War for the Planet of the Apes

Forget the other franchises for now. This is the one that matters.

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A great culmination to the rebooted trilogy, while also an excellent set-up for (hopefully) much more to come.

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Those "damn dirty apes” of old are no more. The simian heroes of War for the Planet of the Apes are special-effects wonders who help create a dazzling and gripping third film in the revamp of the 1960s and '70s sci-fi movies.

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Gripping, visually assured and working far above its summer-sequel paygrade, War for the Planet of the Apes treats a harsh storyline with a solemnity designed to hoist the tale of Caesar, simian revolutionary — the Moses of apes — into the realm of the biblical.

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Rebooted franchise goes out with a bang – and a career-high performance from motion-capture maestro Andy Serkis.

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“War for the Planet of the Apes” is a film that unapologetically embraces the first word of its title.

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From its inception six summers ago, the new-and-improved Planet of the Apes movie cycle has kept the original films from the ‘60s and ‘70s at an arm’s distance.

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Still, in a sea of often simple tentpole films, “War Of The Planet Of The Apes” is exceptional.

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The ambitious War For The Planet Of The Apes ends up surrendering to formula.

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The third of the Planet of the Apes ‘reboot series’ is just as good as its predecessors: a bold, sweeping adventure told with confidence and intensity.

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Two years after the events of Dawn, the human military comes to kill Caesar (Andy Serkis). The botched assassination leaves several apes dead and any hope of peaceful coexistence in tatters. Consumed by rage and grief, Caesar sends his apes to safety and sets out on a personal quest for vengeance.

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Andy Serkis returns as reluctant rebel leader Caesar, facing a threatened homeland and a new human challenge fronted by Woody Harrelson in Fox's third entry in the blockbuster sci-fi reboot.

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A soulful, mesmerising spectacle worthy of David Lean.

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It’s odd, perhaps, to find yourself rooting for the other side of the evolutionary ladder, but Reeves’ movie will have you doing just that. You might even want to bring a hankie to this morality vs. mortality tragic tale of the war to end all wars.

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Matt Reeves’s War for the Planet of the Apes is a film that resides in an ethical grey zone.

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This climax to the trilogy of new “Apes” movies earns its quotations of John Ford and the Old Testament.

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War is hell, and so is humankind, in this darkest chapter of the “Planet of the Apes” prequels.

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The main problem with War for the Planet of the Apes is that, although it rouses and overwhelms, it ain’t much fun.

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While War for the Planet of the Apes's third act is a bit hairy, the sequel helps cement the franchise as one of the more exciting mainstream properties worth watching.

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War of the Planet of the Apes has all the bombast and sense of finality seemingly required for the end of a trilogy, but there’s an underlying emptiness that nags with each scene.

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Like the apes it depicts, the technology behind the 'Planet of the Apes' prequels has evolved to act more human than the human characters.

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