I like the clever little references to the original series (the Primate Center's caretaker's name being Dodge Landon, for instance), an ape named Maurice (after Maurice Evans), other dialogue ("It's a Madhouse!" and the classic "stinking paws" line)....nothing too glaringly obvious, though....amazing effects and camera work- soaring through trees, over and under the Golden Gate Bridge, and Andy Serkis doing brilliant work yet again. Interesting possible sequel set-up as well, the brief mentioning of a manned Mars mission, and a headline suggesting that the mission was "lost".
Takes away the bad memory of the Tim Burton movie, and shows that if you're going to remake or "reboot" (or whatever), it CAN be done right.
I loved it.
