Rise of the Planet of the Apes (DVD)

Out of all the summer blockbusters, this was one of the more cerebral offerings. It is still however a ‘blockbuster’, so expect loud action scenes and some unintentionally daft moments (a gorilla attacking a helicopter!). The CGI apes are staggeringly realised (again, splendid motion capture work by Andy Serkis) and on occasions leaving the actors stranded.

Overall, great fun and an interesting ‘prequel’ explanation on how those damn apes took over the world.