Arthur P. Jacobs

Doctor Dolittle (1967)

Doctor Dolittle (1967)
Rating: ★★
Dec 16, 2001Doctor That Can Speak to Animals/Musical
This gets the nonsensical absurdity of the original Doctor Dolittle stories far more than the Eddie Murphy version. On the other hand, this was the era of Mary Poppins and this is made as a lumbering musical
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Planet of the Apes (1968)

Planet of the Apes (1968)
Rating: ★★★★
Apr 17, 2001Planet of Talking Apes
The film that started it all. This takes what could have been a jokey premise and delivers it in bold, exciting stokes. What elevates the film is Rod Serling’s script. filled with embittered soliloquies that become a biting commentary on the human condition, before the film reaches one of the great cinematic twist endings
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Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)

Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
Rating: ★★★½
Jun 12, 2000Planet of the Apes Sequel/Telepathic Mutants
The second and most underrated of the Planet of the Apes films. For a time it repeats the original but gains considerable imagination and a striking satiric bite with the introduction of the mutants
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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
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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
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Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)

Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
Rating: ★★
Mar 26, 2000Planet of the Apes Sequel
The fifth and final of the original Planet of the Apes films. After four well worthwhile entries up to this point, a tired air infects this production as it assembles the elements in a haphazard clutter
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