The Campaign [REVIEW]

Manka Bros., Khan Manka, Kimmo Mustonenen, Behind the Proscenium, Kyrle Lendhoffer, The Campaign, Jay Roach, Shawn Harwell, Chris Henchy, Will Ferrell, Zach Galifanakis, Jason Sudekis, Dylan McDermott, Katherine LaNasa, Sarah Baker, John Lithgow, Dan Aykroyd, Brian Cox, Karen Maruyama, Grant Goodman, Kya Haywood, Randall Cunningham, Madison Wolfe, Thomas Middleditch, Josh Lawson, Heather Lawless, Jack McBrayer, Elizabeth Wells Berkes, Billy Slaughter, Aaron Jay Rome, Kate Lang Johnson, Amelia Jackson-Gray, Bobby Tisdale, Wolf Blitzer, Piers Morgan, Bill Maher, Chris Matthews, Dennis Miller, Lawrence O'Donnell, Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Willie Geist, Ed Schultz, P.J. Byrne, Patrick Weathers, Gerry May, Tzi Ma, Bill Martin Williams, Danny Vinson, John Reaves, Scott Martin, Rob Mariano, Mike "the Miz" Mizanin, Sandy Bachman, Mick Dalla-Vee, Marc Lafrance, Brent Howard Drudsen, Charles Frederick Turner, Danny Hanemann, Joson Kirkpatrick, Taryn Terrell, J.D. Evermore, Matt Borel, Millard Darden, Mikki Val, Ramona Tyler, Steve Wilkins, Rowan Joseph, Dane Rhodes, Trey Bunant, Joe Chrest, Cranston Clements, John Vidacovitch, Tommy Malone, Sion Daneshrad, Peaches Davis, George Young, Stephanie Dotson, Dylan DePaula, Seth Morris, Tara Copeland, Frank Drank, Luke Jones, Paul Zies, Early Whitesides, Leslea Fisher, Steve Tom, Catherine Stevens, Amber Dawn-Landrum, Dustan Costine, Tim Hickey, Lariel Hennington, Tyne Stecklein, Drystal Ellsworth, Kayla Radomski, Brittany Perry-Russell, Colleen Craig, Leni Ford, Julia Adams, Rhonda Flloyd Aguillard, John Amijo, Kevin Beard, Tim Beckstrom, Kristen Beevers, Nick Blady, Caitlyn Bosarge, Tom Bubrig, Tom Cain, Grant Case, John Cenetiempo, Lee Christian, Paige Cudini, Jennifer Cullicchia, John Daniel, Kasey Emas, Cy Fahrenholtz, Elizabeth Foley, Claire Frederiksen, Paul Gunawan, Russell Haeuser, Emily Haley, Tymberlee Hill, Timothy Hinrickhs, Robert Hotalen, Sara Kenley, John Klein, Arabella Landrum, Ever Eloise Lendrum, Robert Larriviere, Cynthia LeBlanc, Elton LeBlanc, Parker Lovein, Avon Maser, Harlon Miller, Dustin Milligan, Lance Nichols, Jeffery Nowell, Jay Oliver, Terrence Parks, Andrew Plaisance, Catherine Kim Poon, Phillippe Radelet, Jonathan Ray, Christine Craft Regusa, Kirsten Roeters, Annette Doucet Sharpe, Terry Lee Smith, Tyler Soerries, Marco St. John, Jordan Sudduth, Christine Tornry, Michelle Torres, Joseph Uzzell, Daniel Vincent, Carl Walker, Glen Warner, David Michael Warren, Michael Warren, Adam McKay, Jon Poll, Jon Poli, Amy Sayres, Theodore Shapiro, Jim Denault, Craig Alpert, Michael Corenblith, Kelly Curley, Daniel Orlandi, Ravi Mehta, Lenny Vullo, Josh King, Brian Relyea, Joaquin Aragon, Gerard Averill, Maxwell Berry, Christian Brown, Steven Clawson, Tony Cypress, Johnny Eastlund, Bryan Gardiner, Anna Holley, David Midgen, Kyle O'Brien, Scott Parker, Jennifer Ray, Melissa Rosal, Gregory Santoro, Tm Sigur, Lauren Von Huene, Britney Young

