Originally Posted by **********

I was hooked from the beginning. The writing, acting, direction are all excellent. The movie moves so quickly that I didn't want to blink for fear of missing anything. The Visual Effects by Weta Digital are stunning.

While the story is a little predictable (The Apes DO rise), there are several good surprises thrown in to keep you guessing. It has several nods to the original APES movies from the 60's and early 70's that fans will notice.

The only bad thing is that Andy Serkis does not get top billing as the Star of this movie. He's in practically every scene but only gets an "and" credit after James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, David Hewlett, etc. Andy Serkis deserves an Oscar nomination in my opinion.

GOOD FILM!

Check it out.