Is this the worst movie ever? | Reacting to BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APES (1970) | Movie Reaction 

Charlton Heston didn't want to do a sequel and only agreed to appear briefly in the movie if his character was killed off so he couldn't be brought back for more sequels and if his pay went to charity.

This movie came out during the BIGGEST build-up of nuclear weapons in history. The purpose was to show that we (the mutants) still thought "the bomb" was our "savior". It also showed that the apes were becoming more like us every generation (evolution as we came from apes, hence a never ending cycle)... The underground people were mutant descendants from the radiation fallout. Part of the mutation was mind reading / control, justifying their killing with the "we're peaceful, we make our enemies kill our enemies". (a play on the justification of building the arsenal to keep both sides from using them, "bombs for peace") The idea was to put FEAR into people and stop the growth of the nuclear arms race. You weren't *_SUPPOSED_* to like the ending, _that was the point._ Yes, TODAY this movie is *_EXTREMELY_* dated, and wouldn't make sense to most people that didn't live through that time, *_so I can understand your not liking (and not understanding) it.._* When it came out though, it made a POWERFUL statement to the danger we were in. (that's pretty much the plot of the entire series) This series was an early example of Holliwierd moving more towards social issues, and away from simple "entertainment" (they're just more subtle about it now).

Your assessment of Charlton Heston's participation in this movie was spot on. He also insisted on his character dying and destroying the Earth so there'd be no more sequels. The next one is much better. It's funny at first, but gets dark by the end.

The NEXT sequel, "Escape From The Planet Of The Apes" is back to form for the series. It brings back the wry social commentary, Roddy McDowell returns, adds a bit of levity, and it has another impactful ending.

You're right that Heston didn't want to be in this, but it wasn't because of the script. He was against the idea of the original film having a sequel at all (sequels were very rare in those days), and only agreed to be in it because he felt he owed it to the producer, who helped to get the first film made. It was also him who suggested that the film end with his own character's death and the destruction of Earth itself, because he didn't want to be in any more sequels, or for any more sequels to be made. He stated all this himself in the 'Behind the Planet of the Apes' making of documentary. The third film is better, by the way, and I'd love to see you react to it.

I admit this isn’t the greatest movie in the world, but to a 10 year me seeing it for the first time it was amazing! So it will always hold a special place in my heart.

You gotta respect Dawn for her honestly. Too many reactors seem to like everything.

In a sequel they explain why there are no dogs or cats, so the random shooting couldnt have "been a dog." Not Taylor's brother in the movie or real life.they were humans post-nuclear war. Mutants.

When I was a boy, these were the coolest movies ever made. You have to accept them in the context of their time. For science fiction adventure, they were the pinnacle, until Star Wars came along in '77 (?). As others have remarked, the next movie redeems the last. Please watch it. I subscribed and liked for you, so you have to. 😁

I like she’s being honest but this is one of my favorite films of all time, i just love it

The entire series of Ape movies are fantastic. All three composers Jerry Goldsmith, Leonard Roseman and Tom Scott composed some excellent film scores.

The idea of making a film with the expectation of sequelizing everything is a relatively modern phenomena. This was an early example of a hit film that the studio wanted more of, but the talent didnt. Other films like Jaws were clearly meant to be one-offs but got badly milked by studios.

Look at this in context: the Vietnam War was still going on, the Soviet Union was at odds with the U.S., nuclear annihilation was a major concern, people were worried about the population explosion and pollution and whale hunting. The idealism of the '60s was ebbing after assassinations of Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King. A lot of dystopian films were made in the '70s with downer endings. All this pessimism would lead to the selfishness of the '80s.

I really hope the title to this video doesn't stop others looking at it, it's underrated and has a brave ending which some seem to penalise it for.

Thank you for your reaction. Finally someone is watching more than just the first film. My personal order of the films is: 1. Escape from the Planet of the Apes 2. Planet of the Apes 3. Beneath the Planet of the Apes 4. Battle for the Planet of the Apes 5. Conquest of the Planet of the Apes I think the third film is the best. I'm curious how you find it. I think Beneath the Planet of the Apes is okay. I kinda like the ending. In the end, Professor Zaius' lies are flying around his ears. In my eyes, he knows exactly that the "god" is an atomic bomb and that what Ursus is up to is dangerous. But since he never told the Apes the truth, he can't stop the apes from dealing with the atomic bomb either. And I like the irony at the end. It's not the militant apes, nor the mutants who idolized the atomic bomb that are destroying the earth, it's Taylor.