Manka Bros., Khan Manka, Kimmo Mustonenen, Behind the Proscenium, Kyrle Lendhoffer, The Campaign, Jay Roach, Shawn Harwell, Chris Henchy, Will Ferrell, Zach Galifanakis, Jason Sudekis, Dylan McDermott, Katherine LaNasa, Sarah Baker, John Lithgow, Dan Aykroyd, Brian Cox, Karen Maruyama, Grant Goodman, Kya Haywood, Randall Cunningham, Madison Wolfe, Thomas Middleditch, Josh Lawson, Heather Lawless, Jack McBrayer, Elizabeth Wells Berkes, Billy Slaughter, Aaron Jay Rome, Kate Lang Johnson, Amelia Jackson-Gray, Bobby Tisdale, Wolf Blitzer, Piers Morgan, Bill Maher, Chris Matthews, Dennis Miller, Lawrence O'Donnell, Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Willie Geist, Ed Schultz, P.J. Byrne, Patrick Weathers, Gerry May, Tzi Ma, Bill Martin Williams, Danny Vinson, John Reaves, Scott Martin, Rob Mariano, Mike "the Miz" Mizanin, Sandy Bachman, Mick Dalla-Vee, Marc Lafrance, Brent Howard Drudsen, Charles Frederick Turner, Danny Hanemann, Joson Kirkpatrick, Taryn Terrell, J.D. Evermore, Matt Borel, Millard Darden, Mikki Val, Ramona Tyler, Steve Wilkins, Rowan Joseph, Dane Rhodes, Trey Bunant, Joe Chrest, Cranston Clements, John Vidacovitch, Tommy Malone, Sion Daneshrad, Peaches Davis, George Young, Stephanie Dotson, Dylan DePaula, Seth Morris, Tara Copeland, Frank Drank, Luke Jones, Paul Zies, Early Whitesides, Leslea Fisher, Steve Tom, Catherine Stevens, Amber Dawn-Landrum, Dustan Costine, Tim Hickey, Lariel Hennington, Tyne Stecklein, Drystal Ellsworth, Kayla Radomski, Brittany Perry-Russell, Colleen Craig, Leni Ford, Julia Adams, Rhonda Flloyd Aguillard, John Amijo, Kevin Beard, Tim Beckstrom, Kristen Beevers, Nick Blady, Caitlyn Bosarge, Tom Bubrig, Tom Cain, Grant Case, John Cenetiempo, Lee Christian, Paige Cudini, Jennifer Cullicchia, John Daniel, Kasey Emas, Cy Fahrenholtz, Elizabeth Foley, Claire Frederiksen, Paul Gunawan, Russell Haeuser, Emily Haley, Tymberlee Hill, Timothy Hinrickhs, Robert Hotalen, Sara Kenley, John Klein, Arabella Landrum, Ever Eloise Lendrum, Robert Larriviere, Cynthia LeBlanc, Elton LeBlanc, Parker Lovein, Avon Maser, Harlon Miller, Dustin Milligan, Lance Nichols, Jeffery Nowell, Jay Oliver, Terrence Parks, Andrew Plaisance, Catherine Kim Poon, Phillippe Radelet, Jonathan Ray, Christine Craft Regusa, Kirsten Roeters, Annette Doucet Sharpe, Terry Lee Smith, Tyler Soerries, Marco St. John, Jordan Sudduth, Christine Tornry, Michelle Torres, Joseph Uzzell, Daniel Vincent, Carl Walker, Glen Warner, David Michael Warren, Michael Warren, Adam McKay, Jon Poll, Jon Poli, Amy Sayres, Theodore Shapiro, Jim Denault, Craig Alpert, Michael Corenblith, Kelly Curley, Daniel Orlandi, Ravi Mehta, Lenny Vullo, Josh King, Brian Relyea, Joaquin Aragon, Gerard Averill, Maxwell Berry, Christian Brown, Steven Clawson, Tony Cypress, Johnny Eastlund, Bryan Gardiner, Anna Holley, David Midgen, Kyle O'Brien, Scott Parker, Jennifer Ray, Melissa Rosal, Gregory Santoro, Tm Sigur, Lauren Von Huene, Britney YoungThe Campaign

With Wit, Reviewed By Kimmo Mustonenen

Oh, Hollywood.

I see you now – the game where my brain is turning to crazy.

I had surrendered already, a white waving of the flag saying “Hollywood, there is nothing expected – stink up the theater and I will write the words… I have no choice. I have nothing in me left to fight.”

Then comes what was never to happen again, or so said my mind thoughts.

Something fun (I needed none of the sweet smoke!).

Something original (no Kossu shots needed, although I had five – habit, and that stuff makes me awesome).

I did not leak from my eyes the salty pain tears.

No.

I saw “The Campaign.”

First, I must speak truth: I thought it was a documentary.

