Rise of the Planet of the Apes is yet another ground breaking revolution in special effects which have now evolved to such an extent that these super intelligent apes can now be shown convincingly on screen for the first time.
Caesar is the simian star in the latest installment of this series, brought to life by the same special effects team that brought you ‘Avatar’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’.
The story begins with Caesar’s mother, just one of many primates caught in the wild and brought to San Francisco to be experimented on in the labs of a drug-research corporation – typically headed up by an immoral and profit driven businessman.
After a epic failure of a demonstration to board members Will Rodman (James Franco) see’s the experimental programme he is heading up hurriedly closed down, and ends up sneaking a baby chimp home with him. The main drive for Rodman’s programme is to find a cure for Alzheimer’s a disease his Dad Charles (John Lithgow) suffers from – providing a basis for human trials of the expeimental drug.
This really is a very enjoyable film: suspenseful and involving, and Caesar is a great character with mannerisms and expressions that are neither simian nor human but bizarrely convincing as a combination of both – dramatically and comically, if not scientifically. Caesar should be absurd, but never at any time will you feel the urge to laugh at him, though you might laugh with him, as he grows up and realises his destiny.
There is unexpected tenderness and also tension in the family scenes in which Will presides over a household in which his father has been gloriously brought back to mental life, and which is also invigorated by the little kiddie chimp swinging around the house. Caesar is almost a son to Will and a grandson to Charles: Will realises that he is lonely, and that of course is where the beautiful veterinarian Caroline (Freida Pinto) comes in.
If you havent already go and see it! And as always we will help out:
Where to Watch it:
Manchester Printworks
This Weeks Showings:
| Wed 24th | 12.00 17.20 |
13.10 18.30 |
14.40 20.10 |
15.40 21.10 |
| Thu 25th |
12.00 17.20 |
13.10 18.30 |
14.40 20.10 |
15.40 21.10 |
| Fri 26th |
12.55 20.05 | 15.40 21.00 | 17.20 23.20 | 18.20 |
| Sat 27th |
12.55 20.05 |
15.40 21.00 |
17.20 23.20 | 18.20 |
| Sun 28th |
12.55 20.05 | 15.40 21.00 | 17.20 | 18.20 |
| Mon 29th |
12.55 20.05 |
15.40 21.00 | 17.20 | 18.20 |
| Tue 30th | 12.55 20.05 | 15.40 21.00 | 17.20 | 18.20 |
Discounts
o2 customers make sure you download o2 Moments and get 50& off an adult ticket – there are usually more than one of these so you should be able to get a mate or two the same deal too!
What do you think?
