Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Overview:  After the apes couldn't get enough joy from terrorizing humans in "28 Days Later", they travel across the seas to San Francisco and probe it with a vengeance.  Will Rodman is one of the very few decently-attractive-men-that-are-nerdy-scientists out there, and through experiencing on apes he's been able to develop a potential cure for Alzheimer's!   This drug also has a side effect of making apes too smart for my taste, and after Will's baby monkey (that he should have given birth to) becomes ultra intelligent, he leads a massive army of monkeys in an uprising.... in other words he led a bunch of peace/love/dope hippies back to the forest, much like the 60's.

The Good:  Andy Serkis owned this movie, much like I own the bathroom when my crohns acts up.  I didn't even know actors who did motion capturing could be that good, but alas they can, and there is a great possibility that he'll earn himself an Oscar for this role.  James Franco satisfies me (in the movie-making business) yet again, and he was very good in this movie because he didn't steal the scene whenever he was shown, but he was a great supporting actor in complimenting Andy Serkis' acting job.  Even though I was one of the few who liked Tim Burton's "Planet of the Apes" remake, this was the "Ape" film I've been waiting for.  the buildup in this movie is tremendous, and once the ape battle scenes take place in the end I got chills so big that it felt like having a 50 cent ice-cream cone at McDonald's.  This was definitely the best movie I've seen in theaters this summer thus far.


The Bad:  Not much bad with this movie because it's about as perfect as Brad Pitt's teeth, but there is one thing I had beef with... great now I'm hungry.  I wish there were more battle scenes and more killing of the disgusting humans!  Don't worry there is plenty of action going on, but i'm one of those ultra-Horror-loving freaks that wants more.

The Ugly:  See it, it may not sound that appealing at first because it's about a bunch of anal monkeys, but it is totally worth it.  Not only is the best movie of the summer, but it's the best "Planet of the Apes" movie in general.  It's a serious, gritty, hairy, and toothy movie that'll make you want to terrorize other people APE STYLE!

5 out of 5

127 Hours

The Good: "STUPID JAMES FRANCO!!" said the two of us as we were both bawling like wussies.  To be honest, we were both hesitant to see this movie because of the arm-cut-off-blood-everywhere scene. C thought that's all it was supposed to be about, so we didn't expect it to be a deeply heartfelt family movie. Throughout the film, James Franco did an excellent job capturing the emotions of Aron Ralston, one second he was making us laugh out loud, and then cry.... and not because we were cooking onions.

The Bad: Both C and A had a hard time thinking about what was bad in this movie and we honestly couldn't find any major flaws.  If anything, the only annoyance we had was how Ralston's flashbacks blurred together, making it so we couldn't tell half the time if he got out from under the rock or not. There was a part of the movie where A yelled "YAY! He got out!" just to find he was fooled by a flashback and Franco's arm was still being hugged by the rock.

The Ugly: The ugly truth about this movie is that large rocks have murderous tendencies.  This movie is VERY inspirational to watch, and the two of us were bawling half the time.  Even though there is a semi-gruesome scene, this movie is a must see.  The two of us found that we really appreciated our family and friends after watching it.

5 out of 5