Though memories of the original
Planet of the Apes (1968) remain vivid to this day, the sequels and Tim Burton's
2001 remake were largely forgettable. Not so with the fabulous new
Rise of the Planet of the Apes. A technically brilliant and highly emotional "prequel,"
Rise does proper justice to one of Hollywood's greatest cinematic myths. Although it indulges the hackneyed anti-capitalist cliche of the greedy, heartless pharmaceutical company run amok, in the end the movie celebrates the struggle for freedom and the dignity and power of self-reliance. The film contains many of what critic
Kenneth Turan called "
bravura visual moments," including a denouement that sends your mind reeling back over four decades to the final stunning image from the original.
Check out the
Rise trailer
HERE.
Though memories of the original Planet of the Apes (1968) remain vivid to this day, the sequels and Tim Burton's 2001 remake were largely forgettable. Not so with the fabulous new Rise of the Planet of the Apes. A technically brilliant and highly emotional "prequel," Rise does proper justice to one of Hollywood's greatest cinematic myths. Although it indulges the hackneyed anti-capitalist cliche of the greedy, heartless pharmaceutical company run amok, in the end the movie celebrates the struggle for freedom and the dignity and power of self-reliance. The film contains many of what critic Kenneth Turan called "bravura visual moments," including a denouement that sends your mind reeling back over four decades to the final stunning image from the original.
Check out the Rise trailer HERE.
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