Rise, Dawn, and War; the three most recent ape films (2011, 2014, and 2017 respectively), are pretty good.

There are 3 more chapters in the original "planet of the apes" trilogy: "escape from the planet of the apes", "conquest of the planet of the apes" & "battle for the planet of the apes"

"Is this movie even funny?" (everyone dies, world blows up) "Hehehehe - umm, nope. Not funny" Seriously, tho - the comic book and record of this movie had an unsettling impact on me as a child, and was startlingly even more graphic than the movie re the appearance of the cult members, considering this was a comic intended for younger kids - anyway, then it felt cool to be able to actually see the movie for that, in a "Go Ape" cinematic revival - I esp liked Ursus and that headgear, and I agree that Nova rocks -

This sequel did kind of a bait and switch. It opens with the hero of the first movie, Charlton Heston, going off and we’ve got a whole new story. I know you want a sequel to be different, but I don’t think that was the right call. If you want to see another really good Charlton Heston movie, The Omega Man is the one. Will Smith was in the remake I Am Legend, but the Heston version is more philosophical and better at storytelling. It’s also almost a horror movie. Terrific, underrated film.

My guess is the 'humans' are mutants with esper abilities and their skin was burned from radiation, and the probably have a mutant ability to live longer. Oh, and they're insane, probably from living so long in isolation and basically living inside their heads lol.

I am a big fan of the first part, but i have to admit: this second part was bad and disturbing. As you pointed out absolutely right: no one got a ''good death'' .. every death was so pointless, just for the sake of ''killed'' . Nothing heroic - nothing thrilling about it. All favorite characters die. Taylor not only kills his worst enemies, but also his best friends (like Cornelius , Zira, and Ziras nephew) . The mutant people were in my opinion a creative but absolutely not necessary addition - and even worse: a disturbing addition , because of their very strange kind of psychopathy. There is no explaination how they even can exist (how they make food, clothing, etc). There is also no good reason why they used the whole story of the first part, to tell it with Brent (Brent also crashes with the spaceship on earth, Brent also gets to the ape-city , Brent also meets Nova, Brent also meets Cornelius and Zira, Brent also gets shot, Brent also loses his other Astronaut-friends, Brent also get medical treatment by Zira, Brent also escapes with the help of Zira, Brent also finds out that planet of the apes is indeed earth, Brent also is with Nova as companion, Brent also cares for her, etc etc ). I really love old movies - mostly. And the actors in this movie are really top notch ! But the script, the story, and directing is so bad, that even the best actors cant save this movie. So yes .. its also for me a 1 star movie. It has to much sick moments also ... the part when Brent almost kills Nova. I get it: he was under influence. But just the idea of the director, to put something psychopathic senseless violence - is disturbing. And he repeats it when Brent fights with Taylor. Two times, where two characters which we like, almost kill the other one for no reason. Thats just disturbing, and almost doesnt even serve the plot of the already weak story. I wouldnt say that its the worst movie - i saw worse. But its probably in my top 10 of the worst movies. But i also want to say something in the defense of the filmmakers of this movie: As far i know the movie studio only gave less than half of the budget as in part 1. In the next parts they gave even less money. The next parts arent so disturbing as this one, and have few good moments i would say. But they are still far worse than part 1 .

loved this movie as a kid, low key still do

it makes sense. violence is, by definition, self destructive.

Dawn, at the time this movie was made the creative people of Hollywood were obsessed with the fear of nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union. The message behind this movie was to convince the public that the constant pursuit of bigger and bigger atomic weapons by the two super-powers would result in the death of the entire planet. It was not intended to be entertaining or hopeful. The film-makers wanted people to be unhappy and depressed by the story. The entire movie was intended to be a warning to turn away from the path that our governments were taking at that time.

Funny thing you said about how he looks like Charlton Heston the guy was actually his stunt double from the first movie. Since Charlton isn't in the majority of this movie they decided to make a new story that incorporated Brent they hoped that people wouldn't mind.

You have to realize that the plot of this movie meant a lot more back when it was made. I think you will like the next one better. Back then everyone was afraid of a nuclear war breaking out at any time... It make for some 'interesting' movies coming out of Hollywood.

