Hello, Sydney!
I'm with you, this movie is gonna be great!!
Planet of the Apes is one of the movies I expect to watch in Theaters next month here in my town. I already saw three diferent online trailers and a few "making of" video sequences, all in the official site:
Planet of The Apes. The makeup, the great Actors, and of course, the director makes this movie a
must see for every sci-fi fanatic.
I saw the original P.O.T.A, along with 4 sequels, and a few episodes of the series (all of them were made in the late 60's and 70's). It's true, the story Tim Burton is telling is very different from the original movie, but the Universe is the same: a world where Apes rule and humans are slaves.
If you didn't watch the first movie, with
Charlton Heston(the guy from Ben-Hur) as Col. George Taylor, go to a video store and rent it. I'm sure it won't spoil the story of the new one. And although it's a movie that was made 33 years ago, it still has a very powerfull story.