i thought the homage dialogue that they threw in there really just stopped the movie in its tracks. i almost groaned out loud. then they did it again with charlton heston's cameo as thade's father. "damn them.....damn them all to hell." ugh.

i am a big burton fan, but tim sometimes over stays his welcome when it comes to the climaxes of his films. he just doesnt seem to know when to end them..and they start to drag near the endings. like this one did.

this didnt feel...i dunno.."burton" enough for me. i dont want to pigeon hole the guy..but his quirkiness just wasnt there. it felt a bit generic to me. like anyone directed it.

the apes were played well. the humans were bland. the make up was top notch. the look of the film was good. sets and cinematography.

i also felt that the mystique was gone. i mean after all..there have been five previous movies. a tv series. even an animated show. and as much as they want to stay away from the word remake. that is essentially what this is.

all in all...it was just sort of...there. not terrible. but not terribly good either.