I didn't think it was choppy but I did think the middle dragged at times. The first half is easily a journey/"road trip" movie, which I generally dislike, so that structure didn't really do it for me. I really loved Bad Ape, though. And Nova. And Maurice's more involved role. Actually, I liked pretty much all the new characters. War did the smart thing that most trilogy-enders don't in that it only added a few new characters.
Thought on the next (if there is a next) film:Spoiler: