Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - starring Jason Clarke & Andy Serkis.  Having enjoyed "Rise of Planet of the Apes" in 2011, I was very much looking forward to "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes", and I wasn't disappointed, I enjoyed this one quite a bit.  In fact, I think that this may be my favorite movie so far in 2014.  This one takes place 10 years after "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" ended, the human population has been decimated by the Simian Flu and the apes have built up a civilization in the hills outside of San Francisco.  There is a remaining group of humans though and in a desperate search for a power source they head up to the hills where they run into the Apes.  That's when all hell breaks lose, soon it's human vs ape, and then ape vs ape.  The action and CGI is well done, the story moves at a fast pace, the direction and editing are top notch.  While no Charlton Heston, Jason Clarke was very good in this one as the chief protagonist, he's really building a solid resume.  Andy Serkis also does an amazing job once again as Caesar, the leader of the apes, while he didn't have much dialogue, he had the ape motions and gestures down pat.  Gary Oldman and Keri Russell were also solid in supporting roles.  Good movie, check it out!!

I will give it 4 out of 5 stars (*****).


TPSG Movie Rating System:

5 stars (*****) = Tremendous film, see it pronto!
4 stars (*****) = Good movie, worthy of a trip the movie theater.
3 stars (*****) = Not bad, worthy of a DVD rental, save yourself a trip to the theater though.
2 stars (*****) = The effort was there but it doesn't click, don't waste your time.
1 star  (*****) = Avoid at all costs, this one is a real stinker