Jun 2017 *
Now with New & Improved Bonuses! (see below in red)
This is where you'll keep track of your progress on Challenge of the Apes. Q&A and discussion can be found here:
https://trashepics.com/post/7/6/
General Info:
Please be sure you record the running time of what you watch and keep a running total of your points. Points are awarded based on running time of whatever you watch plus bonuses.
The Challenge of the Apes begins July 1st and ends at midnight on July 31st (based on whatever the time zone where you live).
What Counts?
Watch any film, short or TV show with apes or monkeys in it.
Read any book set in the Planet of the Apes or Kong universes (see bonuses below).
Bonuses awarded for the following:
Watch the original five Planet of the Ape films (POTA ('68), Beneath the POTA, Escape From the POTA, Conquest of the POTA, & Battle For the POTA) = 50 point bonus.
Watch the more recent extra crispy POTA films (Burton's POTA, Rise of the POTA, Dawn of the POTA & War For the POTA) = 50 bonus points.
Watch the 14 episodes of the POTA TV series from 1974 = 50 point bonus
Watch the 13 episodes of the animated Return to the POTA TV series = 50 point bonus
Watch any five Kong films from this official list and get a 50 point bonus.
EDIT: Since there are now twelve films on the list you can cherrypick and get this bonus twice:
KK (1933)
Son of Kong
KK vs. Godzilla
KK Escapes
King Kong (1976)
King Kong Lives
The Mighty Kong
King Kong (2005)
Kong: Skull Island
Queen Kong
Kong: King of Atlantis
Kong: Return To the Jungle
Read any novel or collection of short stories or comics set in either the POTA or Kong Universe and get a 50 point bonus! Each of the movie bonuses can only be claimed once but the reading bonus can be claimed for each book you read.
This is where you'll keep track of your progress on Challenge of the Apes. Q&A and discussion can be found here:
https://trashepics.com/post/7/6/
General Info:
Please be sure you record the running time of what you watch and keep a running total of your points. Points are awarded based on running time of whatever you watch plus bonuses.
The Challenge of the Apes begins July 1st and ends at midnight on July 31st (based on whatever the time zone where you live).
What Counts?
Watch any film, short or TV show with apes or monkeys in it.
Read any book set in the Planet of the Apes or Kong universes (see bonuses below).
Bonuses awarded for the following:
Watch the original five Planet of the Ape films (POTA ('68), Beneath the POTA, Escape From the POTA, Conquest of the POTA, & Battle For the POTA) = 50 point bonus.
Watch the more recent extra crispy POTA films (Burton's POTA, Rise of the POTA, Dawn of the POTA & War For the POTA) = 50 bonus points.
Watch the 14 episodes of the POTA TV series from 1974 = 50 point bonus
Watch the 13 episodes of the animated Return to the POTA TV series = 50 point bonus
Watch any five Kong films from this official list and get a 50 point bonus.
EDIT: Since there are now twelve films on the list you can cherrypick and get this bonus twice:
KK (1933)
Son of Kong
KK vs. Godzilla
KK Escapes
King Kong (1976)
King Kong Lives
The Mighty Kong
King Kong (2005)
Kong: Skull Island
Queen Kong
Kong: King of Atlantis
Kong: Return To the Jungle
Read any novel or collection of short stories or comics set in either the POTA or Kong Universe and get a 50 point bonus! Each of the movie bonuses can only be claimed once but the reading bonus can be claimed for each book you read.
Final Tally of Total Points: 5775
Movies Watched: 3496 minutes total
1. Planet of the Apes (1968) Franklin J. Schaffner / Rating: 10 / {112 min.}
2. Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) Ted Post / Rating: 8 / {95 min.}
3. Escape From the Planet of the Apes (1971) Don Taylor / Rating: 8+ / {98 min.}
4. Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) J. Lee Thompson / Rating: 8+ / {88 min.}
5. Battle For the Planet of the Apes (1973) J. Lee Thompson / Rating: 7 / {93 min. + 50 point bonus = 143}
6. Shakma (1990) Hugh Parks, Tom Logan / Rating: 5 / {101 min.}
7. Planet of the Apes (2001) Tim Burton / Rating: 7 / {119 min.}
