Review of Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) by Matt H — 14 Mar 2015

Up until this point in the franchise, other than passing references and iconic shots, there hasn't been too much in common between the original series and the reboot Planet of the Apes franchise. This is the film where you can really start drawing direct similarities between the two, enough to suggest that Rise and Dawn could have been reimagined for the new generation.

Conquest introduces us to Ceaser now an adult still with the circus but disguised as more of a pet to hide the fact that he is supper intelligent and has the ability to speak. He and his master played by Ricardo Moltalban happen to be visiting a city that has become almost a totaltarian state towards the Ape population which now uses them as pets since a flu has wipes out all dogs and cats.

When they proved to be able to do various tasks including work for the humans, the ownership quickly disolves into slavery. Disgusted with this eventually Ceaser is able to get into a position of power to stage a rebellion and start to act back against the human population and take the city as their own.

Its interesting to see this version of the story and what they were able to do given the constraints at the time, but now I have seen both versions of the past and present, the comparisons are defintely undeniable and its interesting to see for some diehard fans which one they prefer.

Average.