Thursday, August 18, 2011

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

5 comments:

  1. The best Planet of the Apes film? I love that movie. I even love the Marky Marky version. If you say it's that good, it better be. Although I do have a little love affair with James Franco too. Ever since he was a stoner in Freaks and Geeks, he had my heart. Than again in his bromance movie; The Pineapple Express. I wanted to see this movie already, but now I must see it, and I need a little Pineapple Express too.

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  2. Alright, you go smoke your Pineapple Express, and I'll Get the popcorn!! ha! It really was good, I even found myself yelling "YEAH!! KILL THEM HUMANS!!!" And I regret nothing... except when I sat next to a complete stranger in the theater thinking it was my brother... man that sucked

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  3. Hello sir, I am a "troll." It has come to my attention that you erroneously typed "experiencing" instead of "experimenting" in the sentence "and through experiencing on apes." This error reveals that you are of low intelligence and are now deserving of several diminutive scathing insults from me such as "You are dumb like poop" and "Look at who's a poo-head, this reviewer guy is! LolRoflmao." Your confidence is no doubt severely shaken and you are most likely crying big tears from your poo-head.

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  4. HAHA! oh Jpeters, the only feeling that comment gave me was the feeling that I actually have to take one... ya'll mean? I'm dun der worving on my speling, and it's er gud thang I maried en Engles major.

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