Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a successful reboot in the long-running Planet of the Apes series.

Rating: 8/10 (24 April 2015)

This movie really came out of nowhere.
In 2006, screenwriters Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver developed a concept for a new Planet of the Apes film, eventually titled Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Inspired by news articles on apes raised as humans, Jaffa and Silver conceived the film as a way to reboot the franchise by reinventing the story of the chimpanzee Caesar, the lead character of Conquest.
In this version, Caesar receives enhanced cognition from a new viral drug and is raised by humans; after being imprisoned in a primate sanctuary, he uses his ingenuity to launch an uprising. Jaffa and Silver successfully pitched the story to Fox. However, development was slow for several years as the production cycled through writers, directors, and producers. In January 2010 Peter Chernin of Chernin Entertainment signed on as producer, and brought Jaffa and Silver back on to complete the script.The producers hired Rupert Wyatt to direct.
Fox partnered with New Zealand visual effects company Weta Digital to create realistic ape effects, and performance capture actor Andy Serkis signed on to star as Caesar. James Franco signed on as the human lead, Will RodmanThe film debuted on August 5, 2011.
Critics reviewed it positively, praising the visual effects, Wyatt's direction, and Serkis' performance as Caesar. Rise was a major box office hit, taking in a total of $481,801,049 over its $93 million budget.Fox immediately planned for a sequel.
I won't talk about this movie from beginning to end, but it is a very successful reboot in the Planet of the Apes film series.
Will Rodman is played by James Franco and she is trying to find a cure for brain aliments such as Alzheimer's disease. It is given to Caesar's mother, Bright Eyes, but she dies. Will's boss, Steven Jacobs is played by David Oyelowo and the performance he gives is just incredible.
Frieda Pinto, Tom Felton and John Lithgow rounds out the rest of the film's all-star cast as other human characters and they have a lot of back story. I loved the performances in this movie and I really did love the actor playing Caesar, which was Andy Serkis, he did CGI and performance capture for the character and the apes look amazing.
The CGI for the apes is amazing, the story is subtle and very coherent and the rest is just top-notch. The direction by Rupert Wyatt is very interesting and this movie does not take a lot of re-watches to understand the plot because the plot is not confusing. This reboot is very successful and it is so cool to see because I like the Planet of the Apes movies, but then Dawn of the Planet of the Apes came out in July of last year and really blew me.
The editing, cinematography, production design, costume design and musical score by Patrick Doyle is really great and it is really interesting as well.
Overall, RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES breathes new life into the franchise and is remembered by audiences, moviegoers and critics everyone as a successful reboot in the long-running Planet of the Apes series, which began in 1968 with the original Planet of the Apes film, directed by Franklin J. Schnaffner and starring Charlton Heston.
I give it an 8.4 out of 10, not a bad movie, but it is a must-see for all kids and teenagers and moviegoers everywhere. I really wasn't expecting to like this franchise, but I could not have expected much better than this.