Best Science Fiction Film Round 1d: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (11) vs E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (54)

[Chris]

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Release Date: June 26, 2014 (Palace of Fine Arts), July 11, 2014 (United States)
Director: Matt Reeves
Cast: Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell
Plot: A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier.



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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Release Date: May 26, 1982 (Cannes), June 11, 1982 (United States)
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Dee Wallace, Henry Thomas, Peter Coyote, Robert MacNaughton
Plot: A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape Earth and return to his home world.
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[Spitfire]

Planet re-makes can GTFO

 

[Chris]

Went with E.T. but it was pretty close, Dawn was my favorite of the recent Ape films

 

[Jimmy King]

E.T. is just a good time all around, love that movie so it gets my vote. I don’t dislike the recent Ape films and Dawn isn’t bad but I prefer E.T.

 

[Keith]

This is much closer than that vote would suggest for me. Dawn is not only excellent, but maybe the best Apes film ever (yes even better than the original). I remember getting emotionally swepted up in it in the cinema. In the end I went E.T. because it has stood the test of time and is still a classic all these years later.

 

[Comrade Khan]

I went Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, great movie, and I actually really dont think ET is THAT great

 

[Marty McFourth]

ET

 

[Kiffy Lube]

Planet of the Apes without Charlton Heston as the main star. Get outta here. This is ET even though I probably won't vote for it in the next round.