I was instantly reminded of this:



Must be all the blue sky.

While the new Apes poster may not be very striking, it does portray an eerie and real kind of menace.

I really like the new ROTPOTA poster - it's simple but effective - Thanks for posting.

I have a question - is this a UK/International poster? The reason I ask is that the film is scheduled to come out in the U.S. on 8/05/2011, and this poster says, "In Cinemas August 12th". Just wondering why the date is different. I hope it's still coming out in the U.S. on 8/05, since I'm really looking forward to seeing this....

To answer my own question, after I posted the above I read on another site that this is indeed the UK/International poster. So, it looks like the film is still scheduled to be released in the U.S. on 8/05/11.

I am a huge POTA fan as well. Before Star Wars came along, POTA was it for me, and a lot of kid my age. I remember seeing the first film at a drive in with my parents before I even started school. Any time it was on TV, I watched it. To this day, I can't stand stewed tomatoes because POTA was on TV and my mom wouldn't let me watch it until I finished my dinner and I literally had to choke down my stewed tomatoes. I had the MEGO figures growing up and went as a Gorilla Soldier for Halloween one year, one of those crappy costume that came in the box with the plastic mask. I still have the readalong books that came with a '45 record. Star Wars came along in '77 and POTA took a back seat, but has always held a special place in my heart.

With all that said, I am still excited about this new film. From the trailers, I think it looks brilliant! It seems to me like a "re-imagining", more grounded in reality, kind of like the new Battlestar Galactica series. I thought the Burton film really blew chunks, and I really hope this turns out as great as it looks fromt the trailers.

I still have some of those figures - no way I could have parted with them. Don't know if it's the same for you, but something about the original Ape movies and TV series gives me that warm and fuzzy feeling. Some while ago I reacquired the original POTA Annual (my original went MIA), and the nostalgia factor was intense.


Having suffered through Burton's attempt, my anticipation for the new one may not be as great, but it is encouraging that the story is being kept alive. (Maybe a spin-off TV series would work well, in-line with that new BSG).

I have to say that last trailer really connected with me. I am very much looking forward to this. Probably my most anticipated film of this summer.

This has potential to be a truly epic tragedy, and I hope to hell they don't mess it up. The Apes series needs this shot in the arm.

It needs to erase the memory of Burton's entry - a film I can find no love or sympathy for.

I feel the exact same way. I don't have any real interest in any of the other so-called summer "blockbusters", but I am really looking forward to ROTPOTA.

Though the ending of ROTPOTA seems to be under wraps so far, I just hope it does justice to the franchise. And, I hope it keeps the door open for a potential sequel. What I definitely don't want to see is some cookie-cutter Hollywood ending where everything is wrapped up. I hope it's similar to the ending of the original "Conquest", where the Apes had taken over the compound, and the implication was that they would continue to take over more of the world at that point; Of course, in the continuity established in these original films, the Apes' take-over was helped along by the devastating war that took place sometime after the events in "Conquest".

I also wanted to add that though the Tim Burton 2001 film has been unfairly maligned over the years (though I liked it), what some people don't seem to remember is that it was a financial success in the theatre. So, if that's any indication, hopefully this new one will do well also. I think there are a lot of people (like me) who have fond memories of the original films, so hopefully that nostalgia will fuel interest in this new film.

There still hasn't been a sci fi film which has bested Men in Black, Independence Day, or most importantly, the original Terminator,for me.

The original Terminator is an example of what Sci-Fi film should be in almost every aspect, down to the tone and cinematography. I even love the score. Blade Runner is another gold standard. Even the original Planet of the Apes. I've noticed a lot of the classic sci fi films either border on horror or mystery, or have a vague element of uneasiness/eeriness in their tone. Planet of the Apes has a dreary, creepy sort of vibe to it. Blade Runner is basically a detective story meets Science Fiction. The Terminator was Slasher Horror meets Sci Fi. All ingenious mixtures.

Avatar? Rise of the Planet of the Apes? Pshh.

The Sci Fi genre is a far cry from what it used to be.

Early reviews are rather positive.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/rise...t_of_the_apes/

This film intrigues me.

That clip of Caesar defending Lithgow was powerful. And that action trailer looks epic as all hell. The ape animation is fantastic. And Andy Serkis looks like an ape himself, with that hair! Method acting, I tell ya...

I caught a doc on Animal Planet about Chimps raised as pets and the dangers and results dreams gone bad. Call me morbid, but it both scared me and got me excited for the new "Apes" movie...though I doubt the movie will be as graphic as you could imagine after seeing some of those attack survivors.:sick:

Another: "I've seen it already"
 

Is there anything left to the film once you've seen the trailer?

I doubt it. All that's missing are Caesar's first words...


My guess, (breaking forth wall): "Fools"

I'd like his first words to be "Damn you all to hell!"

I'm half-kidding, you know that, right? :p

The trailer makes it look more like a horror movie. The apes could well have been replaced by zombies, or kill-crazy humans

Without the original ape masks it just isn't Planet of the Apes, but hopefully it won't be as awful as Burton's hatchet job.

It is kind of a horror film.
not as scary as zombies or psychos, eh? Tell it to the lady with the face transplant: google image search "chimp attack" and see how childish fears of zombie holocausts really are.

Because the public are more familiar with the reality of Charla Nash and Sandra Herold then they are the celuloid nightmares of 75 Years of Zombie Movies?


Really?:rolleyes:

Please tell me you're kidding.

Running a reboot like "Rise" up against culturally ingrained and loved films like the first three Planet of the Apes is a loser.

Star Trek was awash in nostalgia, and unlikely to repeat its success. This is destined for the mediocrity bin. The Cowboys and Aliens of August 2011.

Im not saying anything about the quality of either set(s)of films, just that if there was any inkling of fear behind either premise , I would personally find getting ripped apart by a chimp, gorilla, or any primate far more possible and terrifying than any zombie holocaust scenario any fanboy could dream up. so, go ahead with your list of zombie films and ride the horror-cult hoakum: I'd take the odds of ape:slim to Zombie:nil...call Vegas.

You said one of the dirtiest words for a forum... "fanboy" :eek:

My money's still on


The new POTA looks interesting as a concept - as a more reality based expression of the story. However, it looks like the very definition of 'reboot' that it set out to be. It may lose the charm of the originals, which were overtly morality plays on contemporary race issues. The focus now, going by the action trailer, is on another humans vs... battle. Which is why the story of Conquest is most suited to a mainstream reboot.

The reviews have been surprisingly positive. I'm just kinda bewildered because the trailers didn't impress me all that much. Glad they supposedly stuck with a more adult, intelligent style more in line w/ the original. May have to check this out.