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| Monkeying around with the classic PLANET OF THE APES film and TV series, courtesy of MAD MAGAZINE circa 1973. Image via Doug Gilford's MADCOVERSITE.COM |
In the simian domain that is the PLANET OF THE APES, the main rule of law is that "Ape shall never kill Ape!", even if one is wearing an Alfred E. Neuman MAD MAGAZINE mask!
The top sci-fi franchise, which mixes satire, futurist warnings, action and adventure, has always been a critical and commercial success for it's makers TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX since it was launched as a big screen film adaptation in the late sixties, but it has recently received an intriguing injection of creative re-imagining that has proved popular with the next generation of young movie-goers: RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, now available on Blu-ray and DVD, proved more successful than anyone could have anticipated, and whose box office taking worldwide have guaranteed that a further sequel will be on the cards, as talented British character actor Andy Serkis returns as the CGI enhanced Caesar, the talking ape/genius who continues to lead the monkey revolution against their inhuman Human masters.
Movie trailer: Rise of the Planet of the Apes Trailer - YouTube
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| Simian conquest! A new vision of PLANET OF THE APES. Image: FOX. |
Look out for APES II by 2013 at the latest.
Check out our previous Classic PLANET OF THE APES features here:
MONKEY BUSINESS ON THE "PLANET OF THE APES" | KOOL TV
TIME TO "GO APE!!" ONCE MORE | KOOL TV
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