Image via Wikipedia Guest Post by Michael David StewartIf you saw it, then you undoubtedly remember the original “Planet of the Apes” starring Charlton Heston (1968). It's one of those movies that just burns itself into your memory with just one viewing. The original left us all wanting an explanation, however, of just how the apes came to acquire human-level intelligence and become the dominant species on Earth.
Friend and fellow screenwriter Michael "Fozzi" Stewart gives us his review of 2011's "Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes," which answers those questions. This "prequel" to the original story is directed by Rupert Wyatt and stars James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Brian Coxtom Felton and Andy Serkis.
In a perfect post-Christmas gift to humans everywhere, "Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes" recently became available on DVD and Blu-Ray.
Fozzi's timing for a review of the DVD release is perfect. The Hollywood Reporter today notes that "Rise" (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment) "returned to the top of Nielsen VideoScan First Alert chart, which tracks overall disc sales, and its dedicated Blu-ray Disc sales chart. The title debuted at No. 1 after its Dec. 13 release but slipped to No. 5 in the week leading up to Christmas." Apes rule, I guess.
Fozzi recommends “Rise” for those of you who missed it in theaters, "and since we mere humans prefer a 'scale' to go by I give 'Rise' a solid 5 out of 5 on the Fozzi Film Scale." Remember, that's not just any scale. It's the Fozzi Film Scale. Read his review here.