Perhaps the only thing that can be said about seeing a movie that's no good is that it puts other movies, especially semi-decent ones, into proper perspective. It's hard to have a rating system until you've actually seen films and complete opposite ends of the spectrum. What you need right now is a better movie. Try the animated film The Secret of Nimh.

Still one of my favorite apes movies.

Boulle was a secret agent for Free French working in the Phillipines and was captured by the Japanese and spent 2 years in a forced labor camp. That inspired him to write his novel, the Bridge on the River Kwai. His planet of the apes book was a lot different than the movie versions. It did not take place on earth but a different planet all together. The apes were no as primitive as in the movies and lived in 20th century type cities and wore 20th century type clothes. The main human character was named Ulysses and he was given freedom to walk around and treated with social prestige since all other humans on the planet are primitive and can't talk like in the movies. The apes are technology advanced in the book. Ulysses mates with Nova and she becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son who walks and talks just after 3 months. they fear for their child because he will be like Ulysses amd able to talk etc and they are afraid of what the apes may do. They escape the planet to an orbiting space ship and Ulysses programs it to take them back to earth. There is no mention of nuclear bombs etc in the book so no idea where you got that ot was a commentary on war and the nuclear age.

This movie is very much anti war anti nuke. And was made in the time when nuclear war was a very real threat but made when people were scared of the end of the world(opposed to the 80s when we were looking forward to the end of civilization)

The mutants were descendants of some of the people who survived the holocaust from 1000 years prior.

"Beneath" set up the jumping-off point for its sequels to tell a more redemptively epic storyline that in its own way resonated somewhat like Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" in that the "Ghost of Earth Future" haunts the storyline until one character in "Battle" takes note of that "ghost" and attempts to retroactively "bust" it

Nova was beyond beautiful and innocent. Her death was truly heartbreaking. However, General Ursus was a truly entertaining villain who kept the film worth watching!!!

"They've got a bomb, they intend to use it." "Can you describe this bomb?" "Well, it has two halves, golden peachy cheeks, like a hamster's face after he's stuffed it full of nuts." "Not my bum, idiot, the BOMB!" "Hell, Charlton, I wasn't looking at that!" I must have seen this at some point but had completely forgotten it. How terrible. I seem to remember the others are better. By the way, I just looked up Linda Harrison (Nova) and she had a small role in Airport 1975, the star of which was Charlton Heston, though they had no scenes together. I've always had a soft spot for that film. It would probably feel awfully slow these days.

There is some social commentary in this movie as well, although it is definitely less pronounced than in the others, especially the next one (and the first one too obviously). One thing I have always respected this movie for was literally having humans destroy the world with a nuclear bomb (I have always liked the ending narrative of this movie, so pessimistic and dark). Lots of literature and movies in the 70s “warned” us of this possibility, I remember being a kid during this time and being terrified about it but always feeling more optimistic about it because of how the issue was usually treated during this time, but this movie freakin’ did it … humans destroyed the world. Also, the not-so-subtle women’s liberation movement commentary in this movie is also very important I think and also quite pessimistic and dark … literally the second she “gets her voice” she is killed. Pretty powerful stuff there IMHO. But I can understand why you didn’t particularly like it, and I really respect your honesty in saying how you really feel about the movie. If you didn’t like this one, my advice is to not watch the last one which is the fifth in the series (Battle for the Planet of the Apes). I don’t think you will like it much either.

At the time of this film, the world was generally gripped with the fear of nuclear war, so the story sort of tries to deliver a "message" of sorts.. I guess.

The only other film that Linda Harrison (Nova) was in that's worth watching came out 15 years later: Cocoon (1985). Unfortunately, it's my understanding that it's very difficult to find a copy to watch these days.

What's lost in the 2000s is the social commentary of the series. The movies tackled racism. It tackled the class system found in the black community. The lighter skinned apes were the hierarchy while the dark skinned apes were the foot soldiers. The humans on the planet represented the way blacks were being treated. The movies tackled the cold War. They also tackled the rapidly changing pace of the world in the 60s. The changes ranged from technology, attitudes toward race and increasing technology. You had the ruling class scared of change and the younger population embracing change

Dawn Marie , . . the NEXT movie is MUCH better, mainly because it has a much BIGGER BUDGET than "BENEATH.' It ALSO reaches into the history of the Apes' rise to power and includes the return of Zira and Cornellius (BTW, I don't know if you noticed, but the actor playing Cornellius in this movie was NOT the same as the original (Roddy McDowell). Thankfully, he returns for all the remaining sequels.

