
After conquering the oppressive humans in "Conquest for the Planet of the Apes", Caesar must now keep the peace among the humans and apes. Gorilla General Aldo views things differently, and tries to cause an ape civil war. In the meantime, other human survivors learn of the ape city, and decide they want to take back civilization for themselves, thus setting the stage of warring ape factions and humans.... (Full plot summary below)
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After conquering the oppressive humans in "Conquest for the Planet of the Apes", Caesar must now keep the peace among the humans and apes. Gorilla General Aldo views things differently, and tries to cause an ape civil war. In the meantime, other human survivors learn of the ape city, and decide they want to take back civilization for themselves, thus setting the stage of warring ape factions and humans.
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| Old School ReviewsJohn A. NesbitWith the budgets decreasing, creative ideas waning, and costumes and makeup getting more worn-out, it's a good thing that this is the final sequel. |
| Q Network Film DeskJames KendrickThe only film in the series to end on a positive note. |
| Zaki's CornerZaki HasanSome solid ideas at its center expounding on the series' omnipresent themes of race relations and destiny vs. free will, but is hobbled by its too-apparent dime-store budget and a singular lack of ambition. |
| Alternate EndingTim BraytonBattle... is where the dwindling budgets of the film in this series finally manage to score a fatal hit. |
| Alexander On FilmChris AlexanderBattle ends with a deep sense of melancholy and grace, a timeline defying notion that Caesar's decency in fact altered the course of history. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertBattle looks like the last gap of a dying series, a movie made simply to wring the dollars out of any remaining ape fans. |
| Video-Reviewmaster.comSteve CrumUnnecessary sequel is nonetheless entertaining; Roddy Mcdowall back in simian shape. |
| TV Guide MagazineMichael ScheinfeldEpisode number five of the APES series, is the last and least of the bunch, with a juvenile script and parsimonious production values more befitting the various APES merchandising tie-ins (including toys, comic books, and action figures) than the fourth sequel to one of the finest science-fiction films in history. |
| BBC.comTom CoatesThe Planet of the Apes series started well, and gradually decreased in budget and quality. By Battle the budget is all but gone, and all the believability and excitement has gone with it. |
| EmpireIan NathanLargely devoid of any charm or intelligence that made other Apes films entertaining, this one should be buried in the Forbidden Zone. |