"Planet of the Apes Is the Summer Movie You’ve ..." Topic

…Been Waiting For.

"Something happens about 15 minutes into Dawn of the Planet of the Apes that'll blow your mind. And 15 or 20 minutes later, something else does. And again and again for the 130 minutes it keeps you glued to the screen, telling yourself to remember that this isn't real.

It's not that at any point during Dawn you'll actually believe most of the world's population has been wiped out by a virus, leaving two small pockets of humans and apes to fight over San Francisco. It's that after spending only a few minutes with Caesar (Andy Serkis) and his assembled family of surviving apes, you forget that what you're seeing on screen isn't a group of super-intelligent simians; even more chillingly, those apes aren't even CGI—they're human.

Much of Dawn's dramatic tension hinges on apes and humans realizing they have the same desires and fears, but being completely unable to trust each other. Yet, the characters you're most likely to identify aren't even your same species. It's suspension of disbelief squared, and in the middle of a big sci-fi action film, it's as unsettling as it is exhilarating…"
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Amicalement
Armand

Looking forward to seeing this film with my two young ones. It looks great from the trailers I've seen.

No spoilers, but I honestly enjoyed this film a great deal more than the first in the reboot.

Thanks for the comments my friend.

Amicalement
Armand

They needed to come up with a virus to help kill off mankind because that is the only way the apes could win.

Not Going to See It

A movie I'm not likely to see till its on netflix.

I agree with the critical acclaim DOTPOTA received for the most part. It's one of the better summer movies so far:link