After having bought the DVD a couple of years ago I finally got around to watching Rise of The Planet of The Apes two weekends ago.
So coming straight to the point - the human characters headed up by James Franco are rather bland and unsympathetic whereas the simian characters headed up by a mo-capped Andy Serkis as Caesar, the hyper intelligent chimpanzee are significantly more interesting.
The special effects are good but still look noticeably computer generated and the apes move too quickly in my opinion. The story is daft to say the least and there are a couple of scenes that are too contrived and are there simply to forward the plot. There are a couple of unsubtle references to the Charlton Heston original and a subplot that introduces us to the events that create the forthcoming Dawn of The Planet of The Apes. I actually thought it was going to be better than it was but having said all that it is certainly watchable.
Rating: 7/10
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