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| Genres: | ActionThrillerDr |
| Starring: | Brian Cox, James Franco, John Lithgow, David Oyelowo, Ty Olsson, Tyler Labine, Freida Pinto |
| Director(s): | Rupert Wyatt |
| Available Quality: | DivX, Hi Def, Hi Def |
| Country: | USA |
| Year: | 2011 |
| IMDB Rating: | 7.7 |
An origin story set in present day San Francisco, where mans own experiments with genetic engineering lead to the development of intelligence in apes and the onset of a war for supremacy.
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Visitor Reviews: (20)
gvsharon 22 February 2012
The Apes were great. The humans - not so much.
What was great about this movie was Andy Serkis and the other actorswho embodied the apes, and the execution of the motion capturedepiction of those characters. They were impressive and sympatheticeven when baring their fangs in the aggressive parts. This film paintedthe humans as less sympathetic in how they treated the apes. Those whowere kind were far outnumbered by those who were either downright mean,or just indifferent, so it was easy to root for the apes to be free oftheir oppressors. I also thought that the basic premise that the viruscreated to combat Alzheimer's, and other diseases, improved the brainsof the apes while being deadly to humans was a good way to explain howthe apes became superior over time.However, I had trouble with the script in a few places. 1. I found ithard to believe that Bright Eyes could be pregnant without thescientists and lab techs noticing. I mean they are interacting with herclosely every day. Wouldn't pregnancy be something they would notice,or even test for? 2. When James Franco comes back to the lab to ask foranother try with his new version of the drug, his boss is pretty easilyconvinced without ever asking to see his test results. Before thatquick little interchange, his boss wanted nothing to do with him. 3.The final interchange between James Franco's character and Caesar was ahuge let-down. First, he asks Caesar to come back with him and sayshe'll protect him. Excuse me, but he didn't do such a hot job ofprotecting him the first time. I thought he was supposed to be a reallyintelligent scientist, but this showed how clueless he really was. Andfinally, his beloved ape, whom he has raised since birth and treatedlike his own son, actually SPEAKS HUMAN WORDS to him, "Caesar is home".And all he says in return is something like, "OK, Yeah, Caesar ishome." And that's it?!? How about "Wow, Caesar, you can talk! I wish wehad more time together.", or "I know you have to go, but will I eversee you again?", or "I'm sorry I let you down. I hope your new life isa good one." I wanted something more heartfelt from the humancharacter. He took all the trouble to chase after him into the forest,but can't come up with a decent good bye? I was really disappointed inthe writing of that scene. Where's my ET moment?On another note, I really enjoyed John Lithgow's performance. I alsohope Tom Felton gets more sympathetic roles in the future and isn'ttypecast as a meanie and a jerk.
chaos-rampant 21 February 2012
Monkeying around with a million dollars
What the hell is this thing anyway? I am left here puzzling at howstarved we must be for tentpole entertainment, not just now but for along time, to have a whole bunch of films about intelligent apesrunning amok.There was Godzilla at one point, Night of the Living Dead. Beyond theallegoric politics of these films that offered something to chew on,one could easily posit the mayhem in a believable world. The onlystretch was to accept a giant lizard or the dead rising from graves,beyond that the ensuing destruction was carried out with a natural,unplanned dumbness driven by instincts.The sheer ludicrousness of this thing however defies belief. Let's justswallow young genius who invents miraculous cure but with unforeseenside-effects. The idea of an intelligent ape rallying his kin ofregular primates around him to throw away the bonds of humanoppression. In just what kind of world can a swarm of apes stomp aroundSan Francisco unnoticed? How to solve this? Of course imbue with a akind of supernatural speed and co-ordination that should gounquestioned because there wouldn't be a movie otherwise.This perfectly prefaces the final segment. The apes are suddenly superintelligent, so it makes some sense that humans would behave likeprimates. So set up a SWAT roadblock on one end of the Golden Bridge,then have mounted police! storm in the firing range. Have themoutwitted by excellent battle tactics, wherein a bunch of gorillas pushan upturned bus for cover and one of them charges against ahellicopter. Eegad.Dumb, ugly, preposterous. But of course it's a movie about apes runamok, we should make some concessions, right? So how to handle, in thatlight, the extremely cheesy 'human interest' angle about father andson, maker and creation? Perhaps this is the daftest thing here, thestrained emotional earnestness meant to ground this in believable worlddynamics. What is the most troubling to me, is that all this has been receivedwith mostly a straight face and a round of applause, as an example ofthe summer blockbuster done right. There is a movement lobbying for anOscar nod to Andy Serkis.The parting image is a laugh riot of unadulterated cheese. Or was itmeant to elicit a spine-tingling sensation of awe and beauty?Nevermind, these guys went on to give Charlton Heston's epochal linesto Draco Malfoy.
