Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)

Revisit
Format: 35mm
Venue: Alamo Ritz (Day of the Apes)

Lamentably saturated by the decade in which it was made, and featuring one too many trying-on-clothes montages for my taste...that is, one. Does have a pretty brutally extreme ending, though.

Rating: 5/10 Atkins

Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)

1st View
Format: 35mm
Venue: Alamo Ritz (Day of the Apes)

Thought I had seen this, quickly became apparent that I had not. Most bargain-basementy of the franchise and the titular battle is far smaller-scale than its sensational title would suggest. It was more like the Battle for Ape County. Loads of fun though.

Rating: 6/10 Atkins

Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)

Revisit
Format: 35mm
Venue: Alamo Ritz (Day of the Apes)

So weird, so much fun.

Rating: 7/10 Atkins

Planet of the Apes (1968)

Revisit
Format: 35mm
Venue: Alamo Ritz (Day of the Apes)

The original, you maniacs.

Rating: 7/10 Atkins

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)

Revisit
Format: 35mm
Venue: Alamo Ritz (Day of the Apes)

An all-day marathon of all five of the original Planet of the Apes films in glorious 35mm at The Alamo Drafthouse? Oh hell yeah! Instead of listing these films chronologically by release, or by their placement along the franchise's own manufactured timeline as I did in my writeup of the event for Fandango, I will order them from favorite to least favorite.

Rating: 8/10