Gaffer Tape said:

... it gives me the visual image of those codpieces from the Schumacher films...

Oh, that's nice,  just the image I needed with my morning coffee.

;-)

It sounds like a completely different project.

Interesting cast and crew but I'm still skeptical.

Warbler said:

Gaffer Tape said:

Ohhh, man.  Someone sold Warb out.  Shit just got real!

WHO DARED SELL ME OUT?!!!!!  I DEMAND TO KNOW!!!!  I AM GOING TO FIND THE PERSON AND MAKE THEM PAY!!!!!!   

http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Dark-Knight-Rises-Now-that-we-know-the-cast/post/467048/#TopicPost467048

I'm patiently awaiting the trailer.

Trivia: It's the first Planet of the Apes film to not feature the word "Planet".

It wouldn't make sense Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes implies the whole planet goes or gets up.  

Rise Of The Apes does however sound like people are going to make fun of them (as in 'take the').

ZOMG Warb did a GIF attack! (colour me shocked and awed).

My favorite is Beneath The Planet Of The Apes and he only appears in a few seconds of stock footage in that one.

Beneath is your favourite?  Is there something wrong with you? (1 and 3 are my faves... blast away!)

Also, Anchorhead, recommend thread title be changed to: (Dark Knight/Apes) Rise(s)

Upside crucified apes, bleeding statues, ugly mutants singing "All things bright and beautiful' to a nuclear bomb god, brutal violence, in your face social commentary and the bleakest ending ever.

What's not to love?

Even Heston's contractual obligation performance rips shreds off of most of the so called acting in the big draw action flicks kicking around for the last few decades.

2 and 4 are my faves.

CP3S said:

xhonzi said:

Beneath is your favourite?  Is there something wrong with you? (1 and 3 are my faves... blast away!)

I like 1 and 3 best from a serious standpoint, if I were to only own two Apes films, those would be the two without question. Or if I were introducing a non-initiate to the series, those would be the two I'd show them. From the goofy/campy/ridiculous standpoint, I do enjoy Beneath and Conquest, but don't take them seriously. Battle for I could live without ever seeing again, even the tv series is considerably better than it.

There is a fair amount of goofy campy nonsense in the whole series.

If anything 1 and 3 great as they are even goofier and more camp than the rest (three wise monkeys, bubble bath for Zira etc).

Which is fine by me because I like that sort of thing but 2 and 4 are just so wonderfully depressing.

I prefer the original ending of Conquest though (the shoe-horned in dialogue is pretty but it cuts the nads off the beast).

I liked the Ape School documentary on the Burton DVD.

Warbler said:

^ Warbler                                       Frink^

Did you ever see the "long" version of Battle?  It was mildly improved in my opinion.

All of this reminds me... I never finished the animated series.  I bought it a couple years back and maybe watched 2 episodes.

Regarding Apes;  1968 original only for me.  However, I think the reveal in Escape is a fantastic scene. "Gentlemen, welcome to the United States Of....."

Escape is a bit of a guilty pleasure for me.  I'll watch it if I happen to stumble across it on cable.

Regarding the Batman title; I'm with Boost on this one.  Rise has been worn out.  I'm surprised they weren't more inventive. Truth be told,  I have that same feeling about Catwoman & Bane.  But we'll see.  Nolan may surprise me and pull one out of a hat.

Anchorhead said:

Regarding Apes;  1968 original only for me. 

I'm just shocked.  Simply Shocked!

Escape is a bit of a guilty pleasure for me.  I'll watch it if I happen to stumble across it on cable.

It was actually introduced to me, by my father, as something of a "spoof", and not an actual full fledged member of the series.  It is funnier than the other films (right up until the happy ending!) but not "spoof wacky", if you know what I mean...  Either he didn't know, or he didn't tell me, but I was shocked a few years later to find that there was a #4 and a #5.  I thought 1 and 2 were it with a "what if?/non-continuity" Escape movie.  For Fun.

Man, I was so excited for the Burton film.  I'm still mad about that.  :(

Regarding the Batman title; I'm with Boost on this one.  Rise has been worn out.  I'm surprised they weren't more inventive. Truth be told,  I have that same feeling about Catwoman & Bane.  But we'll see.  Nolan may surprise me and pull one out of a hat.

 Still hoping for the title to change.

Anchorhead said:

Regarding Apes;  1968 original only for me. 

SHOCKED!

Nope they were all his (they have gone down to roughly normal again now).