The Planet of the Apes series started well, and gradually decreased in budget and quality. By Battle the budget is all but gone, and all the believability and excitement has gone with it.
Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
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Reviews Counted:24
Fresh:9
Rotten:15
Average Rating:4.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: The fifth and final episode in the Planet of the Apes series. After the collapse of human civilization, a community of intelligent apes lives in harmony with a group of humans, but a community of... The fifth and final episode in the Planet of the Apes series. After the collapse of human civilization, a community of intelligent apes lives in harmony with a group of humans, but a community of mutants who reside beneath a destroyed city try to conquer those whom they perceive as enemies. Footage from the previous installments is effective in providing background information as flashbacks in an attempt to bring the series to a logical finish. A later television series attempted to rekindle original plotlines with newer ones. [More]
Starring: Roddy McDowall, Claude Akins, John Huston, Paul Williams
Starring: Roddy McDowall, Claude Akins, John Huston, Paul Williams, Lew Ayres, Natalie Trundy, Severn Darden
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Producer: Arthur P. Jacobs
Composer: Leonard Rosenman
Story: Paul Dehn
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Nov 4, 2008
Reviews for Battle for the Planet of the Apes
[For] completists only and definitely counts as the worst in the entire series.
With the budgets decreasing, creative ideas waning, and costumes and makeup getting more worn-out, it’s a good thing that this is the final sequel.
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