The apes are back and they're as good as ever

Rating: 8/10 (25 September 2014)

(76%) A smart in more ways than one big budget reboot that brings a new lease of life into an old and highly tapped classic series. And with the focus on character and plot, it's much more satisfying than most typical big blockbusters that will live on longer than two weeks after the DVD release. The cast overall is fine, and it's so great to see John Lithgow in anything as he's stupidly underused in Hollywood these days. I thought the direction was a prime example of rock-solid, none-shaky cam crap filmmaking, with everything framed as a proper big movie should. All in all, a very worthy modern addition that will spawn a new age of ape movies for years to come.