The Planet of the Apes series is a strange bird. It gain fame and notoriety upon its initial release back in the late 60s, which spawned numerous less well received sequels. The franchise saw a reboot directed by Tim Burton in 2001, but when the studio decided to once again reprise the concept for a new trilogy in 2011, it really came on my radar. I have seen the original film, and at least parts of the Burton remake, but for what is considered one of the better recent trilogies, includes some impressive special effects, I have only seen Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Like my Star Trek marathon before it, a Planet of the Apes marathon is a great opportunity to uncover this oddity of a franchise.
- Planet of the Apes (Franklin J. Schaffner, 1968)
- Beneath the Planet of the Apes (Ted Post, 1970)
- Escape from the Planet of the Apes (Don Taylor, 1971)
- Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (J. Lee Thompson, 1972)
- Battle for the Planet of the Apes (J. Lee Thompson, 1973)
- Planet of the Apes (Tim Burton, 2001)
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes (Rupert Wyatt, 2011)
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (Matt Reeves, 2014)
- War for the Planet of the Apes (Matt Reeves, 2017)
