Review of War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) by Scott N — 20 Aug 2017

WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES-2017(PG-13)-Aug. 19.

By:Clem The Movie Guy.

War for the Planet of the Apes is the third & final installment of this epic reboot of the original Planet of the Apes series. For the past 15 years, Caesar (Andy Serkis), a highly intelligent chimpanzee, has been protecting his family & clan of genetically enhanced apes from the humans who want to destroy them Since the release of the ALZ-113 virus, also known by the human survivors as the Simian Flu, that began in Rise of the Planet of the Apes & globally killed billions of people. Despite the betrayal of Koba (Toby Kebbell) who in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes brought on the war between humans & apes Caesar still wants to believe that there can be peace between humans & apes. Caesar?s world is rocked when his wife Cornelia (Judy Greer) & son Blue Eyes (Max Lloyd-Jones) are killed by Colonel McCullough (Woody Harrelson) who along with his military team have infiltrated the apes?s hideout. Realizing that woods are no long safe for them, Caesar tells his remaining clan that they must forge on in search of a new home while Caesar along with his loyal friends; orangutan Maurice (Karin Konoval), chimp Rocket (Terry Notary), & gorilla Luca (Michael Adamthwaite) begin the long journey across the vast icy ruins of the planet to find McCullough & get payback for the murder of Caesar?s wife & son. During the journey Caesar struggles with the conflict between his desire for revenge & his duty to protect his clan only to arrive at his destination to find  his clan being held captive in the former quarantine facility that McCullough has made his headquarters. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes?s Matt Reeves returns as director & co-wrote the screenplay with Mark Bomback, War for the Planet of the Apes is the most compelling & intense film in the series. It plays more like a powerful drama then a big time summer action film. The performances from the cast were riveting & emotional. Despite this film being the final chapter in this series, there are plans of more Planet of the Apes films down the road which I think is a HUGE mistake. War for the Planet of the Apes is a MUST-SEE FILM if you can still find it in theatres, but if not then you MUST-SEE IT ON DVD/BLU-RAY.