Why so much hype?

Thanks for the memories!

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

As a child of the 70's my imagination was ignited by the Planet of the Apes series. I saw Battle at a drive in...and when my parents refused to take me back for a second viewing I behaved in a way that makes me cringe to remember. But this is extent the film had on my young mind. It was only until recent that I learned of the negative response which seems a little extreme. It is obvious that the budget made the film look a little cheap and the story is a bit thin but the characters still make up for these flaws and still has plenty of dramatic moments.I don't hold the opinion that Battle is the worst of the series. I am of the opinion that Beneath is my least favorite and one I rarely re watched and seems like a rehash of the first with only a few slight variations. It is the one that captures my imagination the least. It is Conquest which I think is by far the best and the most satirical.Battle should not be so quickly dismissed because of it's limitations. The performances are pretty solid and everyone gets a chance to have a dramatic moment. Perhaps the message of the film can be seen as bit heavy handed by a modern audience and certainly could have been explored deeper had it not been for those limitations. It can come across as just a routine action flick between the survivors of a greater war and now just beginning to rebuild their own cultures. The human mutants are very superficial and one-dimensional. They are the bad guys of the story with the obligatory final confrontation. Over all it is a satisfying conclusion ending to the original series---warts and all.

I see the point here is that Ceasar knows from his parents that the earth is going to get destroyed. The only positive note here is that he wants to prevent that. The trouble is this film totally screws up the time line and muddies up the results of a nuke war. The only thing consistent is the ruins of NYC.After the earlier films, it is difficult to explain where of a sudden all these human survivors and the jeeps, school bus, and guns are coming from? You get the feeling watching this one that the mess with the time line is just being done to make a movie and make money. The only part of this film that makes sense is the beginning flashbacks. After that all I can say is MASH mash, what a mess. The doomsday bomb from the earlier film magically turns into a missile. The ape city changes appearance. The apes suddenly know more about the forbidden zone than earlier films. Ape kills Ape message does parallel with the human kills human still happening on Earth Today.While it tries to end on a positive note, that is the only thing to be thankful for at the end. This film should have remained as studio out takes at FOX. Even the Simpsons have better scripts than this one.

Okay, this film has a lot of problems... obviously. Another example of churning out sequels just for money. But even if it was just for money (it was), the film is still very entertaining for a Planet of the Apes fan. It has the great Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, along with many other famous faces covered behind Ape Masks. The acting is stiff, and the effects are awful, but isn't that what makes this series so much fun? It's something to watch for entertainment. The $1.7 million dollar budget didn't help them, but they tried and that's the important part. The school bus is notorious as an example of the film's minuscule budget. But it's hilarious, and I have to say I love the school bus, despite the silliness. If your not familiar with the series, or have never even seen the movies, I recommend to see them first. Because the average movie goer will not appreciate this Sci-Fi "classic". If your looking for some Oscar quality fare, then check out McDowall in Cleopatra instead. But for now... WATCH THE MOVIE LIKE APES!

In my opinion this film is underrated it is not a great film by any means but is better than Beneath The Planet Of The Apes and Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes. This is the fifth and final chapter in the ape saga and in my opinion it didn't disappoint the planet is a desolated place, Ceasar wants apes and humans to live together however ape has the edge over man as leaders and the humans fight back... This film stars Roddy McDowell, Claude Akins & Natalie Trundy this film was directed by J.Lee Thompson i recommend this film even though it has a low rating on IMDb it is an enjoyable film so watch and enjoy THE FINAL CONFRONTATION***/*****