Apes take over the planet -- again

There are only so many sequels you can make to a single movie. But producers are reluctant to give up on properties that might still have some money to be wrung out of them. And so we have the reboot: a movie that begins a series all over again so that fresh sequels can then be made. It’s a cynical exercise, but surprisingly, some of the resulting films are quite entertaining: the recent “Star Trek” and “Batman Begins,” for example. Now add “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” to that list.