Rise of the Planet of the Apes

[Cowabunga Carl]

So I didn't see a thread about this movie so I thought I'd start one. I missed out on seeing it in theaters mostly because the last version that was in theaters left a bad taste in my mouth.

Taking a movie that has been around for 43 years and remaking it sounds easy but when you stop and really think about it that movie pushed things in a new direction. The makeup/creature effects were ground breaking. Everything about it was just amazingly done.

So when they were talking about doing a second restart to this series kind of made me a little sad. I mean we had seen how bad it could be. The thing we hadn't seen is how well done it could be done. Rise of Planet of the Apes is simply amazing.

The visual effect in this movie is amazing. The motion capture in this film is simply amazing. Andy Serkis is simply amazing as Caesar. You actually think it is a chimp going through a process of becoming more intelligent. The performance he gives is probably one of the best of the year. It would be great to see him get some recognition for what he did.

The story also builds in a way to keep you interested. The up beats and slow beats work so well together. Every aspect of this story is so well told and everything brought together so well.

Even the nods to the original films are fun to catch. There are plenty of little things for those who watched the originals will catch.

I'm kind of sad that I missed this film in theaters. I hope to catch the second one in theaters though when it gets made and I really do hope it gets made. What are some of your guys thoughts on this film?

[Luzmagica]

I also miss to see in "big screen" this one...I saw it in DVD a week ago and I like it too a lot...
Yes...The character of Caesar is awesome well done! and his interpretation was so nice!!!!
And I also apreciatte some scenes were you can get a sight of old movies...!

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Like when they ride on horses, or when Caesar is making an "Liberty statue" piece...

The best scene for me was probably when

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Caesar said "NOOOO" first time he speak as a human..

I like/enjoy this Movie very much!

[Cowabunga Carl]

I think one of the best scenes is

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when Dr. Rodman is sitting with his Dad and going to give him the new drug and his Dad tells him no. Then sleeping in the room and him passing in the night. So so sad but it really brings the point home what was at stake.

I also really liked how

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they tied it to the old movie even if they decide to go a different route. Including the Icarus going missing was great. Almost a JJ Abrams Star Trek moment.

[Peanut]

There was a bunch of talk about this in the movie thread when it came out. I thought it was amazing. Watched it on Bluray last night and loved it just as much, which is super rare in that going from the theater to a home viewing most movies absolutely fall apart for me.

I mentioned at the time that I'd never been to a movie where one moment absolutely stunned the audience to such a huge degree, of course being the moment

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where Caesar yells "NO!".

There was this absolutely insane shocked silence and then this weird electric vibe kinda ran through the place as the scene continued, almost like I could feel the excitement and awe of everyone in the theater. Easily one of the greatest moments in my history of film-going.

[Cowabunga Carl]

Yes that scene was brilliant and was totally unexpected. I thought they were going a completely different route with this version of PotA. Can not wait for the 2nd installment. But we are probably going to have to wait tell Andy is done with The Hobbit.

[Fugitoid Jones]

As you may be able to tell by my signature pic, I'm a huge PotA fan. I was pretty skeptical going into Rise because the 2001 Tim Burton version was pretty bad (tho I still watch it from time to time as a sort of guilty pleasure). I wasn't sold on the idea of the apes being motion capture, and I wasn't really thrilled with some of the previews.

But I was totally blown away when I saw this movie in theaters. I even went to see it a second time in the theater. It's easily my favorite movie of the year. Everything about this movie exceeded my expectations. The story, the acting (Andy Serkis and John Lithgow FTW), the pacing of the film, the VFX, the action and all the little nods to the original series just clicked for me. I just baught the movie on bluray this week and I cannot wait to watch it again. Looking forward to the sequel!

[Cowabunga Carl]

I feel Tim Burton's PotA gets the short shaft. It was clearly a part one and would have started to make more since with a part 2 but because it never came and didn't fit with the old stuff all of us were left scratching our heads. So I'm right there with you Fugitoid.

It just reminds me that I need to get the Original series on DVD. I haven't watched the originals in a while.

[Warhorse]

It's my favorite movie of 2011. And I'm glad I saw this one in the theater, the audience reaction to the one particular scene, well, some things can't be replaced by watching it at home, and this was one of those instances.

I saw it a few more times in the theater, and it was still exhilarating to see the audience get caught up in a movie like this. Last time I have seen such a thing would have been in The Sixth Sense.

[IamtheNorm]

My wife and I watched this the other night and I agree with all of you that it truly was a great movie. His poor neighbor though, he needed to stop coming out of his house.