Review of Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) by Stuart D — 01 Nov 2013

Finally got around to watching this and thoroughly enjoyed it. John Lithgow gave a beautiful, nuanced performance and James Franco was much better than I suspected he might be. I really wish I'd seen this on a big screen, the first time I've felt this since I've started catching up with the movies I've missed in recent years. It's not original, by a long stretch, it has some story holes, but it's one enjoyable romp, well executed and the CGI is stunning.

On an aside, it was also nice to see Tyler Labine in something, I was really annoyed when Reaper was axed before it's time was up.