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best movie i've ever seen.

Absolutely the worst movie.

It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

What a feel-good movie! The acting was wonderful by the humans, but absolutely awesome by the chimps. They deserve their being listed first in the credits above the humans! Matthew Broderick and Helen Hunt (the reasons I watched it on cable last night) were spot on. Jeanne Smart was underused. The animals and their trainers deserved every acting award. It will leave you shaking your head, how did they get the chimps to do that? I bet human actors took more takes to get a scene right! If you're apolitical, read no further. This movie demonstrates the absolutely gross stupidity and arrogance of the American military and the Congress people who hand them huge checks for projects of questionable - even sick - benefit. The story is based on an actual experiment by the U.S. Air Force. One can only imagine how much money was wasted on a ridiculous premise, i.e., how long would pilots be able to function after passing through a nuclear blast? Really? That was crucial military research? I am contacting the stars, producers and other participants in this wonderful, one-of-a-kind movie, (ok, two-of-a-kind, counting 1998's Kelsey Grammar in The Pentagon Wars), to re- release this movie on its 25th anniversary, April 17, 1987 - April 17, 2012. Apologies for being so political, but isn't entertainment - besides pure escapism - also educational for showcasing societies' problems and how to fix them? How much money of the Pentagon's current $750 billion budget is wasted on absurd militarism? (America's military budget exceeds all other countries combined. Why?) Have you heard about the TSA virtual porn machines and sexual molesting pat-downs? Your tax dollars at work. I rest my case. See this movie, write letters!

There are a lot of great ape films. King Kong, Mighty Joe Young, Congo, Planet of the Apes, and Gorillas in the Mist are all great ape films. However I feel that Project X is not also a great ape films, but one of the greatest and most under rated films that I have ever seen.A young chimpanzee named Virgil is raised by a lady named Terri at a university. THere she teaches him how to use sign language. After a few years she loses custody of Virgil and he is to be sent to a zoo. However instead of going to a zoo Virgil is sent to a U.S. Air Force base where they use Chimps to simulate flight to help the Air Force understand some war tendencies better. At the base a young man named Jimmy starts to work closely with Virgil and develops a friendship with Virgil that will change both of their lives.A big reason why this film is awesome is that it has awesome acting. Matthew Broderick is awesome in this film. He is a great actor but this is his best film in my opinion. Broderick shows great emotion at various points in the film. ALso he has a great presence with all of the chimps in this film and is truly a "Lord of the Apes".Helen Hunt is pretty good too. I do not think that this is her best film the way I do with Broderick but she is pretty good. I think she plays the trainer who is sad to see her animal student leave great.However as good as Broderick and Hunt are, there are other actors in this film just as awesome. Those whom I am speaking of are all of the chimpanzee actors in this film. VIrgil is awesome as the main chimp in the film who learns sign language and has a deep understanding. I also liked Goliath, the circus chimp who likes to smoke and does not like to listen to people more than he has too. The chimps do a great job of adding humor and understanding to the film. A lot of what they are doing is funny at times but by watching them and what they go through you gain an understanding of why it is important for animals to not be used as lab rats.The message in this film is a great one. Many animals are used in tests that are not unusual to the ones done in this film. So by showing this on screen it helps people to realize that it is important to be ethical to animals and not just use them as lab rats.I should warn viewers that there are some very touching parts that get emotional in this film. A lot of parts in this film touched me greatly and made me nearly get choked up. But I think that this helps to get the films message across.A great film. Really under rated. Great acting by humans and apes. Highly recommended.

I was in the Air Force when this movie came out, and it saddened me quite a bit. I kept thinking, "Do civilians really think of us as these stupid, evil creatures?" I certainly hope not. Everything about the Air Force showed the movie makers contempt for it. From the way Mr. Broderick wore the uniform, to gambling on base, to the lab tech's voice intoning that everyone who had been tested for drugs was positive for something. Such disrespect, and the whole premise (really? Monkey pilots? Really??) was preposterous. GAG! And if you think using monkeys for the purpose of piloting jets is insane, what about using them as actors in this piece of crap? I'm sure if they were capable of feeling any emotions, it would have been shame.

The eighties have to be considered part of the modern movie era. And already, this is a hidden gem.The plot is about a government project which uses chimpanzees as guinea pigs in dangerous experiments, and about a man's change from bureaucrat to caring individual.The plot could have been mundane and mushy, but instead was well crafted.The film is expertly directed and written. We feel the pains and struggles. It is very moving, and sure to create a tear among the hardest hearts in places.