Okay, confession time- this is my first "Planet of the Apes" movie. I
have never seen the Charlton Heston original. Hell, I haven't even seen
the crappily reviewed Tim Burton film with Helena Bonham Carter and Mark
Wahlberg.But I have to say, despite my lack of experience with the "Apes" franchise, this one grabbed my attention right away. This is up there with Neill Blomkamp's "District 9" as science fiction at its most emotionally charged, tinged with social commentary.
This is a star-studded cast -- James Franco, John Lithgow, Tom Felton of the "Harry Potter" films -- and yet the film belongs to the apes. These CGI wonders are incredibly realistic, and through the magic of modern technology, given the facial expressions of actors.