Starlitelet 20 February 2012
Oh Hail Caesar!
I heard good reviews about this movie so I decided to check it out formyself knowing that this is most likely the last wistful movie ofsummer 2011 for me.Acting: The animated apes were far more superior in the actingdepartment compared to the human actors. However, that does not meanthat James Franco and the rest of the casts were abysmal. They werepretty good, since I expected less from Franco as a scientist. Healways seemed like a druggie or sleepy lately (no offence to his fans).Though, he was passable or believable as a scientist. On the otherhand, Freida Pinto did not do anything really. They could have chosenany female actress to do her part. She was unnecessary. I thought JohnLithgow was good in his role. He played it naturally... ha-ha not thatI'm saying he's like that in real life. Tom Felton was also annoyinglike usual. He always plays this dumb bully that everybody would liketo punch at the end. Hence, it's not such a huge diversion from what henormally does, but once again, it works here.However, the focus of the movie was not directed towards Franco, Pinto,Lithgow or Felton. It was towards the apes. The Weta Production. Caesarwas an extremely powerful character. He makes you root for him. Hemakes you feel for him. He makes you want to become a chimpanzee. Andif a chimpanzee can make you feel that much, then boy, he can scootover half of the actors today. He did not need to talk or sayanything... just his emotions alone amplifies his needs. His movementswere like those of real apes. He's actually the only ape that has thatmuch emotion in his eyes, like those of humans. He's one of the bestcharacters created this year and rarely do I feel this much for ananimated character.9/10 (lets say Caesar is also a human) Plot: There was nothing newly significant in the plot, but it's still ahighly driven story. It builds up to the climax and at some point nearthe end of the film where all the apes surpasses the humans' wits atthe bridge, epicness just oozes out. I actually felt for the apes. Iwanted to protect them just as much as Will did.Also, it's a lot more believable than the previous Planet of the Apesmovies. And no, that does not mean that I believe apes will take overthe world someday. I just thought they way they made the intellectualapes think was believable.On the other hand, I did not buy Franco and Pinto's relationship. Itfelt forced and unnecessary. I know that she was a partial reason forWill and Caesar to grow apart, but it just felt too convenient. Theymet at the zoo. I mean c'mon! 8/10 Special Effects: The special effectsis no where as near as Avatar. Most of the monkeys looked fake.However, their natural movements and emotion on their faces made up forit. I thought the action scene at the end was quite awesome. There wasnot a lot of action, but it felt real in that moment... even theapes/monkeys.8/10 Entertainment: I had lots of fun with this movie. I actually didn'twant it to end. I was happy that Caesar did not die. That would havebeen cheesy, really. I thought it was easier to buy on the idea of howthis whole idea came into play. The previous movies did not show thisand I'm glad this one did. I am also glad that they left the endingopen for a sequel. The whole movie felt refreshing even the idea hasalready been around and recycled many times. The 105 minutes went bytoo quickly. Though, I will try not to complain and I'll keep hopingthat there will be a sequel soon! 9/10
shahabasm 20 February 2012
Rise of the Planet of the Apes: Caesar Rules
43 Years back, a distant war horn scared the living daylights out ofus. It was 1968, when moviegoers across the globe were amazed by thepost apocalyptic concept put forth by the sci-fi original 'Planet ofthe Apes'. Now in 2011, the franchise is getting a reboot as 'Rise ofthe Planet of the Apes', directed by Rupert Wyatt starring James Francoand Frieda Pinto.The movie tells us the story of Caesar, an ape with a superiorintellect and the revolution he initiates. This movie is an originstory unlike the Original version. It creates a platform, from scratch,for a number of sequels to come. Will Rodman (James Franco) is a scientist, who is working on a cure forAlzheimer's Disease by performing tests on apes. The first test subjectis a chimpanzee, named Caesar whose mother had been captured in Africa.Rodman's "cure" not only repairs brain cells as they expected to, butit genetically modifies Caesar's way of thinking to create a new breedof ape with human-like intelligence.The movie explains the whole transition in a linear way without anyconfusing, thought-provoking grandfather paradox. The movie, at times,starts to feel like just another B-movie, but there are moments thatmake it worth a watch. There are several nods to the original movie in'Rise of Planet of the Apes'. For Instance, the launch of the spaceshuttle 'Icarus' is shown on TV at the facility (which was actually themother ship shown in 'Planet of the Apes'). The over-hyped one liner"Take your stinking paws off me, you damn dirty ape" is in this one aswell. And its right before Caesar does . (Oops, Sorry No Spoilers!). Awell-thought parallel starter to total human annihilation is alsomentioned in the movie.Rupert Wyatt's direction is excellent. CGI by Weta is Top notch. AndySerkis once again wears an Ape Motion Track Suit to play Caesar. Wetauses their state of the art technology to give the primates emotionsand physical details as like we have never experienced before. SoundDesign is brilliant and so is the Cinematography.by Mahesh Ravi Editor www.movierecycle.com
20 February 2012
"Apes Are Dumb" ...
