Review – Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

This episode in the series of ape movies endures as my favorite. There’s obviously a hefty dose of 70’s-era politics being injected here, with possible targets ranging to everything from race relations to animal rights to class warfare. However the more serious elements are interpreted, the real draw here is that it’s a fine if somewhat dated (the film is ostensibly set in the far-future world of 1991) specimen of the action movie. There’s something almost creepy about large parts of the drama, particularly in the riot scenes toward the end in which our latex simian heroes rise up against their cruel human masters. Heavy-handed and cheaply-produced to be sure, but still worth a look. Mildly amusing