Wow Just Wow

Rating: 8/10 (20 August 2011)

This came out right out of the blue! Saw a trailer a few months ago and thought that looks OK, was not prepared for what has to be the surprise hit of the summer from a long thought dead franchise which after a string of inferior sequels and Tim Burton's in 2001 seemingly being the final nail in the coffin for this franchise which started in the late 60's. The film is about a scientist played by Franco who is looking for a cure for Alzheimer's who's using apes as the test subjects. After a tragic accident shuts down the experiments franco takes pity on a baby Chimp who's mother was a test subject and has seemingly passed on the results of the testing which gave her enhanced Brain functions. We see the Chimp named Cesar grow into this super intelligent and caring chimp who becomes the carer for Franco's father who is suffering from you guest it Alzheimer's. Well a little later we have another accident that puts Cesar into an Ape animal Shelter and taken away from the people he loves and here starts a great rights of passage for the chimp. To say anymore would i feel spoil it for anyone just walking in cold looking for a goods nights entertainment which this delivers in spades. This film has more emotional impact ,special FX And Action than Suppsodely bigger tent pole Summer films like Transformers 3 (just Awful) I can not recommend this film enough the audience i saw this film with gave it a standing ovation and the end and i heard some of them saying this was the second and third time they had seen this!! Go see it's late summer movie treat.