... says the wise old orangutan, circus-trained to communicate in 'Sign', to the genetically intelligence-boosted chimpanzee Caeser, in the only moment of this film that drew a laugh from the theater audience. Indeed, apes are "dumb" in the sense of being unable to speak, but they're not half as dumb as film-makers. This is a formidably DUMB movie! Dumb enough to be worthy of its Charlton Heston lineage. And since it's a prequel, I needn't worry about disclosing the conclusion: Homo sapiens rashly develops and releases, because of its greed instinct, a virus that will exterminate most of humanity and allow the genetically modified apes to assume mastery of the planet Earth. No, the apes don't conquer the humans in an anthropoid armageddon; all Caesar and his horde of simians want to do is to escape, to go "home" to the forest. And the emotional climax of the film comes when Caesar, the smart but 'dumb' chimp, suddenly speaks to his H-sap surrogate father, and says "Caesar is home."But "home' is the redwood forest of Muir Woods, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco, an environment where even the smartest ape or human would starve to death in short order. That's hardly the worst improbability in this cartoon assault on scientific endeavor. The genetically engineered brain synapses, in ape or man, develop instantaneously. The Alzheimer's victim (played by John Lithgow) recovers all his faculties overnight after one injection. The apes become adept a hurling spears without a single practice toss; ape shoulders, by the way, are not engineered by evolution to throw a spear or a ball overhand and with accuracy. This is a film that purports to be set in San Francisco, and a battle between the escaping apes and the SFPD is the violent action scene meant to capture the theater-goers. There's also a scene where hundreds of assorted apes charge down the slopes of Twin Peaks toward the City, but how or why they came to the bellevue parking area is utterly inexplicable. And trust me, there are not enough apes housed in the dreary SF Zoo to form much of a fighting wedge.No doubt many people will see this film not only as a prequel to the 'classic' Planet of the Apes but also as a sequel to the recent film Avatar. Both "Rise" and "Avatar" portray a villainous humanity, greed-driven, arrogant, overreaching and bent on self-destruction. I wonder if it's the 2% or so of our DNA that we've inherited from the Homo neanderthalis, whom we extinguished, that causes us to be self-loathing. Me, I'm surely 12.5% neanderthal, with a 40,000 year grudge against H-saps, and I've always rooted for the Indians against the cavalry, for the slaves against the slavers, for the strikers against the bloated capitalists, so there's every reason that I should love this film, right?, however dumb it is ...... but I don't love it. I take it just seriously enough to detest its "message". Make that "messages", since there are several, all subtly offensive. Like Avatar, it is implicitly anti-Christian in assigning 'souls' of intelligence to animals. Since I'm not Christian, that 'message' doesn't bother me. But I do believe in a few things. I believe as much in humanity's faculties of kindness and empathy as in humanity's faults of greed and cruelty. It offends me that the "Primate Shelter', a major setting in the film, is depicted as a hypocritical fraud, all greed and sadism masquerading as benevolence. Are there fraudulent charities in the World? Yes, of course. But there are also sincere humans giving their lives to the causes of environmental activism and species protection. This portrayal is a 'cheap shot' that will satisfy the prejudices of the Ranting Right-eous.Likewise the central portrayal of Science as irresponsible and presumptuous! I am a believer in science. In knowledge, and even in knowledge-for-knowledge's sake. And I do worry about the 'partnership' of Capitalism and Science, whose motives and mentalities are so incompatible. This film, however, preaches a kind of intellectual Luddism, a rejection of human enterprise in addressing our own nature and our mortal limits. What a pious hypocrisy, when "we" have already long committed ourselves to technological dominion over Nature! Hey, fellow H-saps! There's no stopping now. We can't sustain the 1950s into eternity.
