chimpy reviews

these are some movies i watched and enjoyed recently!

release date: december 15, 1965
genre: drama
director: robert aldrich

summary

guys crash a plane in the desert. things get intense, there's no radio, people die. what will they do???

review

on reflection i think this might be one of my favorite movies ever. it has enough action to keep your interest, but not too much. the tension between the characters is done well. honestly, i'm not really someone into older films, and i was worried the desert setting could easily have gotten monotonous and dismal but the film doesn't lose momentum. also it's about a plane and planes are awesome. this is a certified classic.

btw this movie has a monkey. i don't know anything about the filming or what happened to it, but the monkey was cute, i guess.

one of the best things in this movie is the engineer heinrich dorfmann, he's been something of a role model to me for a long time. i love characters who aren't typical action heroes but have to problem solve and use their brain to solve a crisis.

i will have to mention the 2004 remake now. basically it's not very good. the action was fine but there were some questionable creative decisions made. i appreciate how they had to admit they fucked up dorfmann's character so much they had to rename him to keep some semblance of respect. what even was this guy's problem. although i loved the scene where he fucking murders a guy, that was great, as well as his upgraded glasses.

if you enjoy aviation, survival dramas or strong willed heroes you may enjoy this one.

rating (1965 version): 7 monkeys/10

release date: december 11, 1987
genre: science fantasy
director: rené laloux

summary

the chosen warrior must save his planet from a mysterious robotic menace.

review

i love digging up older animated movies, they don't make them like they used to anymore. for reference, the last animated fantasy movie i watched before this one was 'starchaser: the legend of orin'. my standards are really low.

i wasn't familiar with this director or with 'fantastic planet' so i expected nothing but starchaser level derpiness. it actually turned out to be amazing. the story was simple but sweet, the design work on the creatures and landscapes was wonderful and the synthy 80s music sealed the whole thing. the characters were as basic as the story, except there was one awesome (spoiler-y) character who was very unique, compelling and the best part of the movie.

i enjoyed the deeper topics the movie managed to touch on without going into preachy teritory. i'm looking forward to giving 'time masters' a watch as well.

rating: 8 monkeys/10

release date: march 11, 2022
genre: comdey, drama
director: daniel Kwan, daniel scheinert

summary

mother and daughter conflict. ensuing drama threatens to destroy not just our universe but many others.

review

it had like 2 jokes that made me laugh a little. which is impressive. i've seen many movies and heard many jokes. normally i don't find many jokes funny.

pacing was fast. like, extremely fast (and this wasn't a short movie), to a point where it had moments that i can only describe as tiktok style storytelling, almost marvel tier. but i enjoyed the story a lot.

would absolutely recommend if you want a movie that has marvel style superhero action, except about family drama, and better.

rating: 6.5 monkeys/10