i took in the 're-imagined' Planet of the Apes this weekend and was disappointed.
again.
this is getting to be too damn repetitive. every 'summer blockbuster' has sucked horribly. this was the best of those so-called 'blockbusters' but just barely so. not as dumb as Tomb Raider, not as trite and incomprehensible as Final Fantasy, not as unbelievably fractured as A.I., not as pointlessly repetitive as Jurassic Park III (and that was a sequel, not a basic remake).
anyway, it failed to deliver. it had too much Tim Burton in it. too moody, too much self-referential humor. the whole reason why this even starts is too stupid to even review. plot holes galore mire what should have been a fun, yet culturally conscious, action romp.
even ignoring all the problems with this flick, i didn't hate it. it would have gotten a solid 3 stars because it was a fun movie. that is, of course, until the end. unspeakably dreadful. it was so stupid it looked like something out of a bad musical.
and, pardon me, but does every fucking movie have to be setup for a sequel? it is ridiculous these days to get zero closure from a movie for fear of fucking up the next installment.
in short, if you are in the mood for a blockbuster and must see one, this is the one to see. word of advice, after the battle at the end, get up and leave because you do not want to see how they end it. just imagine your own ending
it'll be way better.
2 1/4 quacks out of 5.
