Rise of the Planet of the Apes is more than a prequel. It brought the Planet of the Apes franchise to a new level.

The special effects are better than anything in the Planet of the Apes universe. They effortlessly surpass the 2001 movie by Tim Burton.

The script is better than for any movie before Tim Burton's effort, but falls way short of his movie. At the same time the script got adjusted to the average viewer's taste. Some synthetic emotional moment have been generated, mostly targeting animal loving audience.

The rest are action sequences.

Overall, Rise of the Planet of the Apes was a tad long for my taste.