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THE BIG REWIND: EPISODE 40 - PODCAST

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In this 40th episode, Adam (aka The RetroCritic) and fellow film buff Jamie discuss movie news and review Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes . CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE EPISODE CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE Email us here if you have any questions, requests or contributions:  bigrewindpodcast@gmail.com Or simply comment below :) Oh and you can also find us on  iTunes  where you can subscribe to the podcast and download every episode thusfar! @TheRetroCritic #MonthOfTheApes retrocriticblog.blogspot.com thebigrewind.blogspot.com youtube.com/TheRetroCritic youtube.com/Cablogula

DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES - VLOG 08/08/14

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Month Of The Apes wouldn't have been complete without a Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes Vlog so... There it is!

BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES - REVIEW

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What a strange franchise. Really, when you think about it, that was five movies about talking apes they made back in the day, along with a TV series, of course, and now two more films! After going beneath the Planet Of The Apes , escaping it, conquering it, now, finally, we get to see the epic Battle For The Planet Of The Apes and, after such a massive build up, it's sure to be something special and unforgettable. Or a dud, whatever. As it turns out, the Apes franchise ended with more of a whimper than an all-out "battle". With the ever growing plot-holes added on between each movie from the first sequel onwards, reaching near-incomprehensible levels, the logic of this whole story finally comes crumbling down in a messy effort featuring yet another fine performance by Roddy McDowall and a couple of promising ideas but mostly unremarkable developments. For one thing, it's weird that Caesar is still alive and that the world crumbled this easily off-camera. B

DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES - REVIEW

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Who knew that a franchise based on talking apes taking over the world somehow would still be around today making big bucks? And with Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes not so much rebooting the whole thing as it was essentially remaking the fourth and fifth films (Conquest and Battle), it's amazing that a story we've seen told over and over is still putting asses in cinema seats. I was no fan of Rise, those CGI apes were a turn off, the film itself was really clunky and I was nowhere near excited to see Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes . And this is coming from a fan of the first 5 movies, especially the original classic. There was something missing from Rise, menace, stand out performances and a good, convincing build-up being part of it. With Dawn, we continue the story after a virus has wiped out most of humanity and super-smart ape Caesar has built a community of his own kind in San Francisco. The plot, this time, revolves around the humans wanting to fix some generator