2CPU.com » News » July 2001 » Canucks see "Planet of the Apes": Hilarity Ensues...

What should three geeks do on a boring Friday evening for giggles? How about pile into the Mitch-mobile and venture off to Sudbury to catch the opening of Planet of the Apes? Well that's exactly what we decided to do. All in all, I enjoyed the movie... Relatively interesting storyline, cool special effects, and there were apes... that talked... (The ending left a bad taste in my mouth, though.)

I always have fun at the movies. Half the time it has absolutely nothing to do with the movie itself. It's the 'people watching' that you get to engage in before the movie even starts. Let's face it, a movie theatre is generally a genetic bouillabaisse. All walks of life jammed into a big room. The burgeoning new social class that provides endless entertainment for me however is the Icy Hot Stuntaz. You know the type: Upper-middle class teenage males with a penchant for wearing tank-tops, hooded sweat-shirts, pants big enough to double as a parachute, heavily laden in jewelry, happily driving Dad's volvo (or the ones with part-time jobs drive $5,000 dollar cars with $10,000 worth of modifications) from one social engagement to the next. They were out en masse this evening. We even saw some baby-Stuntaz, or Stuntaz-in-training if you will. They were cute little fellas, I wanted to run up to them and ask them to say 'G' just so I could pinch their cheeks. These characters -really- make me laugh, and I eagerly await the day one of them has the misfortune of being rude to me in public. At that particular moment, I'll launch an incredibly witty verbal assault that will no doubt make their head(s) implode.

If you should see these people in public, keep your distance. Coming in direct contact with one of these individuals could lead to the transmission of the Stuntaz-Syndrome. If this happens and you start to feel certain urges to run out and buy tank-tops and/or jewelry, please consult your physician ASAP. This has been a public service announcement.

AgentK Unregistered

#10441 Posted on: 07/28/2001 10:42 AM "If you should see these people in public, keep your distance" Actually this is quite funny! I too laugh my ass off when I see them toolin around in their homey mobiles..lol.. however, I prefer to yank down those parachute pants and watch em try to run and catch me.. now that is a sight to behold for years to come..lol.

posty Beach Bum Posts: 932 Joined: 2000-05-30

#10442 Posted on: 07/28/2001 10:57 AM What...you have them there, too? I thought that they were endemic to the Brooklyn, NY area. LOL......now I know you're really bored to death......why is the industry really that slow........no new toys to play with so much so that you're itching to pinch those cheeks hehe......

Black_Baron Registered User Posts: 268 Joined: 2001-04-19

#10443 Posted on: 07/28/2001 11:05 AM *sigh* I'm told I need to get out more...the problem with that is I seem to run into *everybody* I know from highschool. Mind you, I've only graduated this year and therefore am still quite sick of these people... Anyway, I was greated by quite a rude audience when I went to see it earlier today. However, myself and the few other curtious ppl in the theater kept our mouths shut and let the noisy f*ckers bitch about every little thing...or state the obvious. I was however appalled at the reaction of the audience when wahlburg kissed her at the end. Apparently they seem to forget what the focus of the original was about... who | grep -i redhead | date; cd ~; unzip; touch; strip; finger; mount; gasp; yes; uptime; umount; sleep

JackieO Editor - Accelenation.com Posts: 293 Joined: 2000-06-20

#10444 Posted on: 07/28/2001 11:26 AM I just have one line of wisdom for you all fromt he Icy's Hot's new sang, "Tru Pimpin'".. "Hangin with my ho, yo, going to the show, yo - Icy Hot, Tru Pimpin'. Icy Hot, Tru Pimpin'..." How can you deny the Icy Hot? JackieO Editor http://www.accelenation.com

JackieO Editor - Accelenation.com Posts: 293 Joined: 2000-06-20

#10445 Posted on: 07/28/2001 11:27 AM Originally posted by posty What...you have them there, too? I thought that they were endemic to the Brooklyn, NY area. LOL......now I know you're really bored to death......why is the industry really that slow........no new toys to play with so much so that you're itching to pinch those cheeks hehe...... "They" are everywhere JackieO Editor http://www.accelenation.com

DJS Your Reliable Partner Posts: 364 Joined: 2000-06-19

#10446 Posted on: 07/28/2001 11:28 AM Did Marky Mark kiss the Chimp-lady at the end...that couldn't be the big-ending?

