RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES-2011-Will Rodman (James Franco) a scientist working on a cure for Alzheimer's disease is using apes as his subjects. One chimpanzee seems to be the key to success but she goes crazy (during a meeting for funding) and is shot dead. However her baby Caesar has inherited intelligence from the drug and after the research is shut down Rodman takes him home as a pet for his Alzheimer's stricken father (John Lithgow). Rodman decides to use the formula he concocted on his dad. It works but only for a short time.
When Caesar (Andy Serkis doing the movements much as he did with Gollum in LORD OF THE RINGS) bites the finger off a bullying idiotic neighbor he's placed in a scientific facility with normal apes where he's mistreated by a sadistic guard. Later he talks and leads his fellow apes in a human attack.
I found the battle scenes kind of hilarious! Brian Cox is wasted as the head of the ape facility but it was nice to see David Hewett (from PIN and CUBE) in a major release. Freida Pinto (from SLUM DOG MILLIONAIRE) is Rodman's love interest.
Director Rupert Wyatt also made THE ESCAPIST. I thought they could have at least used one of the stars of the original until I realized (except for Linda Harrison who had a cameo in Tim Burton's version) they are all dead!
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