Battle for the Planet of the Apes

Name: Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Released: June 15, 1973
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 40
Cast: Claude Akins, Roddy McDowall

1973

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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: June 15, 1973 | G

Starring: Claude Akins, Roddy McDowall

Summary: Ten years after conquering the Earth, ape leader Caesar wants the ruling apes and enslaved humans to live in peace. But warring factions of apes led by a militant gorilla general as well as various human groups threaten the stability.

Director: J. Lee Thompson

Genre(s): Action, Sci-Fi

Rating: G

Runtime: 93 min

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Roger Ebert

Battle looks like the last gap of a dying series, a movie made simply to wring the dollars out of any remaining ape fans. Read full review

Noel Murray

The bloodiest of the Apes films, and one of the most despairing. Read full review

IndieWire Staff (Not Credited)

It’s hard to get the same feeling of awe and epic scale that the series’ best installments can offer when you’re essentially watching ten guys squabble in a forest. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Michael Scheinfeld

Episode number five of the APES series, is the last and least of the bunch, with a juvenile script and parsimonious production values more befitting the various APES merchandising tie-ins (including toys, comic books, and action figures) than the fourth sequel to one of the finest science-fiction films in history. Read full review

Empire Ian Nathan

Largely devoid of any charm or intelligence that made other Apes films entertaining, this one should be buried in the Forbidden Zone. Read full review

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r96sk

Feb 27, 2022

A limp way for the original franchise to finish.

Its predecessor, 'Conquest of the Planet of the Apes', was a weak entry too but remained watchable, though 'Battle for the Planet of the Apes' kinda straddles the other side as it's uninteresting. I didn't dislike it and it is very short atA limp way for the original franchise to finish.

Its predecessor, 'Conquest of the Planet of the Apes', was a weak entry too but remained watchable, though 'Battle for the Planet of the Apes' kinda straddles the other side as it's uninteresting. I didn't dislike it and it is very short at around 82 minutes, which helps. Roddy McDowall is the pick of the cast, though even his performance feels weary at this point.

A 'strong' 6/10 rating from me, if such a thing exists. It was the right time for them to end this (very good, all in all) series.… Expand

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gracjanski

Mar 12, 2020

The biggest problem of this movie is, that it doesnt fit to the other movies, especially the last one. Caesar was the only one who knows how to speak, but suddenly there are many of them, some even older than him. In addition the action scenes look so cheaply, the budget was too low. TheThe biggest problem of this movie is, that it doesnt fit to the other movies, especially the last one. Caesar was the only one who knows how to speak, but suddenly there are many of them, some even older than him. In addition the action scenes look so cheaply, the budget was too low. The power struggle between Caesar and Aldo was more interesting and the movie should focus on that. This part was intelligent and didnt need much money. It was interesting to see the problem of such a society, but the movie was short, low budget and had too many action scenes.… Expand

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imthenoob

Nov 5, 2018

It's such an anti-climactic and predictable movie that fails to do the previous films any justice. The battle for the Planet of the Apes is a very disappointing end to an enjoyable series.

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