It works fairly well as the central movie of the franchise but will have little to offer non-devotees.
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06/13/01
Escape From the Planet of the Apes (1971)
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Reviews Counted:23
Fresh:18
Rotten:5
Average Rating:5.8/10
Consensus: One of the better Planet of the Apes sequels, Escape is more character-driven than the previous films, and more touching as a result.
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: In the future, the Earth is ruled by a race of highly-evolved simians who supplanted humans after a nuclear holocaust. But when the ape-led Earth is threatened with total annihilation, a trio of... [More]
Starring: Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Ricardo Montalban, Sal Mineo
Director: Don Taylor
Reviews for Escape From the Planet of the Apes
Top CriticIt's a long way down from even the second in the series.
01/26/06
Top CriticEscape from the Planet of the Apes is an excellent film, almost as good as the original Planet of the Apes.
06/04/07
Top CriticFormer actor Don Taylor directs smoothly and efficiently and elicits fine performances from the cast.
06/04/07
Top CriticNo review available.
10/08/05
No review available.
09/13/05
Regarded by some as the best of the Planet of the Apes sequels, maybe even on a par with the 1968 Charlton Heston original itself, this third Apes movie breathes fresh air into [the] series.
01/01/00
This second sequel serves as little more than a light appetizer with a memorable and poignant ending.
01/01/00
The best of the all of the sequels.
08/01/01
Oneof the best of the bunch!
09/27/02
Passable entertainment, but it's no fun watching the likable, witty Cornelius and Zira become hairy martyrs.
04/09/07
The last of the "Ape" sequels that's worth watching.
07/15/04
No review available.
07/26/02
One of the better new movies in town, and better in a genre -- science-fiction -- that at the crucial middle level where the history of movies is made, if not written, has recently been not so much bad as invisible.
05/10/05
Top CriticNo review available.
07/17/03
Brings just enough of a twist to the series' conventions.
07/26/02
No review available.
09/26/02
No review available.
12/06/02
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