Rise of the Planet of the Apes

[mexicanjunior]

Solid reviews, looks worth watching...

movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810204226/critic

Associated Press
Christy Lemire "...it's impossible not to laugh out loud -- in a good way, in appreciation." more... B-

Boston Globe
Ty Burr "...ou may find yourself thoroughly emotionally invested in a drama about a downtrodden minority who unite behind a charismatic leader and rebel against their thoughtless overlords." more... B

Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert "Bottom line: This is the movie you may have been expecting. No less, no more." more... B

Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips "Swift and nimble, like the rising ape at its center..." more... B
Entertainment Weekly

Owen Gleiberman "The movie's supposed to be a cautionary tale, but it barely bothers to think out what it's being cautionary about." more... B-

Filmcritic.com
Bill Gibron "It is an excellent example of restrained speculation, something there is very little of in today's slam bang spectacle driven sci-fi." more... A-

Hollywood Reporter
Todd McCarthy "It’s Apes 1, Humans 0 after the first round of this solid reboot of the perennially successful franchise." more... B

New York Times
Manohla Dargis "It’s good, canny-dumb fun." more... B-

Reelviews
James Berardinelli "Based on the bland performance displayed here, it's hard to believe that James Franco was nominated for an Oscar." more... B-

[Terd Ferguson]

yeah....I'll check it out

[matt51180]

Looks creepy...

[mexicanjunior]

Dave facebooked and said it was good.

[mexicanjunior]

Forgot to do a write up on this...

It was alot better than I was expecting, great action and the CGI Cesar looked very cool. The story was a slow build up but wasn't boring and the acting from Lithgow and Franco was solid. Once the monkey revolt kicked in, some of the scenes got a little cheesy, especially Cesar riding the horse and his Al Green voice at the end. Still though, it was highly entertaining and I liked all the subtle trinkets in homage to the original Planet of the Apes they mixed in. Thumbs up and worth theater price.