Planet Of The Apes

Good news for the new movie "Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes" as the movie had a much better than expected opening:

http://movies.yahoo.com/news/box-office ... 02308.html

Actor Andy Serkis, who was in the "Lord Of The Rings" movies, plays the role of the ape Caesar in this new movie.

Has anyone seen this movie yet, and if so, what was your opinion of it?

Anyone here familiar with the older classic "Planet Of The Apes" series of movies? They were awesome, for the most part. This new movie, and particularly how well it did at the box office, will probably start a revival of the older movies as well. I don't remember offhand, but I think there were maybe 4 or 5 of the previous "Planet Of The Apes" movies.

Huh, I didn't even know this was out. It didn't have enough advertising in my circles. The apes do look impressive from the stills in that article. I was never a big fan of the series in general, but a revival might do well.

I wonder, is this movie connected to that one from a few years back? Or is a total reboot of the franchise?

I doubt I will go and see it in the theaters. Most likely I will catch it on Television like I do with other movies.

I never did watch the original movies.

Well, there is yet another saga in the "Planet Of The Apes" movies, and this one is called "Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes", and here's some more info and a trailor:

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainmen ... -1.1784965

Are you excited to see yet another movie in this series, or do you think there has been too many already? Also, how many of the "Planet Of The Apes" movies have you seen?

As for me, I don't recall how many I have seen and it may not be all of them, but I have seen several. Some of them I liked and some I didn't like. The last movie "Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes" was one of those I liked. Hope this new one is just as good or better, but we'll see.

I am excited about this new movie. I have been a fan of the Originals for a long time. I have seen them all (even the Tim Burton film) and I like how these new movies bridge the gap between the original films.

I saw Rise not too long ago. It was far better than I expected. I generally don't go for the Apes movies, but even so I quite enjoyed this one. It had some really engaging characters.