Who would have thought a film about apes would offer one of the most in-depth and accurate perspectives "warts and all" of all the things that makes human beings tick!

Director Matt Reeves dark sequel about the epic struggle between mankind and the formidable community of intelligent apes!

Just like its predecessor the visuals continue to amaze and astound audiences worldwide! The clever and deeply impactful story surrounding the race of sentient apes was surprisingly very human and the catalyst for a profoundly emotional storyline that is so intricately detailed in depicting the apes complexity in all its blazing glory that it goes well beyond the parameters of a simple blockbuster and into the territory of a more sophisticated grand…

When Rise of the Planet of the Apes made its debut it did so with little expectation. After Tim Burton had destroyed almost all potential in the franchise it looked unlikely audiences would ever be interested in a world overrun by apes again. Yet via the stewardship of the relatively unknown Rupert Wyatt, Rise surprised everybody. This was not simply a mindless effects-driven blockbuster but a surprisingly touching character study about a chimpanzee and a scientist who would unknowingly change the world forever.

The film may have arrived with no expectations but it left with audiences desperate to discover what happened next in Caesar’s unlikely rise to power. Its sequel had much to live up to but with the surprise…

Ape vs Human. Ape vs Ape. Human vs Human. The evolution of society. These are some of the themes explored in Matt Reeves' Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Gorillas with guns!! 

Once again the special effects are amazing. Apes on horses. Apes going bananas. Huge explosions. Scenes straight out of the story of Julius Caesar. Apes driving tanks. Apes dancing. I'm in awe of the motion capture work. The CG and other special effects in the first 2 Ape movies simply kick ass and take names. 

Koba is what a villain should be: a mean sumbitch. He has a face only a mother could love, but the dance movies of Kevin Bacon. He's a bad boy killer, and…

In 2011, the dead & dusted franchise of Planet of the Apes was successfully resurrected by Rise of the Planet of the Apes; the origin story of the rebooted series, which turned out to be the surprise blockbuster of its year considering that there was no significant buzz at the box-office prior to its release & even the prediction from marketing pundits was never in its favour.

Three years later, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes finally surfaces amidst enormous hype & expectations as the second chapter of the rebooted franchise and continues the story of Caesar & his legion of genetically evolved apes. The plot is set in a dystopian future & takes place 10 years after the events of the first film…

Two words keep popping up whenever I'm trying to form my opinion on this film.

Even though.

I've never been a huge fan of the Apes franchise, but Wyatt's Rise of the Planet of the Apes was a pleasant surprise with a clever script and some great visuals. And even though this sequel is a weaker film, it is still a cut above most big budget blockbusters.

Even though.

Even though Dawn has no real human characters, it manages to get away with it by fleshing out Ceasar and creating a cast of apes that look, sound and act as unique individuals. The humans hardly serve a purpose and do not evolve beyond their cardboard cutout essence. And even though…

Planeta dos Macacos: O Confronto é tão bom quanto o primeiro. Na verdade é melhor ainda. 

Se no primeiro filme o diretor foi inventivo com as cenas de ação, mas perdeu um pouco a mão no ritmo do filme, nesse Matt Reeves é menos inventivo na ação mas mantém o ritmo melhor. A ação continua boa, a câmera “brinca” menos do que no primeiro, ela não acompanha os movimentos dos macacos, por exemplo. Porém, esse filme não fica com aquela sensação de ser um pouco arrastado do primeiro. 

Os personagens continuam bem desenvolvidos, tanto os humanos como os macacos. O vilão do filme é bem interessante, é possível entender o ponto de vista dele, o que é sempre bom. 

Jason…

This must be the 4th or 5th time I've seen this film. It blew me away in 2014 and it has blown me away all over again now. I honestly feel as though this is such an effective sequel to the first film. This does for me the same way The Dark Knight, Aliens and Terminator 2 did for their franchises. Fully realising and perfecting what their characters and world can be and do.

Straight from the opening shot you are hooked in with the intensity and emotion that they somehow sustain throughout it's entire runtime. It's in the eyes. The apes are more human than human and the way they interact along with the looks they give are incredible.…