8. King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) Ishiro Honda, Thomas Montgomery / Rating: 6 / {91 min.}
9. King Kong Escapes (1967) Ishiro Honda / Rating: 8+ / {96 min.}
10. Konga (1961) John Lemont / Rating: 7 / {90 min.}
11. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) Rupert Wyatt / Rating: 9 / {105 min.}
12. The Mighty Gorga (1969) David L. Hewitt / Rating: 4+ / {85 min.}
13. The Mighty Kong (1998) Art Scott / Rating: 5 / {73 min.}
14. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) Matt Reeves / Rating: 8+ / {130 min.}
15. La Horripilante Bestia Humana (1969) Rene Cardona / Rating: 6 / {81 min.}
16. King Kong (1976) John Guillermin / Rating: 7+ / {134 min.}
17. King Kong Lives (1986) John Guillermin / Rating: 6+ / {93 min. + 50 Point Kong Bonus = 143 points}
18. Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959) John Guillermin / Rating: 9 / {88 min.}
19. War For the Planet of the Apes (2017) Matt Reeves / Rating: 8 / {140 min. + 50 Point POTA Bonus = 190 Points}
20. Jungle Book (1942) Zoltan Korda / Rating: 8 / {105 min.}
21. Monkey Shines (1988) George A. Romero [R.I.P.] / Rating: 8+ / {113 min.}
22. Queen Kong (1976) Frank Agrama / Rating: 5 / {84 min.}
23. Nabonga (1944) Sam Newfield / Rating: 7 / {75 min.}
24. Monsters Crash the Pajama Party (1965) David L. Hewitt / Rating: 5 / {31 min.}
25. A*P*E (1976) Paul Leder / Rating: 3 / {86 min.}
26. King Klunk (1933) Walter Lantz / Rating: 5 / {9 min.}
27. Donald Duck and the Gorilla (1944) Jack King / Rating: 8 / {7 min.}
28. King Kong (2005) Peter Jackson / Rating: 8 / {201 min.}
29. Babe: Pig in the City (1998) George Miller / Rating: 10 / {97 min.}
30. Cat People (1982) Paul Schrader [R.I.P. John Heard] / Rating: 8 / {118 min.}
31. The Jungle Book (2016) Jon Favreau / Rating: 7 / {106 min.}
32. Apes of Wrath (1959) Friz Freleng / Rating: 7 / {7 min.}
33. Kong: King of Atlantis (2005) Patrick Archibald / Rating: 6+ / {69 min.}
34. Africa Express (1975) Michele Lupo / Rating: 6 / {93 min.}
35. Kong: Return to the Jungle (2007) Stuart Evans / Rating: 4 / {79 min.}
36. King Kong (1933) Bernard McEveety / Rating: 10 / {104 min. + Kong Bonus #2 = 154 Points}
TV Watched: 1829 minutes total
1. Lancelot Link: There's No Business Like Snow Business (1970) Pat Shields / Rating: 6 / {24 min.}
2. Lancelot Link: The Lone A.P.E. / Missle Beach Party (1970) Pat Shields / Rating: 7 / {24 min.}
3. Ark II: The Flies (1976) Ted Post / Rating: 6 / {23 min.}
4. Ark II: The Slaves (1976) Hollingsworth Morse / Rating: 6 / {23 min.}
5. Land of the Lost: Cha-Ka (1974) Dennis Steinmetz / Rating: 7 / {23 min.}
6. MST3K: Time of the Apes (1991) Jim Mallon, Kiyo Fukuzawa & Atsuo Okunaka / Rating: 7+ / {97 min.}
7. Planet of the Apes: Escape From Tomorrow (1974) Don Weiss / Rating: 6 / {50 min.}
8. Lancelot Link: Mysterious Motorcycle Menace / Great Beauty Contest (1970) Pat Shields / Rating: 7 / {24 min.}
9. Planet of the Apes: The Gladiators (1974) Don McDougall / Rating: 7 / {50 min.}
10. Land of the Lost: The Sleestak God (1974) Dennis Steinmetz / Rating: 7 / {23 min.}
11. Ark II: The Wild Boy (1976) Hollingsworth Morse / Rating: 7 {23 min.}
12. King Kong: The Horror of Mondo Island (1966) none credited / Rating: 7 / {7 min.}
13. King Kong: Jinx of the Sphinx (1966) none credited / Rating: 7+ / {7 min.}
14. King Kong: The Green-eyed Monster (1966) none credited / Rating: 7 / {7 min.}
15. King Kong: Top of the World (1966) none credited / Rating: 7+ / {7 min.}
16. King Kong: The Golden Temple (1966) none credited / Rating: 7 / {7 min.}
17. King Kong: The Electric Circle (1966) none credited / Rating: 7 / {7 min.}
18. King Kong: Mirror of Destruction (1966) none credited / Rating: 7 / {7 min.}
19. King Kong: Tiger Tiger (1966) none credited / Rating: 7 / {7 min.}
20. King Kong: The Vise of Dr. Who (1966) none credited / Rating: 7 / {7 min.}
21. Planet of the Apes: The Trap (1974) Arnold Laven / Rating: 7 / {50 min.}
22. Ultra Q: Gorou to Goro (1966) Hajime Tsuburaya / Rating: 7+ / {26 min.}
23. Planet of the Apes: The Good Seeds (1974) Don Weis / Rating: 7 / {50 min.}
24. Planet of the Apes: The Legacy (1974) Bernard McEveety / Rating: 7 / {50 min.}
