I'm engaged in a love/hate relationship with Rise of the Planet of the Apes, the 2011 prequel to all of the other Planet of the Apes films. When Rise of the Planet of the Apes gets things right, which is does very often, it's surprisingly heart-wrenching. But when it gets things wrong, it yanks the viewer right out of the film. Fortunately, the scale tips more in favor of things done right, and so this Apes succeeds where Tim Burton's failed.
The Rise of the Planet of the Apes could give rise to a whole new string of Planet of the Apes films, and with CG advancements and performance capture technology now able to allow filmmakers to create realistic chimpanzees, orangutans, and gorillas, the ability to bring the story of a planet ruled by apes to life is now fully within the grasp of talented special effects artists and directors. Read on...
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