Black_Baron Registered User Posts: 268 Joined: 2001-04-19

#10447 Posted on: 07/28/2001 11:38 AM yes-no who | grep -i redhead | date; cd ~; unzip; touch; strip; finger; mount; gasp; yes; uptime; umount; sleep

Cory <font color="#E22000">Do you like my hat? It's made of MONEY!</font> Posts: 413 Joined: 2000-05-19

#10448 Posted on: 07/28/2001 11:42 AM No, the "big ending" was so unspeakably lame that you could never predict it. It comes flying out of left field in the last 2 minutes and leaves you going "WTF?". The movie was decent, a little above average, I'd say. The original was much better, though. Everything was presented in a more believable fashion. If you're a little behind on your movie-watching, I'd probably rate the last four movies we've seen like this: 1. The Fast and the Furious 2. Final Fantasy 3. Planet of the Apes 4. Watching paint dry 5. Tomb Raider Tomb Raider just barely beat out "digging your own heart out with a spoon" for 5th place. The boobies saved it. Don't they always? Mind you that's just my take, YMMV, etc., etc., blah blah blah. [url="http://www.2cpu.com"]www.2cpu.com[/url] [url="http://www.cory-grimster.org/boxen.html"]Boxen[/url]

zenos Registered User Posts: 41 Joined: 2001-04-23

#10449 Posted on: 07/28/2001 12:20 PM They are convenient carrying handles There are Some "Rice Boys" here in Portland Oregon that put those huge lightning rod/fins on the tailgait of their pickup trucks too. I must say that I have been trying to make some sense of this sub-species for some time now and your article sheds some welcome light. Thanks

Black_Baron Registered User Posts: 268 Joined: 2001-04-19

#10450 Posted on: 07/28/2001 12:39 PM please refrain from pressing the submit button more than once per hour... who | grep -i redhead | date; cd ~; unzip; touch; strip; finger; mount; gasp; yes; uptime; umount; sleep

zenos Registered User Posts: 41 Joined: 2001-04-23

#10451 Posted on: 07/28/2001 01:23 PM When I submited, my browser freaked out and locked my machine (god I love windows)

Black_Baron Registered User Posts: 268 Joined: 2001-04-19

#10452 Posted on: 07/28/2001 01:28 PM *shrugs* happens to all of us at least once... well, not to dog linux but I can't imagine that being any different... who | grep -i redhead | date; cd ~; unzip; touch; strip; finger; mount; gasp; yes; uptime; umount; sleep

sponz Ass Klown Posts: 274 Joined: 2000-08-19

#10453 Posted on: 07/28/2001 08:18 PM OMFG, I checked out the icy hot stuntaz site. Thats some funny crap. Over on the right you can see bad-ass BLAZE on his brand new Firebird. This thing is like crazy fast and crazy sweet. Rolls on Dubs made by TIKIA and uses dunlop to roll. He aint down with systesms and shit, just speeed. when we roll it out to the races we can smoke nearly anything, Vipers, Rustangs, Crapmaros, and list goes on. Ya cant win, so don't even try. Thats from the site. Obviously these dumbasses have never ridden in a Viper. There is no way in hell a firebird would stand a chance against a viper. Pure and simple. The firebird has maybe 300 pregnant horses while the old viper has 450. The new one comes with 500. Thats all stock too. Ahhh well. Not everyone can be as smart as the average person. Can I have a dollar? www.assklown.com heatware under sponz

Hooz Administrator Posts: 2388 Joined: 2000-03-29

#10454 Posted on: 07/28/2001 08:20 PM I'm glad I wasn't the only one who liked "The Fast and the Furious". I actually thought it was a very well done movie. Although... I am a little more partial to American Muscle myself. [size=1][url="http://www.2cpu.com"]2CPU.com[/url] - Because two are always better than one! Are you folding? [url="http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/team_summary.php?s=&t=3074"]2CPU.com Folding@Home Team[/url] [url="http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=19979"]My Heatware[/url][/size]

ReMeDy Administrator Posts: 12389 Joined: 2001-02-10

#10455 Posted on: 07/28/2001 08:49 PM OMFG ROFLMFAO, ICY Hot stuntaz!! OMG my stomach LMAO LMAO. I actually click the link thinking it was some famous doods LMAO The one on the right looks like jim and the one on the left looks like cowboy neal LOL omg my sides |[size=1][url=http://forums.2cpu.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=279831#post279831][color=yellow]FAQ's[/url][/color][/size]|Heatware-Remedy{WcS}|Dual760|Beerology|

Black_Baron Registered User Posts: 268 Joined: 2001-04-19

#10456 Posted on: 07/28/2001 08:54 PM AS I recall the firebird and the Camaro are essentially the same cars. Or at least they used to be. *shrugs* the new camero SS turns 850 horses...that's not exactly stock, but it is factory. TO bad chevy's canning gorgeous, that's one kickass car the camero. who | grep -i redhead | date; cd ~; unzip; touch; strip; finger; mount; gasp; yes; uptime; umount; sleep

