Very well done. I loved it!

to all the directors remember the honda commercial logo in the 90 ( one day at a time ) from a bum

This movie sucked. Every hollywood cliche you can imagine...

I am old enough to have been around and aware when the first movie, starring Charlton Heston, premiered. But I didn't watch my first POTA movie til the Mark Wahlberg-starring remake. Still, I was lukewarm. But this installment has made everything make sense, and has made me care. Good movie. Yes, wonderful special effects. But the central ape character, Caesar, is noble, tragic, and compelling, I agree, that this movie stands on its own, apart from the others in the series. Very good performances from James Franco and John Lithgow, as well.

This movie is full of heart and action which is hard to do in films.

I liked it but sometimes it was cheesy

waaaay better that we thought it would be

Good movie, what a nice surprise from a summer blockbuster, to actually be intelligent and emotionally provocative. Good acting, especially by Andy Serkis who plays the ape in motion capture. I'm a fan of the oppressive, pessimistic 1968 original with Charleton Heston to which this new episode pays tribute, though this time the apes are C.G. animated. The central relationship is between a scientist working for a cure for Alzheimer's and the offspring of a lab test ape that he raises as his own. The movie brings evolution into the home setting--literally.

Like so many before it, “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” romanticizes the human/animal relationship. However, it does make a serious attempt at tackling the controversial issue of pharmaceutical safety vs. lab animal testing. It is a thought-provoking film, with the added bonus of being a visual delight.

I was apprehensive of this one because of the "Marky-Mark vs. The Monkey Bunch" stinker previously. I was, however, pleasantly surprised with this very well done prequel to the franchise, started in 1968. The CGI technology today is amazing, compared to the rubber masks & makeup of the original(s), but still not quite perfect. The underlying message of animal revenge against human cruelty & mistreatment resonates. Should these animals be used for lab research for the benefit of science (or greed)? Or how 'bout 'domestication' of same? Should humans "play God" through genetic engineering? Tough questions. (FYI: The 'Mythology of the Apes' in the special features is worth a viewing. Trivial pieces of the original films are woven into this one.) All in all, I'd recommend it.