Ever since a giant gorilla scaled the Empire State Building with a beautiful damsel in his hand in 1933's King Kong, audiences have gone ape for simian cinema. Isn't it about time someone doled out ...

When Planet of the Apes premiered in 1968, audiences were stunned-not just by its twist ending, but by the sheer imagination of a world where apes ruled and humans were hunted, silenced and enslaved.

Of all the long-running science-fiction movie franchises, perhaps the most durable is also one of the goofiest. Since 1968, Planet of the Apes movies have delighted hardcore sci-fi fans and casual ...