Although definitely not my thing, I can see why it became a successful franchise. Bryan Singer directed and co-wrote, after The Usual Suspects and before Bohemian Rhapsody.
The story is not only uninvolving but shockingly male-centered (Zeus, "mankind," etc.). Still, I kind of like the look of the movie. Patty Jenkins directed, fourteen years after Monster.
Some movies make me say, "What?", but this one made me ask, "Why?" Because no one's motivation made any sense. Christopher McQuarrie wrote and directed.
Yes, I've reviewed a couple other Planet of the Apes movies, but they're so far apart alphabetically, and I figure it's like the James Bond movies that I keep rejecting, since the amount of rejection varies. Matt Reeves directed and co-wrote, three years after Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.
I honestly don't know the genre because nothing happened the first quarter hour but ironically I'll have to go with "Action"
DVD
C-
Nothing happens in the first quarter hour, except for drippy "clever" dialogue and overuse of the word "Congressman," but at least there's Peter Lorre training a shark, and Barbara Eden dancing to Frankie Avalon's trumpet. Irwin Allen directed and co-wrote.
With Grace Jones and the Duran Duran "title song" (which doesn't mention the movie's title), the '80sness of this makes it more palatable than some James Bond movies, but not enough. John Glen directed.
The cliched sideplots were relatively more interesting than the title characters/ situation. Michael Bay directed, eighteen years after The Rock. (Yes, I'm surprised I haven't had the chance to reject more of his movies in this project.)