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The only movie where incomplete sentences of dialogue are acceptable.
This movie was much better than I expected. I didn't like Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and I wasn't particularly excited about seeing this, but I had heard good things about this, so I went to see it. Let me start by saying this movie had my full attention the whole time. It really grabs your attention and doesn't let go. And I enjoyed watching the movie. It's pretty well paced and the story is good and flows. It's good to see both human and ape sides of the story, although I wish there was more development on the humans, especially Gary Oldman's character. There are some really haunting scenes that can actually make you tear up and that surprised me. I did not expect to get that emotionally invested in the story. I really liked the camera work in this film. It's rare that an American action film today has little to no shaky cam in it, and that's one reason I really liked this movie. You can see everything that's going on. All the chaos, the beautiful scenery, the great special effects. It's shown with great lighting and camera work, and I really loved that. Also, the score is great and really fits the film well. There are also some really good unforeseen twists in the story. But there are also some very predictable moments too. I had a problem with a couple of characters. Of course there's the extremely idiotic and impossibly unlikable human character that screws everything up. This character made me mad, not just because he screws everything up, but because I thought that a good movie like this could avoid adding in stupid characters like that. But, I guess they have to move the story along somehow. I liked the villain in the story mostly but at times he was a bit corny and a kind of stereotypical villain. Also, I had a problem with the ending. Caesar has a very sudden character change at the end of the film and it feels a bit rushed and out of place. I was hoping for a darker, more explained and emotional ending but I didn't get one. If Caesar would have changed a little more over time or had an event happen causing him to make this dark change, then I would have liked it better. But the ending is still breathtaking nonetheless, especially when knowing what comes next.
Despite a few problems here and there with a cliched character or two and a rather rushed ending, I really liked Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. It certainly held my attention, and I don't regret seeing it. I just wish it had a better ending.
3.8/5
The only movie where incomplete sentences of dialogue are acceptable.
This movie was much better than I expected. I didn't like Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and I wasn't particularly excited about seeing this, but I had heard good things about this, so I went to see it. Let me start by saying this movie had my full attention the whole time. It really grabs your attention and doesn't let go. And I enjoyed watching the movie. It's pretty well paced and the story is good and flows. It's good to see both human and ape sides of the story, although I wish there was more development on the humans, especially Gary Oldman's character. There are some really haunting scenes that can actually make you tear up and that surprised me. I did not expect to get that emotionally invested in the story. I really liked the camera work in this film. It's rare that an American action film today has little to no shaky cam in it, and that's one reason I really liked this movie. You can see everything that's going on. All the chaos, the beautiful scenery, the great special effects. It's shown with great lighting and camera work, and I really loved that. Also, the score is great and really fits the film well. There are also some really good unforeseen twists in the story. But there are also some very predictable moments too. I had a problem with a couple of characters. Of course there's the extremely idiotic and impossibly unlikable human character that screws everything up. This character made me mad, not just because he screws everything up, but because I thought that a good movie like this could avoid adding in stupid characters like that. But, I guess they have to move the story along somehow. I liked the villain in the story mostly but at times he was a bit corny and a kind of stereotypical villain. Also, I had a problem with the ending. Caesar has a very sudden character change at the end of the film and it feels a bit rushed and out of place. I was hoping for a darker, more explained and emotional ending but I didn't get one. If Caesar would have changed a little more over time or had an event happen causing him to make this dark change, then I would have liked it better. But the ending is still breathtaking nonetheless, especially when knowing what comes next.
Despite a few problems here and there with a cliched character or two and a rather rushed ending, I really liked Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. It certainly held my attention, and I don't regret seeing it. I just wish it had a better ending.
3.8/5