The movie stunk for several reasons. First, there was no character development with the antagonist ape. No building of the conflict, it was just kill kill kill right away. Very poor writing. Second, the ending was ridiculous. I like endings that make you think, but that ending only made me think "why oh why did I bother seeing this stupid movie". Finally, the original Planet of the Apes is one of the best movies of all time, despite its flaws, which makes this piece o' crap seem that much worse. My $.02.