Lord Aragon 19 February 2012
Summer Blockbuster though not without brains !!!
Once the summer season starts, I always start dreading the onslaught ofsloppy flicks,big big budgeted thoroughly lackluster stuff on offer.This year barring, the X- Men prequel, Thor and Captain America hasbeen no different. Even the must trumpeted final installment of HarryPotter is nothing great. I was quite skeptical about this movie too.James Franco, post the Oscar awards poor show and his statements thathe was not sure of this movie, did not help.But I was surprised, it is a well done movie, even though the endingdoes appear to be rushed. The plot is well written and the actors haveperformed a decent job. Even Tom "Draco Malfroy" Felton does a menacingpart. Thought he scene stealer here is Andy Serkis, he is so much wellinvolved that you end up sympathizing with the apes. I will not revealanything more. See it for yourself and enjoy.The writers of this movie have a trilogy in mind, well I am notcomplaining. Bring it on.
quinnox-1 18 February 2012
Good but not up to the hype
This movie has had universal acclaim and while its a good movie, itdoesn't live up to all the hype in my view.The apes take too long to get smart and when they finally break freeand form their army, the movie is almost over. The ending wasanti-climactic and the build up too slow to get there.That said, the special effects are excellent and the apes do seem realand not just CGI cartoons, really remarkable and certainly some of thebest effects I've seen in a long time. There is a definite wow factorgoing on in this movie for that element.The story was decent, but standard fare. No surprises and the storyline was plodding along. The human actors were OK, though I didn'tthink any of the performances were outstanding. Workmanlike job allaround is the word that comes to mind. I would be interested to see asequel even though I didn't think the movie was all that great.
Sebastian1966 18 February 2012
Rise of the Planet of the Apes makes the franchise fresh and relevant again
Let me start by saying I am a hardcore fan of the original Planet ofthe Apes franchise (the 1968-73 movies, and the two TV series thatfollowed). It was my first 'franchise' love (this was pre-Star Wars, ifthat's conceivable). I had the Mego Apes treehouse playset as a kid andmany of the other toys. The first POTA movie was (and is) a classic.The sequels that followed were of varying degrees of quality (somebetter; some worse). The Tim Burton movie.... oh, to hell with it. Idon't want to spoil my good mood, so let's just forget that one, OK? "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" is (more or less) a direct prequel tothe 1968 POTA movie. To be more accurate, it is not only a prequel tothe 1968 POTA, but also an interesting sideways remake of one of theoriginal movie's sequels, "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes", from1972. In that film, we saw the young talking ape Caesar (playedmemorably by the late Roddy McDowell) lead apes in a slave revolt inthe far off future year of (*ahem*) 1991. But whether you view "Rise" as prequel/remake or beginning of a newfranchise, this movie delivers a rush of new blood and energy to thePOTA franchise. The special effects seem effortless (some of the mostmoving, heartfelt motion capture performances I've ever seen, not tomention the rich texturing of the ape fur and their expressive faces;Weta has outdone their previous work). But despite the easy-to-take-for-granted technology on display, the humanity of the movie(ironic in a movie about apes) permeates every frame. This may in fact,be the best film I've seen this year so far; certainly this summer.It's intelligent science fiction with action scenes that are REALLYinvested in the characters' fates and outcomes (both human and simian). James Franco turns in another great performance ("127 Hours" was nofluke), and John Lithgow turns in an alternating sweet-natured andpainfully heartbreaking performance as Franco's dad; whose strugglewith Alzheimer's is the impetus for his son's research. Andy Serkis(the motion performer for Caesar the chimp) should REALLY be nominatedfor an Academy Award. His Caesar is an absolutely STUNNING performanceachievement (motion capture or otherwise). Only Frieda Pinto gets a bitshortchanged as Franco's veterinarian girlfriend.For the loyal POTA fan (which I am) there are TONS of throwawayreferences to the original; a female chimp referred to as "Cornelia"(after Cornelius, Roddy McDowell's ape from the first POTA movie;McDowell starred in four of the five original movies as well as thesubsequent live-action TV show), and Caesar's mother is called 'brighteyes' (another 1968 POTA gag). There's a wise old orangutan named"Maurice" who learned sign language in a circus (named after Dr Zaiusactor Maurice Evans), and another ape named 'Buck' (after after actorBuck Kartalian; another