George W. Bush vs. a more hairy Barney Frank.

Then more soberness came to me (alas, it always does).

Manka Bros., Khan Manka, Kimmo Mustonenen, Behind the Proscenium, Kyrle Lendhoffer, The Campaign, Jay Roach, Shawn Harwell, Chris Henchy, Will Ferrell, Zach Galifanakis, Jason Sudekis, Dylan McDermott, Katherine LaNasa, Sarah Baker, John Lithgow, Dan Aykroyd, Brian Cox, Karen Maruyama, Grant Goodman, Kya Haywood, Randall Cunningham, Madison Wolfe, Thomas Middleditch, Josh Lawson, Heather Lawless, Jack McBrayer, Elizabeth Wells Berkes, Billy Slaughter, Aaron Jay Rome, Kate Lang Johnson, Amelia Jackson-Gray, Bobby Tisdale, Wolf Blitzer, Piers Morgan, Bill Maher, Chris Matthews, Dennis Miller, Lawrence O'Donnell, Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Willie Geist, Ed Schultz, P.J. Byrne, Patrick Weathers, Gerry May, Tzi Ma, Bill Martin Williams, Danny Vinson, John Reaves, Scott Martin, Rob Mariano, Mike "the Miz" Mizanin, Sandy Bachman, Mick Dalla-Vee, Marc Lafrance, Brent Howard Drudsen, Charles Frederick Turner, Danny Hanemann, Joson Kirkpatrick, Taryn Terrell, J.D. Evermore, Matt Borel, Millard Darden, Mikki Val, Ramona Tyler, Steve Wilkins, Rowan Joseph, Dane Rhodes, Trey Bunant, Joe Chrest, Cranston Clements, John Vidacovitch, Tommy Malone, Sion Daneshrad, Peaches Davis, George Young, Stephanie Dotson, Dylan DePaula, Seth Morris, Tara Copeland, Frank Drank, Luke Jones, Paul Zies, Early Whitesides, Leslea Fisher, Steve Tom, Catherine Stevens, Amber Dawn-Landrum, Dustan Costine, Tim Hickey, Lariel Hennington, Tyne Stecklein, Drystal Ellsworth, Kayla Radomski, Brittany Perry-Russell, Colleen Craig, Leni Ford, Julia Adams, Rhonda Flloyd Aguillard, John Amijo, Kevin Beard, Tim Beckstrom, Kristen Beevers, Nick Blady, Caitlyn Bosarge, Tom Bubrig, Tom Cain, Grant Case, John Cenetiempo, Lee Christian, Paige Cudini, Jennifer Cullicchia, John Daniel, Kasey Emas, Cy Fahrenholtz, Elizabeth Foley, Claire Frederiksen, Paul Gunawan, Russell Haeuser, Emily Haley, Tymberlee Hill, Timothy Hinrickhs, Robert Hotalen, Sara Kenley, John Klein, Arabella Landrum, Ever Eloise Lendrum, Robert Larriviere, Cynthia LeBlanc, Elton LeBlanc, Parker Lovein, Avon Maser, Harlon Miller, Dustin Milligan, Lance Nichols, Jeffery Nowell, Jay Oliver, Terrence Parks, Andrew Plaisance, Catherine Kim Poon, Phillippe Radelet, Jonathan Ray, Christine Craft Regusa, Kirsten Roeters, Annette Doucet Sharpe, Terry Lee Smith, Tyler Soerries, Marco St. John, Jordan Sudduth, Christine Tornry, Michelle Torres, Joseph Uzzell, Daniel Vincent, Carl Walker, Glen Warner, David Michael Warren, Michael Warren, Adam McKay, Jon Poll, Jon Poli, Amy Sayres, Theodore Shapiro, Jim Denault, Craig Alpert, Michael Corenblith, Kelly Curley, Daniel Orlandi, Ravi Mehta, Lenny Vullo, Josh King, Brian Relyea, Joaquin Aragon, Gerard Averill, Maxwell Berry, Christian Brown, Steven Clawson, Tony Cypress, Johnny Eastlund, Bryan Gardiner, Anna Holley, David Midgen, Kyle O'Brien, Scott Parker, Jennifer Ray, Melissa Rosal, Gregory Santoro, Tm Sigur, Lauren Von Huene, Britney YoungWill Ferrell has been a Bush.  He is acting!

Barney Frank with facial bush is Zach Galifianakis.  More acting!

With mincing.  More later.

Plot?  Yes!

Cam Brady (Ferrell) is a congress person from the north of Carolina.

