Monday, August 21, 2017

War for the Planet of the Apes Review










War for the Planet of the Apes


Release Date: 27th July 2017 - Australia


Production Companies
20th Century Fox
Chermin Entertainment
TSG Entertainment (in association with)

Distribution
20th Century Fox Australia


Genre: Sci-Fi

Rating: M
 
Runtime: 140 minutes


Budget: $150,000,000

Box Office Gross: $490,719,763 (Worldwide) 


Plot Summary
Highly intelligent Caesar and his ape colony are engaged in a heated battle with power-hungry humans. At the loss of several apes, Caesar is enraged and vows to avenge his fallen primates. To do so, he knows he'll have to combat the leader of the humans, a merciless Colonel. 

Whichever way the battle goes, the fate of apes and the future of Planet Earth hang in the balance. (Source - Metro Cinemas)


Cast

The Apes
Andy Serkis - Caesar
Steve Zahn - Bad Ape
Karin Konoval - Maurice
Terry Notary - Rocket
Ty Olsson - Red
Michael Adamthwaite - Luca
Max Lloyd-Jones - Blue Eyes
Judy Greer - Cornelia
Toby Kebbell - Kopa 
Sara Canning - Lake
Devyn Dalton - Cornelius
Aleks Paunovic - Winter
Alessandro Juliani - Spear
Timothy Webber - Ape Elder

The Humans
Woody Harrelson - Colonel
Amiah Miller - Nova
Gabriel Chavarria - Preacher
Chad Rook - Boyle
Roger Cross - Captain
Mercedes de la Zerda - Lang
Doug Chapman - Alpha Omega Deserter
Shaun Omaid - Soldier Who Sees Ape
James Pizzinato - Captured Solider
Dean Redman - Commanding Officer

Crew
Writer/Director - Matt Reeves
Based on Novel and Suggested Concept
"La Planete des Singes" - Pierre Boulle (Uncredited)
Based on Characters/
Producers - Rick Jaffa and 
Amanda Silver
Writer/Executive Producer - Mark Bomback
Executive Producer/Unit Production Manager - Mary McLaglen 
Executive Producer - Jenno Topping
Producers - Dylan Clark and Peter Chermin
Co-Producer/Visual Effects Producer - Ryan Stafford
Casting Director - Debra Zane
Production Designer - James Chinlund
Costume Designer - Melissa Bruning
Director of Photography - Michael Seresin
Second Unit Director - Bradley Parker
Stunt Coordinator/Movement Choreographer -
Terry Notary
Stunt Coordinator - John Stoneham Jr.
Stunt Coordinator/Horse Stunts - Danny Virtue
Special Effects Supervisors - Dan Cervin and
Joel Whilst
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor - Joe Letteri
Visual Effects Supervisors - Dan Lemmon,
Luke Millar and Erik Winquist
Visual Effects Supervisor: Weta Digital - Mark Gee
Visual Effects Producer - Ryan Stafford
Creative Visual Effects Art Director/Texture Supervisor -
Gino Acevedo
Animation Supervisors - Daniel Barrett,
Sidney Kombo, Dennis Yoo and Emile Ghorayeb
Models Supervisor: Weta Digital - Florian Fernandez
Film Editors - William Hoy and Stan Salfas
Music - Michael Giacchino


Review
The 'Apes' trilogy has come to a screeching halt with its recent third instalment of 'WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES'. Director Matt Reeves is among those crew members that have returned to conclude the extensive chapter of the apes' re-told origins. The story-line of the third instalment was bleaker, heartbreaking and more interesting than the first two. I am surprised how this instalment turned out good with a more brooding atmosphere and less human protagonists (sans one). It's supposed to show us the outcome of the warring conflict between the apes and the humans in their battle for inheritance. It's simply unexpected for the apes to win the fight for domination.

So much has changed for Andy Serkis being his last time in the mo-cap as the ape-leader Caesar, who is now more vengeful than ever and is struggling to face his inner demons. Steve Zahn was funny as the film's comic relief as Bad Ape whom becomes a great help to Caesar and the other apes in their cause. Woody Harrelson was a gentleman actor and was rather outstanding to portray a vicious military colonel who is just as bad as the other humans that were unpleasant, cruel, selfish and misguided. His character was very much an extremist only that he is trying to preserve humanity above ape. The music score by Michael Giacchino was absolutely vivid and breathtaking to listen too. The score hit the right cords to portray emotion in situations of torture and prison confinement.

'WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES' feels like an end to the characters and not the series itself, which could mean there may be a few more 'Apes' films in the future. It could possibly lead to a remake of the 1968 classic which is unlike the drastically altered version by Tim Burton. It's a fantastic movie that could never be forgotten by its fan-base and is a must-see on the big screen.

Star rating: (8/10) Very Good Movie

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