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    Rise of the Planet of the Apes

    Movie » Rise of the Planet of the Apes released on August 05, 2011.

    The Reboot of the famous series, Planet of the Apes. Loosely based on the premise of Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, making it a "re-imagining" of the 1972 sequel.

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    Rise of the Planet of the Apes : Movie Grades 0

    Rise of the Planet of the Apes by toekneebeeears on August 15, 2011

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    Excellent Reboot 0

    Rise of the Planet of the Apes by englentine on September 17, 2011

    Another reboot of a franchise from the Fox company, and another huge success. Granted it is not perfect, and the unwritten ending is when the army goes into the red wood forrest and kills all of the apes, but still, for what it was, it was very entertaining.First of all the FX in this film were awesome, and we got another great performance from Andy Serkis ( KING KONG ) that no one will ever know he did. James Franco managed to show emotion also, so that is a stretch for him.The story is what ca...

    1 out of 2 found this review helpful.

    The Evolution of a Franchise 0

    Rise of the Planet of the Apes by doctor_____ on November 23, 2011

    Like the birds, the apes can be pretty scary when they get organized. In this prequel to the 1968 Charlton Heston classic,” Planet of the Apes” and its successors. It's a smart and really entertaining movie from British-born director Rupert Wyatt.Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a film in which digital FX technology has now evolved to such an extent that the super-intelligent apes can be shown convincingly on screen for the first time. No more monkey suits( no pun intended), or as semi-transfor...

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    Rise of Good Old Fashioned SCIENCE Fiction 0

    Rise of the Planet of the Apes by gc8 on January 13, 2012

    The Planet of the Apes franchise was a surprise hit when it began in the 60s. Surprise because before 2001: A Space Odyssey, science fiction films, in the minds of the general public had more to do with giant monsters than the speculative implications of scientific discovery. But largely due to films like 2001 and PotA, science fiction films of the 70s were a marketplace of ideas.  Then came Star Wars. Instead of the moderately budgeted affairs that had merely passable effects ( Logan's Run, Th...

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