Great movie. Andy Serkis played his role as Ceasar perfectly.

The computer animated apes look really amazing! I forgot a few times that they were computer animated, they looked so real. But according to a few sources no real apes where used in the movie because Rupert Wyatt (the director) wanted to show humanity's mistreatment and abuse of captive apes. Apes are the heroes of this movie, and humans are the villains. And Rupert Wyatt said he couldn't imagine a worse way of undercutting that message than by using real apes in the movie's production.

Just finished watching this amazing movie. This is the best movie that i saw this year. It wins my movie of the year Oscar ;)

Rise of the Poo Flingers

I am not a huge fan of remakes or reboots in particular but this one is really good.

I loved the original, still do. This new version stays true to the spirit of the original and there are some subtle things hinted that could make this, in fact, the prequel. The character journey of Ceasar is brilliantly brought to life not only by technology but more so by Serkis' amazing performance.

An excellent start to reboot the Planet of the Apes movies after the Tim Burton film was a disappointment.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes was enjoyable. The acting was passable but the visual effects were amazing. Caesar da man. Pretty much anything involving the apes themselves were the best parts of the movie. The action scenes were really well-directed and while the plot itself wasn't exactly complicated, it still kept me engaged. I'm looking forward to watching the sequel(s).

This is an exceptional re-boot of a franchise. By reversing the premise and our empathies, we suddenly have a new (and arguably more compelling) take on the origin story. Coupled with ground-breaking CGI and excellent ape performances from the motion capture actors (most of whom are mute for the entire running time) it ramps up from a family drama to an epic showdown between man and beast. A modern classic in the sci-fi genre.

After having read all the positive reviews about "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" and watching the first half of the movie I thought to my self "Wow, this really IS the best SciFi movies I have seen in a long time". Unfortunately, the second half did not live up to my expectations and lacks in several aspects: there are just too much coincidents (e.g. Cesar meets another Ape who knows sign language nearly perfectly in the compound, when the apes from the compound escape to the Red Woods the Golden Gate Bridge just happens to be shrouded heavily in mist although only minutes earlier and later there is just a little bit of cloud visible) that make the whole plot implausible for me.

None the less, this is a good movie, it is just not a great one!

Great movie!!!

https://trakt.tv/comments/459094 states the order of the films:

> 0. Original film series
>
> 0. Planet of the Apes (1968) https://trakt.tv/movies/planet-of-the-apes-1968
> 0. Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) https://trakt.tv/movies/beneath-the-planet-of-the-apes-1970
> 0. Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) https://trakt.tv/movies/escape-from-the-planet-of-the-apes-1971
> 0. Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) https://trakt.tv/movies/conquest-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-1972
> 0. Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) https://trakt.tv/movies/battle-for-the-planet-of-the-apes-1973
>
> 0. Remake film
>
> 0. Planet of the Apes (2001) https://trakt.tv/movies/planet-of-the-apes-2001
>
> 0. Reboot film series
>
> 0. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) https://trakt.tv/movies/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-2011
> 0. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) https://trakt.tv/movies/dawn-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-2014
> 0. War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) https://trakt.tv/movies/war-for-the-planet-of-the-apes-2017

1 Original film series

1.1 Planet of the Apes (1968) https://trakt.tv/movies/planet-of-the-apes-1968
1.2 Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) https://trakt.tv/movies/beneath-the-planet-of-the-apes-1970
1.3 Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) https://trakt.tv/movies/escape-from-the-planet-of-the-apes-1971
1.4 Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) https://trakt.tv/movies/conquest-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-1972
1.5 Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) https://trakt.tv/movies/battle-for-the-planet-of-the-apes-1973

2 Remake film

2.1 Planet of the Apes (2001) https://trakt.tv/movies/planet-of-the-apes-2001

3 Reboot film series

3.1 Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) https://trakt.tv/movies/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-2011
3.2 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) https://trakt.tv/movies/dawn-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-2014
3.3 War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) https://trakt.tv/movies/war-for-the-planet-of-the-apes-2017