The Reel Rejects - RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (2011) MOVIE REVIEW!!!

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Starting point is 00:01:26 This week's videos are sponsored by Hello Fresh. More on them after the reaction, people. Hello, Citizens of the Rejection! It's me, Tara Erickson alongside this guy! Andrew Flash Gordon! Wow, we're watching Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and I haven't seen any of them. Not a one, have you?

Starting point is 00:01:48 I've seen one of them. Apparently, it's the best one, the Tim Burton one from 2001. Tim Burton made a Planet of the Apes movie? What? Did. Get out of here. Oh my gosh, you guys.

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Starting point is 00:02:37 Matt Reeves directed the other two that are after this, the director of The Batman, so I'm looking forward to that once we get past this one. Cool! Lovely piece of information, you know, that he's the info book, you guys. A little bit. You know it. All right, we're ready.

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Starting point is 00:05:32 This is a very good film. I'm talking about the Tim Burton one, but I didn't hate it as much as everyone else. But also, I didn't have the history that I'm sure many other people did. That being said, I really enjoyed this film. There was such an emotional attack. Oh, Patrick Doyle, he actually did Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire the Music. The first three were John Williams, the fifth and sixth and sixth were Nicholas Hooper, the seventh and eighth were Alexander Desplot. I know everyone wanted to know that.

Starting point is 00:05:56 that piece of information. But obviously the connection I was making was with Tom Felton, who we will see here and the cast is Draco Malfoy, the nicest character we got in this film. But I really did love this film. I appreciated the emotional attachment we got with Caesar, just all the apes in general.

Starting point is 00:06:14 I mean, I think, at least unless you're a terrible human being, I mean, just feeling, you know, Tom Felton, there you go. Just what the apes had to go through just from the very beginning to just, in general and then i loved going through caesar's journey and then andy circus such an amazing job with the mocap as caesar god he was so good um but just the journey we went through with caesar just from from being a little baby to you know full-fledged adult uh it was just it was an

Starting point is 00:06:43 emotional incredible journey and i just loved uh just his relationship with james franko to then you know getting going to that awful shelter whatever was uh the the ape house or whatever it was yeah um and then just seeing how treacherous like seeing what his kind has to go through and then just gave him a different outlook and i also thought it was interesting too because he had such humanity in him uh that oh j caputo i believe that jacuputo was also ed uh was a monkey and baseball monkey movie anyways um too many references too many references but um yeah i just thought the distinction between like what Caesar went

Starting point is 00:07:28 through from like he grew up with humans like like a human whereas these apes like they grew up as apes well not as apes should in terms of you know just as normal just normally without the human interaction yeah without the human component and interactions

Starting point is 00:07:44 and then they got the intelligence whereas he was born with that so I liked seeing that distinction and then he like technically taught them and I just thought that was such a cool twist just really good storytelling, but I'll get more into it. What did you think of the film? I feel like at the top, when they set us up with them in the cages

Starting point is 00:08:03 and us being like, oh, we hate it so much that we want them to get out. And then finally the reveal at the end of them actually being back in nature. Because in the beginning, you kind of have a thought a little bit. Like they're being tested on, we really don't like it. But also what's going to be safest for them? because has all of their nature instincts gone away because they've been in this zoo, they've been tested on,

Starting point is 00:08:27 will they be able to survive in the wild? But we see now that I think in them learning what Caesar brought with his intelligence that apes separate are very weak, but apes together are very strong, that they wouldn't have been able to survive without that message. Which I really like that Caesar delivered that. And, I mean, the medication, the medication, the virus, ALZ helped him.

Starting point is 00:08:56 But then also helped all of them, even though it turned into a bad thing, which is not great. It spread to humans because he developed it a little too quickly, which is not great. I'm saying on their side, I'm like, you guys should have stuck to ALZ 112 and sold it as a five-year remedy instead of pushing it to be 1.13 and lasting forever. I don't understand why you could, of course, make money off that. But again, we are in the reference of a movie they had to spirit that way. Of course. And that's the thing with corporations. I mean, corporations, I mean, they're like, what's the bottom line? We've got to make as much money as possible. And like, so I mean, from that perspective, yes, it is a movie thing, but also, too, like, I could see a corporation

Starting point is 00:09:46 and doing what they did in this film. Like, no, no, no, we're going to rush it. I don't care if it's like, yeah, we got the guarantee on the five year, but no, we're rushing this right now. I saw how intelligent this thing. Rush, rush, rush, rush, ask questions later. Don't care about lawsuits or anything of that matter. No, rush it.

