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'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' Gets Back to Primal Roots
It has taken more than four decades, but finally Hollywood has it right.
Movie
Chimps, gorillas and other primates take some mind-altering drugs and give a big, hairy smackdown to the humans in Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
James Franco plays a scientist trying to find a cure for Alzheimer's disease, which has stricken his father (played by John Lithgow). Franco’s character rescues a newborn test chimp and names him Caesar.
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Caesar grows up to be so smart that he is sent to a “primate shelter”—ape prison. Caesar gets angry, then uses his brain to rally the other apes and get even.
The great Andy Serkis, best known as Gollum from The Lord of the Rings, provides another wonderful performance-capture acting role as the CGI-ed Caesar. This is his movie.
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It is the seventh Planet of the Apes movie and the best by far since the 1968 original with Charlton Heston.
Breaking it down, the ape uprising in response to the evil prison guards seemed a bit cliché, but the monkey mayhem afterward was enjoyable. The flick-o-meter gives Rise of the Planet of the Apes four out of five.
Dinner
In honor of the famous Lady Liberty scene from the original Planet of the Apes, grab a slice of pie at , located at 3940 Cherokee St NW in Kennesaw.
Showtimes
For complete showtimes and pricing information, visit the AMC Barrett Commons 24 website.