veteran of the original movie series). And theonline rumor is true; we do indeed see the launch of Heston's spaceshipfrom the first movie (the Icarus; apparently she was bound for Marswhen she entered her relativistic time warp) and we read in a laternewspaper headline that she's 'lost in space.' The movie also does a nice job of 'cleaning up' some of the naggingcontinuity errors that plagued the original Apes' film series (from1968-73). Mankind's downfall ties in more directly with the fate of theapes now, rather than a nuclear war (which would've presumably killedapes as well as humans). But despite a little bit of 'retconning' withthe original (remember; even the original movie's sequels never gottheir own timeline straight), I was more surprised by how well thismovie dovetailed with so much of the 1968 original. Several of Heston'sclassic lines are spoken by a sadistic zookeeper (yes, this characteris a bit of a cliché, but he serves a vital function in the film). Thezookeeper's name is Dodge Landon (named after Heston's two astronautcompanions in the original). Heston himself even appears on a TV screenin a scene from "The Agony and the Ecstasy." So there are rewards forthe loyal POTA fan, but these bits will not lose anyone who isunfamiliar with the franchise. Oh, and DON'T LEAVE when the end creditsstart... trust me (you'll miss vital information on the direction for apotential sequel).It's impressive how the filmmakers were able to so nimbly walk the fineline between being loyal but not slavish to the original films; usingwhat works, and discarding what doesn't. By doing a bit of Star Trek2009-style tweaking with the POTA franchise, "Rise" makes the POTAfranchise a viable entertainment for 21st century audiences who mightbe put off by the 1968 movie's perhaps vaunted (yet deserved) classicstatus. Sometimes tinkering with a classic can be challenging, but thisfilm (sleekly and smartly directed by Rupert Wyatt) does so with aneasy confidence. "Rise" truly exceeded my expectations. A solid 9 out of 10.
18 February 2012
Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes!
Now I own all the POTA movies! Love Love Love this story as well as the special effects! Hope there will be a sequel!
collipal-1 17 February 2012
A brilliant and hugely enjoyable film
I was not very interested in watching Rise of the Planet of the Apes,but when I started reading very enthusiastic reviews about it, mycuriosity woke up. Now, after having seen it, I can say that the filmis totally worthy of that acclamation, because it is an excellent moviewhich works perfectly well as a prequel of the original saga, as wellas a modern "reboot" of the franchise.Rise of the Planet of the Apes is one of those weird blockbusters whichtell a really solid and consistent story. The screenplay shows alogical progression of events and an organic increment of the drama,instead of just being a parade of action scenes joined with each otherby artificial melodrama, like we have seen in many blockbusters. And ifwe add to that an interesting message about animal rights, the finalresult is an exciting and hugely entertaining movie which also leave usthinking. Having said that, there are a few details about the sapiencefrom the apes in the screenplay which feel a bit forced. There were afew scenes in which I felt the same as when I saw the velociraptoropening the kitchen's door in Jurassic Park. I know that the objectiveis surprising us with the unexpected intelligence from creatures whoare usually considered as "irrational"; but there are some things whichdo not precisely depend from the intelligence, but from the previousexperience. However, the rest of the screenplay is built with such acare and attention to every detail that those little traps ended up notbeing very important.The apes created by the studio Weta Digital work magnificently. Tostart with, the textures, "shaders" and hair simulation are genuinelyextraordinary, and their realism is as good or even better to the onefrom films like Avatar or Legend of the Guardians: The Owls ofGa'Hoole. As for the facial animations and range of emotions from theapes, they are equally impressive.As for the human element from the movie, James Franco is credible asthe scientist whose optimism and good intentions are combined with afatal result. The great John Lithgow makes a brilliant work as thescientist's father suffering from Alzheimer; it is very difficult tointerpret someone with mental limitations without making it look likean offensive joke, but Lithgow perfectly achieved that without anyapparent effort. And Freida Pinto is adequate as the main character'sromantic interest. So, in conclusion, I very enthusiastically recommendRise of the Planet of the Apes as a fascinating experience. Oh, and bythe way, don't loose the final credits, when there is a scene whichsimultaneously works as an interesting epilogue and disquietingprologue.
