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July 11, 2014

At the Movies: 'Planet of the Apes' a worthy sequel

By JAKE COYLE
AP Film Writer

Motion capture actor Andy Serkis (Lord of The Rings, King Kong, Star Wars Episode VII) returns as the ape leader Caesar.

Digital characters have by now long populated our movies like unwanted house guests. Some of these CGI inventions, like Gollum in “The Lord of the Rings,” have been pleasant, even precious company. But most have disrupted our movie worlds — and not just as monsters tearing our cities apart, but as awkward distractions to our cinematic realities. The name Jar Jar Binks will forever be followed by solemn head shaking. Never forget.


 
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