Movie Review: RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES

If you have any plans to see a movie this Summer, RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES is the one to see. You are in for a treat, it was superb! The film will keep your interest every moment on the screen. I just read that it "conquered" the box office, making $54 million this debut weekend!

All of the actors do a fine job. The movie is set in San Francisco and involves Dr. Will Rodman (played by James Franco), who is a medical researcher/scientist for a large pharma research company called Gen~Sys. Will's boss, Steven Jacobs (played by David Oyelowo) is just interested in the business' bottom line: making money. John Lithgow also stars in the movie and does a great job as Will's father. The supporting actors did an outstanding job, each and every one of them! I REALLY don't want to tell you a lot about the movie. I didn't know a lot going in, and I am happy that I didn't. I think that makes the film all the more enjoyable.

Freida Pinto plays Caroline, Dr. Will Rodman's girlfriend (she is also the vet who takes care of Caesar):

The Gen~Sys boss, Steven Jacobs, played by David Oyelowo:

And here's one of "Caesar" -- British actor Andy Serkis did the motion-capture acting for the role of Caesar. This is the most amazing aspect of the whole film. It was fascinating to watch, and the fact that it was an actor that did the work for the motion capture of Caesar for this movie is a wonder!

All in all, this movie, with the special effects, was spectacular. I would love to see it again.

Oh, and two more things!

(1) If possible, try not to watch any trailers on this. The movie will be more enjoyable for you... you will be surprised at everything (because, unfortunately, they show a lot of the special effects in the trailer) and,

(2) When you THINK the movie is over, the screen goes blank, DO NOT GET UP! People started to leave and then in a few moments, there was ONE LAST SCENE. And it's an important one! So remember, stay until all the credits start to run.

Please let me know if any of you see it -- Enjoy!

Best,

Gloria

Note: Photos courtesy of Google Images.