What is the Coli's opinion of The Planet of the Apes Movies?

[King Harlem]

With the new movie upcoming, I'm wondering if I should do a deep dive. I don't remember watching the older ones.

This is the supposed Chronological Order:

• Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
• War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
• Planet of the Apes (1968)
• Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
• Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
• Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
• Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

I don't remember the older ones... it's been forever since I seen one. The one from the 90's or whatever sucked.

As for the current trilogy..

'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' 7/10 Pretty good movie, set the table well enough... by the numbers action flick

'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' 9/10 Excellent movie, more focus on the apes themselves, had a lot to say in the script "human work.." shyt was crazy

'War for the Planet of the Apes' 8.5/10 Very good, depressing and slower moving than the previous one.. take it down a notch, script was still crack.

 

[get these nets]

The older ones are my faves because I saw them as a kid. Modern era. ones are pretty repetitive and boring.

 

[the elastic]

Boring

 

[Lootpack]

Haven’t watched the older entries but the modern trilogy always struck me as an under-appreciated bunch. Reeves came through and crushed the buildings with his direction in Dawn and War but everything I’ve seen from Kingdom so far has me convinced it’ll be worth a watch too.

 

[nieman]

I don't like the newer ones. I just don't get the story they're trying to tell, so they come across as repetitive nonsense. Burton's looked great, but was very lacking. The originals are my favorite, and are great but only '68 OG, Escape and Conquest. Beneath was a cash grab and noticably so, and Battle is a TV show pilot.

 

[darryl]

Racist shyt. Just like king kong. But yall stay sleep tho

 

[Geordi]

Great sci fi movies. Instead of advanced robots overthrowing humanity its primitive apes.

 

[spacewraith]

Is the 2001 one not considered a part of the series? I see it was omitted here

 

[Still Benefited]

Great movies actually imo. The older ones always seemed stupid and boring. But i was mostly skimming and not really watching as a kid,it was just on t.v. but i know nothing ever made me stop and pay attention. But the new ones they came out with are some of my favorites#KobaWasRight

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

Original yes..Rise was cool then rest of its sequels were CGI nonsense.

The OG is one.of the greatest sci-fi's ever!

 

[Black Hans]

Code movies from white people about "them" taking over

 

[phillycavsfan]

I've only seen the Wahlberg one, which is trash. Though I bet I saw the more recent ones I'd probably like them, just never got around to it.

 

[OmegaK2099]

I remember they had Paul Williams in one of them, that little white dude actually looks like an ape

 

[HipHopStan]

I remember they had Paul Williams in one of them, that little white dude actually looks like an ape

He showed up on The Tonight Show tipsy and in ape makeup.