
Taylor and two other astronauts come out of deep hibernation to find that their ship has crashed. Escaping with little more than clothes they find that they have landed on a planet where men are pre-lingual and uncivilized while apes have learned speech and technology. Taylor is captured and taken to the city of the apes after damaging his throat so that he is silent and cannot communicate with the apes.... (Full plot summary below)
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Taylor and two other astronauts come out of deep hibernation to find that their ship has crashed. Escaping with little more than clothes they find that they have landed on a planet where men are pre-lingual and uncivilized while apes have learned speech and technology. Taylor is captured and taken to the city of the apes after damaging his throat so that he is silent and cannot communicate with the apes.
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| The New YorkerPauline KaelPlanet of the Apes is that rare film that will transcend all age and social groupings. |
| The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsIts social conscience and deep concern with what it means to be human remains unspoiled. |
| EmpireAndrew CollinsA film rich with unforgettable imagery, killer lines and physical thrills. |
| Slant MagazineBill WeberPlanet of the Apes became a blockbuster because it’s cannily crafted, in part, as a ripping adventure yarn, director Franklin Schaffner staging a long desert trek for survival by Taylor and his two surviving shipmates in the opening half-hour, a brilliant “hunt” sequence with gorillas pursuing the human brutes as targets and trophies (memorably enhanced by Jerry Goldsmith’s dissonant, percussive score), and a lengthy chase sequence where the escaped spaceman leaps and dodges past hairy denizens of church, museum, and marketplace. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertPlanet of the Apes is much better than I expected it to be. It is quickly paced, completely entertaining, and its philosophical pretensions don't get in the way. If you only condescend to see an adventure thriller on rare occasions, condescend this time. You have nothing to lower but your brow. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliOne of those rare films whose historical impact outweighs its quality. It's a good film, but not a classic. Yet, although little more than a socially conscious, well executed science fiction adventure film, Planet of the Apes arrived in theaters at just the right time to capture the country's imagination. |
| The GuardianRichard RoudA promising idea, and yet ultimately too cute: it is a one-to-one allegory, and this much of the film is spent exploring this not very rewarding vein. |
| The New York TimesRenata AdlerIt is no good at all, but fun, at moments, to watch. |
| Chicago ReaderPat GrahamDismal SF deep think that gave birth to an equally dismal string of sequels and TV spin-offs. |
| User ReviewJWFSUm dos melhores filmes de todos os tempos.. |