Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

Pretty bad ass.  To sum it up real quick like.

The apes looked real.  Nearly seem-less CG.  Overall not the most visually stimulating film of the year, but the apes appear so realistic and lifelike it is quite amazing, really.

I liked the overall “humanity” of the apes.  It is interesting to note the evolution of the apes since they’ve had ten or so years to themselves.  The powerful ones have started to gain their speech.  They have developed a primitive tree dwelling type of society, kinda like the Ewoks.  They teach all the little baby apes sign language which is a really good idea.

I don’t buy the relationship between Caesar and Michael Clarke’s character.  All he ever did was say he was sorry, all the while death and destruction rain down upon Caesar and all he’s accomplished in the ten years the apes have been free of humanity’s cruel hand.

I suppose Caesar recognizes the impending clash between species and tries to delay it as long as possible….

…and they did gain trust with their medicine.  Sneaky Americans.

This is one of the better big budget films of the summer.  Better than Godzilla, Trans4mers, whatever Tom Cruise sci fi flick that wasn’t actually half bad…I guess this might be my favorite big budget popcorn muncher of the year.  Nicely done, Apes.

Fairly dark in tone, it’s Pg-13 and that’s about right.  Not for the little ones.

Go ahead and get ya the number two combo, Large Popcorn and two Large Drinks.  😉

 

SPOILER ALERT____________________________________

Ceasar saw Koba, his brother, commit mutiny against him and lead dozens of apes to their death…Ceasar has witnessed the true nature of man.  The sequels could get interesting.

Where the hell did all those apes come from?  They’ve been breeding like rabbits apparently!  I don’t think there are that many apes on the continent, much less rescued from animal clinics in the San Francisco area.

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