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Movie critics combined give Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) a score of 2.5774 out of 4
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Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for UpcomingDiscs.com (Gino Sassani)UpcomingDiscs.com (Gino Sassani)
Battle For The Planet Of The Apes was the last of the original Apes films. It has been far too frequently maligned. While I will admit that some of the high concepts are a little too undisguised, there was still some life left in the franchise. Of ...read the complete Battle for the Planet of the Apes movie review at UpcomingDiscs.com (Gino Sassani)
Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Daily-Reviews.com (Brian Matherly)Daily-Reviews.com (Brian Matherly)
Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)
An entertaining fable about the nature of war and violence, racial prejudice and what it means to be human (no matter what the species). ...read the complete Battle for the Planet of the Apes movie review at Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)
Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for DVD Talk (Aaron Beierle)DVD Talk (Aaron Beierle)
Now that I've come to the end of my journey of the "Planet Of The Apes" I can say that I have enjoyed looking through Fox's box set. There could have been more extra features included on the discs for the specific films, the final 6th disc does provide ...read the complete Battle for the Planet of the Apes movie review at DVD Talk (Aaron Beierle)
Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
( Warning: As it is difficult to discuss adequately the Planet of the Apes series without giving away some important plot information and potential surprises (especially in the first film), the following article contain numerous spoilers. If you have ...read the complete Battle for the Planet of the Apes movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Daily-Reviews (Brian Matherly)Daily-Reviews (Brian Matherly)
... the excitement generated by the final moments give the series a fitting close and wrap things up very nicely. ...read the complete Battle for the Planet of the Apes movie review at Daily-Reviews (Brian Matherly)
Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
"Battle for the Planet of the Apes" is the fifth and, merciful God, the last of the ape movies. It takes place long after Charlton Heston and even James Franciscus have faded from the ...read the complete Battle for the Planet of the Apes movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for DVD Talk (Chuck Arrington)DVD Talk (Chuck Arrington)
When it comes to making a bad movie with guys who look like they're wearing monkey suits, this is the benchmark. Of the whole series this is easily the worst entry. You could say that they ended the saga on a thud instead of a bang. Really, you could ...read the complete Battle for the Planet of the Apes movie review at DVD Talk (Chuck Arrington)
Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) scores a combined 1.25 out of 4 stars for DVD TimesDVD Times
And so we reach the final chapter of the Planet of the Apes cinematic franchise. Roddy McDowall returns to play Caesar once more. The budget is inflated slightly up to $1.8 dollars and we are promised that it will be “The most suspenseful showdown ever ...read the complete Battle for the Planet of the Apes movie review at DVD Times
Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Max Messier)filmcritic.com (Max Messier)
At least it is only 83 minutes long. I guess Arthur Jacobs and Paul Dehn decided that no one would notice that this final chapter of the sage was actually a remake of the second one, Beneath The Planet of the Apes. This time around, though, the ...read the complete Battle for the Planet of the Apes movie review at filmcritic.com (Max Messier)
Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) scores a combined 0.40 out of 4 stars for Citysearch (Dan Fazio)Citysearch (Dan Fazio)
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