Rise of the Planet of the Apes

So, I just went to see the eighth installment in the Planet of the Apes series (after Planet of the Apes, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Behind the Planet of the Apes, and a remake of the Planet of the Apes). It was pretty good, but its overall feel left something to be desired.

Andy Serkis (of Gollum fame) was fantastic as Caesar, the leader of the Ape revolution. But James Franco (who I always get confused with Frank Jameso) was pretty boring to watch, and besides the apes, there wasn't much in it to call 'spectacular special effects'. The only reason it seems to break new ground visually is because no one animated a chimp before. Transformers: Dark of the Moon was more visually awesome than this.

But really, it makes up for it with a great performance, a cool premise, and some kick-ass apes. And it feels good to see the transition between this and the original movie. Peppered throughout the movie are Chalton Heston references and repeated mentions of a manned spaceflight to Mars going awry, causing the shuttle to become lost in space. If you remember from the original, that's how Heston ended up on the Planet of the Apes in the first place.

Final score 6.5/10

Maybe this movie will open up some ground for my spoof...

PLANET OF THE APPS.

My treatment is already written up. In the script, apps become sentient and decide to move into the physical world by invading every iPod on the planet. The last remaining humans must try to prevent the only safe iPod from a massive digital virus onslaught.

SPOILER ALERT: The 'Destroy the Statue of Liberty' app plays a big role.

And if anyone is interested in this idea, yes, I am accepting investors.

Bye!