16 February 2012
Another prequel
The movie was decent. The things i expected were: more violence, sci fi ideas presented, and more plot or complications. If i wanted to see animals interact, id watch animal planet. The movie was predictable, the franco character was not complicated, and the fight scenes were good, but not good enough. I expected the people to fight back better, or differently.
16 February 2012
Held My Interest Throughout
This review is from: Rise Of The Planet of the Apes (Amazon Instant Video) Here's a movie that kept me enthralled throughout though some of the scenes of animal mistreatment made me uncomfortable; such scenes were all part of establishing a hated villain. And you know what almost always happens to these despicable characters.Acting in this movie is very good, and the effects are top notch. The apes do not look like men in monkey suits but real apes with expressive eyes that convey intelligence, thought, and emotion. As with most movies of this genre one has to suspend disbelief and just sit back and enjoy the show.Be sure to watch the credits because something of interest pops up a minute or so into them.
vostf 15 February 2012
Flimsy script, stock characters and ape CGI galore
I am surprised Rise of the Planet of the Apes raised so much excitementfor so many viewers. Maybe it looks original or fashionable nowadays tohave a hero from a dominated species confronting our economicallyviolent human world. Like Avatar, this would be Disney with a (not tooprofound) message.As for the movie itself, it's genuinely boring.James Franco plays the perfectly bland cutesy but single (living homewith daddy) scientist with a conscience. Experiments going bad becauseof greedy research corporations is nothing new, it has been done nicelyumpteen times, and this time it's only a basic setting with nosubstance.Apes are good, OK, but not when they are shown a-moving around in theair, across trees or buildings: movements are linear (something know asthe conveyor-belt effect for CGI-enhanced elements moving on groundlevel), there is simply not the right amount of acceleration. Now themost interesting part of the whole movie is in the refuge, but eventhen the storyline is far from good. Intercuting with James Franco'snice boy's life prevents the tension from building up, and anyway therefuge wardens are such worn-out stock characters that it cheapens thewhole sequence.Icebox logic last: when a film is that bad, you're bound to have thetime to think how stupid the whole story is. I can take the premisethat a drug will help brain-cells regenerate and that apes can thusbecome as intelligent as humans in the blink of an eye. Scientificallythis is stupid, but when you go to the movies there is the famedsuspension of disbelief which the viewer offers to the movie-makers andit works when the movie do delivers. Now I wrote about clichés, yetthey can be funny, if only the movie doesn't aim to be dead-serious (ordoesn't take funny for granted in a spoof). But the story of Rise ofthe Planets of the Apes really goes nowhere. In the end the staging ofthe great battle Apes Vs. Humans is ridiculous. There is no sense ofimmediacy, so it feels dumb that only a dozen cops and one chopperconfront the Apes hours after they stormed the city (yes they do takethe time to visit SF, they're not just moving rapidly to leave thecity).The screenwriter here certainly didn't get brain-enhancing drugs. Thismovie is much less interesting than Conquest of the Planet of the Apeswhich was already a low-budget mediocre prequel-sequel. But the scriptsomewhat helped to forget most of the movie took place withactors-dressed-as-apes walking on a concrete 70s plaza, whereas herethe big budget, good and bad CGI, only makes the flimsy script hurtingmore
15 February 2012
Enjoyed the movie very much but the ending was not what I expected.
Was not expecting much when I watched this movie, but found it very entertaining nevertheless. I would recommend people to see it.
14 February 2012
Surprisingly good!
This review is from: Rise Of The Planet of the Apes (Amazon Instant Video) At first I thought oh not again! You know what though, I enjoyed it a lot! Good action packed movie. Recommended.
14 February 2012
Well done!
If you are a fan from the old movies, not the newer Mark Wallburg remake, then you will love this movie. It is riddled with Easter eggs from almost all of the old movies. This movie is very well done. The story makes sense, chronologically, its believable, and you begin to care about all the characters involved. If this is to be considered a prequel to the "Planet of the Apes," then this is that movie. Again the scientific research, data, techniques, and procedures that we do on animals, particularly prime apes, gives it a sense of realism to our world and time era.They also open the door for a future movie by adding another Easter egg. I also want everyone to know, My Wife said she would not watch this movie. I made her and she loved it. She never watched any of the other movies and thought it would be a King Kong knock off. By the middle of the movie she was connected to the characters and wanted to know how things would play out. ANYONE will like this move, even if you think everything sucks.Rent it if you have your doubts. You will love it, trust the random internet person. ENJOY!
