Laughable, silly, full of plot holes

Rating: 1/10 (5 August 2011)

This movie makes those old cheesy sequels of Planet of the Apes (Beneath, Return, Battle etc.) look like masterpieces of writing. So much of the film is unbelievable (and I wanted to believe!) The chimp pound, where they confine Ceasar (the main chimp) is huge with a large area for the chimps to play in(Bob Barker would be proud). No city would ever build such a place. And the chimp pound has literally hundreds of unwanted chimps...REALLY? Could any city afford to keep them? And later when the chimps escape, humans can't control them? Well, maybe because it takes place in San Francisco, the authorities can't carry guns and they are not allowed to shoot them.
Anyone who lives in San Francisco must of laughed when they took the chimp for an outing in Muir woods and NOBODY was there. Hey, Muir woods is a big tourist attraction and there are always hundreds of people there.
Didn't I see a helicopter blow up in a spectacular fashion, and seconds later it's still in one piece (although slightly damaged).
What was that whole thing about man going to Mars...the writers seemed to make a big deal about that and nothing developed from it.
And, who are we to root for?. Certainly not the chimps, who seem mean and vengeance driven. I was hoping they would all be eliminated. Certainly not the James Franco character, who endangers the neighborhood by keeping this chimp who seems not to be able to control himself (a neighbor who was just protecting his kids is made out to be a jerk---I would have done the same thing for the safety of my kids).
The truly cheesy predictable ending is a real cheat because this movie is then revealed as PART ONE.
And please tell the writers to see the original...mankind's demise was not due to a virus killing everyone...it was due to our penchant for war.