Rise of the Planet of the Apes

RiseofthePlanetofhteApesCan apes someday overtake Norwood… and eventually Earth? Read this review and you decide!

It was somewhat of a slow week at the cineplex for me. I only got to see one movie. It just so happens that I saw that “one movie” twice. The film was “Rise of the Planet of the Apes.”

Now, I bet my loyal and dedicated readers are asking themselves, “did Matty like this movie?” Well, seeing that I saw it twice in a weekend, my answer would be “do monkeys like bananas?” Heck yes I liked this movie! Even a primate would love this film!

Unlike the 2001 Tim Burton vehicle, “Planet of the Apes” (starring Boston’s own Mark Walhberg), this film tells the story of how the apes rise and overtake planet Earth (in the 2001 film, Wahlberg’s character crash lands in an already sophisticated ape society). Continue reading Rise of the Planet of the Apes