Be aware I loved the Planet of the Apes movies and maybe that’s why I hated this piece of crap so much. To be fair to myself, the human acting was so bad I was sure they were the CGI and not the genetically altered ape that rebels against us humans. The direction and plot was such garbage that people don’t age despite the passage of almost a decade, and do not seem to have any emotions or intelligence (e.g. an expert on chimpanzees should know if one is about to have a baby). FYI if an ape hits you in the face, your face is going to be gone. Dr. Zaius must be spinning in his (future) grave!
Jan 27 2013
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
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Cej
January 27, 2013 at 8:22 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
It’s been a few years since I saw it, but I remember having the same issues. You have several great actors who are all criminally underused because the story is just one big plot hammer; and the dialogue is all just exposition to get you to the next scene. For example, just because you give Lithgow Alzheimers disease does not automatically make him a tragic/sympathetic character; you have to develop him beyond the Hollywood boilerplate.
It’s not just that you know how it all ends, it’s that even the little plotlines are all so cliche (e.g., “Oh no, a bully: I wonder what will happen to him!”). And you’re right, the people who are supposed to be experts are amazingly stupid when it comes to their field (again, plothammer is more important than logic).
Still, it was better than I expected…