I've only seen this one once, so forgive me if I may have missed or forgotten something here. Here's my question: At any point to they explain why they would want to take a school bus into the battle against the apes? Was it just a matter of it being the biggest thing they had to carry troops, or was there another reason? Or was there a reason given at all? It just seemed very random to me, so I thought I'd ask. Thanks!
shareI tend to find it a bit amusing, but let it go. However, a good explanation is that it shows how desperate a situation mankind is in (or, in this case, the mutants), that they have to resort to such vehicles.
shareI agree, it was definitely amusing, which I guess is why it stood out in my mind. Your explanation sounds reasonable enough for me. Thanks!
shareMy wife used to insultingly refer to BATTLE as "the school bus movie". It never bothered me though-- the world as we knew it was over, and these mutants had to rely on whatever they had left that still ran.
shareI thought they took the bus to bring back human prisoners.
It wasnt me, it was the other three. Hang them!
I thought the vehicles were one of the more ridiculous elements in the movie, since they don't ever seem to go more than 5mph. Even the motorcycles just creep along, leaving the rider susceptible to Ape ambush. Besides the ones that carried big guns, the vehicles really didn't serve much of a point.
shareI'm sure the humans were weak from radiation saturation and the walking distance was far greater than it appeared to be.
shareHow'd they get gas/oil to run these things anyway? And, moreover, how did the humans survive underground for so long without food and water?
shareIt had only been twelve years (according to Mendez) since the war. Why wouldn't vehicles still run? (assuming there were no EMP devices employed).
Presumably everyone survived initially in bomb shelters (two different camps - one involving the government and the other run by Caesar).
When the nuke dust cleared, Caesar led his group apparently into a State Forest while Kolp and crew remained underground prepared for another skirmish. Evidently Kolp was still living off of stored provisions unless they'd built themselves some greenhouses.
shareIt had only been twelve yearsMy car sat for 6 months in my driveway. Wouldn't start due to the battery being dead and won't take a charge. Can't imagine how they would have working batteries 12 years after a nuclear war.
They still had electricity. Why wouldn't they have batteries?
shareThe school bus gets all the glory but what about the guy in the motorbike?
He's just slowly trundling along - he's not even carrying a weapon!
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It was a three day walk, but I think it took Kolp + crew four days.
shareKolp stole the bus from the elementary school shortly after the war began
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