Watch Beneath the Planet of the Apes For Free

Boring

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

The acting in this movie is really good.

Movie that continues at the exact spot the original left off. At the and of The Planet of the Apes more than anything I wanted to see more. And when that more came, after promising start, it suddenly turned to lousy movie with crappy ending. I can't recall last time I was this much disappointed. Really sad.6/10

Picking up where our last movie left off we see a dejected loin clothed couple on horseback riding along the shoreline wondering where they go from here. Here I thought our second story in the Ape series of Movies from Twentieth Century Fox would have it's Star, Charlton Heston featured in the second film. Wrong as we see a demolished spacecraft in the middle of the forbidden Zone desert as Muscular Astronaut Brent (James Francicscus) emerges from the rubble uninjured . His partner we couldn't say the same for as he sustained very serious injuries to his body plus his loss of eye sight. Brent seems hopeful and grateful that the air is fit to breathe as he tries to get his bearing as to where he is in the Galaxy? Unfortunately his only crew member dies as he buries the last remains he hears a horse cry in the background and it's Nova (Linda Harrison) on horseback off in the distance. Brent approaches the mutant woman and asks questions about where he is and Brent also notices dog tags around Nova's neck as he read the inscription Taylor. Brent is part of a rescue mission to find Taylor and his crew from a previous flight. Brent goes on to ask if Taylor is alive But Nova just looks at a loss.No verbal response from baffled Nova. So Brent jumps on the Horse and tells Nova take me to Taylor. Next scene Nova points to stone styles building as they approach civilization. As Brent and Nova sneak up closer Brent watches in horror an Ape General Ursus (James Gregory)boasting about invading the Forbidden zone. Boasting about Ape doctrine that, "The only good Human is a Dead Human." Luckily the two humans dodge a pistol happy gorilla as Brent get struck by a bullet and they end up at Corneilus and Zira's residence for first aid ,food and the whereabouts of their friend Taylor. The Chimps comply with Brent giving him clothing suitable for humans as they try to leave the Ape city which is doomed in failure as they are quickly captured and marked for Target Practice. Zira unlocked the cage so the two can escape a second time. Brent and the gorilla driver tussle for a time but a tree branch settles the scores as the ape is knocked to the ground. Other Ape scouts spot the two in the far off distance and a chase ensues to a mountain range. Brent and Nova climb the mountain and enter a subterranean passage to Brent's horrific discovery that inside was once the New York City Subway system as he sees the tiled walls and Posters of a by gone era obliterated by Nuclear war wondering what had happen that all that talk about possible peace was just talk. Meanwhile Ape scouts are combing the perimeter in search of the two humans as Brent realizes he has to move further inside the tunnel and follow the Subway tracks. Doesn't take long before he hears some sort of pumping system a vibration noise and stumbles across a tiled tunnel. The two humans enter what looks like an underground Fifth Avenue. The library with the two stoned lions perch in front . A beat up old Bus and Saint Patrick's Cathedral in which Brent enters and see a human type person praying to a nuclear warhead. Brent starts a conversation and realizes that the Human is not opening his mouth yet he hears what he's saying. Two guards grab Brent as Nova is separated away. Brent is put in front of what appears to be a board of Leaders of this underground world. They ask him questions and administer pain to him telepathically. Brent is uncooperative and is afflicted pain till he tells the leaders what they want to hear. Brent insist that he take no sides with anyone. Meanwhile the apes prepare for war as they head out to the forbidden zone for domination of the territory not knowing what they are facing or fighting for. Kim Hunter and Maurise Evans Reprise their roles as Doctor's Zira and Zaius. Actor David Watson filled in admirably as Cornelius for originally cast Roddy McDowall. Very quick paced film as the two cultures meet eventually in a final confrontation for the planets dominance or total destruction. As far as sequels go, this one is necessary if you watched the first ape Movie as the story continues into this film so smoothly.

You know how you lose track of time and then become astonished to learn how long ago something actually occurred. I reviewed "Planet of the Apes" on this board a full ten years ago! and haven't seen any of it's sequels since, until this one the other day. With a fairly clear memory of how the original ended, this one pretty much picks up from that point when search team astronaut Brent (James Franciscus) discovers the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor, and journeys his way through the land of the Apes Forbidden Zone attempting to find Charlton Heston's character from the earlier movie.Perhaps it was evident in the original "Planet of the Apes" and I didn't notice it, but the various ape tribes are organized by their vocation on the planet. The orangutans are scientists, the gorillas rule militarily and the chimpanzees portray ordinary citizens for the most part. Some cross over occurs, as with the characters of Zira (Kim Hunter) and Cornelius (David Watson), but for the most part the simians don't cross boundaries. I thought that was kind of interesting, as humans on the planet are considered inferior by all - "The only good human is a dead human".What I really got a kick out of was the way Brent discovered his old neighborhood by way of the Queensboro Plaza Station and advertising for the New York Summer Festival. Shortly after, a casual stroll with Nova (Linda Harrison) brings them to the remains of the New York Public Library, the New York Stock Exchange and Radio City Music Hall. Not being a city resident, I wouldn't know otherwise, but I wouldn't bet that all those places were within walking distance of each other, but then again, it's a sci-fi story.Things get interesting in the second half of the picture when the humans make their appearance in the underground caverns, with their perverted views of religious fealty to an atomic bomb strategically placed in the remains of St. Patrick's Cathedral. With their ability to project telepathic illusions however, I couldn't quite figure out why they would have needed the rubber masks to hide their real features. Just a thought wave could have taken care of all that, wouldn't it? The way this one ends seems to indicate a doomsday scenario after Taylor (Heston) shows up once more, and it would seem there would be no justification for another three sequels, but I'm not up enough on my 'Planet' lore just yet to know how it all transpires. Still, I thought this was a fairly entertaining entry in the series of films, so I'll be on the lookout for the others as time goes by.

Now, I move on to the first of four sequels to the 1968 original.The story follows Brent, an astronaut who inadvertently follows Taylor into the future while searching for him. After encountering the apes from the first film. Brent finds Taylor imprisoned by a colony of subterranean human mutants who worship an ancient nuclear bomb.Now, BENEATH THE PLANET of the APES is pathetic. How the heck did this movie became the worst of the film series? Let's go through some history, shall we? Planning for the sequel, eventually titled Beneath the Planet of the Apes, began two months after the original film's release.Arthur P. Jacobs and Mort Abrahams initially considered several treatments by Rod Serling and Pierre Boulle, but ultimately turned them down. In fall 1968, the producers hired Paul Dehn to write the script. He would become the primary writer for the franchise.Charlton Heston was uninterested in a sequel, but agreed to shoot a few scenes if his character was killed off and he donated his salary to charity.Brent is played by James Franciscus and he is okay. The director of the first film was unavailable to work on this film. The returning actors are Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans and Linda Harrison and they all play their parts from the first film and they do a really great job. A new villain is Gorilla Ursus and Paul Richards played mutant leader Mendez. They all do great jobs and they play their parts amazingly. Since Roddy McDowall was unavailable to play Cornelius, his part was taken over by David Watson. Watson does a great job for the most part, but could have been worse.The story is just stupid, action is unbelievable and the ending is stupid. Charlton Heston plays his part amazingly and he does an amazing job with what he has until he is killed.Overall, I hate BENEATH THE PLANET of the APES and I just don't freaking buy this movie at all. So in my rating, I give it 5 out of 10.