Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Evolution Becomes Revolution

A prequel to the first instalment of the famous series, which shows how the apes managed to take over planet Earth. A scientist is using apes as test subjects in his search for a cure for Alzheimer's Disease. He discovers a drug that boosts the ape's IQ to human levels. However one ape causes trouble and the program is cancelled. He adopts a baby chimp and raises it, as it has benefited from the drug. When the ape goes to a sanctuary, it organises all the other apes there to stage a revolt and soon the war between ape and human is in full swing.

106 minutes.
No persons under 13 (Violence).
Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast	James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Brian Cox, Tom Felton, David Oyelowo, Tyler Labine
Director	Rupert Wyatt
Screenplay	Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, suggested by novel by Pierre Boulle
Music	Patrick Doyle
Cinematography	Andrew Lesnie
Editing	Condrad Buff IV, Mark Goldblatt
Sound formats	Dolby
Soundtrack	Available
Made in	2011
Produced by	Chernin Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Science fiction, thriller
Language	None
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	Frequent, moderate, bloody, graphic
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
Comments	Tension is moderate and frequent. The movie could disturb animal lovers.
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ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity	Violence	Blood / Gore / Gross
Guns / Weapons	Profanity	Alcohol / Drugs
Smoking	Disrespectful / Bad Attitude	Imitative Behaviour
Frightening / Tense Scenes	Jump Scenes	Tense Family Scenes
Music (Scary/Tense)	Music (Inappropriate)	Topics to talk about

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Cape Argus / The Star Todd McCarthy Cinematic evolution revives Apes	10
Die Burger Paul Boekkooi Mensekind in die sop, want die aap is uit die kou	15
Box Office Todd Gilchrist Rise of the Planet of the Apes should prompt audiences to revisit previous installments and request future sequels	13
Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert This is the movie you may have been expecting. No less, no more.	15
ReelViews James Berardinelli The central problem with Rise of the Planet of the Apes is that it feels more like a piece of something larger than a complete motion picture.	13
Rolling Stone Peter Travers I was certain it would suck. Instead, the movie rises and, at times, even soars.	15
ScreenIt C. Fuchs As it stands, it's good but not great, although fans of the original films will likely enjoy various references and bits of homage thrown their way	12
Metacritic.com 38 critics	14
Rottentomatoes critics 176 critics	14
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Led by Rupert Wyatt's stylish direction, some impressive special effects, and a mesmerizing performance by Andy Serkis, Rise of the Planet of the Apes breathes unlikely new life into a long-running franchise.	16
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics	14
Movie Review Intelligence 49 critics	15
What the People say
Internet 12542 Netizens Apes Rule	16
Average .. 70%	14