I paid $14.50 to watch this movie at 34st LOEW's, and feel like I got $4.50 worth of my hard earned money. Not only was this movie too long, but it bored me, and I was more confused than before.
*** spoilers *** I was hoping for a resolution or at least some hint at whatever happened to the astronauts launched into space in PotA I, but nothing here on that track. The original PotA(1968) starts off with astronauts landing on some unknown (to them at the time) planet; however, thus far we've gotten no suspense as to what they'll encounter when (and if) they land somewhere in this re-boot. We get a back-story from part I as to how humans became dumb and apes smart; in part II we get... exactly what I have no idea.
Apes living in what appears to be a village, having no contact with humans. Humans live in some run-down city (San Fran), are running out of fuel, they need to re-start the dam to get electric power going. Ifcourse, the dam just happens to be within ape territory. Shenanigans and all sorts of shoot 'em ups ensue.
Now, yes, the CGI and ape movements are much more realistc than in PotA '68, and perhaps even in 2001 '68. But, we again get ape vs. humans fight scenes, an evil doer who challenges his leader, etc.
I am beginning to think that the PotA reboot of 2001 made more sense, for those who cared to think about the cause-effect time-lines loop. At least it did have a time traveling astronaut who was confused as to where he was and what was going on.
Since other humans were contacted, is a bigger army of humans supposed to come to the rescue? I sure hope PotA III will address these questions.
*** spoilers *** I was hoping for a resolution or at least some hint at whatever happened to the astronauts launched into space in PotA I, but nothing here on that track. The original PotA(1968) starts off with astronauts landing on some unknown (to them at the time) planet; however, thus far we've gotten no suspense as to what they'll encounter when (and if) they land somewhere in this re-boot. We get a back-story from part I as to how humans became dumb and apes smart; in part II we get... exactly what I have no idea.
Apes living in what appears to be a village, having no contact with humans. Humans live in some run-down city (San Fran), are running out of fuel, they need to re-start the dam to get electric power going. Ifcourse, the dam just happens to be within ape territory. Shenanigans and all sorts of shoot 'em ups ensue.
Now, yes, the CGI and ape movements are much more realistc than in PotA '68, and perhaps even in 2001 '68. But, we again get ape vs. humans fight scenes, an evil doer who challenges his leader, etc.
I am beginning to think that the PotA reboot of 2001 made more sense, for those who cared to think about the cause-effect time-lines loop. At least it did have a time traveling astronaut who was confused as to where he was and what was going on.
Since other humans were contacted, is a bigger army of humans supposed to come to the rescue? I sure hope PotA III will address these questions.