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India Press Store - Beneath the Planet of the Apes
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Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Starring: James Franciscus, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, Linda Harrison, Paul Richards
Directed By: Ted Post
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Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786305076117
Format: Closed-captioned
ISBN: 6305076111
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: 1998-08-18
Running Time: 95
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: 1970-05-26
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Summary: Great Sequel to a Great Series!
Comment: Charles Heston again stars in this sequel to Planet of the Apes. Beneath the Planet of the Apes continues where the original Planet of the Apes left off. Taylor, a USA astronaut crashlanded onto a "distant planet" ruled by apes only to find in the end that he was on earth thousands of years later. Now, Taylor is with his mate Nova when he mysteriousely disappears. Nova somehow manages to find Brent, another astronaut who crashlanded onto earth. Together Nova and Brent go on a search to find Taylor.
This movie has a lot of action and has great acting. I enjoyed watching the original Planet of the Apes much less this one. More apes chasing humans and all that. The ending is also pretty good. I was pretty impressed with this movie. If you enjoyed the original, I definitely recommend this to you!
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Summary: a great & unique sequel
Comment: Although the movie begins in a way which is similar to the 1st movie, the 2nd half is really interesting & different. It explores the carnage which remains of NYC after the holocaust, & also shows what remains of the human race which previously ruled the Earth [i.e. us]. The surviving humans have mutant powers but also physical deformities, & pray to a new God. Really cool sci-fi. Charlton Heston even makes an appearance at the end.
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Summary: The movie that reveals its inner self
Comment: In the far future apes have taken over the world and mankind is made up of two groups... speechless primitives and subterranean mutants. Once again, it isn't necessary to really be into sci-fi to enjoy this movie. Lots of fun as well as some preachiness.
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Summary: I THOUGHT THIS WAS THE FIRST APES FILM
Comment: I was 8 years old. Kim Hunter was on The Merv Griffin Show. They were talking about an upcoming movie called "Beneath The Planet of The Apes". They showed footage of the make-up process and a clip from the movie. Within days the film was at the theater and our family went. Mom, Pop, my younger brother only 4 years old at the time, and myself. At that time I never knew there was a movie simply called "Planet of The Apes". So I had no idea that the opening scene was really the ending of the previous film. As a child I didn't notice the pullover ape masks for the extras. But I did notice that General Ursus was the coolest of Apes characters in this movie and arguably of the entire series. Kim Hunter turns up the humor volume without resorting to comedy. I wish Roddy McDowall could have been available to reprise his role as Cornelius. This is hindsight thinking mind you. But it would make one think what direction would this film have gone in had he been able to participate. Lots of great action, erie special effects. Such as a bleeding Lawgiver statue engulfed in flames and tortured ape comrads. And oh those hideous mutants. I hid behind the theater seat cause I couldn't bare to even give them the slightest glimpse. I thought they were good people with a misfortune, but after seeing this several times later in life I realized their hearts were far more vile than their true appearance. I really grew an appreaciation for the gorilla soldiers when they shot up those evil mutants. The long drawn out scenes of Brent and Nova going through the subway system seemed to really slow the film down. This is the reason for a 4 star rating instead of a 5. Watching the gorilla soldiers smash the busts of the humans and rope climb the Alpha Omega bomb was really quite impressive. After seeing the original Star Wars movies then looking back on this, I see General Ursus as a precursor to Darth Vader. I personally never saw Darth Vader as being evil. He was merely a powerful force that believed in what he was doing was right. Just as General Ursus with military power believed his cause was for the benefit of his society. It's really ashame they had to kill off such a prominent character. Not as sophisticated as the first Apes movie, but alot more fun to watch.
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Summary: OK sequel
Comment: The second film in the Planet of the Apes series is a reasonable sequel, but really lacking most of the originals zest and panache. Charlton Heston briefly reprises his role as Taylor, and in fact the opening to the film, is a reprise of the ending of the original, which is the best bit of the film. Heston reappears in the last 15 mins as well.
With the surprise element lost (because of the ending of the first film), the sequel is mostly formulaic and limited to occasional good scenes. But none have the impact of Hestons first words to the Apes, or the impact of finding the Statue of Liberty on the beach in the original film.
The special effects retain the same high standards as the first film for the apes, but the matt paintings used in the underground scenes now look obvious and dated. Brent as played by James Franciscus is effectively a Charlton Heston/Taylor look-a-like except he doesn't have the screen prescence that Heston brought to the Taylor role.
So overall this is a decent film. Its a lot better than some of the later sequels, but not a patch on the original. Buy if cheap, or get it in the boxed set of 'Ape' films if the price is right.
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Editorial Reviews:
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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
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