Fantastic movie with great action and very interesting plot

Rating: 9/10 (17 April 2012)

The only other planet of the apes movie i have seen is the rubbish Tim Burton one from 2001. This one was definitely a whole lot better.
The premise of this movie is that apes are captured from the wild and experimented on in a lab. James Franco, a doctor at the lab, develops a cure for Alzheimer's and tests it on a primate specimen that he took from the lab, who he names Caesar. The ape shows signs of becoming very clever, acting almost like a human and also displaying intelligence much more than any other ape. Eventually, Franco's character Will is forced to commit Caesar to an ape home where Caesar is out of place and treated badly. This causes Caesar to use his intelligence to lead his fellow apes on an uprising.
The plot of this film is very interesting and the acting is alright, with John Lithgow, Freida Pinto, Brian Cox and Tom Felton (Harry Potter's Draco Malfoy) supporting Franco. However Andy Serkis' motion capture performance as Caesar the ape outshines everyone, proving to really be good as CGI characters. The action and score are also great, with a really awesome scene on the Golden Gate Bridge. It also packs some involving emotional punch into it. I am a 13 year old boy and I would really recommend this film, as I'm not quite sure why you wouldn't like it.