A lot better than expected

Rating: 7/10 (13 August 2011)

When I first saw a trailer for this I thought only bad things. It reminded me of Tim Burton's sad "re-imagination" of a classic movie. But once the movie started I actually got interested. The only thing that made me not interested was that I kinda expected what would happen in the end. I won't ruin it for you readers but if you seen the original you should already know.
My main problem with this movie is that the actors were cast wrong. James Francho is much more talented than what he was given in this movie. Same with Freida Pinto, it's not that they did a bad job they just weren't given enough material for their talent. That best acting in this movie is from the apes. Andy as Ceasar is amazing and the cgi is very good. I just wish James was given more especially in the final sense with him and Ceasar. The final was upsetting if you knew the history of planet of apes. If you didn't well you shouldn't even be reading his.
I do recommend this movie. It was entertaining and a good prequel to the planet of the apes series. This is not a re-imagining or sequel. It is a original prequel that is worth seeing. Despite the predictable ending, I was impressed by the cgi and story telling of a great series. I give this movie a 7/10 and I say go see it. You won't be disappointed. Also, there's a good few clever parts for the original that I enjoyed.