Review of Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) by Conner R — 11 Sep 2010

So many people make this out to be a disaster while in actuality it's really good. You have to have a love for the series to see this, otherwise you'll be lost. It goes into the mythology of the characters and history like with Conquest.

While these last three installments are often considered prequels, it's completely untrue. The whole point of the last movies was to change the future and prevent the destruction of ape/mankind.This delivers on a good conclusion to that ray of hope, finally bringing peace between ape and man.

I like that the series starts off dark and then changes pace and becomes about preservation and equality. This features a lot of great sets, characters and crazy 70s action scenes. It's not for everyone, but I feel that it delivers.