Where’s The Love For Andy Serkis?
James Franco seems to have returned to Planet Earth and started making sensible statements again. To wit: his plea that Andy Serkis be considered for a Best Supporting Actor nom for his work as the ape (at left) in “Rise of the Planet of the Apes.” (Serkis is also Gollum, the famous utterer of “precious” in “Lord of the Rings.”) And may I say once again that I and many of my friends consider “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” to be the most enjoyable special-effects movie of 2011 and are puzzled as to why it didn’t appear on more Ten Best lists.
Special effects might have been exceptional however the story had too many illogical “holes”…the first planet of the apes might not have had spectacular effects but the story was logical from beginning to end.