War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
Chosen by me as I like to go to the cinema a lot (since I abandoned the rules to this blog many years ago, not sure why I still do this bit)
A fine third to an interesting and varied trilogy.
This hews much closer to the second instalment but manages to find it's place and adds value as an end-piece.
Filled with some big ideas (the Apes working for the human soldiers, human regressing to beasts, humans still fighting each other, the cost of vengeance) but never losing sight of the character beats is an impressive feat. Combine that with some extraordinary effects and acting work make for a thrilling, occasionally stunning couple of hours.
It skimps a little on the humans this time (the final conflict losing some emphasis by having no clearly defined characters on the human side, a crossbow sniper never becomes more interesting than his weapon) but you'd barely realise that as the apes are so compelling.
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