Review of Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) by Theapplegnome — 11 Jan 2015

Reboot after reboot, Hollywood is indeed out of ideas.

Rise of The Planet of The Apes, just reed the title and you know it’s about apes and their rise for dominance. That’s mostly what the movie is about, and I was dumb to expect much action, but there’s not much except for the ending. Well enough with the critical aspects, I actually gave this movie a 7, which means it’s a good movie! I really like the main story, and the movie do raise many ethical questions on what’s right and what’s wrong. There’s also much famous and great actors like David Hewlett, who I’m a big fan of. I would love to say it’s a well-written film, but unfortunately it’s not. It took almost the whole first and second act until the movie really began, and there are some “I predicted it sequences”. The action is very low, and that bored the hell out of me. The greatest flaw in this movie is the CGI; I would rather watch the original Planet of The Apes. Yes it’s that bad. There are many negative aspects, but the ending is surprisingly great and that made me crave for the sequel.

A great plot and superb actors, but the disturbing flaws like terrible CGI and too much lack of action pulls my rating under an 8. Still, this movie surprisingly did surpass my expectations.

Rise of The Planet of The Apes gets a 7/10.