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Project X (1987)

April. 17,1987
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6.2
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PG
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A young inductee into the military is given the task of looking after some chimpanzees used in the mysterious 'Project X'. Getting to know the chimps fairly well, he begins to suspect there is more to the secret project than he is being told.

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Micah Lloyd
1987/04/17

Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

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Allison Davies
1987/04/18

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

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Quiet Muffin
1987/04/19

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

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Lela
1987/04/20

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

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SnoopyStyle
1987/04/21

A baby chimp is captured in the jungles of Africa and sent to the University of Wisconsin. Psych researcher Teri MacDonald (Helen Hunt) names him Virgil and teaches him sign language. A year later, her grant doesn't get renewed and she loses Virgil. She's told that Virgil is going to a children's zoo but instead, he goes to Lockridge Air Force Base in Florida. Pilot Jimmy Garrett (Matthew Broderick) gets a reprieve after stealing a plane to fly a girl on a date. He's brought to take care of the chimpanzees. He thinks Dr. Carroll (William Sadler) is teaching them how to fly but he's doing much more.It's a touching movie with Broderick providing a good young lead. Hunt is the pleading liberal heart. It's a touching animal rights movie with its own Star Trek II death moment and loads of chimps. It has the feel of WarGames with Broderick being the same smartalecky young guy. The chimps are compelling with their own personalities which keeps the crazy ending somewhat believable. The alleged animal abuse during the filming is disturbing but I'm not going to subtract from my vote here. I'm just voting based on what's on the screen.

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Chip80
1987/04/22

I agree with Linda's comment... I've seen this movie twice, and I would love to watch it again, I just can't find it, I've look in many video stores, so I guess I'll buy it from a online stores. Anyways, this movie had a really big impact on me, when I was a kid.. it just changed my way to treat animals, and well personally I think this is one of those movies that when you watch it.. you just won't forget it. like a said a big impact, it made me reflect in how people just take advantage of too many species without caring about our environment. to finish this I've notice that there are many great classic movies that are forgotten... I remember watching DARYL another great film, hard to find too.. and well I can't think of any other. well.. I hope this comment is useful for other people! Peace!

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JimSpy
1987/04/23

I like to consider myself a fairly sophisticated movie-goer, with a taste for the avant-garde, the off-beat, the groundbreaking - this movie was none of those - and a dislike for the saccharine or formulaic - this movie was both.And yet, I would highly recommend it to anyone.First of all, get over the fact that its billed as a family movie or chick flick or "comedy" (huh?), or that it has Matthew Broderick co-starring with monkeys. This is an extremely well-crafted film, with many of what I call "payoff scenes" - scenes that glue you to your chair, give you a thrill, or a lump in the throat, or goosebumps. For example, the scene where Bluebeard the Chimp is "flashed" in the flight chamber. The slow motion turn of the head, the look of confusion mixed with "what have you done to me?"... I defy anyone to show me a more chilling scene in any movie. Or the scene where Virgil is warning the other chimps about Bluebeard's fate. This scene alone transcends the "family comedy" genre with powerful, primal imagery.I said, get over Matthew Broderick, but I know it's difficult, as he is the film's only distraction. Sadly, he is in over his head, in this as in any film in which he is required to play someone over 18. Sorry, Matthew, you'll always be Ferris Bueller. Not such a bad fate, when you think about it...But then, there is Willie, the chimp who starred as "Virgil." Willie's performance will leave you wondering if Lee Strasberg ever admitted simians to his method acting school. (Please, no cracks about Brando) Now I'm sure the technique is to simply film the chimp for hours until he happens to do something usable, but whatever they did, whoever did it was a genius. Somewhere in the back of my mind, I remember that they give some kind of awards to animal actors; if so, I hope they gave one to Willie. He alone is worth the price of the DVD rental.Trust me, unless you're some kind of hard-hearted Tarantino-or-nothing type, you WILL enjoy this movie immensely.

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xavier-borja
1987/04/24

"This was pretty corny and unbelievable. What I call a silly drama. The acting was good, but the plot was totally unrealistic. At least, I don't think a monkey can fly a plane. The government is experimenting with chimps to see how long they can fly a plane in a simulated situation after taking a lethal dose of radiation. Helen Hunt's pet monkey gets into this program, and she is driven to rescuing him before his turn comes up. With the help of an air force cadet, she breaks the chimp out of the installation, but is in for big trouble from the military big-shots. Some tense moments follow, but they are so hammy that I couldn't get to worked up over the whole deal. Cute family show with some profanity." Totally unrealistic, eh? Isn't ironic that this actually happened in real life? *shock*

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