I wasn't able to get to the theater to see this film, but had heard a lot of both positive and negative comments regarding Rise of The Planet of The Apes. When it was finished, I was frankly perplexed as to why I'd heard so many negative reviews.
I found Apes to be an intelligent, well-directed, well-filmed story that moved along at the right pace, and had superb storytelling that gave real credence to the original Planet of the Apes' historical storyline. Plus, Andy Serkis, whose motion capture acting in the role of Caesar was nothing short of genius, made this film a realistic portrait of genetic science gone wrong. Serkis did not receive any Oscar nominations for this role, but he should have. Just phenomenal acting.
The CGI in Apes was beyond superb. This motion capture technology is fast becoming so life-like that soon, entire movies will be shot using this medium.
The remainder of the cast, headlined by James Franco, were competent and believable in their respective roles.
But again, the real highlight of this film was Andy Serkis and the CGI Motion Capture Team. I cannot say enough superlatives about them. Simply extraordinary.
This DVD is absolutely worth the price of purchase; or at least as a rental.
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