Few would have realistically expected the Planet of the Apes franchise to rise, phoenix-like, from the ashes of Tim Burton’s banana-skin 2002 ‘reimagining’ of the landmark 1960/70s sci-fi phenomenon. Yet here we are, easing slowly into the summer season at the Box Office and Matt Reeves’ War for the Planet of the Apes, the third in a powerful and intelligent new take on a world created back in 1963 by Pierre Boule in his novel Monkey Planet, is one of the most eagerly anticipated blockbusters of the year.
Yet it’s heartening to see that the timeline and the characters from the original incarnation of the Apes saga has not been swept aside and forgotten but
from Horror and Sci Fi Magazines http://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/book-reviews-latest-literary-releases/17831-book-review-planet-of-the-apes-tales-from-the-forbidden-zone
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