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Drama of Planet of Apes aka why RT ratings suck. (possible spoil inside) arf Jul 15, 14:23

was dying to go see it this weekend, further amped by the reviews, then {nm} Pepe_Nolan Jul 15, 14:29

...word leaked out from non-pros about how it ****s on US Miltary and Trump. Will sit this one out. Pepe_Nolan Jul 15, 14:33

Think your read (and those your read) are wrong. Focus is on man's inhumanity, not the military. To read it that way is to miss the point. {nm} gsquared Jul 15, 14:36

Right. Exactly. As an example (spoilage inside) goodvibe61 Jul 15, 15:16

Yep - and I'll add... (spoils) RogerMore Jul 15, 15:33

I like to keep poltics out of entertainment, unfortunately, the actors don't agree. Read - Fate of Empires by Sir John Glubb to see same. {nm} arf Jul 15, 16:33

Movies are an art form as well as entertainment, and the Planet of the Apes franchise has had political themes since 1968. {nm} RogerMore Jul 15, 17:28

(though also I'll add that predictable entertainment is also political - eg be a good person and get a fairy tale ending) {nm} RogerMore Jul 15, 17:33

Lol waaaah {nm} doitdoitdoitnow Jul 15, 14:36

I was going to go see Dunkirk next weekend but then I found out the nazis were the bad guys in it, WTF {nm} mantleclinic Jul 15, 15:34

Please, it has nothing to do with Trump. The movies take 3 years to make. {nm} jamesbik333 Jul 15, 15:42

+1 {nm} mantleclinic Jul 15, 15:46

Were you one of the bitter folk whining about the NPR tweeting the Declaration of Independence on July 4th? {nm} Jay_Beezy Jul 15, 16:32

Nope. I try to ignore politics if I can, too old and have seen the same thing over and over with no upsides, really. I'm anti-globalist. arf Jul 15, 16:39

Now that I've read the essay you posted, I don't see how you get from that to your view of the world (I'll Life Board) {nm} RogerMore Jul 16, 09:28

no, actively seeking out **** to take offense at is more your side's style. Pepe_Nolan Jul 15, 17:01

I'm not on any side. I'm an Independent. You probably take offense at more stuff than me based on what you've said here. {nm} Jay_Beezy Jul 15, 17:49

I think everyone can appreciate that the film was good enough for some constructive debate. {nm} ryeontherocks Jul 15, 22:24

I didn't think that messaging was in it at all. {nm} ryancoke2 Jul 16, 06:25

spoils RogerMore Jul 15, 14:32

Apes got an A- cinemascore and its audience score on RT is 90%. {nm} Moviesnob Jul 15, 14:57

Ha ha, then maybe arf is sol. {nm} RogerMore Jul 15, 15:09

Distribution is hard that's for sure. {nm} Moviesnob Jul 15, 15:18

I Never Said I Was a GOOD Movie Reviewer! {nm} arf Jul 15, 18:02

I can undertstand the rating being technically correct, but when it hwas "war" in the title, I expected.. more war. {nm} arf Jul 15, 15:28

Though war has been described as "months of boredom punctuated by moments of extreme terror." ;) {nm} RogerMore Jul 15, 15:35

That's actually very true and an accurate way to understand it, but not what I want to see again for entertainment. ;) {nm} arf Jul 15, 16:40

ha jokes on you for thinking it would be action packed. {nm} adrenalin112 Jul 15, 16:15

fan of all 3 movies, but this movie could have done in less than 2 hours 20 minutes...I didn't have to see the road trip in real-time =P {nm} tealfan Jul 15, 19:11

the trailer had suck written all over , RT has become pathetically unreliable of late , hated spiderman too bunty_ketti Jul 15, 23:45