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Monday 28 July 2014

DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES [2014]

Matt Reeves steps in as director for the second of  three prequels to the Planet Of The Apes series, in the hilariously lengthy-titled Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes.
Set 10 years after Rise, things are dire and beginning to resemble the world we're familiar with from the originals so don't expect any cheers 'n smiles here.  Surprisingly this film rise high above the first with it's emotional depth, intelligent storytelling, nail-biting tension and ambition to worthy of it's early predecessors.  The special effects are beyond phenomenal as nearly 99% of the time I forget these weren't even real monkeys I was investing my emotions and thoughts into.  Those eyes.  Holy fuck.  They finally got CGI eyes right.
Not only is this film a good, riveting sci-fi summer blockbuster, it's a thought-provoking emotional tale that is easily one of the best films of the year.

4 Black Holes out of 5

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