Absolutely loved this movie.
There are so many things to say, but just gonna hit on a few points.
-The CG is basically seamless at this point. Rise makes you aware that you're watching CG, punctuated by a few "holy crap, that face looks amazing" moments. Dawn improves drastically on this, but War...damn. You could tell me that these are individual ape actors and not CG and I think 99% of the time I'd believe you.
-Caesar's arc is fantastic, though I'm incredibly sad to see him go.
-LOVE that Rocket got so much time. Rewatched Rise this week and it was a good refresher on his beginnings.
-I have heard complaints that the movie didn't portray much of a war, but I'm okay with that. This film felt more grounded than the prior movies. I love me some dual-wielding M249 apes on horses, but the tone of War was subdued yet still refreshing. I like that the war was more of a backdrop. It fits into Caesar's character and the themes of the series through and through. Caesar going to war would, I think, never have felt right.
I just really didn't want this movie to end. I need to rewatch Dawn, but for now, this is my favorite, and I hold Dawn in a very high regard.