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• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT, March 18, 2005

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JadeRain (Juneau, AK United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beneath The Planet Of The Apes (DVD)

Sorry guys (the three other reviews) you don't know what you're talking about. I'm assuming that you three are the types who LOVED the new planet of the apes compared to Heston's real Planet of the Apes right? Beneath is a damn good film, period. I suppose you could give it 4.5 stars because it isn't as good as Part I, but COME ON! Beneath is a good film!! If you like Planet of the Apes, I can not see how you won't enjoy this, the end is almost as good as the original one! OK, enough. If you like Apes, watch this, if not, skip it.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nihilistic Weirdness is surprisingly subversive., October 22, 2005

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Raegan Butcher (Rain City, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beneath The Planet Of The Apes (DVD)

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The first film is still awesome; But the 2nd one was always my favorite. It has strange desert locations, odd melted cityscapes, telepathic mutants who worship a "doomsday bomb";It has more of Linda Harrison of the fabled fur bikini; It has both Chuck Heston and James Franciscus in loincloths! It has naked apes in steam-baths! I was always shocked by the nihilistic and super-violent ending when I saw this film as a child and watching it again i am surprised to find it still rather abrupt and shocking--the climax is a stunner. The director, Ted Post, also directed the 2nd of the Dirty Harry films and he shows a Peckinpah-like ability to "put the sting back in Death".

What is amusing today is watching the film conclude, as it does, with James Franciscus pinned to a wall with bullet holes stitched across his chest and forehead and Chuck Heston clutching his bloody fingers to the "button" thus leading to the complete destruction of the ENTIRE PLANET...and then an old MPAA rating pops up immediately...telling you you have just witnessed a G-Rated film! The times-they-are-a-changing!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie, October 29, 2010

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G. Avalos - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beneath The Planet Of The Apes (DVD)

Planet of the Apes and Beneath the Planet of the Apes have always been my two top favorites of the Ape movies. The most modern one doesn't compare with the old movies despite cinema technological advances. Acting in these old movies is what makes it. Roddy McDowell, Kim Hunter, James Franciscus, Charlton Heston, and the lovely Linda Harrison all shine in their roles.