Movies: Planet of the Apes (1968), Rated G and Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970), Rated GDate Watched: October 3 and 18th, 2009
Star Your Parents May Know: Charlton Heston
Recommendations:
Planet of the Apes = 4 stars
Beneath the Planet of the Apes = 4 stars
Review:
Monkeys riding horses with guns? People in cages like animals? This the world that Astronaut Taylor crash lands on 2,000 year after he takes off from earth. Taylor finds the apes are in charge of the planet and humans are the animals. The apes speak English and the humans are mute. When Taylor yells, "Take your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!," the apes are stunned. (Watch this scene.) The leaders want to kill the dangerous stranger. The scientists, who are chimpanzees, want to study him. Taylor needs to escape the apes and return to earth. He flees with Nova, the mate they gave him. They find the secret only a few apes know.
The story continues in Beneath the Planet of the Apes. A new astronaut, Brent, also crash lands on this planet in search of Astronaut Taylor. He also discovers Nova and that the apes rule. Brent escapes the apes and finds himself in another city underground. This city is ruled by evolved humans who speak into your brain. The apes and the evolved humans both want power. Brent, Taylor and Nova find themselves in the middle of it. As we know from the first movie, power leads to disaster.
I thought both movies were really good. These movies were rated G, but they should actually be PG because there is a lot of shooting people and blood. The main characters in both movies were very interesting. They were very dramatic and to me that made it more realistic. They were always strong and not too scared. The scenery and the apes looked really fake, which made it weird and like the old-fashioned movies, which they are.
I think I'm going to watch the other sequels even though they don't sound too great, but you can watch the trailers and decide.
- Planet of the Apes Trailer
- Beneath the Planet of the Apes: Trailer and watch the whole movie from your computer
Patchy's Comments: He doesn't brush his teeth (referring to Charlton Heston). Re: First movie: This is kind of like the first one.
Hi Sam, I used to work with your dad. He's funny. I love "Beneath the Planet of the Apes" too. Check out the scene in Cornelius and Zera's house, early on in the movie. There is a "photo" of the two of them that makes me laugh like crazy every time I see it. Pausing the DVD is the best way to see it. I know every scene of this movie, Sam, and would be delighted to discuss more about this movie with you.
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