Friday 18 November 2011

Gerry Barnabys Film Review : Rise of The Planet of The Apes

Genre : Sci-Fi Action Drama, contains strong violence & medium language

Cert : 15 Cert

Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.
 
Sex & Nudity: Kissing.

Violence & Gore: An ape is threatened with an electrical weapon when he sprays the man holding it with a hose, electrocuting him. You can see a brief glimpse of the man's dead body, which is bloody and fried.
An ape leaps onto a helicopter and kills the gunner, but is shot several times by the pilot and killed. Some blood is visible.
A man coughs up blood onto another mans shirt. Not violent but graphic.
An ape attacks a man, punches him several times, and bites his finger off. A few glimpses of the bloody stump are seen.
Apes are shot and killed by police officers in a very intense action sequence. Humans are also threatened and killed.
Apes are chased down and captured by men with machetes in the opening scene, and you can see an ape screaming as it is taken away. No apes are harmed.
A man is trapped in a fallen helicopter hanging on the edge of a bridge, and an ape pushes the entire helicopter into the water below. The man screams several times, adding to the intensity of the scene.
An ape breaks out of its cage and runs through a facility before it is shot several times. Lots of blood is briefly seen pooling around the ape's dead body.
A man attacks a young ape with a baseball bat. A bloody wound is briefly seen on the ape's leg.
An ape grabs a man's hand and attempts to break it.


Profanity:  There is at least one instance of "bulls--t," as well as a few "damns" and "hells." there are no f words

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking:A young man opens a bottle of beer and teases a chimp with it.
A young man holds a six-pack of beer and offers one to a young woman.
Bottles of beer are seen in a man's refrigerator.
An empty wine bottle is shown next to a man and a woman on a picnic blanket. The man appears to be somewhat intoxicated.
other than that, there is no smoking in this film

 
Frightening/Intense Scenes: A man with Alzheimer's dies in his bed with his son at his side. Very emotional.
Since animal cruelty is depicted on several occasions in this film, caution is advised to those who may find this upsetting.


Story :Will Rodman (James Franco), a scientist working in GenSys, a state-of-the-art laboratory, is desperate to find a cure for Alzheimers, since his father ( John Lithgow) is fast succumbing to it. He develops a wonder drug, ALZ 112 and tries it on chimpanzees. Everything seems to be going right until one of the chimps goes wild and needs to be put to rest. But before she dies, she gives birth to a baby which is smuggled home by Rodman for temporary care. Rodman soon discovers that Caesar (Andy Serkis), the little chimp, has all the super intelligence of its mother and soon becomes an important member of the family, even as Rodman experiments with the wonder drug on his father and sees a miraculous improvement in him. Things however go terribly wrong when he tries a superior version of the drug which sends Caesar to a prison-like institution where he leads a rebellion against the humans who
betrayed his love and trust Will Rodman (James Franco), a scientist working in GenSys, a state-of-the-art laboratory, is desperate to find a cure for Alzheimers, since his father ( John Lithgow) is fast succumbing to it. He develops a wonder drug, ALZ 112 and tries it on chimpanzees. Everything seems to be going right until one of the chimps goes wild and needs to be put to rest. But before she dies, she gives birth to a baby which is smuggled home by Rodman for temporary care. Rodman soon discovers that Caesar (Andy Serkis), the little chimp, has all the super intelligence of its mother and soon becomes an important member of the family, even as Rodman experiments with the wonder drug on his father and sees a miraculous improvement in him. Things however go terribly wrong when he tries a superior version of the drug which sends Caesar to a prison-like institution where he leads a rebellion against the humans who betrayed his love and trust

Likes : This film was really good, i loved the way they show Caesar anger & mood he was in like a human would act i love the way they showed his intelligence as he grow smarter, the was a lot of moments that where on the edge of the seat, but not bad action as well. James Franco role in this film was so much better than spider man films & your highness he suited this role better i think. Directed by Rupert Wyatt, the movie feels like it was directed with tight lease. Caesar and his actions and reactions to the world are the best part of the movie. I think you are not going to see CGI at its best again until James Cameron comes up with Avatar 2 and 3. The story is tight and makes you sit on your toes even though you know what's going to happen in the end. Acting wise, James Franco leads the charge as a son who won't let go of his father. Frieda Pinto is adequate.

Dislikes : I think the ending should have been better really it end when it was just getting in to it.

Overall: not a bad film to watch could of been a better ending to it but worth watching.

Rating : 5 out of 5 stars for entertainment, 8 out of 10 for action special effect.




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