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- 1973
- G
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 33 m
- 1973
- G
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 33 m
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.
Directed By: J. Lee Thompson
- 1973
- G
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 33 m
- 1973
- G
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 33 m
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
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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.
Directed By: J. Lee Thompson
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Battle looks like the last gap of a dying series, a movie made simply to wring the dollars out of any remaining ape fans.
The bloodiest of the Apes films, and one of the most despairing.
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Based on 31 User Ratings
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19% Positive
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Based on 31 User Ratings
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19% Positive
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58% Mixed
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23% Negative
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Battle for the Planet of the Apes is a direct sequel to Conquest of the Planet of the Apes. This film completes the original franchise. Logically all films are closed. And although the film is mediocre, and inferior to the first 2 films, it is at least interesting to watch, unlike Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
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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 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.
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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.
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.
Largely devoid of any charm or intelligence that made other Apes films entertaining, this one should be buried in the Forbidden Zone.
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. 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.
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Production Company
Apjac International,
Twentieth Century Fox
Release Date Jun 15, 1973
Duration 1 h 33 m
Rating G
Tagline The final chapter in the incredible Apes saga. The most suspenseful showdown ever filmed as two civilizations battle for the right to inherit what's left of the earth!
Awards
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 2 Nominations
