Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Watch: Rise of the Planet of the Apes

PG-13

8/5/20111h 45m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Evolution Becomes Revolution. ~

Overview:

A highly intelligent chimpanzee named Caesar has been living a peaceful suburban life ever since he was born. But when he gets taken to a cruel primate facility, Caesar decides to revolt against those who have harmed him.

Director:

Rupert Wyatt

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$93,000,000.00

Revenue:

$481,800,873.00

Key words:

san francisco, california
solidarity
gorilla
intelligence
dystopia
zoo
alzheimer's disease
death of father
cage
anthropomorphism
golden gate bridge
disease
ape
orangutan
chimpanzee
medical research
primate
duringcreditsstinger
sign languages
virus
animal testing
contagion
father son relationship
animal human friendship
cgi-live action hybrid
violence against animals
meddling neighbor
medical trials
amused
exhilarated

Cast

Andy Serkis

~ as ~

Caesar

James Franco

~ as ~

Will Rodman

Freida Pinto

~ as ~

Caroline Aranha

John Lithgow

~ as ~

Charles Rodman

Brian Cox

~ as ~

John Landon

Tom Felton

~ as ~

Dodge Landon

Tyler Labine

~ as ~

Robert Franklin

Karin Konoval

~ as ~

Maurice / Court Clerk

Terry Notary

~ as ~

Rocket / Bright Eyes

Christopher Gordon

~ as ~

Koba

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 2 year(s) ago
7
"Rodman" (quite an engaging effort from James Franco) is doing a bit of experimentation on apes to try and find a way to treat his ailing father's Alzheimer's. It's when one of those goes bonkers and is killed that he realises that she had recently given birth. He retrieves the youngster and rears it at the home he shares with dad "Charles" (John Lithgow). It's all going fine until "Caesar" spots a neighbour having a go at the confused old man and decides he's having none of that. Now enter Brian Cox and his truly odious sidekick "Dodge" (Tom Felton) who are in charge of the newly incarcerated "Caesar". This is not a character to be dominated though, and after a nervous start he begins to learn - how to get out of this trap and how to avenge himself on those who are keeping his brethren locked up. It's a solid story, well told, with quite a lot packed into this shorter and well crafted depiction of humankind's intolerance and ignorance of these adaptable and intuitive creatures. It's not long before "Caesar" is exhibiting cohesive thoughts and leadership skills so you would not be betting against him achieving his goals... It's a bit cheesy at the beginning, this, but once it's got into gear it moves along quickly and offers us quite a bit of food for thought - about our science, our attitudes and our pharmaceutical industries too.