Tim Burton‘s take on Planet apparently wasn’t enough awful to shut down this monkey house. In Rise of the Planet of the Apes (that’s a mouthful); James Franco is playing a mad but cute scientist in a “prequel” to the classic sci-fi film series. He’s trying to cure every disease known to man…by making monkeys smart enough to murder all of us. The action takes place in San Francisco (gays vs. apes!) and Slumdog Millionaire‘s Freida Pinto plays the thankless, pretty girl, “don’t use the serum, James Franco!” role. Why do people keep trying to increase the intelligence of animals? We’ve been treating them like crap for centuries. You don’t think they’re going to destroy us en masse if we make them smart enough to use doorknobs and fashion crude weapons?
I’d probably skip this except I’m still picturing James in his leotard at the Oscars. I might have to go to this flick just to relive that moment in television history. Relive it in my pants.
– J. Harvey
To watch the trailer for Rise of the Planet of the Apes (it actually has some creepy moments), Follow the JUMP:
I will not waste my money to see this, but I would love to see James Franco naked.
I will wait for it on dvd . Hollywood doesn’t have an original thought anymore, EVERYTHING is a remake, a prequel or a sequel. Or an foreign film remade for American audiences.
for god sake.. no more remakes or preequels.. bored now.
id like to see a good terry prachtt movie maybe.. but only if it was made in the uk
As a kid I loved the TV series. That and having Franco in it makes it seem like something I’d want to go see.
As a kid I loved the TV series. That and having Franco in it makes it seem like something I’d want to go see.