The Planet of the Apes franchise is quickly growing with the second installment of this cult classic remake out in theaters now. But is it worth your money?
Here’s a quick summary of the film:
The apes are now the top of the food chain, with human instinct, they can now freely rule the earth – or so they think. One day in the forest, a small group of humans are in search of a hydroelectric plant that they need to reboot in order to get electricity into the city but quickly come across the apes living there. The apes have to decide whether they should trust the humans that abused and murdered them, or let them suffer like they had to all those years ago.
Review
Overall 4/10: This movie had the potential to be awesome, but it was lacking many key elements. The script was poorly written, cheesy and predictable, which made the movie seem about ten times longer than it actually was, and was just generally bland. With that said, the message came across in a way that was obvious to all watching; that humans and apes are not that different from each other after all.
Characters 5/10: The lack of character development in this film was shocking. The humans were all very flat. None of them had any distinct traits and they did not change at all throughout the whole film. Unlike Rise of the Planet of the Apes, the movie did not sport any big name stars and all of the actors were mediocre, at best. On the other hand, all of the apes were very different from each other. They all had their own unique personality, but still tended to be one-sided.
CGI/Graphics 9/10: The CGI was probably the most interesting thing about the movie. I am always surprised to see how realistic the apes are in these films, especially their eyes. Each and every single monkey, chimpanzee and gorilla was absolutely gorgeous and the rest of the graphics were nice as well.
Unless you are interested in graphics and CGI or really really really want to see this movie, I wouldn’t bother watching it. I would highly suggest that you wait until it comes out on DVD if you do plan on seeing it, but trust me, you aren’t missing out on anything by skipping this film.