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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.



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peeptoad says:
#4

Jun 2017 *
1. Kong: Skull Island (2017) 4/10 118
2. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) 5/10 105
3. Scooby Doo: Never Ape an Ape Man (1969) 10/10 21
4. King Kong (1933) 7/10 100
5. King Kong (1976) 7.5/10 134
6. Trog (1970) 4/10 93
7. Planet of the Apes (1968) 8/10 112
8. Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) 7/10 95
9. The Mysterious Monsters (1975) 6/10 86
10. King Kong vs Godzilla (1962) 6/10 91
11. Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) 7.5/10 98
12. The Son of Kong (1933) 6/10 70
(+50 Kong quintet)
13. Virunga (2014) 7/10 100
14. Conquest of Planet of the Apes (1972) 7/10 88
15. The Lemon Grove Kids Meet the Monsters (1965) 6/10 78
16. Battle for Planet of the Apes (1973) 6/10 93
(+50 Apes quintet)
17. Queen Kong (1976) 3/10 87
18. Rat Pfink a Boo Boo (1966) 6/10 72
19. King Kong Escapes (1967) 6/10 96
20. King Kong (2005) 4/10 187
21. The Mighty Kong (1998) 3/10 71
22. Kong: King of Atlantis (2005) 3/10 69
(+50 Kong quintet)

total= 2214


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peeptoad says:
#6, Reply to #5

Jun 2017
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peeptoad says:
#9, Reply to #8

Jun 2017
I've got a new appreciation for that song getting stuck in my head. Didn't listen when I posted, but now have the Shirelles stuck in a loop.

If there's a 2 point tiebreaker that one's the ticket


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peeptoad says:
#58, Reply to #44

Jul 2017
Only because I had a couple of days off from work. Now I flag...


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peeptoad says:
#89, Reply to #87

Jul 2017
Oh yeah, oops. Thanks, b. emoticon


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peeptoad says:
#17, Reply to #12

Jun 2017
Just because of that costume I had to look this one up... it's on YT. Prob watch it next month. emoticon


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peeptoad says:
#32, Reply to #24

Jun 2017
Just read that Rick Baker designed that monkey outfit... no wonder I liked it!


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peeptoad says:
#34, Reply to #33

Jun 2017
PB bites...


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peeptoad says:
#37, Reply to #35

Jun 2017
I actually just added Missing Link to my list. Hopefully I get to it in July since it does look interesting. Baker is good at the apes, I agree. I actually really enjoyed the 76 Kong remake... it's a nostalgia thing probably. I plan on watching that again next month. I daresay I might like it better than 1933, but that one needs a rewatch (and it'll get it).


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peeptoad says:
#39, Reply to #38

Jun 2017
Ah, yes, think I watched that back in high school... the salad days I suppose (NOT!). Now on to the entree.... (now, this is where it gets good!).

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peeptoad says:
#41, Reply to #40

Jun 2017 *
That's funny- just a week ago I had to explain this to another friend of mine. The salad days are like the good ol' days (the younger days)... i.e. the early course of the meal. BY the time we get to dessert we'll all be old and grey.


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peeptoad says:
#43, Reply to #42

Jun 2017
If we get served pecan pie or peanut brittle we might be in trouble... emoticon


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peeptoad says:
#79, Reply to #78

Jul 2017
You've enticed me with that animated still, beatnik.... might have to go for that 2nd Kong hit. I tailed off a bit this week... hopefully I can rebound next week!


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peeptoad says:
#91, Reply to #90

Jul 2017
the natives themselves were pretty cool. They def had that Scooby and tiki vibe...I also liked the animation overall, except for a few sequences when it seemedliked they really cut corners. It lost major points with me for the musical interludes...that sort of stuff makes me nauseous.
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peeptoad says:
#92, Reply to #90

Jul 2017
also, do you have any recommendations that could replace King Kong Lives for the 2nd Kong bonus? I'm having a hard time finding that one...


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peeptoad says:
#94, Reply to #93

Jul 2017
Thanks, beatnik. I'll try to check one ofthose other movies probably tomorrow. Unfortunately have to go to a funeral today though, so prob no ape flicks until the weekend


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peeptoad says:
#97, Reply to #96

Jul 2017
Thanks, beatnik. It was my best friends husbands father. I knew him for the last 20 years, though wasn't exactly close with him (am close with his son though).

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peeptoad says:
#100, Reply to #99

Jul 2017
thanks for the condolences smerd...


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peeptoad says:
#103, Reply to #101

Jul 2017
Thanks again, beatnik. Everyone is okay and moving past things for the most part.And I did get to hear some really genuine and also humorous stories involving the departed. Then... life goes on. emoticon

Now I need to watch one more ape flick today or tomorrow to cap this challenge emoticon


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peeptoad says:
#98, Reply to #95

Jul 2017
Thanks smerd. I'll try to check that over the weekend



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