loveisforthebirds 14 February 2012
very happy with the movie
this movie is a 10/10. it was not only heart-warming to see someonecare so much about a animal and treat it with respect. it was also veryunique, i haven't seen one like this movie. it was refreshing to saythe least. but it was also keep you on your seat the whole time movie.i wasn't too fond of the romance thing cliché, it seems that in everymovie, where it would be a horror movie, a ghost movie, a comedy movie,there is always somebody falling "in love". it was also nice to see theanimals as not only wanting to just to be made a fool out of, they alsowanted them to be seen as human, as in the have feelings too. it had anice plot & a good ending which was another favorite about this movie.let's just hope Hollywood decides to leave this one alone & not make asequel because it is fine where it is.
RMS1949 13 February 2012
Good,,but far fro great..
It was a fun okay summer movie but it no way compares to some of thebygone great summer films of yesteryear...The Computer generated monkeys were okay except it made Caesar look alittle too unreal. His facial features were unlike any chimp I everseen at a zoo or in a documentary. The other primates looked better.The storyline was okay but it all seemed very rushed. They wanted tomake mankind look so cynical and mean , even the one good guy wasoblivious and uncaring in some of his actions, it was as if the movie'sintention was hey, we actually deserve to be eliminated. Since we all know it's sort of a prequel to the famous first Planet ofthe Apes film from the 60's, there was very little suspense to it.There still however is a big gap between where this movie ends andwhere that one begins so there might be a second prequel ? LOL
dalelawson-1 12 February 2012
Dale Lawson's Rise of the Planet of the Apes Review
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (Rupert Wyatt, 2011) had a lot to liveup to after the success of the original saga in the 70s. In my opinionit lived up to the reputation of its predecessor; unlike Tim Burton'sadaptation as many people believe. Rise of the Planet of the Apesfollows the character of Will Rodman (James Franco) as he attempts tocreate a drug that has the ability to cure Alzheimer's. By testing thisdrug on apes it improves their intelligence and Will is forced to takea baby monkey, Caesar (Andy Serkis), home after an unfortunate accidentat the lab. The film then continues to follow Will and Caesar'srelationship until the inevitable rise of the apes. Many of the actors' performances in this film are unbelievable. AndySerkis, king of monkey motion capture stars as Caesar, the eventualleader of the ape rebellion. He has outdone himself once again as hebehaves, through facial expressions and body movements, just like achimpanzee. Without letting Serkis take all the glory, the other motioncapture actors provided thoroughly life-like apes for the film. Throughtheir believable performances we are lead to believe from the start ofthe film that they are in-fact real apes acting alongside James Franco.Franco's acting is as respectable as always, even more so in this filmas he faced the difficulty of acting alongside Serkis, and many others,in a motion capture suits. The one actor that deserves recognition isJohn Lithgow, who gave an emotional and worryingly realistic portrayalof a father with Alzheimer's disease. Finally Tom Felton, who we allknow as Draco Malfoy, featured in his first film since the end of theHarry Potter franchise. Throughout the movie he delivers lines that hadbeen said by Charlton Heston in the original Ape films, and althoughnot doing these quotes justice he still presents the audience with adislikeable antagonist.This movie's plot is a massive talking point for Planet of the Apes(Franklin J. Schaffer, 1968) fans as this is the first Ape film toalter the plots created by the originals. Instead of apes travellingfrom the future back to the past and giving birth to Caesar, he iscreated through scientific accidents and experiments. This take on thestory, although controversial, makes sense in this modern age; as weare no longer scared of space travel; the main fear held by humanity isthat of disease. One of the things that stood out in this exciting movie was the epicsoundtrack written by Patrick Doyle, who composed Thor's (KennethBranagh, 2011) soundtrack. This soundtrack is one of the best, if notthe best I've heard this year and finished the film on a fantastic,adrenaline fuelled high. Finally, I'll briefly mention the graphics and special effects used.Obviously, being a summer blockbuster it was going to have to havemotion captured apes, rather than the other two options, of realchimpanzees or men dressed as monkeys, like the originals used. Howeverthey went one step further with this film, using the same motioncapturing experts that did Avatar (James Cameron, 2009) and King Kong(Peter Jackson, 2005) to help create life-like, well textured andexpressive apes. In summary, I really enjoyed Rise of the Planet of the Apes as it tooka fresh twist on the Planet of the Apes story. Was this remake neededthough? Probably not. But the fact still stands that I couldn't take myeyes away from the screen. The acting skills of Andy Serkis and JohnLithgow were phenomenal, Patrick Doyle's soundtrack outstanding and themotion captured apes story for freedom unpredictably entertaining. http://dalelawsonreviews.tumblr.com/
12 February 2012
So grateful for a Better Remake!
