Rating: 9 out of 10, I’ve seen all the ape movies dating back to Charlton
Heston’s initial effort and this is one of the best. The use of CGI is almost mesmerizing. All the other ape movies before the latest two had humans walking
around in silly ape costumes, one step up from the old 3 Stooges gorilla. The apes in this were all authentically
simian and capable of incredible character. Old friend Caesar has established an ape
utopia in the woods north of San Francisco while the rest of the world was
destroyed by a simian flu epidemic. The straggling
remainders of humanity are eking out existence in the ruins of San Francisco
when the two cultures collide; hilarity and warfare ensue. It was startling to see one of my favorite
cities reduced to ruin but everything about the movie seemed authentic. You can’t help but suspend disbelief that the apes
are computer generated. They alone are
worth seeing the movie for.
MVP: Clarke continues
his roll of heartfelt characters as Malcolm, friend of Ceasar
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