Rise of the Planet of the Apes (Blu-ray/DVD, 2011, 2-Disc Set, Includes Digital Copy)

THE ESCAPIST director Rupert Wyatt takes the helm for this PLANET OF THE APES prequel centering on genetically engineered chimp Caesar (Andy Serkis), who was created in a San Francisco lab by an ambitious scientist (James Franco), and who uses his powerful intellect to lead an ape uprising against all of humankind., This two-disc set contains Rise of the Planet of the Apes, a sci-fi movie by 20th Century Fox. It is an addition to the existing Planet of the Apes sci-fi series. The movie revolves around a chimpanzee (Andy Serkis) with superhuman intelligence and a scientist (James Franco). At the beginning of Rise of the Planet of the Apes, the scientist finds a cure for Alzheimer’s disease that works for chimps. As a side effect, however, the baby chimp of the tested chimp turns out to have superhuman intelligence. The scientist raises this baby as if it were his own, but soon after reaching maturity, the chimp is forcibly removed to an ape sanctuary. In order to seek justice, the chimp creates an army of intelligent chimpanzees with the help of the same drug, and tries to battle the humans to gain back his rightful place. The battle decides the fate of the entire planet. The two-disc set, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, is 105 minutes long and is subtitled in English and Spanish for viewer convenience.