A Brief Philosophical Comment About Rampage

This movie's "of course the wolf flies" line will undoubtedly go down in history as one of the great philosophical quotes of our era, ranking right next to such classic quotes as Indiana Jones' "Snakes? Why does there have to be snakes?" and St. Patrick of Ireland's "I'm tired of all these motherfuckin' snakes on this motherfuckin' plain."

Of course, there are some conservative grumps who would argue that the only philosophical lesson to be learned from this movie is "When in doubt, let George do it." But they're probably just Creationists anyway.

Movie Song of the Week: "Rule the Planet (Paul Oakenfold Mix)"

Well, I should consider myself evil for posting this but Helena Bonham Carter does have a point. It is disgusting the way we treat humans. Especially those who aren't rich and healthy. And I fear that a future world of sentient apes would not treat them much better.

Pop Song of the Week: "Clint Eastwood"

The good, the bad and the zombie apes.

Hey, I Remember This Show: King Kong (1966)

I haven't thought about this show for years. Yet I used to watch it religiously when I was a young boy even though I had no fantasies involving giant apes -- or at least no such fantasies that I can remember.

Hey, I Don't Remember This Show: King Kong (2000)

I don't remember this series but then I wasn't watching a whole lot of cartoons in 2000.

Movie Song of the Week: "I Wanna Be Like You"

The late Louis Prima monkeys around in the role of King Louie in the 1967 Disney classic The Jungle Book.

Hey, I Remember This Show: Lancelot Link: Secret Chimp

On paper, this seemed funny and no doubt it helped if you watched it when you were very young. However, the more I read about how they used to train chimps to do the type of stunts they did on TV, the more I wish the producers of this show had gone with an animated version.

Movie Song of the Week: "Aba Dabba Honeymoon"

From the 1950 movie Two Weeks with Love, it's a very young Debbie Reynolds and her singing partner Carleton Carpenter going ape over a musical number.

Trailer of the Week: Planet of the Apes (2001)

The ape movie that time forgot -- with good reason.

Movie Quote of the Week

She’s taking the world away from the intellectuals and giving it back to the apes.
--Leslie Howard, The Petrified Forest (1936)