Nova's perfect white teeth always cracked me up 😁 I enjoyed this reaction, even if it wasn't glowing 👍This series is what happens when a studio wants sequels to an amazing film but keeps cutting the budget and rushing production. I love all of these films dearly, even this sad little mess, but much of that is pure nostalgia. I like the stories of the next two better, _Escape_ and _Conquest,_ love seeing Zira and Cornelius one more time, and I feel that Roddy McDowall carried the last two. Don't really care for _Battle_ though, I thought it was a rather flaccid finale to the original series. I vaguely remember watching both the TV series and the Saturday morning cartoon, but that's as far as that goes 🤔 I think the cartoon was actually a mix of the movies and the original novel by Pierre Boulle, it looked like the movies but was set on a different planet. As for newer versions, Tim Burton's "re-imagining" had its moments, mostly the improved makeup and some good ape performances. It's not part of any canon, and very early versions were going to start Arnold Schwarzenegger. I'd say it's worth a look. The most recent reboot series has been more successful, starting with _Rise of the Planet of the Apes._ It's set in contemporary times and gives a new spin on how society went apesh!t. It also stars Andy Serkis as the lead chimp Caesar, using motion capture again like when he played Gollum.

"In one of the countless billions of galaxies in the universe lies a medium-sized star, and one of its satellites, a green and insignificant planet, is now dead."

If you want to see a movie with Nova in it, watch Cocoon. She plays a mother in it.

Charlton Heston didn't want to be in any more apes movies, so he insisted that he not only die in this one but he disproves the world. No earth, no more sequels foold him, but he wasn't invited back .

These films were based on the novel by French author Pierre Boulle, who had been a WWII soldier. The book was translated into English back in 1963. The Sci-fi format enables a commentary on war in the nuclear age.

As bad as it is, this still beats the Tim Burton/Mark Walberg reboot. I was 6 or 8 when I first saw it and thought it was great because I was 6 or 8. No, Charelton Heston did not want to be in this. So they gave him a shit ton of money to make brief appearances at the beginning and the end. Then they cast an actor who looks alot like Heston to star in the film. The studio wanted to milk this for all they could, including a short lived television series.

It's not the worst movie ever (though it is #5 out of the five classic Apes movies). It just takes itself a lot more seriously than it should have.

The next one is really good. Some say it is their favorite other than the original. The one after that is great! But they wouldn't have made any sense if you hadn't seen this.

A couple of Charlton Heston sci-fi movies you mignt enjoy are "Soylent Green" (which the American Film Institute said has one to 100 Greatest Movie Lines, and I agree) and "Omega Man." Of the two, I think you might like "Soylent Green" the most. "Will Penny" is very good but overlooked western which Heston has said was his favorite screen role. It does have some action, but it's more of a character driven movie that's best for its quieter moments.

Dawn Marie Beneath had it's moments. The humans in the underground city were descendents of nuclear war on earth of the past. That's why the humans evolved into what they are, mutants. I do know that the producers had a hard time topping the first movie's ending. So this is what they came up with. Anyway check out the third film Escape from the Planet of the Apes. The science in this film is not very good but the rest of story is pretty good. Also Beneath is the only film that did not feature Roddy McDowall. He was in England directing a film. But he is back for the rest of the sequels. Escape also has a good opening. A good shock. Nuffsaid. Watch it and enjoy. Terry.

Hi Dawn Marie. I SUBBED!!! The reason it went so bad is their main star Charlton Heston does not want to be in another APe movie and wants out. Please please do NOT STOP. This may be the least liked in the series BUT the NEXT is where everything becomes really interesting. Please please watch ESCAPE of the PLANET of the APES and CONQUEST of the PLANET of the APES! You will be pleasantly surprised.

Don't give up yet. The next one is much better.

The 3rd movie (Escape) is very good and then the 4th one (Conquest) is Excellent. I saw all of these movies at the drive-in with my dad when they came out. Good memories.

Personally, I enjoy the sequels. They used to play them on TV constantly when I was a kid. I loved the post-apocalyptic New York underground. Knowing where the next movie goes, this one is an ok prequel to that one.

