Reviews for Snowpiercer - Apes, Blowing the Doors Off

At long last! Two summer releases are about to capture our full attention, both garnering some of the best reviews of the year.

First up, in limited release, we have Snowpiercer, from director Bong Joon-ho (The Host) which is being described as one of the most boldly original and striking films of the year - a post-apocalyptic saga of a survivor society contained within a massive high-speed train, hurtling around the globe. Sounds like the breakaway sci-fi film of the year. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then Variety threw up a very early review of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, that was awash with superlatives:

"An altogether smashing sequel to 2011′s better-than-expected Rise of the Planet of the Apes, this vivid, violent extension of humanoid ape Caesar’s troubled quest for independence bests its predecessor in nearly every technical and conceptual department, with incoming helmer Matt Reeves conducting the proceedings with more assertive genre elan than Rise journeyman Rupert Wyatt."

Sounds like Reeves has delivered a true Apes film and that these two movies are going to send audiences racing for a glimpse of the apocalypse. Both of these films are now at the top of the list.