Every Planet Of The Apes Movie Ranked From Worst To Best

The concept of a planet full of highly intelligent apes is so ironic that it should only have worked on the same level as Sharknado or The Toxic Avenger.

Yet somewhere between its razor-sharp social commentary, twist nobody saw coming and an enraged Charlton Heston yelling "you maniacs, you blew it up", it ended up being an undisputed masterpiece.

Like the reboot trilogy, Planet of the Apes blazed a trail for special effects in its day, breaking new ground with its use of makeup and prosthetics.

Okay, so it doesn't look overly convincing by today's standards, but we'll be saying exactly the same thing about the reboot trilogy's Ceasar in five decades, when films are broadcast directly into our brains via high-tech head implants.

Jerry Goldsmith’s Oscar nominated score is, however, timeless, as are the ideas about race relations and prejudice that this classic deals in.