# Rise of the Planet of the Apes - just when I thought my faith in modern movies could sink no lower

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**Created:** [June 3, 2011, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-just-when-i-thought-my-faith-in-modern-movies-could-sink-no-lower/584214 "2011-06-03T17:06:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2011, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-just-when-i-thought-my-faith-in-modern-movies-could-sink-no-lower/584214/1 "2011-06-03T17:06:41Z")

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[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/T3tidwW1gGM/maxresdefault.jpg "Rise of the Planet of the Apes Official Trailer #2 - (2011)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3tidwW1gGM)

next time you mock me for only watching 80s movies take a look at the kind of movies that get made nowadays

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**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2011, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-just-when-i-thought-my-faith-in-modern-movies-could-sink-no-lower/584214/2 "2011-06-03T17:16:37Z")

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[Some people around here thought it looked pretty decent.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=604681)

I’d give it a shot. Could it be much worse than the last go 'round with this franchise?

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**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2011, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-just-when-i-thought-my-faith-in-modern-movies-could-sink-no-lower/584214/3 "2011-06-03T18:34:04Z")

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I’m a fan of the original movies (pentilogy?) – well, the first three anyway – but I’m looking forward to this one. I just pretend the most recent remake doesn’t exist.