If that ending conveyed the heady rush of liberatory zeal we associate with the French Revolution, the current installment, Matt Reeves' Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, documents the French Revolution's chilling second phase: the Reign of Terror, when
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes picks up a decade after the milestone events of Rise of the Planet of the Apes, revealing a new world order in which genetically-enhanced ape Caesar (Andy Serkis) has successfully established
You maniacs! You made Dawn of the Planet of the Apes the most popular movie in America! Ah, damn you! Goddamn you all to hell! Actually, director Matt Reeves' apocalyptic sequel — which banked an estimated $27.
Great Ceasar's ghost! Dawn of the Planet of the Apes debuted with a rather strong $4.1 million in initial (very late) Thursday night shows to kick off what should be a pretty big opening weekend. While the $4.1 million number may look small in
Three years ago, expectations for Rise of the Planet of the Apes were understandably low. The director (Rupert Wyatt) wasn't well-known, a lot of people despised the film's star (James Franco) for his Renaissance Man routine