"What the hell am I watching?" *Movie proceeds to get even weirder.* This is nowhere near the worst movie ever. It starts out OK and then takes a turn, and just gets worse. But it's no "Birdemic."

I, overall, liked your review and comments, however, I LOVE THIS MOVIE! I was 10 years old when I first saw this film and I was brought up Catholic, when I saw the mutants worshipping an atomic bomb to the tune of a Catholic Mass it completely freaked me out. Also, Linda Harrison, who played Nova, has a cameo in the Tim Burton version of the Planet of the Apes.

Realize, Kiddo. This film was directed by Ted Post. He could turn any actor into their character like he did and in "Magnum Force" and eps of Gunsmoke.

One thing you might not know. The Planet of the Apes series. Was the first of the big franchise to exploit and flood the markets with Toys, Comic books, Novels, Clothing, Merchandise and Saturday Cartoons. There were other franchise that had success selling items, Bond 007, Batman, The Beatles ( Yellow Submarine ) are a few. But nothing like the Commercialization Planet of the Apes did. Which paved the way for Star Wars to blow it away in 1977. I will add for your consideration. Creech and Chong, Up in Smoke. That one is right up your alley. Don't forget., when you review films. You gotta take the good with the bad.Think I'll go have a wee drham for ya. Good show.

Have to say the reaction was more entertaining than the movie and i think Dawn Marie probably needs to go for a lie down in a dark room for a while to recover from this. Respect!

A lot of people didn't want to do a sequel, including Charlton Heston, but the studio insisted. Which us why they blow up the Earth at the end. The writers figured, well, the Earth is gone. No more ape movies. But, the studio wanted a 3rd. For the 3rd, the writers put more effort into it. Escape from the Planet of the Apes is pretty good.

Greatest machine gun sound effects ever.

When I saw beneath the planet of the apes at the cinema in the 70s like you I thought it was awful. I will love you forever if you watch the next sequel escape from planet of the apes it's really good. I'm sure you will enjoy it. Keep up your good work.

Escape from The Planet of the Apes is great!

Heston only agreed to appear in the sequel on the condition that his character Taylor be killed off.

When do the monkeys start singing? Wait, no, that was the Troy McClure version.

I love that RU-vid now suggests me to see Dawn of tha Planet of the Apes. Aren't I already? Mindblow!!! xD

Wow! Dawn, whether you like them or not, I'm happy and excited that you're going to do all 5 of these movies (I do hope you like them, though). I was a child when they came out, so I can say that they were a product of their time. There IS a link between the original film series, and the most recent trilogy, which is seen as the "Original Timeline" leading to the events of this series, which alters the timeline (as you'll see). Something else to note, is that these were made at a time when the MPAA rating system was MUCH different. "Conquest" (movie #4) was the only one rated PG due to its violence. All of the others were rated G. Which, these days, indicates a "children's movie". About Heston being in the sequel: Initially, he did not want to be in the sequel. However, because of certain studio heads "taking a chance" on him and his belief in the original script for the first movie, he felt he "owed" them a favor, and agreed to be in the sequel. He did make a few "requests" about it, though. Initially, he wanted to be killed off early in the movie. Later, as the script developed, he agreed to "vanish" early in the film and die at the end of it. Also, he donated his paycheck for this movie to charity. This information was sourced from "Behind the Planet of the Apes", a documentary about the entire Apes franchise. I recommend watching it after you have finished the 5th movie (Battle for the Planet of the Apes). It's very interesting. 15:40 - No, these are the descendants of the humans who lived in the cities and survived the nuclear war. Their DNA was affected by the radiation from the bombs, which is why they look like they do and worship the Alpha/Omega bomb. 19:07 - The 3rd movie (Escape from the Planet of the Apes) is mostly viewed as the most light-hearted of the series. It does take a "dark turn" in the 3rd act, but that's as close to a spoiler as I'll give you. "Beneath" is generally viewed as the worst of the series. I think this was due to the "high expectations" people had coming off of the bar that was set by the first movie. As I said above, "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes" is the darkest of the series. The final movie, "Battle for the Planet of the Apes" closes out the story of the original movie series, and has some "light hearted moments", but you really should finish the series off. I'm sorry you didn't enjoy this one, but like I said, the original movie set the bar pretty high, and the studio kept cutting the budgets of the sequels (which didn't help matters any), yet continued to demand another Apes movie be made. The main reason that a sixth movie wasn't made is that Arthur P. Jacobs (the man most directly responsible for the movies being made in the first place) died not long after the 5th movie was released. Fun fact: He was married to the actress who played Nova in the first two movies. But keep going with the series. Since so few channels actually watch these movies, I give an automatic Thumbs Up just for you watching it. Also, I respect your honesty in your reviews.

