Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)


Surprisingly enjoyable franchise reboot. Scientists test Alzheimer’s treatments on chimps, with miraculous effects on their intelligence. The chimps take matters into their own hands and rebel against their human captors. Meanwhile, the same medical treatment has catastrophic results for the humans who take it.

This is sometimes moving and often horrifying. It’s difficult to watch policemen gunning down animals, even if they are only CGI animals.

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