I had very mixed emotions re. this film. I'm a huge Roddy fan, a huge fan of Kim Hunter and Charlton Heston and the original film, and of course I have all the old movies AND the TV series too, mostly because I couldn't get enough. Of all the Apes characters, none (in my opinion) are as important as Caesar, who reinvents the future with the compassion and wisdom learned from the legacy left him by his humane parents Cornelius and Zira, and the mistakes of the original future (what then becomes the past), which ultimately causes the destruction of the world. In this version we have no original future. Caesar is not the child of future apes at all, but rather the accidental result of an experimental drug. In my view this premise is more realistic, but at the same time it takes away from the time loop the Apes saga was famous for & made it so unique.Impressive is the digitally created Caesar. I was not disappointed, even though I expected to be. What I did not like (at all) was his voice. The voice was important. The original Caesar had only two ways to express himself--his eyes and voice. They did justice to one (the eyes) but not the other. Also I find it quite telling (of Mr. Mcdowall's talent), that a human being in a crude (by today's standards) ape costume & mask can pull of more expression (eyes and voice) than the best efforts of digital invention we have today. The Caesar in this film is breath-taking in his facial expressions and realism. He too has the compassionate soul and keen intelligence. But he is not the Caesar I love. He does not have the passion or fire or rage or hope ringing in his voice and blazing in his eyes that made the very campy 1970's "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes" a stand out--Caesar's powerful moving monolog at the very end of that film. How can an actor in a mask produce so much emotion that even watching it today I find myself rewinding that old film and watching that scene again, marveling at the power. Nothing tops that scene, or comes close to the depth of soul Roddy gives the original Caesar. ALL the techno-digital whatever, and still it doesn't come close. Tipping my hat to the (sadly) deceased Roddy.)It's still by far and away the best Apes movie since the original--I think so anyway. The films that followed the original film, the sequels, are all favorites of mine, but campy, faded echoes of the original film. Still my favorite scene of all the films has to be the dialog of Caesar standing on the steps with flames as the backdrop and the blazing passion pouring from his form--even through the primitive monkey suit.Proving, I think, that animated characters like we saw in Avatar and here and in Lord of the Rings, are wonderful to behold, and so realistic we can feel along with them and love them--cheer for them. But they do not and never will have the human element that only a dynamic and talented living breathing actor can give.What I didn't like about this film--the subtitles/dialogue between Caesar and the Orangatan (sp?). It would have been better with gestures--something. Anything. I found the subtitles distracting and the conversations between the two apes rather simplistic and stupid. What I loved about this film--the drop of blood at the very end when you think the film is over, but then you see the true downfall of humanity, the spread of a disease that apes are immune to, but swiftly kills humans. This promises future sequels to a whole new spin/take on the original apes films. I'm looking forward. I welcome these new films, and I'll savor every moment. I just can't think about the original and fully enjoy...because nothing comes close to Kim Hunter's Zira or the fire and strength of a Caesar only Roddy Mcdowall could produce:"Where there is fire, there is smoke. And in that smoke, from this day forward, my people will crouch and conspire and plot and plan for the inevitable day of Man's downfall - the day when he finally and self-destructively turns his weapons against his own kind. The day of the writing in the sky, when your cities lie buried under radioactive rubble! When the sea is a dead sea, and the land is a wasteland out of which I will lead my people from their captivity! And we will build our own cities in which there will be no place for humans except to serve our ends! And we shall found our own armies, our own religion, our own dynasty! And that day is upon you... now!"(from the original ending of Conquest of the Planet of the Apes. This was later edited and the additional was added to the toned down less violent version of the ending of the film:"But now... now we will put away our hatred. Now we will put down our weapons. We have passed through the night of the fires, and those who were our masters are now our servants. And we, who are not human, can afford to be humane. Destiny is the will of God, and if it is Man's destiny to be dominated, it is God's will that he be dominated with compassion, and understanding. So, cast out your vengeance. Tonight, we have seen the birth of the Planet of the Apes!"