Ice102 Registered User Posts: 9 Joined: 2001-07-28

#10457 Posted on: 07/28/2001 10:34 PM I am a 16 year old student in grade 11. I have been an avid visitor of this website for many months now. However, now realising that because I wear baggey pants and hooded sweatshirts that I fit into the "icy hot" sterotype that it seems I'm no longer welcome here. I apologise that we all don't have jobs that pay out in 6 figures so we can drive Vipers. I might add that the majority of under 25 computer nerds are much like me. I could go on sterotyping everyone who has so far posted a reply to this post as fat, lazy, ugly, heavily beaten on and unpopular, but i won't, as i'm not as pathetic as you people. This is suposed to be a site concerning computers, not societys misconceptions. You have lost a loyal reader Jim, stupid mistake. Goodbye

STaSh Registered User Posts: 57 Joined: 2000-07-06

#10458 Posted on: 07/28/2001 10:36 PM Is the ending of Planet of the Apes the same as the original, where they see the statue of Liberty's head, and realize that they were on Earth the whole time? Cheers, STaSh

Cory <font color="#E22000">Do you like my hat? It's made of MONEY!</font> Posts: 413 Joined: 2000-05-19

#10459 Posted on: 07/28/2001 10:50 PM Nope. It takes place on another planet, actually. This version differs from the original a fair bit. Treat this one as a popcorn flick. The original was intelligent, but there was no effort at that this time around. [url="http://www.2cpu.com"]www.2cpu.com[/url] [url="http://www.cory-grimster.org/boxen.html"]Boxen[/url]

Black_Baron Registered User Posts: 268 Joined: 2001-04-19

#10460 Posted on: 07/28/2001 10:55 PM no...it does involve several other well-known US monuments though and gives a nice segway to a flip-flopped escaped from the planet of the apes. Ice: just chill man, one of the true tests of the human mettle is the ability to laugh at one's self. All of my friends and I take turns doing out best to insult each other, the worse the insult the harder the laugh. Those that can't laugh stop hanging out with us. But I guess as long as there is stereotyping there'll be division amungst us. Just remember that everyone gets to make fun of some one some time... who | grep -i redhead | date; cd ~; unzip; touch; strip; finger; mount; gasp; yes; uptime; umount; sleep

Jim_ Administrator Posts: 3574 Joined: 2000-03-15

#10461 Posted on: 07/28/2001 11:44 PM Heh, no harm intended! Feel free to take a shot at me and the stereotype I belong to: Conservative computer-geek male, early twenties who's recently finished post-secondary education and started into the workforce only to become disenchanted with the whole work experience. We drive the afformentioned $5000 dollar vehicles minus the $10,000 worth of modifications (in my case, a honda civic coupe no less!). We're stuck between a rock and a hard place as we're at the age where you know it's time to start looking for that 'one' person to spend the rest of your life with, but the other part of us wants to stay young and revert to teenage angst. We buy RRSPs instead of fashionable clothes, begin to complain 'about young people these days', and begin using colloquialisms that our parents used when we were growing up and we swore we would never repeat. We're a sad bunch indeed. sigh. [url="http://www.2cpu.com"][size=1]2CPU.com[/url] - Because two are always better than one! [url="http://www.jimkirk.org"]jimkirk.org[/url] - Not a Myth any Longer. Just a Dad.[/size]

Flathead74 Administrator Posts: 1052 Joined: 2000-09-03

#10462 Posted on: 07/29/2001 03:02 AM wait 'til you get to be 50...

TraX Got MIPS? Posts: 44 Joined: 2000-11-19

#10463 Posted on: 07/29/2001 04:57 AM ROFL Looking at that Riceboy page. I love pulling up beside these Riceboys in my 3000GT VR4. I always look at them and laugh my ass off. Some will actually try and race me. Go fig! Just remember one thing, It doesn't matter how you dress up a piece of shit. Its still a piece of shit. System 1: Abit KG7,AthlonXP 2100+,512MB Crucial PC2100,GF3 Ti500, Adaptec 29160,3Com 3c905 10/100,Hercules Fortissimo II System 2: SGI Indigo 2 Max Impact, 195Mhz R10K, 256MB

widefault Registered User Posts: 1201 Joined: 2001-02-06

#10464 Posted on: 07/29/2001 04:59 AM Yep, to quote Butthead "You can't polish a turd, Beavis". &E

ambit LoveYourFruit Posts: 1243 Joined: 2000-10-15

#10465 Posted on: 07/29/2001 06:20 AM Ahh, tis posts like that, tha make me want to quit my high paying job and sell all my computer stuff. Brings a tear to me eye... ahh what the hell am i saying?

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