Classic Franchise – Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)

By Newguy

Director: J Lee Thompson

Writer: Paul Dehn (Screenplay) Pierre Boulle (Characters)

Starring: Roddy McDowall, Don Murray, Natalie Trundy, Jari Rhodes, Severn Darden, Lo Wagner

Plot: In a futuristic world that has embraced ape slavery, Caesar, the son of the late simians Cornelius and Zira, surfaces after almost twenty years of hiding out from the authorities, and prepares for a slave revolt against humanity.

There may be spoilers the rest of the review

Verdict: Continuing the Good Story Telling

Story: Conquest of the Planet of the Apes starts in the future of the last film, Caesar (McDowall) raised in the circus away from the world where domestic pets have been wiped out by a plague bought to the planet by Zira and Cornelius, humans now uses the apes as their domestic pets and slaves who are starting to rebel against this way.

When Caesar is captured he must become the leader of the apes as they start to become smarter, sold to Governor Breck (Murray) it isn’t long before Caesar becomes the target of assassination from the humans but now, Caesar leads the uprising.

Thoughts on Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

Characters/PerformanceCaesar is the son of Zira and Cornelius, he has been in hiding for years but now he finds himself learning the truth about how humans treat apes now. Caesar leads the uprising of the apes becoming their leader against man. Breck is the Governor that wants to keep the truth about Caesar being alive a secret before the apes take over, you know the typical villain. Lisa is an ape that Caesar takes a shine to, one of the smarter ones of the new wave.

Performance wise, Roddy McDowall returns to be a good in the leading role once again, the rest of the cast are fine without having to play any original characters.

StoryThe story here is very similar to what we would know from the modern film ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ because it shows on the one more intelligent ape that is good natured needs to rise up against humans. The story is easy to watch but does feel slow in places though.

Action/Sci-FiThe action is simple fighting sequences nothing more with the sci-fi side that does look into the future where apes are now domestic pets.

SettingsThe future world does what it needed to visually but the truth is, it isn’t anything we haven’t seen before.

Special EffectsThe special effects are used when needed without being anything to make the film more important.

Final ThoughtsThis is once again good story telling by continuing the franchise as we continue to learn how the apes came to rule Earth.

Overall: Nicely told story throughout.

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