Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)

 NEVER SAY "NO" TO AN APE! HAPPY 699TH BIRTHDAY CAESAR!
This is the fifth and last installment in the POTA's series or at least in the movie theater series. I must say this again....I am a big fan of the series and I have watched them in my home theater with the new transfers now. This film isn't bad, but a bigger budget could have helped. If you are going to watch these movies, please throw out all sense of reality! I hate when people pick apart things they feel are unbelievable in movies. We're talking about "talking apes" here! I will however have to question basic continuity in these films. Every installment has continuity problems that will split your brain in two just trying to make sense of it! I will give you one example ..... this film takes place in 2670 and the last picture was in 1991.....lets do some math here. That would make Caesar 699 years old Considering he was 20 years old in "Conquest" I guess the Caesar in this picture is his great, great, great, great grand son?? If that is true how is the Governor's aid's brother still alive? They don't really explain this. I am not trying to tear these films apart,but there are loads of little tidbits of information through out the series like this. As long as you are watching the films with the right mind set, this is a good film that just should have been better. The DVD transfer is very good and the extended edition helps a bit. My rating for the series is
1) POTA by a mile! 5 stars
2) Beneath from POTA 3 stars
3) Escape the POTA 3 1/2 stars
4) Conquest for POTA 2 1/2 stars
5) Battle for The POTA 2 1/4 stars
The sequels are so close it really is a toss up with them. August 2, 2007

 In peace and harmony
Yes exactly as the film starts and finishes with an equal society of both humans and apes and making it the best installment of the 5 films and even better than the tv series of which follows during the following year. July 10, 2007

 good but...
okay just one problem (i know it's a movie) how did the apes all learn to talk from the 4th movie too this one???? anyone??? September 27, 2006

 Worst series ever!
For starters why would a person be smoking a cigar in a spaceship?!! Unlogical! The only good one was number 1 (number 2 was ok) but it just went downhill from there! I didn't even want to watch number 5. Now you know a series isn't good when you don't want to watch the final one. I wasn't even interested in the bonus disc. Now that's not a good sign. So if you want a good series of movies, watch The Matrix, Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, Die Hard, Lord of the Rings and theres tons more. Just don't waste your time on this series. June 17, 2006

 GREAT SET .....BUT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER
They used to have "Planet Of The Apes" week on channel 7 out of Detroit and like any other kid I ran home from school everyday to watch them.I absolutely love the Planet of the Apes evolution boxed set.You get all five Planet of the Apes movies plus a sixth bonus disc containing all the wonderful special features.It's all here except the superior picture and 5.1 digitally remastered sound found in the legacy set.The picture and sound are a definite improvement over the television images but still don't compare to the legacy set.I don't understand why 20th Century Fox Studios didn't take the time to remaster all the movies at the same time.They've always had the ability to do it,because the legacy set is proof of that.How many times can a studio release the same titles over and over.Now 20th Century Fox has released "The Planet Of The Apes" ultimate collection with deluxe ape head packaging consisting of all the movies,tv series,animated series and Tim Burtons version.After considering the cost of the new ultimate collection the evolution set is great value for any planet of the apes fan.But if ultimate picture and sound are what you're after,hold out and purchase the legacy set.I hope this review was helpful.
May 29, 2006

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