War for the Planet of the Apes: AKA Caesar's Revenge

The Planet of the Apes has a pretty long history.  The original series started in 1968 and ended in 1973.  There was later a remake in 2001 which got terrible reviews.  Then 2011 happened and our harry friends made their mark.  First was the Rise of the Planet of the Apes, followed by Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, and lastly, War for the Planet of the Apes.  I have been hooked since 2011 and must say, the final movie in this trilogy did not disappoint.

Caesar has new trouble with an army of angry humans who try to attack his species.  Caesar prefers to use alternate methods than fighting to make his point so sends his new invaders back to their camp without injury, which is in hopes this will make it known he and his fellow apes can be peaceful.  Well this plan ends up backfiring in the worst way possible when not only do they come back, but they kill his wife an oldest child.  Caesar is left with his youngest and the other survivors to find a new home because it is inevitable that theirs will no longer be.  On their way to a hopeful new home, Caesar decides his anger towards the man responsible for the death of his wife and son is too powerful for him to ignore.  He leaves his group, along with a few of his faithful followers, to find this man and do what Caesar doesn't want to do, but knows he will.  Meanwhile, Mr. Ape Killer is growing a ridiculously strong army who is not only fighting a war with the apes, but also a war with another group of humans.  It appears a disease has spread that causes human to lose their human abilities and become less intelligent than the apes.  This doesn't sit well so he does everything in his power to end the apes in hopes of saving the human race.  It looks like Caesar has his work cut out for him, but will his anger blind him from making decisions that are best for his species?

I LOVED this movie!  The scenes were raw and emotional along with excellent action scenes.  You felt Caesar's anger and inner dilemma.  You also forgot these were apes as their dialogue, compassion, and intelligence was superior to the humans.  IMDB gave it an 8/10 and Rotten Tomatoes gave it a 94%.  I will raise them both and give it a 9.5/10.  It was everything I was hoping it would be and then some.  The perfect movie for a family with older kids, a date night, or movie with your friends.  Ladies, if you haven't jumped on the train yet, I am as girly as they get with most things and really liked it!