Celebrating 50 years of ‘Apes’: ‘Planet of the Apes’ (1968) is ‘The Twilight Zone’ transformed into an epic (Movie review)
This series celebrates 50 years of the “Planet of the Apes” franchise. We naturally start with the original film, which hit theaters on April 3, 1968. The original “Planet of the Apes” movie is groundbreaking and dated, flawed and fascinating. It still holds up today by every important measure, but – while the ape makeup
‘Planet of the Apes’ (1968) reviews
John’s “Planet of the Apes” flashback review, April 3, 2018 “Planet of the Apes” – With apologies to “Forbidden Planet” and “2001,” “Planet of the Apes” is the best sci-fi movie of the pre-“Star Wars” era. This dystopian parable from “Twilight Zone” creator Rod Serling is as meaningful today as it was in 1968. An