War for the Planet of the Apes

Tony EH · 09-12-2016 05:12PM #1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEP1Mk6Un98

If this is as good as the the other two in the series, I'll be happy.

The new Apes series is a prime example of what can be done to successfully reboot a franchise. In a sea of mostly awful remakes and reboots, it stands alone.

pixelburp · 09-12-2016 05:52PM

Yeah, I doubt many people - myself included! - would have given this series much of a chance at the outset, yet has conspired to be an intelligent, robust and winning set of films - 'Dawn...' was one of the blockbusters of 2014 for me.

I think it helped that whoever is in charge of this franchise understood that success would hinge on how convincing the ape CGI would be & how much pathos and emotion could be drawn from motion-captured performances. Step forward Andy Serkis, who yet again leads the way and continues to be a name more deserving of awards than most.

In fact I'd go one further - assuming the third film doesn't fall off a cliff, I'd argue this is a series whose rebooted form is actually superior to the originals: because the Heston-led original aside, the Planet of the Apes franchise have been pretty crap all told.

Tony EH · 09-12-2016 05:58PM

Yeh, I was totally :rolleyes: when I heard about the first one being made, as I love the original 'Planet of the Apes' film, while not exactly liking the series. But, I've been gladly proven wrong with this reboot series. It's been excellent so far and agree completely that it trumps the originals.

And the CGI has been a showpiece on how to do things. Completely convincing for the most part and that remains very difficult to do with organic matter.

Genuinely looking forward to this.

B_Wayne · 09-12-2016 06:02PM

I give a special exception for 'Escape from the Planet of the Apes', had the intelligence of Planet of The Apes and the modern reboot.

Wedwood · 10-12-2016 08:15AM

That new Apes movie looks pretty good.

I couldn't help thinking though it looked a bit familiar - furry creatures with bows and arrows overcome technologicaly superior human army.

geecee · 10-12-2016 08:51PM

Wedwood wrote: »

I couldn't help thinking though it looked a bit familiar - furry creatures with bows and arrows overcome technologicaly superior human army.

But the apes didn't have C-3PO as their fearless leader!

expectationlost · 11-12-2016 09:06PM

first were pretty good I hope this one isn't too conventional

ricero · 12-12-2016 01:28PM

First two films were fantastic and clever blockbusters. Reckon this will not dissapoint

AnneFrank · 12-12-2016 01:32PM

Really enjoyed the first reboot, the second was ok but not in the same league as the first imo

ohnonotgmail · 12-12-2016 01:40PM

the second film was good up until the point of the attack. then it became like a bad 80's action movie with apes firing hundreds of rounds without reloading.

AnneFrank · 12-12-2016 01:59PM

yes it became way too drawn out, i thought it was a real let down, the first one i'd rank as one of my favourite films of all time

AMKC · 26-02-2017 12:49AM

The first one is a brilliant film the second one has some really good parts to it too but also some parts you question. Like where did all the apes come from? It was only 10 years since the demise of Mankind and there was hardly that many apes in all the zoos in America. Thats hardly long enough for all the first baby's to be fully grown apes is it? The guns that don,t run out of ammo as a poster above said is another good point. In saying that I still enjoyed it and am looking forward to the 3rd film.

RockSalto · 26-02-2017 03:34PM

Anyone else up for the apes?

Really looking forward to this. Absolutely loved the first film and thought the second was very good, though it did have some negatives as mentioned.

Liam McPoyle · 26-02-2017 04:22PM

Movies like the last two are generally movies I absolutely hate.

Big budget, CGI heavy reboots/remakes but damnit, I thoroughly enjoyed them both.

The only gripe I'd kinda have is that I think they missed a trick between the first and second films.

The first ended with the apes escaping into the wild.

The second started in a world that was completely ravaged.

I'd have loved to see an in between piece to the puzzle.

Show how the world tried to deal with the problem initially and where we as a species ultimately fcuked it up which led to the apes been the dominant force.

Minor gripe though and I'm very much looking forward to see where the franchise goes next.

Bacchus · 26-02-2017 04:56PM

Rod Munch wrote: »

Movies like the last two are generally movies I absolutely hate.

Big budget, CGI heavy reboots/remakes but damnit, I thoroughly enjoyed them both.

The only gripe I'd kinda have is that I think they missed a trick between the first and second films.

The first ended with the apes escaping into the wild.

The second started in a world that was completely ravaged.

I'd have loved to see an in between piece to the puzzle.

Show how the world tried to deal with the problem initially and where we as a species ultimately fcuked it up which led to the apes been the dominant force.

Minor gripe though and I'm very much looking forward to see where the franchise goes next.

The apes dissapeared after the first movie. They are not the dominant force in the second movie, in fact humans didn't even know about them. What happened to humanity was that the virus wiped out most of us. The film you are looking for is essentially "Outbreak" but without the cure in the end. The second movie showed the initial conflict you are looking for between man and ape. It was one human colony in the ruins of San Fran vs the ape colony. I assume the third one showed how this war progressed and how (again I assume) the apes come out on top.

AMKC · 26-02-2017 05:07PM

Bacchus wrote: »

The apes dissapeared after the first movie. They are not the dominant force in the second movie, in fact humans didn't even know about them. What happened to humanity was that the virus wiped out most of us. The film you are looking for is essentially "Outbreak" but without the cure in the end. The second movie showed the initial conflict you are looking for between man and ape. It was one human colony in the ruins of San Fran vs the ape colony. I assume the third one showed how this war progressed and how (again I assume) the apes come out on top.

You mean will show.

Bacchus · 27-02-2017 09:40AM

AMKC wrote: »

You mean will show.

Yes.

Mr Crispy · 29-03-2017 08:09PM

New trailer tomorrow.

Frank Bullitt · 29-03-2017 08:12PM

Big fan of Woody Harrelson, so I can't wait for this one!

Agent Coulson · 30-03-2017 06:34PM

Mr Crispy · 30-03-2017 06:39PM

Can't wait.

Tristram · 30-03-2017 06:44PM

Can't wait for this. Hopefully another welcome addition to an already sterling reboot.

Frank Bullitt · 30-03-2017 08:51PM

That looks delicious.

TheQuietFella · 30-03-2017 08:56PM

What channel will be showing this?

I just watched the film version of it today so interest has been aroused!

ronano · 31-03-2017 03:21PM

The trailer looks great, hopefully round off a great trilogy. I hope some cinema shows the three back to back

Mr E · 15-05-2017 02:36PM

Teaser trailer for the final trailer tomorrow (I know, I know) but this is really cool because of who narrates it.

I wonder if this will come full circle with the '68 original movie? I think all signs are pointing that way...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cevvd6hxnG0

Skerries · 15-05-2017 07:52PM

well we saw the ship launch in the first movie so it is highly possible

titan18 · 15-05-2017 10:04PM

I think that might be the first teaser for a trailer that was actually good.

conorhal · 16-05-2017 11:08AM

I'm hoping that with Woddy Harrelson added to the cast, he'll fix the only real problem I have with the series, utterly boring and uninteresting human characters.

Mr E · 16-05-2017 01:16PM

Final trailer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxjPjPzQ1iU

El Duda · 17-05-2017 01:51PM

7 minutes long FFS.

War for the Planet of the Apes

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