D artist I've just been hired to make a model of this shot with the icarus in the water. Actually they already had the Icarus model, I had to make the water.
What a cool job!!
I was fourteen when I saw this opening weekend. The end shocked me and I talked about it for days. Did you notice the three judges: hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil. The sound track was like nothing I had ever heard and I believe it won sound design or composition. It has been a favorite of mine for over fifty years.
The sequels are good too and overall, it’s a pretty solid franchise. I recommend watching the sequels that carry the storyline forward as each film twists the plot and gives you enough meat to keep you entertained.
That was great, I grew up with these movies. And the ending of this has been ruined for so many years was exciting seeing someone actually see the reveal for the first time. When it came out all those years ago, even the make up effects were mind blowing.
A good piece of trivia: Remember Brooks, the old man in Shawshank Redemption? He plays the president of the assembly at Taylor's trial in this movie.
THANK YOU for reacting to this movie. this movie was the first movie I ever saw in a movie theatre in 1968 when I was 8 years old on a saturday afternoon when my brother took me to see it. I was scared to death when the apes first appeared!, and the ending blew EVERYBODIES Mind!, total silence in the theatre at the end!. one of my top 20 movies of all time, Great reaction!, Love you and your movie reactions!.
He can talk! He can talk! He can talk!
He can talk! He can talk! He can talk!
And I can sing!
Oooh! Help me, Dr. Zaius!
Its funny how they symbolize "Hear, See & Speak No Evil" in the court scene!
Before you move on to the franchise reboot, I suggest you view the following: Beneath The Planet of The Apes (1970), Escape From The Planet of The Apes (1971), Conquest of The Planet of The Apes (1972), Battle For The Planet of The Apes (1973). These five movies from the original franchise started a cultural phenomenon which led to an animated Saturday morning cartoon series, as well as a live action, primetime television series. I owned the action figures and play set from this franchise in the 1970s.
Then follow with the first reboot: Planet of The Apes (2001), directed by Tim Burton and starring Mark Wahlberg and Helena Bonham Carter. I personally enjoyed this reboot more than the second reboot despite the fact that it completely threw out the canon of the original series. Tim Burton's vision, set design, costumes and make-up were far superior to both the original movies and the CGI interpretation of the second reboot.
Finally, finish with the second reboot: Rise of The Planet of The Apes (2011), Dawn of The Planet of The Apes (2014), War For The Planet of The Apes (2017). These were CGI heavy in their presentation of very realistic ape characters, but I was never really a fan of the way they structured the narrative. Regardless, the second reboot was far better received by modern audiences than the 2001 reboot for some odd reason.
I will be with you to watch all of the original series movies and 2001 reboot, though I am pretty luke-warm about the second reboot and probably won't re-watch those. I'm sure others will, however, and I always encourage reactors to watch any franchise to completion to make their own judgements.
Your expression at the end of the movie was priceless, so very cool. Great job again Jen.
I'm thrilled that you watched this before the 2011 reboot. It'll make your experience with the new ones so much richer!
You actually saw Charlton Heston in _True Lies,_ too. Not a major role, but he was certainly there. :)
Yes! Watch the original five - four more to go. The Tim Burton 2001 reboot isn't horrible. Not great, but awesome make-up effects by Rick Baker! So that one is up to you. Then you need to watch the new trilogy - Rise, Dawn, and War. The new movies don't need the originals for any backstory, but it DOES help...
i would say watch the first 3, the 4th is awkward, the 5th is a cheap mad max knockoff. the burton movie is awful.
I consider the new trilogy, and any upcoming film is a prequel to the original Planet of the Apes.
The best genuine reaction to the end of this film I’ve ever seen. You made my day.
This isn't your first Charlton Heston film, technically. In Tombstone, he had a small part as Henry Hooker (the rancher who lets them stay in his house near the end).
A bit of comic relief comes at the 20:23 point in the movie. When Zira is trying to convince the Council about the possibility of where the humans came from, the scene switches to the Ape Council sitting behind the table. The one on the left is mimicking "See No Evil," the one in the middle is mimicking "Hear No Evil," and the one on the right is mimicking "Speak No Evil."
