Should you watch Planet of the Apes?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Planet of the Apes
Film · 1968
Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist.
The sides of Planet of the Apes
- An astronaut crash-landed on a strange planet
- Apes who rule and humans who can't speak
- A chimpanzee scientist who takes his side
Planet of the Apes is good for you if…
- you like a sci-fi adventure that pulls the floor out from under Taylor.
- you like a world where apes hunt and cage humans.
- you like a society that hides the truth to keep its order.
Planet of the Apes is bad for you if…
- you find ape masks from 1968 dated.
- you need the science of space travel to hold up.
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