Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: June 15, 1973 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Battle looks like the last gap of a dying series, a movie made simply to wring the dollars out of any remaining ape fans. Read full review
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IndieWireStaff (Not Credited)
It’s hard to get the same feeling of awe and epic scale that the series’ best installments can offer when you’re essentially watching ten guys squabble in a forest. Read full review
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The A.V. ClubNoel Murray
The bloodiest of the Apes films, and one of the most despairing. Read full review
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EmpireIan Nathan
Largely devoid of any charm or intelligence that made other Apes films entertaining, this one should be buried in the Forbidden Zone. Read full review
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TV Guide MagazineMichael Scheinfeld
Episode number five of the APES series, is the last and least of the bunch, with a juvenile script and parsimonious production values more befitting the various APES merchandising tie-ins (including toys, comic books, and action figures) than the fourth sequel to one of the finest science-fiction films in history. Read full review
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