The beginning of the rebooted Apes franchise isn't perfect, but it gets one thing right: this is Caesar's story.
All in Retro of the Apes
Ape Shall Never Kill Ape: Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
The final film in the original Apes series is the most hopeful with its message of coexistence.
The King is Dead, Long Live the King: Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
The fourth film in the original Apes series is the most brutal and the best, according to Marcelo.
Let Man be Dominated by Such as You: Escape From the Planet of the Apes (1971)
In one of the best entries in the Apes series, things go from light-hearted to bleak pretty quick.
Weapons of Peace: Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
The sequel to 1968 Planet of the Apes is a campy and bizarre feature that "becomes almost transcendent."
It's A Mad House: Planet of the Apes (1968)
The original damned dirty apes kick off our retrospective.