Most of the movies us nerds are looking forward to in 2012 have something in common -- lots and lots of special effects.

20th Century Fox has had unusual luck at the box office in 2011 -- in a generally down year for film they managed to successfully revive two moribund franchises with Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and X-Men: First Class.

Two movies about the dangers of experimenting with chimpanzees are out in theaters right now, the Sci-Fi, mega blockbuster "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" and the science documentary about the first chimpanzee to learn sign language, "Project Nim," by the team that made "Man on Wire.

A new viral video campaign for Rise of the Planet of the Apes is preying on our greatest fears: What if we let chimps play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and then they get a hold of some guns and kill us all.