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Rise of the Planet of the Apes Trailer: The Origins Story for Our Apathy

By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under Trailers | Comments (39)

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What I don’t get is why? Why make a prequel? How many people were clamoring for another Planet of the Apes film? Maybe it’s just me (is it just me?). There wasn’t that much interest in the Tim Burton Planet of the Apes before it disappointed the world, right? Is there something about this story that touches a nerve for some people? Because, for me, I don’t care that much about a planet overrun with apes, and I’m even less interested in how it happened. And I’m even half as interested if Tim Roth is not going to snarl throughout the film. The prequel looks like another routine medical experiment gone awry story followed by a bunch of CGI apes clobbering humans and knocking down helicopters. Great?

I’m not trying to be a buzzkill, but I just don’t care. Maybe I’m in the minority?











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Comments

When the trailer, in big letters, proclaims that it's 'from weta digital the visual effects company for Avatar' I immediately lose interest. CGI shouldn't be boasted about. Take credit for it when asked, but don't shout as it only works as a support for the rest of the movie.

Posted by: Yastobaal at April 14, 2011 8:08 AM

Is this a prequel to the original or the Burton remake?

If it's the original, then it completely goes against the whole "dog/cat extinction" and evolution taking it's course, which seems like it'd be a more interesting premise instead of:

"The Green Goblin's son shoots up some monkeys with Hannibal Lecter-juice and that's the whole movie please give us money now."

Posted by: mr_wonkles at April 14, 2011 8:14 AM

And Now I sing the great hymn of praise.....
MY GYM PARTNER IS A MONKEY!!!
MONKEY!!! MONKEY!!! MONKEY!!!

Posted by: Kahntahmp at April 14, 2011 8:22 AM

So, which is more played, the "Science is meddling in God's realm!" or "Human's sow the seeds of their own destruction". Because this look like it sucks in all sorts of wonderful ways. The only way this can be redeemed is if Grodd is one of the gorillas. How great would it be if this were a stealth Flash movie with increadibly misleading PR?

Posted by: Mrcreosote at April 14, 2011 8:50 AM

Oooh, context!

Creeeeeeepy....

Posted by: superasente at April 14, 2011 8:51 AM

Oh don't be such a killjoy. The trailer is the right balance of pretty, ominous and a teensy bit camp.

If this didn't have the Planet of the Apes name stickered on it, and if it weren't labelled 'prequel', a story about evil superintelligent apes breaking out of labs to destroy humankind would be treated with much more enthusiasm.

Also, Franco is still Franco. Before he was hyped horrendously and crashed and burned (a fully orchestrated popularity rollercoaster we should be better than to fall for), he was and still is a solid actor.

Posted by: Nahdle at April 14, 2011 8:53 AM

I just went back and watched the trailer for the 2001 movie, and man were those monkey costumes great. Especially Thade.

Posted by: Paul Southworth at April 14, 2011 8:55 AM

Middle-aged couple enjoying their morning coffee before the kids wake up

Husband: "Isn't is great how we run the planet?"

Wife: "Yes, it really is wonderful. I just hope our government doesn't fuck it all up by trying to create tiny black holes or, I dunno, beefing up the intellect and general where-with-all of primates."

Husband: "Indeed, my love. So, what's on the schedule today? I need to mow the yar---what was that?"

Wife: "I think it came from outside . . . that noise. I'm pretty sure---"

Husband: "No way. Don't say it."

Wife: "Yep, that sounded like an chimpanzee trying to pick our locks."

Husband: "Awww, goddamnit."

Posted by: Kballs at April 14, 2011 9:03 AM

Wait, was that Draco?

I had no idea James Franco and Freida Pinto were in this... But I still don't really care.

Posted by: Thijs at April 14, 2011 9:05 AM

I couldn't give two fucks about the whole thing either, Dustin. So I'm with you. Also those chimps are fucking creepy.

Posted by: Figgy at April 14, 2011 9:10 AM

Rise of the Planet of the Apes.......nah too many "of"s in there. And besides there no need to be handcuffed to the restrictions of an already established series. If it's a prequel, we can have all sorts of fun making up new rules.

