Very good!!!

Rating: 8/10 (11 July 2012)

I watched this movie last night and was pleasantly surprised. I hadn't seen any of the old movies simply because it wasn't really my genre, but because a couple of friends told me it was worth to watch I decided to give this movie a try. Againt my odds it managed to keep my interest until the end. It wasn't a brainless action packed movie as I was thinking, but it's really the story that drives this movie. It's about a chimpanzee called Ceasar who is super intelligent because of an experimental drug he's tested with. After an incident the drug creator Will takes him home and raises him like a child. After several years Ceasar's intelligence only grows and he starts to wonder the meaning of his life. When Ceasars goes aggressive on someone who attacks Will's father he is forced into an ape sanctuary. Treated bad by one of the workers and after time believing Will has abandoned him he seeks justice for his fellow ape inmates and builds an army that will eventually lead to the Rise of the planet of the apes. It's not because of the action this movie works so well, but because of the motives that drives him into doing what he does does. Also because of the motion capture performed by Andy Serkis(Gollum, King Kong, Captain Haddock). You can really read the emotions of his face. There are some minor problems like the character development of the humans could be better and they maybe focused a little to much on getting the apes wright, but not big enough to bring this movie down. Definitely a worth to watch!