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Planet Of The Apes [the original] Soylent Green The Omega Man
I mean, 'c'mon... aside from the delicious effects that are dated, but in a charming way (the brief space travel at the beginning of Apes), to the obsolete views of the future to the cheap but entertaining view of the looming future (ex: the computers in Soylent), to the always entertaining over-acting of Charlton Heston... what's not to love?
Planet Of The Apes [the original] Soylent Green The Omega Man
I mean, 'c'mon... aside from the delicious effects that are dated, but in a charming way (the brief space travel at the beginning of Apes), to the obsolete views of the future to the cheap but entertaining view of the looming future (ex: the computers in Soylent), to the always entertaining over-acting of Charlton Heston... what's not to love?
I always think of SG whenever I see a butter knife or spoon with jam or jelly residue, or beef stew. ...
Planet Of The Apes [the original] Soylent Green The Omega Man
I mean, 'c'mon... aside from the delicious effects that are dated, but in a charming way (the brief space travel at the beginning of Apes), to the obsolete views of the future to the cheap but entertaining view of the looming future (ex: the computers in Soylent), to the always entertaining over-acting of Charlton Heston... what's not to love?
Well, another reason why I like POTA is.......because I've played my own version of "Taylor". My first acting class, when we were told to pick a monologue, that's the one I picked, that speech. Sort of laid the ground for the parts I would often go after or get.
Ie, have done "Heywood Floyd" from "2010", a few space opera characters, a diver, and then on camera, a senior detective about ready to throttle my junior partner..........which considering that my acting partner forgot a section of his lines while we were rolling and didn't even know it, made it much easier to obtain that effect!
In any event, playing the part in this flick or that often gives me a new appreciation for the movie.
POTA had some interesting lines such as right before the hunt where Landon says, "We got off at the wrong stop" and Taylor responds with, "You're suppose to be the optimist, Landon. Look on the bright side; if this is the best they've got, in six months we'll be running the place.".
As far as "Soylent Green" goes, sort of reminds me of 2nd season Sea Quest. Ie, in the latter, the food supply situation was "brighter" but still pretty dim (beef outlawed, coffee at $120/lb). The thing of it was that "Soylent Green" was a dismal view of the future, through and through. Made that way, presented that way. With Sea Quest, they were showing a dim view in a positive light and they didn't know it. If the rehashed B movie stories and the lousy science didn't kill it, the poor packaging would.
As far as "Chuck's" over acting, I never particularly noticed. Chuck comes from a different era than how I've been trained. His, IMHO, was like what Trevor Howard said, " "we don't have the Method School of acting in England. We simply read the script, let it seep in, then go put on whiskers - and do it" (New York Times, January 8 1988). (IMDB)"
It's rather interesting to see the way they teach now, how I've been taught, and how it was perceived as it is presented in the flicks and such in its transition in the 70's. Ie, "Here's Lucy" in the episode "Lucy cuts Vincent's Price" and "UFO" "Mindbender" in the dailies scene.
Now, that said, I've skipped through Heston's acting diary at 1/2 Price and......what a prima dona!
2001...Kubrick's masterpiece...works unconsciously within the mind as the powerful images come into view.I'd say the viewing experience is much better on large screens.
The film deals with many things impressed in our minds from millenias gone. Just makes one think on the experience of humanity in the cosmos. And also perhaps where it can and will go.
A film for all time.
The Time Machine with Rod Taylor
E.T.
The Terminator
A.I., Artifical Intelligence
Planet of the Apes
Jurassic Park
Them
War of the Worlds both the original and the one with Tom Cruise.
Big second on Them. A true classic. Even acted well. The ants singing in the desert. Lol...goosebumps.
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