For starters, I have never seen the original Planet of the Apes, or the 2001 re-make, so this could be influencing my opinion. When the trailer first came out, I didn't want to see it, but I wouldn't have gone out of my way not to see it. I had no expectations for it. But I was planning on going to see a movie, with no preference, so I saw that this movie had, at first received a 7.8/10.0, and then increased to an 8.0/10.0. So, I thought I might actually enjoy it, given that the majority of movies I have seen with an 8.0/10.0 rating on IMDb were quite good. However, I was not that impressed with the overall movie. The plot summery was well thought out, I don't know if the explanation as to how the apes had grown so intelligent in the original film or novel, but I felt it gave a solid reason for the apes later advanced civilization. However, some parts just seemed just too unoriginal for the depth of, how I felt, the film was aiming for. This may have been to help attract a larger audience, but I just didn't believe a few parts fit. I felt as though it could have just been scripted to have more emotion and depth, and that the director and writers didn't fully achieve this. While the director and writers did approach this very well, I just felt like more could have been done. Overall, if you're not looking for every aspect of how a film comes together, and mostly only trying to catch a random good movie, this is probably What you would enjoy.