He is a dick, yet is unbeatable in his mind.

Until rich guys want to bring Chinato Americaso they get maybe gay Marty Huggins (Galifianakis) to run.

A baby gets facially punched, the best actor in “The Artist” (Augie!) is brutalized.

But funny.

Baby face punching is funny, America!  And for the first time – I think.

Dog brutalization, less funny.

Marty acts like he has the gay, but it is the subject never talked on

He wears sweaters of the Cosby style. He talks the lisp. We never speak of it.

Cam is “W” (with a much lower body count), but that isn’t talked on, too.

There is much that is distasteful humor to those who think they have the taste.  They do not have the taste.

Manka Bros., Khan Manka, Kimmo Mustonenen, Behind the Proscenium, Kyrle Lendhoffer, The Campaign, Jay Roach, Shawn Harwell, Chris Henchy, Will Ferrell, Zach Galifanakis, Jason Sudekis, Dylan McDermott, Katherine LaNasa, Sarah Baker, John Lithgow, Dan Aykroyd, Brian Cox, Karen Maruyama, Grant Goodman, Kya Haywood, Randall Cunningham, Madison Wolfe, Thomas Middleditch, Josh Lawson, Heather Lawless, Jack McBrayer, Elizabeth Wells Berkes, Billy Slaughter, Aaron Jay Rome, Kate Lang Johnson, Amelia Jackson-Gray, Bobby Tisdale, Wolf Blitzer, Piers Morgan, Bill Maher, Chris Matthews, Dennis Miller, Lawrence O'Donnell, Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Willie Geist, Ed Schultz, P.J. Byrne, Patrick Weathers, Gerry May, Tzi Ma, Bill Martin Williams, Danny Vinson, John Reaves, Scott Martin, Rob Mariano, Mike "the Miz" Mizanin, Sandy Bachman, Mick Dalla-Vee, Marc Lafrance, Brent Howard Drudsen, Charles Frederick Turner, Danny Hanemann, Joson Kirkpatrick, Taryn Terrell, J.D. Evermore, Matt Borel, Millard Darden, Mikki Val, Ramona Tyler, Steve Wilkins, Rowan Joseph, Dane Rhodes, Trey Bunant, Joe Chrest, Cranston Clements, John Vidacovitch, Tommy Malone, Sion Daneshrad, Peaches Davis, George Young, Stephanie Dotson, Dylan DePaula, Seth Morris, Tara Copeland, Frank Drank, Luke Jones, Paul Zies, Early Whitesides, Leslea Fisher, Steve Tom, Catherine Stevens, Amber Dawn-Landrum, Dustan Costine, Tim Hickey, Lariel Hennington, Tyne Stecklein, Drystal Ellsworth, Kayla Radomski, Brittany Perry-Russell, Colleen Craig, Leni Ford, Julia Adams, Rhonda Flloyd Aguillard, John Amijo, Kevin Beard, Tim Beckstrom, Kristen Beevers, Nick Blady, Caitlyn Bosarge, Tom Bubrig, Tom Cain, Grant Case, John Cenetiempo, Lee Christian, Paige Cudini, Jennifer Cullicchia, John Daniel, Kasey Emas, Cy Fahrenholtz, Elizabeth Foley, Claire Frederiksen, Paul Gunawan, Russell Haeuser, Emily Haley, Tymberlee Hill, Timothy Hinrickhs, Robert Hotalen, Sara Kenley, John Klein, Arabella Landrum, Ever Eloise Lendrum, Robert Larriviere, Cynthia LeBlanc, Elton LeBlanc, Parker Lovein, Avon Maser, Harlon Miller, Dustin Milligan, Lance Nichols, Jeffery Nowell, Jay Oliver, Terrence Parks, Andrew Plaisance, Catherine Kim Poon, Phillippe Radelet, Jonathan Ray, Christine Craft Regusa, Kirsten Roeters, Annette Doucet Sharpe, Terry Lee Smith, Tyler Soerries, Marco St. John, Jordan Sudduth, Christine Tornry, Michelle Torres, Joseph Uzzell, Daniel Vincent, Carl Walker, Glen Warner, David Michael Warren, Michael Warren, Adam McKay, Jon Poll, Jon Poli, Amy Sayres, Theodore Shapiro, Jim Denault, Craig Alpert, Michael Corenblith, Kelly Curley, Daniel Orlandi, Ravi Mehta, Lenny Vullo, Josh King, Brian Relyea, Joaquin Aragon, Gerard Averill, Maxwell Berry, Christian Brown, Steven Clawson, Tony Cypress, Johnny Eastlund, Bryan Gardiner, Anna Holley, David Midgen, Kyle O'Brien, Scott Parker, Jennifer Ray, Melissa Rosal, Gregory Santoro, Tm Sigur, Lauren Von Huene, Britney YoungThey just have a stick directly up the butt.

