War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
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Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet.
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... Caesar
... The Colonel
... Maurice
... Rocket
... Bad Ape
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Excellent trilogy
Most Hollywood remakes/reboots are failed cash grabs. They are pale imitations of the superior originals. But the new Planet of the Apes trilogy surprises in that it trumps all the previous Apes films--those from the 60's and 70's as well as the Tim Burton 2001 misfire. Caesar still leads the intelligent apes against the human forces who want to eradicate them. Caesar even shows mercy to some of his human captives, but the humans who fear the apes will not relent in their attempts to destroy them. The movie is driven largely by Andy Serkis's superb portrayal of Caesar. He is a complex and intriguing character. Woody Harrelson is also very good as the villain. His character is no generic, stock bad guy. He's layered and you may even surprisingly feel some sympathy for him. A great and thought provoking popcorn flick.
Director:
Writer:
Rick Jaffa (Characters)
Amanda Silver (Characters)
Mark Bomback (Writer)
Matt Reeves (Writer)
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Release Date:
2017-07-11
Run Time:
140 min
MMPA Rating:
PG-13
Reviews of
War for the Planet of the Apes
Excellent trilogy
Most Hollywood remakes/reboots are failed cash grabs. They are pale imitations of the superior originals. But the new Planet of the Apes trilogy surprises in that it trumps all the previous Apes films--those from the 60's and 70's as well as the Tim Burton 2001 misfire. Caesar still leads the intelligent apes against the human forces who want to eradicate them. Caesar even shows mercy to some of his human captives, but the humans who fear the apes will not relent in their attempts to destroy them. The movie is driven largely by Andy Serkis's superb portrayal of Caesar. He is a complex and intriguing character. Woody Harrelson is also very good as the villain. His character is no generic, stock bad guy. He's layered and you may even surprisingly feel some sympathy for him. A great and thought provoking popcorn flick.
On this movie I have to get a couple of things out of the way straight away.
First, the movie title and the blurb is hyperbole that has little to do with actual events in the movie. This is not some great war but just some silly little three way skirmish between some apes and two human factions.
Second, the story for this movie is clearly written by someone who has an agenda and that agenda includes preaching how bad the white man is.
Not surprisingly the result is bland, boring, frustrating and not very entertaining.
I thought Dawn of the Planet of the Apes was mildly entertaining. Mostly due to the special effects. I thought Rise of the Planet of the Apes was okay. Again due to the special effects and because it had a fair amount of action. War for the Planet of the Apes do have decent special effects but nothing else. Add the obvious political agenda and the movie goes straight into a nose dive.
The humans in the movie are stereotypical bad people and the apes are victims whether they are actually good apes or just asshole apes. There’s some decent action in the beginning and some at the end. In between we are “treated” to a slew of emotional scenes (or at least I suppose that’s what they were supposed to be) were Ceasars grief and the evil of man are force fed down our throats.
Not surprisingly the movie ends, which it of course do not do until all humans in sight are killed off for no good reason, with the apes finding their little part of heaven all shown in warm and rosy colors. Close curtain…thank good!
I was not expecting much from this movie but this was a typical Hollywood-with-an-agenda-movie. That is, not a good movie as far as I am concerned.
The title _War for the Planet of the Apes_ is perhaps a misnomer, and it doesn't necessarily build the legend in the way I was expecting it to, but a worthy threequel it still makes, and blockbuster trilogy with no bad entries is a rare thing to see.
_Final rating:★★★½ - I really liked it. Would strongly recommend you give it your time._
'War for the Planet of the Apes' wraps up a great trilogy strongly.
I enjoyed this installment just as much as its two predecessors, all three films are just supremely entertaining and are very well put together. Caesar is a terrific character and continues to look fantastic in this; the special effects are top notch, even the way the apes are shown in shot is expertly done. The additions of Bad Ape and Nova are neat, too.
I'd personally rank it above 'Dawn' but below 'Rise', though there isn't much between them at all. Intrigued to see where they go with the proposed spin-off(s).
