Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: May 21, 1971 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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60
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Former actor Don Taylor directs smoothly and efficiently and elicits fine performances from the cast, highlighted by the warm relationship between Zira, (a touching Kim Hunter) and Cornelius, knowingly played by Roddy McDowall, who returns in the role after being replaced in the first sequel because he was directing a movie (TAM-LIN) at the time. Read full review
60
EmpireSam Toy
With the potency of the central idea diminishing, Escape still manages the tricky move of carrying on a story that really should have ended with the last film, while setting up the series' mythology and paving the way for future chapters. But it's still a dilution. Read full review
60
The New Yorker
The utterance of the three gentle chimpanzees in Escape from the Planet of the Apes tends to blow you out of the cinema seat, not so much because they can talk as because they all speak the same language. Read full review
40
Time Out LondonStaff (Not Credited)
It's a long way down from even the second in the series. Read full review
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