Beneath the Planet of the Apes

Beneath the Planet of the Apes

The second--and most horrifying--of the five Planet of the Apes movies, this film goes where few end-of-the-world movies ever dare tread. It's the far future. The mass of humanity has descended into speechless savagery, kept as captive animals by the talking apes who have inherited the world. Two astronauts from our time have landed here, retracing the path of their lost comrade, Captain Taylor (Charlton Heston). Unfortunately, they've landed in the middle of a grim situation. Warlike gorillas are preparing to eliminate the last shards of shattered human civilization, a degenerate, subterranean cult worshipping the greatest of all human achievements--the cobalt bomb. As well as rescuing Taylor, the two men have to stop the gorillas from wiping out humanity ... and stop humanity from fulfilling their self-appointed, self-destructive destiny. This is both thrill-a-minute science fiction and a surprisingly deep reflection on the human condition. Plus, it's got lots of guys in really keen ape suits. --Grant Balfour

Director(s): Ted Post
Production: 20th Century Fox
 
IMDB:
6.1
Metacritic:
46
Rotten Tomatoes:
43%
G (General Audience)
Year:
1970
95
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  • Kevin Kaas
    Kevin Kaas
    After all the decades that have passed I still vividly recall seeing this movie at our local theater and it scared the daylights out of me. I thought it would be more like the first movie, but no. It's a great sci-fi movie, but is no doubt tame compared to what all has come out since then. It does, however, remain one of my favorite films. I like sci-fi but not horror...sometimes it's hard to keep the horror element out of certain sci-fi flicks. 
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