Planet of the Apeshit- In an apocalyptic future, mankind's fight for dwindling supplies of oil and gasoline are hindered by a warlord and his hoards or ultra-intelligent simians.

Who Flung Poo?- A series of Three Stooges slapstick comedy shorts featuring an epic pie with shit replacing confections.

Banana-Rama-Ding-Dong- Kinda like "Alvin & the Chipmunks" only with a 1950's do-whop trio of chimps.

Monkey Bone Too- At least it truthfully tells you what it'll do to the money in your wallet.

My Prime Mate- A Transformers crossover where a boy's best buddy is a robot who can change into an orangutang.

Grape Ape: The Movie- If they can rape Yogi Bear into a live action film, why not other Hanna-Barbara 'toons?

13 Monkeys- All questions are finally answered as a time traveling ape from our possible future comes back to discover how and why the last Age of Mankind came to a crashing end. (Hmmm? What's that? Oh! I'm told this story was already covered in Escape from the Planet of the Apes)

Ape-X- A team of superhero mutant monkeys and apes who are determined to save the world and fight the bigotry they face everyday from having opposable thumbs on their feet.

King Kong Ping Pong- An ape gains notoriety as being the first non-human to win the world table tennis championship for being able to wield three paddles at once.

Barrel of Dead Monkeys- Police desperate search for a serial killer who only stalks primates living among humans. The case takes a dramatic turn when the murder switches to humans and is suspected to be a wily silverback.

Posted by: bleujayone at April 14, 2011 9:22 AM

I bet one of those doctors will cutely be named Dr. Zaius. Who could resist that godawful wink to the audience? SEE WHAT WE DID THERE?

Posted by: Optimus Rhyme at April 14, 2011 9:35 AM

Who Flung Poo? Thanks for everything, Julie Orangutan.

Posted by: Tracer Bullet at April 14, 2011 9:46 AM

I don't get this. Granted, I watched the preview with no sound out of bored curiosity, but are the monkeys suddenly immune to bullets? Why are there so many? I really have no interest in this movie but the execution of the concept seems loaded with holes.

Posted by: TylerDFC at April 14, 2011 9:51 AM

Bravo for bleujayone's list--at least they have flair!

Posted by: Ducky at April 14, 2011 9:52 AM

@ Thijs

That is DRACO!!! Tom Felton i'm in. This way I won't feel bad about crushing on Draco and can call him something different.

Also, yeah for Tyler Labine for getting a big movie.

Posted by: kilmo at April 14, 2011 9:56 AM

I want a Grape Ape movie. The origin story of a purple ape with a baseball cap & bowtie intrigues my inner ape.

Posted by: dna at April 14, 2011 10:00 AM

This technically isn't a prequel...it would be a remake of Conquest of the Planet of the Apes.

Posted by: DeistBrawler at April 14, 2011 10:20 AM

Can I just say, monkeys and/or apes just creep me out ..I only ever saw the first one with Chuck Heston and walked out of the Tim Burton one. Dont like cute monkeys on tv shows and won't be seeing this, either.

Posted by: memikeyounot at April 14, 2011 10:26 AM

World Population of Gorillas: 305,000 (top estimate)
World Population of Chimpanzees: 200,000 (top estimate)
World Population of Orangutans: 27,000 (top estimate in 1998)
World Population of Humans: 6.91 Billion.

Yeah, i think we got this.

Posted by: Matty at April 14, 2011 10:26 AM

You're leaving out the Lemurs and Howler Monkeys, not to mention the space monkeys and reverse vampires. We're doomed, DOOOOMED!!

Posted by: Mrcreosote at April 14, 2011 10:32 AM

Yeah, but they're strong and many can travel via treetops.

And I think it was Sun Tzu who said, "Never underestimate an opponent who refuses to wear clothes." You haven't lived until you've been assailed by a superhumanly strong, genetically-enhanced orangutan with his balls flying everywhere. It's like a screaming tornado of arms, legs, hair and testicles.

Posted by: Kballs at April 14, 2011 10:35 AM

I actually think this would be fairly interesting if it weren't using the whole prequel idea. This could stand fine on its own but of course, somewhere in the sewers of Hollywood there's a secret society of morons that makes all the decisions and they want every movie to have a connection to something already done.

