Despite employing the most hallowed, and yet derided, visual icon in science fiction: that of the Statue of Liberty in the midst of a post-apocalyptic desert landscape,
Planet of the Apes remains a modern science fiction classic.
I was expecting a big, dumb, battle - for - survival movie going in, but Rise of
the Planet of the Apes remains grounded in the sheer art of storytelling for the most part, saving the final battle for a very enjoyable climactic set piece.
Not exact matches
Rise
of the
Planet of the
Apes, Transformers: Dark
of the Moon, and Hugo all
remain in the running for the visual effects award.
Channing Tatum
remains attached to the title role
of Remy LeBeau, while Gore Verbinski (Pirates
of the Caribbean) is expected to direct, becoming the project's third director after Rupert Wyatt (Rise
of the
Planet of the
Apes) and Doug Liman (Edge
of Tomorrow), both
of whom left the project due to «creative differences»...
Planet of the
Apes was followed by four sequels and two television series (one was a weakly - rated live action series that ran two seasons and the second was an animated series), this film
remains the best entry in the entire series.
After pulling in an impressive $ 72.6 million in its debut, Dawn
of the
Planet of the
Apes should
remain on top for...
The top three in Visual Effects
remain the same from last month: Blade Runner 2049, War for the
Planet of the
Apes and Star Wars: The Last Jedi.