Rise of the Planet of the Apes(2011) had one of the best "holy shit" moments I have experienced in a theatre.

[CorpseLight]

The scene where Cesar has had enough of Malfoys' shit.

I did not expect this powerful of a scene in a movie that was a prequel of sorts to the corny movies from the 60s and 70s. It actually made my hair stand up on the back of my neck seeing it for the first time.

There are only a few scenes from movies I have seen in theatres that really sticks with me. The end of the original Saw film, the end of The Mist, and this scene are really the only ones that really stick out in my head.

The Planet of the Apes trilogy is also highly underrated in my opinion.

 

[dlauv]

Yeah, scene of the movie. Payoff of the grounded setup. Had the same reaction.

 

[Stuart Gipp]

Fantastic moment, fantastic trilogy. Can't wait to see what Matt Reeves brings to Batman.

 

[FTF]

Yeah great scene, movie and trilogy. Also 10 years already geez.

 

[DiipuSurotu]

 

[Sign My Guestbook!]

felt like the birth of a god

 

[THEVOID]

Planet of the Apes trilogy is one of the best ever. It's ridiculous how good they all were. Never expected that. And to this day the CGI is incredible!

 

[UltimateHigh]

that trilogy feels weirdly underrated.

 

[SecondNature]

The reaction of the caged ape is too good not to be a gif

 

[Spring-Loaded]

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It's pretty good summation of most's reaction to this movie/the trilogy.

They had apes riding horses and holding rifles, and you could easily take it all seriously

 

[Quinton]

Best blockbusters of their given release years.

 

[AceStrimmer]

When I saw that in the cinema on it's original release, a good whack of the audience yelled out "YEEEEEEESSSSS!" at that scene.

Power of cinema, guys!

 

[ScaleboundGOTY]

I like how Caesar sounds like Skeletor from the 80's live action Masters of the Universe

 

[DiipuSurotu]

that trilogy feels weirdly underrated.

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Too many bad sequels/remakes before it

Also, people nowadays are not used to trilogies where all three parts are great

 

[bastardly]

the end when he talks to that piece of shit franco was pretty well done too.

the trilogy was one of the biggest surprises, when Reeves took over and turned it super serious though it really became something special

 

[Dot-N-Run]

I remember laughing my way through the whole film with friends when we watched it in the cinema.

Good thing it was the middle of the afternoon and nobody else was around.

 

[Draedi]

I'll say it. It's the best trilogy ever made.

 

[AceStrimmer]

Every part of the trilogy works. And the absolute ending to it all....is just beautiful. Breaks my heart every time.

 

[Sign My Guestbook!]

When I saw that in the cinema on it's original release, a good whack of the audience yelled out "YEEEEEEESSSSS!" at that scene.

Power of cinema, guys!

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the "oh god, puhleeze" feeling of the lame callback line was the perfect setup

the murder-serious response ripped me the fuck outta my seat

 

[Mcfrank]

I need to rewatch the 3rd one. I was pretty underwhelmed by it when I saw it in theaters, but everyone else seems to dig it.

 

[Ravelle]

I never seen the other two, I should do a rewatch and check the other two out.

 

[Sign My Guestbook!]

I never seen the other two, I should do a rewatch and check the other two out.

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the 2nd film is aces

 

[Kasey]

He can talk

he can talk he can talk

 

[NealMcCauley]

Still one of my favorite theater memories. I saw an early matinee and everyone else in the theater was like me, we all just wanted to beat the heat and get some AC for two hours. When that happened the theater was dead silent for like ten seconds and then someone up front said "SHIT!"

 

[AceStrimmer]

More reason Andy Serkis deserves all the awards. His role as Ian Brady is still chilling.

 

[Nairume]

Easily the best movie trilogy of the last three decades.

 

[Sign My Guestbook!]

He can talk

he can talk he can talk

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he can

 

[gdt]

Fucking insane in the theater. You could hear the audience breathe in deep.

 

[HiLife]

Underrated trilogy imo. And they were all ace. Idk. Maybe its just my circle but it feels nobody really talks about these movies beyond the month they come out.

 

[Muitnorts]

I was sure this movie was going to be shit but I absolutely loved it. Still my favourite of the three tbh.

When this moment happened the cinema fell completely silent nobody moved a muscle. Really good shit.

