Worth the time to watch

Rating: 9/10 (20 March 2012)

Just finished screening Rise of the Planet of the Apes and was surprisingly pleased with the offering. Before we pushed "play" I was expecting a re-run of previous "Planet of the Apes" movies, but after the first scene I could see this was something familiar but very different. Not only did the film capture my undivided attention with its action scenes, the emotion within the plot line was believable and well played out. Watching the apes' "rise", I was on the edge of my seat waiting for each subsequent scene to see what would happen next...never looked at the clock once! All in all a good watch and a good effort by everyone involved! The ending was quite satisfying, and having drawn me in to the apes' world, it left me hoping there would be a sequel.