LOVED IT. Better than Avatar. Up there with LOTR.

Rating: 10/10 (26 August 2011)

I love movies and know a good movie when I see it.
Rise of the Apes blew me away. And honestly I wasn't expecting much. I hadn't seen or heard reviews, and basically went into the movie hoping to be captivated enough to pass time. Boy was I...
The CGI was the best special effects, maybe of all time. It was that good. The fact I was so emotionally invested in a green screen, make believe character still has me amazed. What a fantastic job by Serkis again. He was a huge part of the LOTR success with Golum and was even better IMO as Caeser. He was so good that I joke his character should be up for an Oscar as best actor. Imagine a CGI character being nominated for an Oscar. He was that good.
The story was believable enough to keep me fully engrossed. I was looking for a moment to play devils advocate and complaign about being 'too unrealistic' but couldn't.
Franco was fine. Lithgow better. Cox and the dude from Harry potter did fine jobs also. But they were supporters to Caeser. They could have been replaced with anyone and I still would have enjoyed it thoroughly.
Definitely worth seeing. And Im excited to hear they're working on a sequel, although it was god enough as a standalone. Just don't let Tim Burton near the sequel.
10/10