Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Rise of the Planet of the Apes was released in August this year (I can't believe I managed to see it the same year as it was released… I am usually years behind with films!) It was directed by and stars . If I had paid attention to the title, I would have realised that the film is about the RISE of the planet of the apes, and not about the planet of the apes itself, as I so expected! In other words, it depicts how the world was taken over by the apes in the very early stage. It's all about a researcher in San Francisco who thinks he has found a cure for Alzheimer but has in fact found a virus that makes apes very smart and kills people. Simple! The movie is okay, the story easy to follow and the apes are done well. Of course, it's very black and white, but so are many movies these days. Enjoyable enough…