Rise of the Planet of the Apes DVD

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

A single act of both compassion and arrogance leads to a war unlike any other -- and to the RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES. The Oscar-winning visual effects team that brought to life the worlds of Avatar and Lord of the Rings is breaking new ground, creating a CGI ape that delivers a dramatic performance of unprecedented emotion and intelligence, and epic battles on which rest the upended destinies of man and primate.

Cast & Credit

James Franco

Freida Pinto

John Lithgow

Brian Cox

Tom Felton

Andy Serkis

Director: Rupert Wyatt

Writer: Rick Jaffa

Writer: Amanda Silver

Editor's Note

The PLANET OF THE APES franchise gets the origin treatment in this 20th Century Fox production from director Rupert Wyatt (THE ESCAPIST). The script, written by Amanda Silver and Rick Jaffa, concerns a group of American scientists whose genetic experiments lead to an uprising by a race of intelligent apes that they helped create. James Franco stars, with Freida Pinto and John Lithgow heading up the rest of the cast.

Features

DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, English, Spanish, Subtitled

Technical Info

Release Information
	Studio: Foxvideo
	Release Date: 5/7/2013
	Running Time: 105 minutes
	Original Release Date: 2011
	UPC: 00024543749851
	Number of Discs: 1
Audio & Video
	Available Audio Tracks:
	Video: (unknown/unconverted)

Entertainment Reviews

Rise of the Planet of the Apes - DVD Review

filmcritic.com DVD Reviews

Published on: 12/12/2011 5:02 AM

Ever since Charlton Heston crumbled in the rising surf, realizing that the alien world overrun by intelligent primates on which he had been marooned was actually Earth thousands of years in the future, Hollywood has tried to trump the original Planet of the Apes. From several early sequels (Beneath, Escape, Conquest, Battle) to a TV series and a misguided 2001 reboot (which director Tim Burton still wishes he could forget), the lure of evolution spiraling out of control has just been too great to avoid. Now, Fox is once again offering a complete overhaul of the franchise, giving us a brand new explanation for the end of humanity and the rise of the chimp....read the full review

Cast & Crew

	John Lithgow
	Brian Cox
	Andy Serkis
	James Franco
	Freida Pinto
	Tom Felton - Co-Star
	Amanda Silver - Screenwriter
	Rick Jaffa - Screenwriter
	Weta Digital - Visual Effects Designer
	Rupert Wyatt - Director

Professional Reviews

Los Angeles Times
"Smart, fun and thoroughly enjoyable....[It] entertains without insulting your intelligence." 08/05/2011

Chicago Sun-Times
3 stars out of 4 -- "[T]he movie has its pleasures....Caesar, to begin with, is a wonderfully executed character, a product of special effects and a motion-capture performance by Andy Serkis..." 08/05/2011

Wall Street Journal
"[The movie] swings into flights of kinetic fantasy that blow the collective mind." 08/05/2011

USA Today
"The cautionary tale feels surprisingly fresh and entertaining....With its skillful blend of live action and motion-capture technology, it's a handsomely made prequel..." 08/05/2011

Box Office
3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[S]creenwriters Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver expertly create a compelling quandary that forces viewers to acknowledge that this is no conventional hero-villain conflict..." 08/04/2011

New York Times
"Employing bleeding-edge technologies in the service of old-fashioned entertainment....RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES settles into a playful stretch." 08/05/2011

Total Film
4 stars out of 5 -- "[With a ] jaw-dropping crescendo, a spectacular bout of gorilla warfare..." 10/01/2011

Sight and Sound
"[T]his present-day thriller revolves around one intelligent ape..." 10/01/2011

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