I just watched "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" Could you imagine if that happened today but...

[LynneSin]

instead of Apes it was Cats.

[HopeHoops]

1. They did that many centuries ago. You think you're in charge of the house?

[RiffRandell]

2. I'd be more down with cats.

They're domesticated--plus we have catnip.

FYI: My man (I'll get shit for that, I'm sure, oh fucking well) really wanted me to watch it as he took our son and a friend to see it at the theater--he was a big POTA fan from back in the day.

I liked it, hated the captivity parts but love James Franco.

[zbdent]

3. right ... like Caesar would be able

to organize the cats ...

[LynneSin]

4. No but my Evita could

She is evil reincarnated as a fuzzy grey kitten.

Abbott won't mess with her. She could control the others.

[Beer Snob-50]

5. wasn't it actually

tea bags that rose from the ashheap

[charlie and algernon]

6. Couldn't happen, we have catnip and laser pointers

You could distract them with the laser pointer and/or hurl great big bags of catnip at them. They wouldn't know what hit them.

[LynneSin]

7. Yes but you could say the same with Apes and a bunch of bananas

But these were smart apes - injected with a virus that made them smarter than normal.

What if we injected the cats with a smart virus?



The cats might realize the laser pointer was just a light.

[kentauros]

10. Then you dose their water with Valerian.

The herb Valerian is known to be like "catnip-zilla" for cats. They'd be extra-super-duper hyper for about ten minutes, then out like a light!

[charlie and algernon]

11. Even still, unlike apes, they have no all-important thumbs

Even if they did realize we were just messing with them, they can't just grab the laser pointers away from us.

The catnip should be a good counter to whatever the smart virus does anyway.

[LynneSin]

12. But technically Apes do not have the correct vocal chords needed to speak but....

in the end they managed to speak.

So what if that smart virus gave cats the ability to adapt one of their claws as some sort of thumb

[siligut]

15. We had a cat who caught on to the laser pointer after just a few minutes.

She gave me such a WTF look. I think she actually thought I was just being a mean tease.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

8. Cats have been planning it for a long time now.

The problem is, to rise up, it would cut into naptime.

[rug]

9. They'd have to get off the bed first.

[GoneOffShore]

13. Did you watch it all the way through?

I started watching it the last time I flew. First I turned the sound off. Then I changed the channel.

[LynneSin]

14. Actually I did and I liked it

Normally I was never a POTA fan but I do like Jim Franco.

I thought the plot was excellent and they pretty much explained everything that leads up to the original "Planet of the Apes". What's nice is they set the movie up perfectly for a sequel, which I might want to watch if it comes out.

[GoneOffShore]

16. Ah - Different strokes.

Franco is pretty good. And his acting is good enough that I could follow what was going on with the sound off.

I do agree with you about the cats though.

I'm looking forward to Hugo and The Adventures of Tintin.

Just saw "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" with Gary Oldman - we loved it.

And "The Artist" which was also amazing.

[Motown_Johnny]

17. Didn't it start with the apes being our slaves/servants?

Just how do you imagine the same thing happening with cats?

[eppur_se_muova]

18. That would be a Futurama episode ...

http://theinfosphere.org/That_Darn_Katz!|Act II: "Pet it! Pet it! Pet it!"