Great sequel. A bit more towards action but still some powerful character moments. What makes this work anyway is the portrayal of the apes not only from the technical side, no, even more how they are written. What always drew me to this story is the approchability. It felt possible which, for me, is a sign of a good story baseline. And even with the role reversal in the end the apes are no different than men which makes this also a tragic story.
So far this is really one of very few remakes that don´t stand behind the original. They both are equally great within there timeframe. Althought technically it is not a remake but, by staying true to the story, a prequel. Now I hope they can keep the quality up for the next one.
jfc give this man an editor who can say "No".
It's frankly amazing that he did shot most of the storyline focused scenes first time around I assume a good DCU superhero movie after two attempts... and buried it in a whole hour, if not more, of unnecessary slow-mo music videos and stupid or creepy for no reason scenes.
And for the love of god keep Whedon away from it... Who the hell cuts character arc that a core part of a main storyline?!
I just don't get it. He could have so easily cut stupid equation thing and nodes to future movies away if that was the real point of reshoots. Why rearrange so much of the story bits, assuming of course, that the plot was already completed by than.
P.s. Well, I hope someone on the internet will eventually make another cut of this and finally saves the movie for good.And add the race scene between Flash and Superman
The plot is amazing. 12 men just argue and discuss murder in a room for the whole film. In A room! The film, however, is so interesting. It's probably a good description of American Jury System in 50's.
I never thought a movie with only 12 men in 1 room with no action could be so thrilling, so engaging, so thought-provoking, so emotional so... PERFECT!
Great story line. I really enjoyed a version of Flash that wasn't so superficial and cracking jokes the whole time. And the Batman timeline twist totally caught me off guard. Nice touch.
08/10.
In Spike Lee's newest joint "Apocalypse Now" meets "The Treasure of Sierra Madre". The titular "5 Bloods" are the 5 African-American men who fought together in the "Vietnam War" or as guys in 'Nam like to call -- the "American War." The remaining 4 Bloods of today would like to go back for the remains of their fallen brother and buried "gold."
Spike Lee wastes no time in getting to the point right away. He uses actual footage from the past and makes sure to educate the folks of today.
Though like most of his joints the story can become long and messy, the incredible direction and powerful performances make this the best film I have seen this year.
Everything is just so messed up. Awesome!
that's genius! nowadays there will never be movies like this again
"There can't be two Alpha Titans."
First things first: Yes, the humans for the most part are the worst part of the movie. The story is pretty simplistic and whenever the camera would pan to Millie Bobby Brown and her crew I would think "who cares!". That being said, monster scenes and fight sequences were really a true sight to see, and the action was crisp. Kaiju were done right.