The relentless battles between apes and mankind are taking their toll, and forcing Caesar and his followers into the frozen wilderness where they encounter the megalomanic "Colonel" (Woody Harrelson). Tragically, coming off the worst at this meeting, the apes end up imprisoned by their new, ruthless, human masters - aided and abetted by some gorillas too - and used as little better than slaves. Adding to their woes, both sides know that an impeding visit by some heavily armed troops is not in either of their interests! It now falls to "Caesar" to come up with a plan to free his species before they are all wiped out. Whilst I did quite enjoy this, it's not as good as the "Dawn..." (2014). It takes far too long to get going and Harrelson has all the menace of a cucumber sandwich. There is just too much dialogue (and sentiment) and Matt Reeves struggles to build, let alone sustain, the pace and menace that he did so well last time out. Although it is a bit on the long side, the last hour largely makes up most of these deficiencies as the plan for vengeance takes shape and the pyrotechnics go into overdrive. Good, but not great.
Cast & Crew of
War for the Planet of the Apes
Cast
... Caesar
... The Colonel
... Maurice
... Rocket
... Bad Ape
... Nova
... Red Donkey
... Luca
... Koba
... Preacher
... Lake
... Cornelia
... Cornelius
... Winter
... Spear
... Blue Eyes
... Ape Elder
... Look Out Ape
... Soldier Who Sees Ape
... Captain
... Lang
... Alpha Omega Deserter
... Captured Soldier
... Boyle
... Commanding Officer
... Tanker Guard
... Gunner
... Soldier
... Gasping Soldier
... Tower Guard #1
... Tower Guard #2
... Ukulele Playing Soldier
... Platoon Leader
... Executive Officer's Man
... Ape Kid #1
... Ape Kid #2
... Ape Kid #3
... Ape Kid #4
... Ape Kid #5
... Ape Kid #6
... Ape Kid #7
Crew
... Director
... Stunts
... Original Music Composer
... Director of Photography
... Production Design
... Editor
... Casting Assistant
... Assistant Art Director
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Casting
... Producer
... Casting Associate
... Script Supervisor
... Art Direction
... Assistant Art Director
... Makeup Artist
... Second Unit Director of Photography
... Dolly Grip
... Gaffer
... Visual Effects Producer
... Visual Effects Technical Director
... Digital Intermediate
... Aerial Coordinator
... Assistant Art Director
... Construction Coordinator
... Makeup Artist
... Makeup Artist
... Aerial Director of Photography
... Key Grip
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Creature Technical Director
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Visual Effects Technical Director
... ADR Supervisor
... Foley Editor
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... Characters
... ADR Voice Casting
... Music Editor
... Art Direction
... Art Direction
... Set Decoration
... Seamstress
... Still Photographer
... CG Supervisor
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Visual Effects Technical Director
... Sound Designer
... Supervising Sound Editor
... Script Supervisor
... Casting Associate
... Seamstress
... Animation Supervisor
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Foley
... Digital Intermediate
... Music Editor
... Script Supervisor
... Supervising Art Director
... Set Costumer
... Makeup Artist
... Dolly Grip
... Key Grip
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Special Effects Coordinator
... ADR Editor
... Armorer
... Characters
... Rigging Gaffer
... Visual Effects Producer
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Foley Editor
... Steadicam Operator
... Visual Effects Producer
... Foley
... First Assistant Editor
... Costume Supervisor
... VFX Editor
... VFX Editor
... Visual Effects Producer
... Special Effects Supervisor
... Special Effects Supervisor
... ADR Editor
... Ager/Dyer
... Ager/Dyer
... Key Makeup Artist
... Visual Effects Editor
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Visual Effects Technical Director
... Boom Operator
... Set Costumer
... Animation Supervisor
... Pre-Visualization Supervisor
... Foley Editor
... Casting
... Assistant Art Director
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Boom Operator
... ADR Editor
... First Assistant Editor
... Producer
... Art Department Coordinator
... Visual Effects Editor
... First Assistant Editor
... Producer
... Casting
... Assistant Art Director
... Property Master
... Aerial Director of Photography
... CG Supervisor
... CG Supervisor
... Creature Technical Director
... Lead Animator
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Producer
... Armorer
... Costume Design
... Ager/Dyer
... Gaffer
... Foley
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Animation Supervisor
... Animation Supervisor
... Stunts
... Set Designer
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Senior Animator
... Stunt Coordinator
... Stunts
... Stunt Driver
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Editorial Production Assistant
... Writer
... Writer
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Editor
... VFX Artist
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Stunt Double
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Stunts
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