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January 25, 2010 11:53 AM Subscribe
Movie made by chimpanzees to be broadcast on television.
[insert joke about film school]
[insert joke about film school]
Too...many...jokes...can't...pick...one...
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 11:57 AM on January 25, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 11:57 AM on January 25, 2010 [1 favorite]
Reminds me of the second and third Bourne movies with that cinematography.
posted by Pirate-Bartender-Zombie-Monkey at 11:59 AM on January 25, 2010 [3 favorites]
posted by Pirate-Bartender-Zombie-Monkey at 11:59 AM on January 25, 2010 [3 favorites]
Surely they wouldn't have picked that music in the clip. FRAUDS!!
posted by Corduroy at 12:00 PM on January 25, 2010
posted by Corduroy at 12:00 PM on January 25, 2010
They letterboxed it! THOSE MANIACS!!!!
posted by ExitPursuedByBear at 12:00 PM on January 25, 2010 [3 favorites]
posted by ExitPursuedByBear at 12:00 PM on January 25, 2010 [3 favorites]
Better than the stuff made for chimpanzees, which is all the networks show now.
posted by mr_crash_davis mark II: Jazz Odyssey at 12:02 PM on January 25, 2010
posted by mr_crash_davis mark II: Jazz Odyssey at 12:02 PM on January 25, 2010
Yeah, yeah, we just had a post about reality TV a few hours ago.
posted by GuyZero at 12:03 PM on January 25, 2010
posted by GuyZero at 12:03 PM on January 25, 2010
You may remember me from such films as Stop the Planet of the Apes, I Want to Get Off.
posted by Babblesort at 12:05 PM on January 25, 2010
posted by Babblesort at 12:05 PM on January 25, 2010
I bet the directors cut would fill in some of those storyline gaps.
posted by Liquidwolf at 12:21 PM on January 25, 2010
posted by Liquidwolf at 12:21 PM on January 25, 2010
Next phase in the experiment: post the videos on YouTube and let the chimps comment. Once comments are posted, compare people on Youtube vs the chimps. The public view would be something like the MeFi vs YT comparison (projects), except less blue and more "ook" (or is that only orang-utang slang?)
posted by filthy light thief at 12:23 PM on January 25, 2010
posted by filthy light thief at 12:23 PM on January 25, 2010
Even if it's a flop theatrically, all the sex is sure to make it a Cinemax staple. Provided that they can add C. Thomas Howell in post-production.
posted by Mayor Curley at 12:24 PM on January 25, 2010
posted by Mayor Curley at 12:24 PM on January 25, 2010
I've already seen the MTV Music Video Awards, but thanks.
posted by Ratio at 12:24 PM on January 25, 2010
posted by Ratio at 12:24 PM on January 25, 2010
And these monkeys, they are related to Michael Bay how, exactly?
posted by dbiedny at 12:29 PM on January 25, 2010
posted by dbiedny at 12:29 PM on January 25, 2010
That John Edwards!
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 12:31 PM on January 25, 2010
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 12:31 PM on January 25, 2010
The joke is that certain films and teevee shows made by humans are of low quality, as one might imagine chimpanzees would make.
posted by shakespeherian at 12:36 PM on January 25, 2010 [4 favorites]
posted by shakespeherian at 12:36 PM on January 25, 2010 [4 favorites]
I'm sorry, the dolphins have the chimps beat today.
posted by bearwife at 12:38 PM on January 25, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by bearwife at 12:38 PM on January 25, 2010 [1 favorite]
Well, you know what they say. Give a million monkeys a million cameras and a thousand years and they'll eventually give you Kubrick.
posted by Effigy2000 at 12:46 PM on January 25, 2010 [3 favorites]
posted by Effigy2000 at 12:46 PM on January 25, 2010 [3 favorites]
> The joke is that certain films and teevee shows made by humans are of low quality, as one might imagine chimpanzees would make.
See The Barefoot Executive (Disney, 1971)
posted by mosk at 12:46 PM on January 25, 2010 [1 favorite]
See The Barefoot Executive (Disney, 1971)
posted by mosk at 12:46 PM on January 25, 2010 [1 favorite]
Movie made by chimpanzees to be broadcast on television.
I'm sorry, but I sincerely doubt the chimpazees made the movie to be broadcast on television. Firstly, I don't think chimps have a clear idea of what television is. Secondly, there's no way they wouldn't hold out for a feature release.
posted by Astro Zombie at 12:48 PM on January 25, 2010 [1 favorite]
I'm sorry, but I sincerely doubt the chimpazees made the movie to be broadcast on television. Firstly, I don't think chimps have a clear idea of what television is. Secondly, there's no way they wouldn't hold out for a feature release.
posted by Astro Zombie at 12:48 PM on January 25, 2010 [1 favorite]
Dammit, robbyrobs beat me to the Lancelot Link joke. But here's a better link. (Better Link link?)
posted by Faint of Butt at 12:49 PM on January 25, 2010
posted by Faint of Butt at 12:49 PM on January 25, 2010
Give a million monkeys a million cameras and a thousand years and they'll eventually give you Kubrick.
Conversaly, give one monkey one camera and eventually he'll produce the most recent season of Heroes.
posted by Joey Michaels at 1:38 PM on January 25, 2010
Conversaly, give one monkey one camera and eventually he'll produce the most recent season of Heroes.
posted by Joey Michaels at 1:38 PM on January 25, 2010
I saw an early release and felt it was a little too nit-picky for my tastes.
posted by quin at 1:39 PM on January 25, 2010 [5 favorites]
posted by quin at 1:39 PM on January 25, 2010 [5 favorites]
This sounds awesome. The initial chimp video (on the BBC site) seemed pretty cool, though a bit wobbly (to be expected for chimps, I bet). What would be really interesting to see is if chimps developed any filming techniques, learning to frame things, etc. That would give us an interesting perspective on how chimps interpret and view their surrounding environment.
posted by HabeasCorpus at 3:00 PM on January 25, 2010
posted by HabeasCorpus at 3:00 PM on January 25, 2010
looks like someone had better design a chimp proof steadicam cause these monkeys can't operate handheld worth bananas.
posted by nathancaswell at 3:14 PM on January 25, 2010
posted by nathancaswell at 3:14 PM on January 25, 2010
The film gets much more entertaining when the chimps escape, steal a van*, and kidnap Jane Goodall.
Spoiler alert: did I mention the van can talk and is filled with cocaine and assault rifles? It's basically Knight Rider meets the A-Team, meets Miami Vice, meets BJ and the Bear... except with better acting.
posted by Davenhill at 3:31 PM on January 25, 2010
Spoiler alert: did I mention the van can talk and is filled with cocaine and assault rifles? It's basically Knight Rider meets the A-Team, meets Miami Vice, meets BJ and the Bear... except with better acting.
posted by Davenhill at 3:31 PM on January 25, 2010
So I now have less creative talent than both a group of monkeys and group of finches .
Damn.
posted by Erberus at 4:01 PM on January 25, 2010 [1 favorite]
Nonja, an orang-utan at our local zoo, uploads her photos to facebook.
posted by dnial at 3:40 AM on January 26, 2010
posted by dnial at 3:40 AM on January 26, 2010
I know there are some brutal mutilation/snuff easter eggs in there and I'm not letting my kids watch it. Chimpanzees are degenerates.
posted by toodleydoodley at 6:22 AM on January 26, 2010
posted by toodleydoodley at 6:22 AM on January 26, 2010
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