excellent remake

Rating: 8/10 (23 March 2012)

all i can say is the "rise of the planet of the apes" was a way better remake than "planet of the apes." the characters were well chosen. the cgi was well balanced. Cesar in particular has a good balanced to where he still is a chimp but gradually becomes more humanized. even if he's an obvious cgi, he does blend pretty good in the scenery. James Franco does a superb job as will Rodman, a scientist who through Cesar tries to find the cure for Alzheimer's. his desperation is genuine. the beautiful Frieda pinto also excels as his love interest Caroline Ariana who shows genuine sympathy. all were good. however, the most outstanding character went to john Lithgow as will's father charles. i mean, who knew? lithgow went from playing selfish, buffoonish, eccentric dick Solomon in 3rd rock from the sun (a series i freaking love) to playing a man with Alzheimer's. he gives his character a good touch of respect, dignity, and humanity, showing the desperation of someone who tries hard to adjust to life but due to a crippling disease, cannot manage. his bond with Cesar is specially touching, as if Cesar was real. his death, even if predictable, becomes heartbreaking, a forlorn hope. in fact i checked the Wikipedia entry for the movie and apparently lithgow didn't get nominated for any award for supporting actor, including the Oscars. that's a travesty. i hope that in the future the academy will consider characters like this for nomination more.
by the way, keep up the good work IMDb, but your preview sucks. just an honest opinion