This is some funny shit (again, no bong hits prior to the screening – this is NOT a lie!).

This is a summer movie that makes the summer.

No, it is not “Shark Night 3D.”  That was greatness.

This is the funniness.

I can now sit though “The Expendables 2” or (Odin, kill me if I am assigned the seeing of this) “Sparkle.”

But for now, I smile the smile of a happy smile right on my face.

Thank you, “The Campaign.”

So, two thumbs chuckling and (with a guffaw or three) pointing in the air. Although no smoke was in my mind, I recommend it to you.

With the wonderful smoke popcorn tastes better, ice cream is colder, and the film is only 85 minutes of length.

You will still be high when you sneak into the next theater, accidentally, and are watching Hope Springs.” You will need to be high to sit through that crap.  Trust me.

Manka Bros., Khan Manka, Behind The Proscenium, Kyrle Lendhoffer, Reese Witherspoon, Water For Elephants, Robert Pattinson, Christoph Waltz, Paul Schneider, Jim Norton, Hal Holbrook, Mark Povinelli, Richard Brake, Stephen Monroe Taylor, Ken Foree, Scott MacDonald, James Frain, Sam Anderson, John Aylward, Brad Greenquist, Tim Guinee, Donna W. Scott, E.E. Bell, Kyle Jordan, Aleksandra Kaniak, Ilia Volok, Bruce Gray, Jim Jansen, James Keane, Ivo Nandi, Karynn Moore, Andrew Connolly, Doug McDougal, Tracy Phillips Rowan O'Hara, Water for Elephants, Tai, Uggie, Ice, Sita Acevedo, Danny Castle, Michael Coronas, Aloysia Gavre, Francis Lawrence, Andrew R. Tennenbaum, Erwin Stoff, Gil Netter, Kevin Halloran, Alan Edward Bell, Ana Maria Quintana, Chad Holmes, David Crank, Denise Chamian, Molly Allen, Sasha Veneziano, Kimmo MustonenenKimmo Mustonenen – (Kimmo On Kino) – Behind The Proscenium

P.S.  I raise my glass to my mouth to drink to Tuuli Petaja!  Finland’s only medal in London! In sailing! Huh. Sailing. Yep. Just you bastard laughing people wait until the Winter Olympics.  Our greatness will be like a foot in your ball sack!

P.P.S.  Who will be the winning one on “The Glee Project” finale? Does anybody care? Does Ryan Murphy care?

P.P.P.S.  Kristen Stewart is a slut! I am so proud of her! Is it because her boobs fly free in her next film (“On The Road”)? I am wanting to see that so hard! Has anyone said that about her before? I don’t think so (Twi-tards not included).

Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes [REVIEW]

Manka Bros., Khan Manka, Kimmo Mustonenen, Kyrle Lendhoffer, Behind The Proscenium, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Rupert Wyatt, Pierre Boulle, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, James Franco, Charlton Heston, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Brian Cox, Tom Felton, David Oyelowo, Tyler Labine, Jamie Harris, David Hewlett, Ty Olsson, Madison Bell, Makena Joy, Kevin O'Grady, Sean Tyson, Jack Kuris, Tammy Hui, Rufus Dorsey, Kyle Riefsnyder, Anthony McRae, Jeb Beach, Jesse Reid, BJ Harrison, Leah Gibson, Tracy Spiridakos, Ivan Wanis-Ruiz, Trevor Carroll, Chelah Horsdal, Timothy Webber, James Pizzinato, Robin Nielsen, Monica Mustelier, Syn Narula, Mattie Hawkinson, Ryan Booth, Gordon Douglas Myren, Elizabeth Weinstein, Meredith Grantier, Javier Caballero Cano, Peter Bundic, Dylan Nouri, Oona Service, Camille Atebe, Derek Morrison, Dean Redman, Hector Johnson, David Richmond-Peck, Adrian Hough, Evans Johnson, Joey Roche, Sean Connor Roche, Qayam Devji, Kis Yurij, Riel Hahn, Sonja Bennett, Michael Kopsa, Steve Lawlor, Chris Shields, Sandy Robson, Luc Roderique, Mike Dopud, Mark Henriques, Stacey Schmidt, Matteo Mazziotti, Willy Miles, Fred North, Allen Martin, Juliette Goodrich, Andy Serkis, Karin Konoval, Terry Notary, Richard Ridings, Christopher Gordon, Devyn Dalton, Jay Caputo, Richard Darwin, Panou, Peter Chernin, Dylan Clark, thomas M. Hammel, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Kurt Williams, Patrick Doyle, Andrew Lesnie, Conrad Buff, Mark Goldblatt, Heike Brandstatter, Debra Zane, Claude Pare, Helen Jarvis, Elizabeth Wilcox, Renee April, Bonnie Benwick, John Catron, Aaron Downing, Heidi Eri, Wendy Williams, Matthew Dunne, Haylee Thompson, Eli Best, John Dale, Gary Young, Ron Bartlett, Susan Dawes, Dawn Fintor, Mildred Latrou, Jonathan Rimas, Kelly Coe, Paul Basker, Daniel Booko, Susan Boyajian, Gregg Brilliant, Simon Carrigan, David Midgen, Cara Miller, Korey Petrie, Alex Voong, Tim Burton

