I managed to catch Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes today – and I was pleasantly surprised. Overall I think it was a great movie, with little to criticize. Note that following does contain some level of spoilers – I don’t consider them serious though.

For those unfamiliar with the movie, is is essentially a remake of Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes, as a prequel and genesis to the entire Planet Of The Apes mythos, although this story does not involve the time travel loop the original series of films presented. It is the present day, and research into drugs that can help the brain repair itself is tested on chimpanzees. When an apparently super-aggressive test ape escapes and causes havoc, the project is shut down. But there is an unexpected side effect…
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• At Journey/Foreigner concert tonight…missed Night Ranger open tho…:( #
• Getting a meteor shower at the #Journey concert…these lighting guys are good!!! #
• Now to check out this #planetoftheapes movie that @dhewlett keeps talking about…guy in theater is LOL at the commercials. Ugh… #
• I can definitely say that a sequel to Rise of the #PlanetoftheApes will be @dhewlett 's fault… #

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