"Its A Mad House!"

Rating: 8/10 (12 August 2011)

Rise of the Planet of the Apse was not just a amazing film on its owe but also pays its dues to the original Planet of the Apes in so many ways that when i was siting there watching this film i tried counting the hints they tosses at you here and there. And there was lots, i couldest keep count. PS. You all know what actor plays the main character Caesar. So if you did see the referents to one of that actors well known rolls, high five to you.
The Story So not to revile to much about the plot, the film mostly revolves around the story of a son trying to heal his father from the horrible condition of Alzheimer's.(Which I'm sad to say is that i know way to much about how terrifying it is to watch one of your family members lose all memory of you.)So Will Rodman(James Franco) discovers a chemical that can rebuild and repair brain cells hoping it will heal his father Charles Rodman(John Lithgow). Go onward and i don't want to reveal to much but a chimpanzee named Caesar(Andy Serkis) becomes the main protagonist of this fine story. Changed by the retro virus that the magical chemical that makes him unbelievably smarter that a normal ape. And being mistreated and misunderstander by humanity he leads his fellow apes on a revolution to be truly free.
The Up's Andy Serkis steals the show with his amazing acting and is uncanny ability to say a thousand words with just his face and his body language. It would seem that all the work with the apes in the film is impressive and makes you hungry to know more about Caesars fellow revolutionary's. John Lithgow pushed me to the point of crying with is interpretation of being affected by Alzheimer's's and the small amount of parts that him and Caesar share with each other are amazing and powerful. The CG is rather good(even though it can get sloppy here and there).I swear watching the first 5 minutes of this film was like watching a documentary on Animal Planet.Plus the story itself is engaging and as i said before the hints and pocks you get about the original films just puts a smile on my geek face. Me being a big fan of the original 5 films(and i only just recently found out there is 5 of them) this films fits perfectly with the other.And to top it all of, all of you Hary Potter fans out there will enjoy Tom Felton acting being the ass thats hes so good at being on the silver screen.
The Down's Not to many problems i can point out here but there is some. I'm not a big fan of James Franco's depiction of a Bioengineer. If James Franco is a Bioengineer then I'm the goddamn queen of England. And like i said before the CG awesome it may be can seem almost sloppy but you really have to be looking close to truly see it.Wow, i cant really think of anything ells bad about this movie..
Conclusion Go see the film. Spend ten bucks and enjoin yourself with some friends and family members. Then go see it for a second time because I'm going to see it for a second time.
This is your friendly neighbourhood fat dude Chris Bryer saying "Get your stinking paws off me you damn dirty ape!"