Of all the sci-fi tentpole films that have reached our
screens in the last few years, including the myriad of comic book-related fare,
no singular series has given more credibility to the genre as a whole like the
Planet Of The Apes prequels have managed. Hell, just the fact that we have not
one but two prequels from this series
that are not a complete embarrassment to the license is proof enough that these
are some special-ass movies. Through a combination of legitimately
ground-breaking special effects work and some truly inspired scripting, Rise Of
The Planet Of The Apes and Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes have a very special
place in the film industry as it stands today. If we ever grow a sense that the
Oscars actually matter in any real way, and decide to end the stigma concerning
‘genre films’ and how they mostly get relegated to the special effects
categories in terms of nominations, you’d be hard-pressed to find two better
pieces of evidence than those.
Since the cyclical nature of cinema releases
means that quite a few of 2014’s releases are getting follow-ups this year, I’m
definitely curious to see if this film is able to live up to the series
standard thus far. What I was not expecting, even from these filmmakers, was a
result that manages to outdo the previous installments. How is that even
possible? Well, let’s take a look.