Starting point is 00:10:02 Don't care about mistakes. Right. I could totally see that. Every opioid company. Yeah, yeah, totally. But I appreciated, like, you know, a lot of times when we watch films like this, you don't usually care about the human characters.

Starting point is 00:10:14 And obviously, there were some extremely rush. human characters, which is a credit to the actors. I thought they all did a very good job, but there were some human characters. I really did care for. I like James Franco. And again, it was the relationship between him and James Franco. Having said that already, I did like the personal

Starting point is 00:10:30 element that he had for, it wasn't just I want to make money and I'm a scientist, so I'm going to do it. No, his father had Alzheimer's, so there was a personal touch here and why he was doing this. And then this ape came into his life and then there was another personal element to this. now after he'd lost his father

Starting point is 00:10:49 and now he was all about protecting his son if you will so I actually appreciate the character elements you had the best of humanity and then you had the worst of humanity so again you get the distinction there of that so I actually I really like James Franco I thought he gave a very good performance in this film

Starting point is 00:11:05 and I like the character as well and also too I think Caesar is one of the greatest wing men of all time in my opinion like him hooking him up with one of the hottest veterinarians I've ever seen ever by the way Yep. Good looking. I mean, I didn't, I'm not going to lie. They didn't really go too much into it, which is fine.

Starting point is 00:11:23 I didn't care too much about the relationship, which I didn't need to. The film's not really about that because they didn't really spend too much time with those two. Yeah. Again, not a big deal. I think the one line that they did give her, which I was glad about it was that she said something like not everything is meant to change. And she was talking about the 113 and how, like, badly it progressed. but also the same thing like right after his dad died is when that line came out of not everything is meant to change. And I think that he obviously sitting there and have learned that with his 112 being probably the fine enough virus to have helped for the five-year stent of time would have helped a lot of people.

Starting point is 00:12:08 and I also really like the relationship with John Lithgow in it because that was the first time that we saw Caesar being super protective over a human being because in the beginning his dad was saying I don't think he would ever hurt me and his veterinary girlfriend I forget her name forgive me a hot that's good enough was like hey listen he's not going to be like this for long he's going to get a larger and dangerous. So I always love it when they add in a female and she's not stupid. So I was very glad about that, that none of it was exposition of just like, what is he doing or why are we here?

Starting point is 00:12:48 She was only giving him more information, which was great. But then also, right after that, we saw Caesar being put into a position to protect John Lithgow, which was his granddad. And then, you know, sadly, he died, you know, shortly after that while Caesar was being removed from him but I think Caesar's upbringing and being protective over the humans that brought him up gave him a way of leading the apes that was different than any of the other apes could have learned which is why he was able to succeed with the way that he was taught and trained even by a scientist which is kind of built in this movie they're not so good because they're testing on these animals and they could be hurting them,

Starting point is 00:13:35 but there are some small things that he did learn from home that he taught to them with the cookies and the sign language that ended up saving them all to be able to rise. So there's a bit of a juxtaposition that they put you in between the AZL 112 and 113, although the apes would not have been able to break out and actually rise without it. So it's like, yeah, maybe the 113 can help the apes. I don't know why we would need all of the apes out there to be super intelligent, be talking.

Starting point is 00:14:07 That could pose a danger. But it does prove to us to pull the research back and not, obviously, force the 113. Stick with the 112. You have to people for five years. Yeah, no, it's a good point. You make, I mean, human compassion and emotion went a long way, especially in Caesar's case. Obviously, too, it was so tragic and sad when he felt like James Franco just left him there and he felt abandoned. and then you saw him cross out the window

Starting point is 00:14:34 because that was a safe place and then he'd been torn away literally for that and what he felt like hey I was just protecting my grandfather what's happening now and then like again now he felt like hey this is my faction now and now I'm going to protect them and I really like even though he did feel abandoned

Starting point is 00:14:53 by James Franco which again totally understandable I get it I really appreciated that moment when Coba was about to attack James Franco at the very end. And Caesar did recognize like, hey, like, I still love you. You're still my father. You'll always be my father. But this is now my family and this is now my home. Even though

Starting point is 00:15:10 you and I will always have that bond. And this relationship will still, like, always be, you'll still always be in my heart. Yeah. I still, like, I really appreciate that the writers included that moment. I really would have felt cheapened out if they never, if they didn't give us that moment. Yeah. And he also did the same thing

Starting point is 00:15:26 with the, I was number one. So glad that the blonde. guy died with a taser and the water getting a taste of his own treatment. I could not wait for that. That was one of my most favorite parts. But Caesar also implemented the same regard for the brother. When he puts him in the cage, he interrupts. I believe it was COBA ready or someone else ready to kill the brother, like the shy attendant of the ape zoo or whatever, that he tells him, No, we're not killing him. He's been good.

