I saw the new Planet of the Apes yesterday (Saturday 16th). I normally don't go to an opening weekend of a blockbuster, but I had an urge to go to see a movie, I had wanted to see Baby Driver. However it was at SS which had a cruise in going on and Scooter the DJ. I really can't stand him, I'm a person who actually likes to see a live band that is good. So we went to LSL which had Cactus Jack playing, who performs a great selection of psyche-rock era songs which I'm a big fan and this film was on my mind to see in a couple of weeks.
As I figured, the place was packed but we got there 45 minutes before showtime and the line had about 20 people waiting. Last time I was in a line like this was for Capt. Phillips at LSL or Gone Girl at SS. The line went quick and I was able to get seats in our normal viewing area, but if you don't come at least 15 minutes before showtime, you'll be sitting up high or down in front for at least this first week. There was actually about a dozen people sitting in the very front section which I had never seen anyone other than 1 or 2 handicap people sit before.
The film was as good as I expected, I gave it a 9 out of 10. I noticed the title or any credits did not appear at the beginning. Sometimes they wait until after some action scene then the title, but it never came. The movie was basically 15 minutes of action at the beginning and about 25 minutes of action at the end and 90 minutes of maneuvering around in the middle is the best way to describe the flow. The acting was great, you almost wonder how they can make the film when so much of the scenes involve the monkees which I would guess is all computer generated. For a good time I would go see this film, especially in 3D. I've seen nine 3D movies in the last few years and this was the best as far as the technology.
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