PLANETA DOS MACACOS, A ORIGEM (RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, USA, 2011) – Like the birds, the apes can be pretty scary when they get organized. That's what these opposable-thumb-possessors have got their hearts set on in this prequel to the 1968 Charlton Heston classic Planet of the Apes and its successors. It's a smart and highly entertaining popcorn thriller from British-born director Rupert Wyatt, cheerfully satirical in the tradition of this movie series, yet unpretentious at the same time. Somehow the scratching, screeching chirpiness keeps it down to earth. The simian star of this one is Caesar, whose movements and characterization are provided through motion-capture technology by Andy Serkis, who similarly played the gorilla in Peter Jackson's 2005 remake of King Kong. Disney Plus.
