Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)

Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
Rating: ★★★★
May 17, 2001Planet of the Apes Sequel/Time Travel
Third of the original Planet of the Apes films. This is an enjoyable take that brings the talking apes back in time to the present-day and where the emphasis is more on comedy

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
Rating: ★★★
May 22, 2001Planet of the Apes Sequel
The fourth of the original Planet of the Apes films, this cuts back on the humour and makes a stark parable for the Civil Rights movement with the apes rebelling against humanity in a revolution

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Rating: ★★★★
Aug 31, 2002Intergalactic Adventures
Second of the Star Trek films, usually regarded as the fan favourite because of its often moving character focus on themes of life, death and aging. Ricardo Montalban makes a grandly theatrical villain and the film gets some great suspense out of space war sequences

Behind the Planet of the Apes (1998)

Behind the Planet of the Apes (1998)
Rating: ★★★
Jan 1, 2009The Making of the Planet of the Apes Series Documentary
A documentary about the original Planet of the Apes series (made before the modern reboot series), this examines the making of and behind the scenes in all the detail that any fan could want

Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002)

Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
Rating: ★★½
Jan 25, 2002Juvenile Spy Adventures
The second of Robert Rodriguez’s Spy Kids films is slightly the lesser of its predecessor – it makes the mistake of stripping out the gadgets – nevertheless is fun and has all of wacky surrealism Rodriguez gave the first film

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
Rating: ★★
Jan 13, 2004Adventures Inside a Videogame
The third in the series is no longer even a Spy Kids film but a Virtual Reality videogame film. Robert Rodriguez has some fun creating the virtual worlds but the parody that the other films engaged in is missing