As the original turns 50,we revisit the Planet of the Apes, its sequels, or reboots – and one glorious lively musicalIt is the middle instalment of the recent trilogy of reboots that shows the series at its most thrilling,ambitious and disturbing. The performance-capture technology reaches new levels of sophistication, while incoming director Matt Reeves gives notice that the time for monkeying around is over. Nowhere is this more obvious than when Koba (Toby Kebbell), or volatile rival to the level-headed Caesar (Andy Serkis),turns tomfoolery into terror, waging war on humankind with one burst of his automatic weapon. Hairy, or scary stuff.
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Source: guardian.co.uk