Starting point is 00:16:01 He's just been doing his job, really, and he's not being, he's not the one torturing. Exactly. And I like that he brought in his human nature side of, he recognizes human nature a little bit better than the other apes, I think, in just growing up with him. So he saved that guy's life, which is really nice. And I don't think he even meant he didn't,

Starting point is 00:16:24 he was going to leave the jackass, the blonde jackass from him. Harry Potter, who I hate. He wasn't going to kill him, but that guy killed himself. You know, like, I mean, he was just going to probably give him the water treatment, but he ended up electrocuting himself. So, hey, man. Too much of an ego narcissist for his own good. Yep, that's what you get, man.

Starting point is 00:16:44 You can't mess with the apes. I was really glad of the position this movie put me in. I love it. I mean, I give it like an eight and a half. I loved it. I was sick to my stomach for a lot of those parts, but they kind of have to put you in that position to really care, really love these apes and where we're at. And the ending

Starting point is 00:17:02 was great and super bittersweet and it was really nice to just see them out in the wild looking over the city to where they came from. And hopefully they'll be able to live in those redwoods safely for... At least until the next film, right? Yeah.

Starting point is 00:17:18 Yeah, I would probably go like an eight out of ten. The story, the emotional stuff again with Caesar and James Franco and John Lithgow and all the other apes. I really, the pacing and the music by Patrick Doyle, the cinematography, I appreciate so much of this film, and just really good setup for the next film.

Starting point is 00:17:39 Really curious to see where we go from here because you totally could end it here and I'm satisfied, but I obviously have heard how amazing the next two films are. I'm stoked. Yeah, I'm curious to see. And obviously, I'm such a huge fan of Matt Reeves and the Batman, and I know he directed the next two, so I am extremely anxious to see where we go from here.

Starting point is 00:18:02 Yeah, so leave a comment. Let us know if you want us to watch the rest of them. Hopefully they'll sign us up to do that with you guys. That would be great. Don't forget to ring the bell, join Patreon, do all the right things. We love you guys so much. You got any last words before you get out of here?

Starting point is 00:18:16 No, just great film. Andy Circus, seriously, that mocap job that he did. Yeah, and the voice. I mean, you only had a couple of lines, but they were so powerful. They were great. They were great. Awesome job.

Starting point is 00:18:27 Bravo. We love you guys. We love this film. We hope to get to watch the rest of them. And we will see you on the next one. All right, John, pick a name. Any name, John. Here we go.

Starting point is 00:18:42 You ready for this? Chase Gardner. Chase Gardner. My God. Chase, you know what you're getting for Christmas this year? Chase, you are going to get a. fence a nice fence to protect yourself around invaders yeah big and tall and to protect yourself that is also electrified to protect yourself against bugs and razor wire and razor wire things should

Starting point is 00:19:11 like you know fall out from the sky or whatever try and climb over because think about it like this with a name like chase gardener you wouldn't have to run after anyone if they're just caught on the wire now yeah yeah and you get to protect your garden that's right you can have an electrified fence around your garden and be completely self-sufficient and never share with anybody the best of both the worlds chase people keep coming in trying to steal your crop so this year when santa comes down your chimney with a giant fence and hours of delaying delivering presence because he's there for an obnoxious amount of time and you're wondering like i just want to get back to my family Santa's been outside it was exciting at first but now he's overstaying his welcome

Starting point is 00:19:56 because he's been out there building this fence and now he's running to the store to get some supplies he forgot about but it's hard to find a store open on Christmas he's really not capable without the elves wasn't as prepared for this fence no he might have hoped what you don't know about the Santa Claus story is that he assembles all gifts on site

Starting point is 00:20:18 and so yeah you really really put a wrench in Christmas he kind of takes credit for a lot of things he doesn't quite do you know sure sure so merry christmas chase garden love you buddy stay stay safe out there

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The Reel Rejects - RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (2011) MOVIE REVIEW!!!

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