PLANET OF THE APES (franchise)

[LordGraal]

I liked Rise and Dawn but after that I felt they were dragging things out too much.  In Rise, there's a background story of astronauts disappearing on a mission and I've been waiting for them to come back to that since Dawn.

I thought both Dawn and War had similarities to Battle for the Planet of the Apes, which was a surprise as it's regarded as the worst of the original series.  But I really like the original.  Charlton Heston's character is spot on and I can still remember the first time I saw the ending.  It seems obvious now but I was young at the time and it had the desired effect.  Heston's reaction is still brilliant though.

[Rev. Powell]

I have since seen KINGDOM and thought it was pretty good.  In fact, I voted for it for "Best Visual Effects" of the year, but it didn't win.

[Cult_Moody_Movies]

That's cool that you and your father could bond over the APES, Cult Moody! Also, I love your thumbnail image. 

My parents were a tad overprotective in my Elementary level years. I loved sci-fi and horror but was limited to to older movies/TV. So I grew up on the likes of Star Trek, Universal Monsters, Godzilla, 50's sci-fi films and so on. In the grand scheme of things I guess I benefited. XD

As for Daria, I finally watched the whole series with my wife this year. Mr. Anthony DeMartin became a spirit animal.

[zombie no.one]

since making this thread I've broken my monkey and watched ESCAPE FROM... it was alright. surprisingly heavy on the comedy / absurdity angle... also there are so many liberties taken with the basic logistics of apes speaking perfect english, that I guess you just have to dive right in and buy the entire premise wholesale. 6/10

[M.10rda]

That's cool that you and your father could bond over the APES, Cult Moody! Also, I love your thumbnail image. 

As for Daria, I finally watched the whole series with my wife this year. Mr. Anthony DeMartin became a spirit animal.

I was an early DARIA-adopter... from S1 when I was in undergrad. It remains one of my all-time favorite TV shows and has aged very, very well, as is evidenced (among other things) by a recent musical subgenre called "Dariacore" that is inspired by the series........ DeMartino wasn't as funny to me 28 years ago but as an old man I find I have become him in some alarming ways.