Rise of the Planet of the Apes
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes
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Synopsis
RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES is a revolution; an action-packed epic featuring stunning visual effects and creatures unlike anything ever seen before. At the story's heart is Caesar (Andy Serkis), a chimpanzee who gains human-like intelligence and emotions from an experimental drug. Raised like a child by the drug's creator (James Franco), Caesar ultimately finds himself taken from the humans he loves and imprisoned. Seeking justice, Caesar assembles a simian army and escapes -- putting man and primate on a collision course that could change the planet forever.
Disk Information
Disc 1: Theatrical Feature Blu-ray
**Deleted Scenes
**Mythology of the Apes
**The Genius of Andy Serkis
**A New Generation of Apes
**Scene Breakdown
**Character Concept Art Gallery
**Breaking Motion Capture Boundaries
**Composing the Score with Patrick Doyle
**The Great Apes
**Audio Commentary by Director Rupert Wyatt
**Audio Commentary by Writers Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver
**Theatrical Trailers
Disc 2: DVD + Digital Copy
Cast & Crew
Reviews
Rupert Wyatt's'Rise of the Planet of the Apes': A socially aware, achingly humane update of the venerable franchise
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.
The action scenes (particularly a battle between humans and apes on the Golden Gate Bridge) are inventively spectacular, and the story at the movie's core is evocative and engaging.
A well-crafted B movie with astonishingly effective motion capture CGI technology.
Tthe movie has some plot-point missteps. But it seldom puts the brakes on a story that moves toward a furious ape-human rumble, not in a jungle, but atop the Golden Gate Bridge.
The running time is efficient, the direction is clean, the story is simple but resonant, the effects are understated yet impressive, and the near-wordless star of the show puts on an acting clinic.