25. Kong: The Return, Part 1 (2000) Marc Boreal, Stephane Roux / Rating: 6 / {21 min.}
26. Kong: The Return, Part 2 (2000) Chuck Patton, Joe Pearson, Stephane Roux / Rating: 6 / {20 min.}
27. King Kong: MechaniKong (1966) none credited / Rating: 7 / {6 min.}
28. Kong: Primal Power (2000) Marc Boreal, Stephane Roux / Rating: 6 / {21 min.}
29. Kong: Dark Forces Rising (2000) Marc Boreal, Stephane Roux / Rating: 7 / {21 min.}
30. Kong: The Giant Claw Robberies (2000) Chuck Patton, Joe Pearson, Stephane Roux / Rating: 7 / {20 min.}
31. Kong: Dragon Fire (2000) Marc Boreal, Stephane Roux / Rating: 7 / {21 min.}
32. Kong: Mistress of the Game (2000) Marc Boreal, Stephane Roux / Rating: 7 / {21 min.}
33. Planet of the Apes: Tomorrow's Tide (1974) Don McDougall / Rating: 7 / {50 min.}
34. Planet of the Apes: The Surgeon (1974) Arnold Laven / Rating: 7 / {50 min.}
35. Kong: Reborn (2000) Marc Boreal, Stephane Roux / Rating: 7 / {21 min.}
36. Kong: The Infinity Stone (2000) Marc Boreal, Stephane Roux / Rating: 7 / {21 min.}
37. Planet of the Apes: The Deception (1974) Don McDougall / Rating: 7 / {50 min.}
38. Kong: Night of the Talons (2000) Marc Boreal, Stephane Roux / Rating: 7 / {22 min.}
39. Kong: Howling Jack (2000) Marc Boreal, Stephane Roux / Rating: 7 / {21 min.}
40. Kong: The Hidden Fears (2000) Marc Boreal, Stephane Roux / Rating: 7 / {21 min.}
41. Kong: The Sleeping City (2000) Marc Boreal, Stephane Roux / Rating: 7 / {21 min.}
42. Planet of the Apes: The Horse Race (1974) Jack Starrett / Rating: 7 / {49 min.}
43. Planet of the Apes: The Interrogation (1974) Alf Kjellin / Rating: 7 / {50 min.}
44. Planet of the Apes: The Tyrant (1974) Ralph Senensky / Rating: 7 / {50 min.}
45. Return to the POTA: Flames of Doom (1975) Doug Wildey / Rating: 7 / {24 min.}
46. Return to the POTA: Escape From Ape City (1975) Doug Wildey / Rating: 7 / {24 min.}
47. Return to the POTA: The Unearthly Prophecy (1975) Doug Wildey / Rating: 7 / {24 min.}
48. Return to the POTA: Tunnel of Fear (1975) Doug Wildey / Rating: 7 / {24 min.}
49. Return to the POTA: Lagoon of Peril (1975) Doug Wildey / Rating: 7 / {24 min.}
50. Garth Marenghi's Darkplace: The Apes of Wrath (2004) Richard Ayoade / Rating: 7 / {24 min.}
51. Kong: Top of the World (2000) Marc Boreal, Stephane Roux / Rating: 7 / {21 min.}
52. Return to the POTA: Terror on Ice Mountain (1975) Doug Wildey / Rating: 7 / {24 min.}
53. Return to the POTA: River of Flames (1975) Doug Wildey / Rating: 7 / {24 min.}
54. Return to the POTA: Screaming Wings (1975) Doug Wildey / Rating: 7 / {24 min.}
55. Return to the POTA: Trail to the Unknown (1975) Doug Wildey / Rating: 6 / {24 min.}
56. Return to the POTA: Attack From the Clouds (1975) Doug Wildey / Rating: 6 / {24 min.}
57. Return to the POTA: Mission of Mercy (1975) Doug Wildey / Rating: 6 / {24 min.}
58. Return to the POTA: Invasion of the Underdwellers (1975) Doug Wildey / Rating: 7 / {24 min.}
59. Return to the POTA: Battle of the Titans (1975) Doug Wildey / Rating: 6 / {24 min. + Bonus 50 = 74 Points}
60. Planet of the Apes: The Cure (1974) Bernard McEveety / Rating: 7+ / {50 min.}
61. Planet of the Apes: The Liberator (1974) Arnold Laven / Rating: 7 / {50 min.}
62. Planet of the Apes: Up Above the World So High (1974) John Meredyth Lucas / Rating: 7 / {50 min. + Bonus 50 = 100 Points}
63. The Simpsons: A Fish Called Selma (1996) Mark Kirkland / Rating: 9 / {22 min.}
Challenge of the Apes Books: 9 X 50 = 450 Bonus Points
1. Planet of the Apes (1963) Pierre Boulle / Rating: 8
2. Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) Michael Avallone / Rating: 7
3. Escape From the Planet of the Apes (1973) Jerry Pournelle / Rating: 7+
4. Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1974) John Jakes / Rating: 8
5. Battle For the Planet of the Apes (1973) David Gerrold / Rating: 7
6. Planet of the Apes: Old Gods (2002) Ian Edginton (writer), Paco Medina & Adrian Sibar (pencils) / Rating: 7
7. Tarzan on the Planet of the Apes (2017) David Walker & Tim Seeley (writers), Fernando Dagnino (pencils) / Rating: 7+
8. Planet of the Apes (2001) William T. Quick / Rating: 7
9. Planet of the Apes: Tales From the Forbidden Zone (2017) Rich Handley & Jim Beard (editors) / Rating: 8+