Great reaction especially at the end. This movie really blew people’s minds at the time. America was in the midst of the Vietnam war, a proxy war against both Russia and China, so the threat of nuclear annihilation was very real.
Nuclear annihilation is still very real. We've just learned to cope with that reality and tend to ignore it.
@@MST3Killa You mean "... How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb".
Your reaction to seeing the Statue of Liberty is exactly the same one I had when I saw this movie for the first time as a kid.
Good choice:) this is a classic and so ahead of other films at the time. Amazing that this is a film from the 60s. The recent trilogy is great too.
Not sure if you have seen the trilogy but it's very good. Effects are amazing especially in the second one
Great reaction video! Charleton was a HUGE star in the 60's and 70's. You might enjoy his movie "Omega Man" (1971), a remake of a movie starring Vincent Price "The last Man On Earth" (1964). It was again remade by Will Smith and retitled "I am Legend" (2007). If you do a movie THREE times, it's a good plot.
I loved your reaction at the end! There are 4 sequels to this movie all from the early 70's.
I grew up on the original movies and like them all. The new movies are absolutely brilliant!
I'm glad to see that you're watching the original film, as it's a science fiction classic that started an entire franchise. With that said, as others have mentioned, I hope you consider watching the remainder of the original series before going to the contemporary productions. It really tells a complete story from beginning to end, and then back to the origins of it all.
Greatest ending in cinematic history ❤
Loved it every time you said something about how are they going to get back to Earth. Was eagerly waiting for the statue of liberty scene. The speechless look of shock was perfect. Great reaction.
When I was a young teen I saw this in the movie theater Doubled Featured with the remake of King King, whoever put that together had a sense of humor..lol
My reaction to the ending was the same.
Did you call Charlton Heston Testi towards the end 25:21 ??? Lol
Hesty
@@jenmurrayxo My bad, you kept it G rated and Hesty is a great nickname for him. Some used to call him Chuck Heston. His 2 most popular roles were This one and one he did about 11 earlier, he played Moses in The Ten Commandments.
Zaius is prejudiced and even scared of humans because he supposedly visited the Forbidden Zone on an expedition when he was younger, where he discovered the ruins of the Statue of Liberty.
I saw this movie in the theaters EIGHT TIMES when I was a kid. That twist ending has GOT to be the GREAST TWIST ENDING IN MOVIE HISTORY!
Loved it! I have to think you're reaction was exactly what they were aiming for when this was first released. And yes, the new ones are worth watching too
Jen, you made my day with your reaction to the ending of this movie! I was deprived of the ability to be surprised of that revelation at the end since I’ve seen it prior to seeing the movie.
The end of the movie is a classic. The end of the novel is bananas.
Good read if you get the chance. The 2001 Tim Burton Planet of the Apes ending borrow from it heavily.
'Whoa ... well that's an ending.'
Truer words never spoken! 😯
The ending:”ooohhhhhh”. That was my experience when I first saw this as a child. It was an anti war, anti racism film that spoke to the Puls of the time
Seeing your expression with your mouth agape from the twist ending makes this one of the most satisfying reaction videos I've seen so far! It makes me wish I was old enough to have the same reaction with everyone else in theaters when it originally came out, but I was just a newborn in '68!
Thank you for reacting to this, Jen. I was still a kid when I first saw this classic.
Jen's quote of the reaction - "Well that's an ending"! 😂
Another entry on my personal Top 10 Favorite Movies of All-Time! Looking forward to watching your take.
Only recently discovered your channel. I generally avoid reaction videos because they all come across as phony and filled with bad acting.
Yours is the only one that seems genuine. No over reacting,no screaming,etc.
I'll be subscribing now. Keep up the great work!