 

[OSHAN]

Great scene, OP. I thought the opening of Dawn was most excellent as well:

 

[jett]

One of the most memorable audience reactions I've experienced in a movie theater, for sure.

 

[BobLoblaw]

I remember my eyes getting big when that happened.

 

[slider]

Just watched the clip in the OP. Pretty good. Don't remember it having as much impact when I first saw it. But as a trilogy I remember thinking they sat really well together with a lot of coherency.

Saw the last one at baby cinema with a new(ish) born and thinking "wow, this is too loud!"

 

[spookyduzt]

It was a perfectly executed subversion of Heston's scene in the original. The whole damn trilogy is perfection.

 

[Trey]

They had apes riding horses and holding rifles, and you could easily take it all seriously

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Exactly what I was going to say. Credit to them for taking an inherently ridiculous idea and treating it with serious sci-fi splendor.

 

[Nairume]

It also can't be said enough that Koba is one of the goat film antagonists, not to mention how incredible it is that Dawn does what it does by telling so much of its story through sign language and subtitles.

 

[DiipuSurotu]

Probably the best movie with "Rise of" in its title in the last decade

 

[VAD]

I don't remember Tom Felton was in this.
And yes, the trilogy was underrated. The weird thing was, while each movie was very good, they couldn't sustain the hype. I went to see each just because they were sequels to the previous one and not because I wanted to learn more about the lore or see more of the characters, just like I did for Star Wars or the MCU, and yet they were consistently great movies.

 

[Baron Von Beans]

I want to watch the second and third movies, but I can't stand the sight of seeing animals die in movies. CG or not, I just hate it. I know that it's inevitable in the sequels, so for me, the first movie stands alone in its greatness.

 

[AceStrimmer]

Not to make light of the current global situation but it was also really smart in showing something as unthinkable as a pandemic spreading the world through travel - and only making that plain at the very end of the film. Over the credits no less!

 

[cognizant]

Weirdly I feel that this trilogy isn't talked about enough. Not enough click baity articles and retrospectives, not enough youtube videos from armchair critics analysing the cinematography and themes, etc. And yes, not enough LTTP/RTTP threads on Era.

The trilogy is astounding, what an incredible character arc for Caesar. OP, that scene was chilling in the cinema, people gasped, it was great. The third movie is my favourite though.

I think my favourite scene

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is the one where Caesar and the gang corner the ape traitor as he's working as a cook for the humans. The whole scene is framed like it's a mob hit you'd see in Carlito's Way or something, it was both hilarious and tragic watching it play out.

EDIT: hid the scene from the third movie in case people haven't watched it yet. (the fuck are you waiting for?)

 

[DiipuSurotu]

Just watched the clip in the OP. Pretty good. Don't remember it having as much impact when I first saw it. But as a trilogy I remember thinking they sat really well together with a lot of coherency.

Saw the last one at baby cinema with a new(ish) born and thinking "wow, this is too loud!"

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Goes to show what you can accomplish when you plan out your movie trilogy

 

[Nairume]

I think my favourite scene is the one where Caesar and the gang corner the ape traitor as he's working as a cook for the humans. The whole scene is framed like it's a mob hit you'd see in Carlito's Way or something, it was both hilarious and tragic watching it play out.

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War is basically the best Western since Unforgiven.

 

[THEVOID]

Hell, probably the best reboot of a franchise ever? I can't think of anything that comes close. The Fly is the only thing I can think of.

 

[Trey]

It also can't be said enough that Koba is one of the goat film antagonists, not to mention how incredible it is that Dawn does what it does by telling so much of its story through sign language and subtitles.

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that "who the fuck do you think you're talking to" stand up gets me every time. Such a great character.

 

[DiipuSurotu]

Hell, probably the best reboot of a franchise ever? I can't think of anything that comes close. The Fly is the only thing I can think of.

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Mad Max: Fury Road

 

[AceStrimmer]

The acting is immense too. I can't think off-hand of any bad performances in any of them.

 

[StarsAreStuff]

these movies were surprisingly awesome.

 

[AceStrimmer]

It also can't be said enough that Koba is one of the goat film antagonists, not to mention how incredible it is that Dawn does what it does by telling so much of its story through sign language and subtitles.

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It would be so easy to make the typical heroes and villains - but in these films, each character is nuanced. They have proper motivations.