Being a prequel also means that we know how this is going to end. The Apes win. They'll probably try and put some twist on this to make it look like humans and apes will begin to exist side by side but then there will be a flash cut at the very end showing humans breaking the treaty or something.

Posted by: Paultera at April 14, 2011 10:42 AM

The original Heston original was on TV one night and I convinced ,daughter to watch it with me. "This is one of the classics," I told her, going from 30-year-old memories.

My Godtopus, is "Planet of the Apes" terrible.

So ... no, it's not just you.

Posted by: , at April 14, 2011 10:50 AM

I for one have been clamouring for this and i fling poo at the rowles for being a buzzkill, and at the lot of you for same.

you're all getting old and your inner geeks are lame.

...off to Den Of Geeks, where they still have fun with this sort of thing!

Posted by: idleprimate at April 14, 2011 10:59 AM

did you guys even SEE the leaves falling from the trees?

LEAVES!

god, i hate everyone.

Posted by: gp at April 14, 2011 11:15 AM

Amen, Nadhle. I think this looks potentially solid.

Posted by: Mel C. at April 14, 2011 11:16 AM

Yeah, I always liked the original concept, that evolution worked it's magic (shout out to my Creationist friends!) and the other primates just knocked us off the top of the food pyramid. I get the medical experimentation angle, it just seems like, yeah, we'd annihilate the gorillas, chimps, et al.

And then the ghost of Dian Fossey weeps.

Posted by: RobP at April 14, 2011 11:25 AM

but they could hide in the woods and fight a. . . guerrilla war. oh, i crack me up.

Posted by: idleprimate at April 14, 2011 11:33 AM

This would be so much better if it were the origin story of Gorilla Grodd instead of a prequel to Planet of the Apes.

Posted by: russmunki at April 14, 2011 12:17 PM

I know it's a pretty old movie, but doesn't the whole existence of this prequel kinds of SPOILERS itself all over the ending of the original?

Posted by: coryo at April 14, 2011 1:10 PM

Planet of the Apes was awesome, but only because of Heston's gloriously ham and cheesetastic acting. Nobody cares about the "mythology" of the damned series. So, unless the new movie is gonna be all CGI Charlton Heston chewing a metric fuck-ton of scenery then I'll be skipping it.

Posted by: mr friendly at April 14, 2011 2:04 PM

NO!!! No no no no no. No.

Posted by: Sarah J-town at April 14, 2011 2:37 PM

So why don't the humans inject themselves with the brain-enhancing serum, or whatever they call it? Blammo! Back to square one...where we continue to find new and even more inventive ways of destroying ourselves...this is why people hate watching movies about apes or time-travel with me.

Posted by: E the B at April 14, 2011 3:16 PM

Monkey butt! I love anything with apes. King Kong, Mighty Joe (??), Outbreak, Wizard of Oz!

Posted by: daria at April 14, 2011 5:28 PM

I'm a little enthused because this will be the rare film when no ragtag bunch of heroes save the human race. We know how this ends, and for once, we're screwed. There will be no former alcoholic flying his jet into the mothership. No John Cusack driving a limo through a building. No John Connor rallying the last of humankind to fight the robots. No last minute miracle. We die. They live. End of story.

I think it will be a nice change of pace.

Posted by: harborwolf at April 14, 2011 8:45 PM

Monkey butt!

HA HA HA heeheehee snort. I love it.

I will watch the shit out of any and all "humanity meddles with science and thereby dooms itself" movies. For me, that Never.Gets.Old. YMMV.

Posted by: MM at April 15, 2011 12:37 AM

"So why don't the humans inject themselves with the brain-enhancing serum, or whatever they call it? Blammo! Back to square one...where we continue to find new and even more inventive ways of destroying ourselves...this is why people hate watching movies about apes or time-travel with me."
Posted by: E the B at April 14, 2011 3:16 PM

Here, here! I'll probably watch it with other people just so I can make that point, and ruin it for everyone.


Posted by: In Yer Face, Space Coyote! at April 15, 2011 5:59 AM

i dun think we need a science gone wrong movie anymore after Splice.

Posted by: haplo at April 15, 2011 12:18 PM