Rise of the Planet of the Apes Reviews
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
Audacious, violent and disquieting, "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" is a summer sequel that's better than it has any right to be.
ScreenRant
Despite thin human drama, and one note supporting characters, Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a surprisingly sincere story that elevates the franchise canon.
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| Original Score: 4/5
TheShiznit.co.uk
Despite some pretty glaring plotholes, the combination of astonishing special effects and a tension-filled story makes for a gripping and worthy rebirth for the franchise.
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| Original Score: 4/5
Cinema Crazed
Surprises at all corners with characters we can care about who transcend the illusion of CGI most of the time...
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| Original Score: 3.5/4
What Culture
The substance of the film is simply mesmerising: the way in which it prioritises story over spectacle, saying so much without explicit over-statement is a triumph, and it is for good reason that it is one of my picks for Best Film at next year's Oscars.
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| Original Score: 4.5/5
Movie Dearest
One of the ten best films of 2011, and the year's best popcorn movie.
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| Original Score: A-
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)
... One of the better movies of the summer.
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| Original Score: B+
7M Pictures
It may not be the best film of 2011, but it's certainly one of the best sci fi films of the year, and easily one of the best sequels/prequels in the last several years.
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| Original Score: 4/5
Movie Talk
Thanks to the eye-popping performance-capture technology developed for Avatar and another astonishing primate performance by Andy Serkis, Rise puts across its fantasy so convincingly that you're swept away - and chilled - as the story unfolds.
The Baltic Times
Whilst it sometimes suffers from feeling like the first chapter in a much longer story, this is a fun and intelligent re-imagining of a classic movie.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)
The film doesn't try to take on the quasi-political undertones of the 1968 original, but it makes its own case as a personalized science fiction drama.
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| Original Score: B+
Movies for the Masses
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| Original Score: 3/5
Top CriticRupert Wyatt's'Rise of the Planet of the Apes': A socially aware, achingly humane update of the venerable franchise
SFX Magazine
There are plot holes to contend with and a handful of potential jump-the-shark moments, but the smart ending and stunning Golden Gate Bridge stand-off ensure you leave on a high.
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
Lessons of Darkness
A reasonably muscular popcorn film with a surprisingly tender soul.
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| Original Score: B-
Scene-Stealers.com
It stays true to the central metaphor of the original films and takes its time setting the story up so that when the apes finally do run amok, we are totally invested in the story.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Rise of the Planet of the Apes is spectacle with a kick: the transcendence of the normal in creatures so like ourselves is both an entertainment and a needling rebuke to human vanity.
