At The Movies

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), PG-13, 2 hr 10 min Franchise: Planet of the Apes Franchise Position #8 Movie Tagline: “One last chance for peace.” --- Trailer --- Main Cast Andy Serkis – Caesar Jason Clarke – Malcolm Gary Oldman – Dreyfus Keri Russell – Ellie Toby Kebbell – Koba Kodi Smit-McPhee – Alexander Karin Konoval – Maurice Nick Thurston – Blue Eyes Judy Greer – Cornelia Terry Notary – Rocket Larramie Doc Shaw – Ash --- Reviews Critics Ratings My Rating: 9/10 The Dove Foundation: Not Rated IMDb : 7.6/10 Rotten Tomatoes : 91% Metacritic : 79/100 --- Plot Summary Ten years after the events of Rise, a deadly virus has wiped out most of humanity. Caesar now leads a flourishing colony of apes in the forests outside a devastated San Francisco. When a small band of human survivors reaches out in hopes of restarting a hydroelectric dam, a fragile truce is formed. But tensions escalate as distrust, betrayal, and ambition—especially from the vengeful Koba—threaten to ignite full-sc...

Planet of the Apes (1968), G, 1 hr 52 min Franchise: Planet of the Apes Franchise Position #1 Movie Tagline: “Somewhere in the universe, there must be something better than man.” --- Trailer   --- Main Cast Charlton Heston – George Taylor Roddy McDowall – Cornelius Kim Hunter – Zira Maurice Evans – Dr. Zaius James Whitmore – President of the Assembly James Daly – Honorius Linda Harrison – Nova Robert Gunner – Landon Lou Wagner – Lucius Jeff Burton – Dodge --- Reviews Critics Ratings My Rating: 9/10 The Dove Foundation: Not Rated IMDb : 8.0/10 Rotten Tomatoes : 88% Metacritic : 79/100 --- Plot Summary In Planet of the Apes, astronaut George Taylor crash-lands on a distant planet ruled by intelligent apes who enslave primitive, speechless humans. As Taylor uncovers the bizarre and reversed society, he struggles to survive, earn the apes’ trust, and escape captivity. But the biggest revelation awaits him at the end—a shocking twist that redefines everything he thought he knew abo...