Manka Bros., Khan Manka, Kimmo Mustonenen, Kyrle Lendhoffer, Behind The Proscenium, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Rupert Wyatt, Pierre Boulle, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, James Franco, Charlton Heston, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Brian Cox, Tom Felton, David Oyelowo, Tyler Labine, Jamie Harris, David Hewlett, Ty Olsson, Madison Bell, Makena Joy, Kevin O'Grady, Sean Tyson, Jack Kuris, Tammy Hui, Rufus Dorsey, Kyle Riefsnyder, Anthony McRae, Jeb Beach, Jesse Reid, BJ Harrison, Leah Gibson, Tracy Spiridakos, Ivan Wanis-Ruiz, Trevor Carroll, Chelah Horsdal, Timothy Webber, James Pizzinato, Robin Nielsen, Monica Mustelier, Syn Narula, Mattie Hawkinson, Ryan Booth, Gordon Douglas Myren, Elizabeth Weinstein, Meredith Grantier, Javier Caballero Cano, Peter Bundic, Dylan Nouri, Oona Service, Camille Atebe, Derek Morrison, Dean Redman, Hector Johnson, David Richmond-Peck, Adrian Hough, Evans Johnson, Joey Roche, Sean Connor Roche, Qayam Devji, Kis Yurij, Riel Hahn, Sonja Bennett, Michael Kopsa, Steve Lawlor, Chris Shields, Sandy Robson, Luc Roderique, Mike Dopud, Mark Henriques, Stacey Schmidt, Matteo Mazziotti, Willy Miles, Fred North, Allen Martin, Juliette Goodrich, Andy Serkis, Karin Konoval, Terry Notary, Richard Ridings, Christopher Gordon, Devyn Dalton, Jay Caputo, Richard Darwin, Panou, Peter Chernin, Dylan Clark, thomas M. Hammel, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Kurt Williams, Patrick Doyle, Andrew Lesnie, Conrad Buff, Mark Goldblatt, Heike Brandstatter, Debra Zane, Claude Pare, Helen Jarvis, Elizabeth Wilcox, Renee April, Bonnie Benwick, John Catron, Aaron Downing, Heidi Eri, Wendy Williams, Matthew Dunne, Haylee Thompson, Eli Best, John Dale, Gary Young, Ron Bartlett, Susan Dawes, Dawn Fintor, Mildred Latrou, Jonathan Rimas, Kelly Coe, Paul Basker, Daniel Booko, Susan Boyajian, Gregg Brilliant, Simon Carrigan, David Midgen, Cara Miller, Korey Petrie, Alex Voong, Tim BurtonRise of the Planet of the Apes

With Wit, Reviewed By Kimmo Mustonenen

First, groovy 1968 gave us “Planet of the Apes”.

Awesome.

Heston and hot chick on horse.  “Damn you all to hell!”

Best.

Movie.

Ever.

Now become the cult film pulled after four sequels, and in 2001 of Hollywood’s great storyteller (but mostly crap film-maker) Tim Burton film again.  With Marky Mark (but no Funky Bunch).

This is now followed by “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”.

Story?  Hells yes!

Will Rodman (James Franco) is a dedicated researcher who is looking for a cure for Alzheimer’s disease (shifty!).  But he also has very personal reasons, after all, suffers from this is his father, Charles Rodman (John Lithgow) to the disease.

The new drugs are tested on animals – first animals?  On chimpanzees (go get ’em PETA!).

