Planet of the Apes (1968)

Planet of the Apes (1968)
Rating: ★★★★
Apr 17, 2001Planet of Talking Apes
The film that started it all. This takes what could have been a jokey premise and delivers it in bold, exciting stokes. What elevates the film is Rod Serling’s script. filled with embittered soliloquies that become a biting commentary on the human condition, before the film reaches one of the great cinematic twist endings

Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)

Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
Rating: ★★★½
Jun 12, 2000Planet of the Apes Sequel/Telepathic Mutants
The second and most underrated of the Planet of the Apes films. For a time it repeats the original but gains considerable imagination and a striking satiric bite with the introduction of the mutants

Behind the Planet of the Apes (1998)

Behind the Planet of the Apes (1998)
Rating: ★★★
Jan 1, 2009The Making of the Planet of the Apes Series Documentary
A documentary about the original Planet of the Apes series (made before the modern reboot series) that examines the making of and behind the scenes in all the detail that any fan could want