After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. Starring: Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, and Steve Zahn Directed by: Matt Reeves Written by: Mark Bomback, and Matt Reeves So many remakes fail to live up to the original, but so far this new Planet of the Apes series has held its own. “ Rise of the Planet of the Apes ” and “ Dawn of the Planet of the Apes ” were terrific movies for many of the same reasons. They're so terrific, each movie got 5 pools of blood from me, and that’s not something that happens often. So could “War for the Planet of the Apes” complete the trifecta, and get 5 pools of blood as well? As reminded in the opening, the events in those movies have all led to this war. The beginning also reminds audiences how brutal war can be. There’s a quick, but intense battle between the humans and apes in which many lives are lost. Soon enough...