Not surprisingly then, I became a little obsessed.
I sat through every episode of the miserable TV series that followed and the even worse Saturday morning cartoon.
Maybe its understandable then why I was so hesitant to see any of the remakes.
Who needs wrongheaded crap sullying up the waters when they were perfect as it was?
So I opened a beer, took a deep breath, and watched it.
Okay, although I would ultimately come down in favor of the film, it was a tough call.
On the whole, as a sci-fi adventure film, its fine.
Yes, I knew there would be a however, and for me its a biggie.
Wyatts film raises a question Ive asked many times before.
Why is it we keep returning to the originalPlanet of theApesfilms after more than forty years?
What commentary there is isnt exactly open to much deep thought or interpretation.
Uff-dah, as my grandma used to say.
I mean, whatever happened to his Beware the beast Man rant?
From what we know ofDawns plotline at this point, it seems to follow much the same pattern.
Some peace accords are reached.
And that, no matter how much money it makes, would be its downfall.
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