The latest attempt by Will seems to be a very good direction to go, but after a catastrophic incident, the chimps must be put to this test series (did any of them see “I Am Legend“?  Cures never work.).

What remains is only a freshly born baby monkeys who saves himself with Will and takes home.

Never trust baby monkeys.

Manka Bros., Khan Manka, Kimmo Mustonenen, Kyrle Lendhoffer, Behind The Proscenium, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Rupert Wyatt, Pierre Boulle, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, James Franco, Charlton Heston, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Brian Cox, Tom Felton, David Oyelowo, Tyler Labine, Jamie Harris, David Hewlett, Ty Olsson, Madison Bell, Makena Joy, Kevin O'Grady, Sean Tyson, Jack Kuris, Tammy Hui, Rufus Dorsey, Kyle Riefsnyder, Anthony McRae, Jeb Beach, Jesse Reid, BJ Harrison, Leah Gibson, Tracy Spiridakos, Ivan Wanis-Ruiz, Trevor Carroll, Chelah Horsdal, Timothy Webber, James Pizzinato, Robin Nielsen, Monica Mustelier, Syn Narula, Mattie Hawkinson, Ryan Booth, Gordon Douglas Myren, Elizabeth Weinstein, Meredith Grantier, Javier Caballero Cano, Peter Bundic, Dylan Nouri, Oona Service, Camille Atebe, Derek Morrison, Dean Redman, Hector Johnson, David Richmond-Peck, Adrian Hough, Evans Johnson, Joey Roche, Sean Connor Roche, Qayam Devji, Kis Yurij, Riel Hahn, Sonja Bennett, Michael Kopsa, Steve Lawlor, Chris Shields, Sandy Robson, Luc Roderique, Mike Dopud, Mark Henriques, Stacey Schmidt, Matteo Mazziotti, Willy Miles, Fred North, Allen Martin, Juliette Goodrich, Andy Serkis, Karin Konoval, Terry Notary, Richard Ridings, Christopher Gordon, Devyn Dalton, Jay Caputo, Richard Darwin, Panou, Peter Chernin, Dylan Clark, thomas M. Hammel, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Kurt Williams, Patrick Doyle, Andrew Lesnie, Conrad Buff, Mark Goldblatt, Heike Brandstatter, Debra Zane, Claude Pare, Helen Jarvis, Elizabeth Wilcox, Renee April, Bonnie Benwick, John Catron, Aaron Downing, Heidi Eri, Wendy Williams, Matthew Dunne, Haylee Thompson, Eli Best, John Dale, Gary Young, Ron Bartlett, Susan Dawes, Dawn Fintor, Mildred Latrou, Jonathan Rimas, Kelly Coe, Paul Basker, Daniel Booko, Susan Boyajian, Gregg Brilliant, Simon Carrigan, David Midgen, Cara Miller, Korey Petrie, Alex Voong, Tim BurtonThe drugs that Will has given the chimp baby momma seems to have transferred to the baby and so is “Caesar” blessed with a gigantic… intelligence!  Look out, Algernon (get it?  Flowers?  Come on, people!).

But this leads to problems over the years. 

“Rise of the Planet of the Apes” makes one thing exactly correct – where most seemingly come first blockbuster of the effects and then tinker around some story, “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” have the opposite away.

In the center are always the story and the characters.  And it is not an alibi focus shift (I need to stop drinking), but the filmmakers have really put their heart and soul into the story and you believe them, indeed, that to them this project is located at the heart – to sit (in the heart), especially, since many details of the story are simply very good (the Kossu is flowing tonight!).

James Franco is in assuming the role of the male protagonist, but the real main character is always generated by the CGI monkey Caesar.  Incidentally, the inspiration for him was none other than the great motion capture performers Andy Serkis, from “Lord of the Rings”.  CGI Andy totally kicks the other actors to the acting curb.

CGI monkeys > CGI people.

The adoption by Caesar’s Will Rodman (of Caesar), the subsequent rapprochement and the new family situation becomes Caesar almost like Will’s son, is told emotionally believable and touching.

The subsequent coming of age of Caesar and the burgeoning problems which arise because of his personality – well, more emotional “what?” than “Captain America, that’s for sure!