Always fascinated by apes since following Jane Goodall , reading the National Geographic magazines as a kid when they arrived. So naturally when this came out .couldn't wait to see and wasn't disappointed.🐵🐵
Charlton Heston starred in some classic films such as The Ten Commandments, Ben-Hur, Soylent Green, Earthquake, The Omega Man, The Awakening, The Naked Jungle and Secret of the Incas. He also starred in Beneath the Planet of the Apes and played a dying chimp in Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes. He also narrated the opening sequence to Armageddon.
What's amazing. Is your response at the end of the movie. Was the same as when I first saw this movie as a kid. That is a testament as is to how well this movie was made. A big screen episode of The Twilight Zone.
The Image of the three ape judges in the classic pose. SEE NO. HEAR NO EVIL SPEAK NO EVIL.
Is really impactful and powerful. What a perfect time to interject that idea through visual film making. SO GREAT.
San-saru -
This film is the best of the entire lot, classic or modern PotA.
I was 16 when I saw "Planet of the Apes" for the first time (in the theatre) and yes, I had the same open mouthed, stunned silence reaction that most of those of my generation had. If you think about the world we were growing up in it is perfectly understandable. We had lived our entire lives with the reality of the "Cold War" and the very real possibility of all out nuclear war. The ending of this movie was a stark reminder that in such a war, there would be no winner!
I really enjoyed watching your reaction video and look forward to seeing more.
This film completely blew me away when I first saw it as a young boy, My Late Father told me all about it and I was transfixed and then a few years later I watched it with my Dad and it was everything I thought it would be and more , not sure any other film had the effect that this did even though I have seen a lot of great films since.
I’m a Boomer who was floored by this movie. A makeup masterpiece!
"Take your stinking paws off of my reaction, YOU DAMNED DIRTY RUclips ADMINISTRATORS!!"
--Jen Murray after the next RUclips block
The reason the ending is so great, comes from Rod Serling (who wrote the screenplay for this) once said about how a story can be divided into three parts: The Question, The Argument, and the Answer. Here, the proposed question is "Is humanity inherently violent and destructive?" and the ending is the story's answer. Yep, we fucking suck.
Leading up to the release of this movie there was much televised research that I watched about simians. It just made the movie more entertaining, and maybe believable. 😬
That twist ending was typical of Rod Serling. He was the guy who created The Twilight Zone. It's considered one of the greatest twist endings in movie history. If you haven't seen that series, it's definitely a must watch.
Also, I'm not sure if you noticed since you didn't comment on it, but towards the end of the council meeting (at 20:25), the three Orangutans who were sitting down were performing the "See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" poses (the one on the left had his hands over his eyes, the middle one had his over his ears, and the third had his over his mouth).
Hi Jen,excellent choice this film was groundbreaking in its time. I always like to throw out suggestion to you. In the same time period, 2001 a space odyssey was released. Also a groundbreaking film directed by Stanley Kubrick. One of the best science fiction films ever IMO. I really think you should consider it.
Wow Jen, I am *SO GLAD* that the ending to this had not been spoiled for you. Seeing your genuine open-mouthed reaction to seeing the Statue of Liberty and realizing that he was back on Earth was so great to see. The same reaction the rest of us had when we saw it for the first time. The shock ending was written by Rod Serling of The Twilight Zone and still packs a punch even after all these years.
The book is quite different from the movie, but with several shared elements such as apes being the ones in power, Nova and a few other things. But they had to take a different route for the movie because in the book the apes are super advanced and at this time there was not a budget for making an all-out sci-fi movie so they made the apes much more primitive but still in power. In the book the main character and the apes do not speak the same language, but he learns _their_ language, over many months, while being caged up in their facility and listening very carefully. The book is quite small and can be read in a day or two and has an interesting twist ending as well, but not the same one as this movie.
Original French name: "La Planète des Singes". In the UK it was known as "Monkey Planet". "Planet of the Apes" is a more accurate name because there are no monkeys in this movie! (Monkeys have tails).
This movie drove me bananas when I first saw it. 😉
Great movie. The payoff at the end....I'm glad you didn't know it because it made the reaction all the more epic. 😃