In this episode, we discuss the first in the recent Planet of the Apes trilogy, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, as well as briefly reviewing the films we logged on our Letterboxd dairies in the past week.
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
EVOLUTION BECOMES REVOLUTION.
“Scientist Will Rodman is determined to find a cure for Alzheimer’s, the disease which has slowly consumed his father. Will feels certain he is close to a breakthrough and tests his latest serum on apes, noticing dramatic increases in intelligence and brain activity in the primate subjects – especially Caesar, his pet chimpanzee.”
Directed by Rupert Wyatt and starring James Franco, Andy Serkis, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Brian Cox, Tom Felton, David Hewlett, Tyler Labine, and David Oyelowo. Scored by Rupert Wyatt, shot by Andrew Lesnie, and produced by Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Peter Chernin, and Dylan Clark.
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Robbie’s Stuff
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