Manka Bros., Khan Manka, Kimmo Mustonenen, Kyrle Lendhoffer, Behind The Proscenium, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Rupert Wyatt, Pierre Boulle, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, James Franco, Charlton Heston, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Brian Cox, Tom Felton, David Oyelowo, Tyler Labine, Jamie Harris, David Hewlett, Ty Olsson, Madison Bell, Makena Joy, Kevin O'Grady, Sean Tyson, Jack Kuris, Tammy Hui, Rufus Dorsey, Kyle Riefsnyder, Anthony McRae, Jeb Beach, Jesse Reid, BJ Harrison, Leah Gibson, Tracy Spiridakos, Ivan Wanis-Ruiz, Trevor Carroll, Chelah Horsdal, Timothy Webber, James Pizzinato, Robin Nielsen, Monica Mustelier, Syn Narula, Mattie Hawkinson, Ryan Booth, Gordon Douglas Myren, Elizabeth Weinstein, Meredith Grantier, Javier Caballero Cano, Peter Bundic, Dylan Nouri, Oona Service, Camille Atebe, Derek Morrison, Dean Redman, Hector Johnson, David Richmond-Peck, Adrian Hough, Evans Johnson, Joey Roche, Sean Connor Roche, Qayam Devji, Kis Yurij, Riel Hahn, Sonja Bennett, Michael Kopsa, Steve Lawlor, Chris Shields, Sandy Robson, Luc Roderique, Mike Dopud, Mark Henriques, Stacey Schmidt, Matteo Mazziotti, Willy Miles, Fred North, Allen Martin, Juliette Goodrich, Andy Serkis, Karin Konoval, Terry Notary, Richard Ridings, Christopher Gordon, Devyn Dalton, Jay Caputo, Richard Darwin, Panou, Peter Chernin, Dylan Clark, thomas M. Hammel, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Kurt Williams, Patrick Doyle, Andrew Lesnie, Conrad Buff, Mark Goldblatt, Heike Brandstatter, Debra Zane, Claude Pare, Helen Jarvis, Elizabeth Wilcox, Renee April, Bonnie Benwick, John Catron, Aaron Downing, Heidi Eri, Wendy Williams, Matthew Dunne, Haylee Thompson, Eli Best, John Dale, Gary Young, Ron Bartlett, Susan Dawes, Dawn Fintor, Mildred Latrou, Jonathan Rimas, Kelly Coe, Paul Basker, Daniel Booko, Susan Boyajian, Gregg Brilliant, Simon Carrigan, David Midgen, Cara Miller, Korey Petrie, Alex Voong, Tim Burton“Rise of the Planet of the Apes” surprise here insofar as the film of the new technical opportunities only in the sense of history begins and never for mere show.

Movie was great for first part, then a cliché mess – like prison movie – except that instead of people – just trapped monkey.

And trapped monkey is sad monkey.

So, “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” is good.  BUT.  Although the duo James Franco / John Lithgow convincing, but unfortunately all the others remain quite pale and the emotional range of Caesar played literally on the wall.

But back to the development of history: apart from the one-dimensional portrayal, there is another problem.  The development of Caesar from the lovable monkey with minor problems to the great revolutionary leader seems a bit rushed.  Like bad monkey community theater “A Star Is Born”.  But better.

Conclusion?  Two thumbs wagging (monkey-style!) upward.  Not the greatest, not “The Green Lantern”.  But summer fun.

And Freida Pinto.  We need more of her in movies.  Seriously.  One and a half thumbs for Freida alone.

Manka Bros., Khan Manka, Behind The Proscenium, Kyrle Lendhoffer, Reese Witherspoon, Water For Elephants, Robert Pattinson, Christoph Waltz, Paul Schneider, Jim Norton, Hal Holbrook, Mark Povinelli, Richard Brake, Stephen Monroe Taylor, Ken Foree, Scott MacDonald, James Frain, Sam Anderson, John Aylward, Brad Greenquist, Tim Guinee, Donna W. Scott, E.E. Bell, Kyle Jordan, Aleksandra Kaniak, Ilia Volok, Bruce Gray, Jim Jansen, James Keane, Ivo Nandi, Karynn Moore, Andrew Connolly, Doug McDougal, Tracy Phillips Rowan O'Hara, Water for Elephants, Tai, Uggie, Ice, Sita Acevedo, Danny Castle, Michael Coronas, Aloysia Gavre, Francis Lawrence, Andrew R. Tennenbaum, Erwin Stoff, Gil Netter, Kevin Halloran, Alan Edward Bell, Ana Maria Quintana, Chad Holmes, David Crank, Denise Chamian, Molly Allen, Sasha Veneziano, Kimmo MustonenenKimmo Mustonenen (Kimmo On Kino) – Behind The Proscenium

P.S.  Crying Christian hipster (with fake glasses – dick!) gone from “The Glee Project”!  Lindsay is 18, right?  I hope so…