"The heavens declare the glory of the bum!" Haha! Remember, this movie is in American English, and that meaning of "bum" is not a part of that language.

In answer to the question in the title of the video: No, it's not the worst movie ever (I can list far worse made recently actually). It is pretty bad though, one of the worst Planet of the Apes films for sure (for me that prize goes to Tim Burton's). They rushed this into production with little thought except how they had to milk the success of Planet of the Apes fast. Don't let this put you off from continuing. This was the low point of the original Apes films. Escape from the Planet of the Apes was actually very amusing and charming (as well as quite disturbing in the end). Conquest for the Planet of the Apes was such a good story they incorporated most of the plot points into Rise of the Planet of the Apes decades later. Of course, back in the day, budgets for sequels were slashed. Each of the original Apes films has half the budget of the one preceding it. You will notice cost-cutting - for instance only main character apes having proper make-up - but if you don't let that distract you too much you should certainly enjoy the next two films in the series. This film was the only film in the original series of films that did not include Roddy McDowall in the cast. They honestly thought putting any other actor in the same make-up would result in an equally good performance. They were wrong. Roddy McDowall's performances, under heavy prosthetic make-up, were so startlingly good he would go on to star in all 14 episodes of the (short lived) TV series.

A ton of weird ones come out of the seventies 😅 For another one that will make little to no sense - Zardoz (1974) with Sean Connery

4:12--James Gregory, also seen in the sitcom Barney Miller.

This was part of the first wave of grim dark entertainment that began in the late '60s and had a brief interruption in the '80s and '90s befor the second wave of grim dark rolled into entertainment. It's easy to write. Everyone is awful and everything is in conflict with everything else and ultimately everything is pointless so you don't even need to have a proper ending.

You'll enjoy the next ones a lot more, please continue the series!

Without watching yet I can say NO this not the worst movie ever because the worst movie ever is Insane Clown Posse's Big Money Rustlas, all other movies are Saving Private Ryan in comparison. I can't believe this is the second time typing that exact sentence, in a single week.

This was always my least favorite of the Apes movies. As a kid I found it boring in the beginning and then disturbing in the second half. I hated the "humans," found them annoying. The bomb was a welcome relief.

"The Core" is a movie that exists. So no, this is not the worst movie in the world.

The worst movie of all time is Robot Monster, or maybe Santa Claus Conquers The Martians. The thing about the original Planet Of The Apes franchise is: it was under 20th Century Fox, which was near broke at the time, and the budget for the first one was really low. The succeeding APE films had even lower budgets, despite being successful at the box office. It was just a matter of time before the lower budgets had their impact on film quality. The APE series actually saved 20th Century Fox at that time. The guy starring in Beneath The Planet Of The Apes was James Franciscus, who looks kind of like Charlton Heston, but is no relation.

That is a dark ending though.

When judging "the worst" you should apply "Top Gear logic", because they made an episode called "the worst car ever" ... and it included THE POTENTIAL ... because "a cheap car WILL BE BAD ... but an expensive car SHOULD BE REALLY GOOD" ... and many of them are not! Many MANY hot contenders for "worst movie ever" are from the last few years and "the biggest names in the industry", Disney/Lucasfilm and WB ... who all scsrew up movies and entire franchises "on purpose".

Dawn, you have to remember these movies came out during the Cold War and America was in a war in Vietnam. Also the hippie / counter-culture era. The fear of WWIII was very real.

They're mutants. We get a sense of who they are descended from in the 4th & 5th movies!

You'll like the story as it progresses. This movie has grown on me over the years.

I've watched both the first and the second movie. This is probably 45 years ago. While I remember a lot from the first movie, I remember very little og the second (only the scene from the subway). I now know why! What a horror show of a movie! 1 out of 10 seems fair.

I really enjoy watching movies with you. Your adorable and so funny.

13:59 the whole movie in a nutshell

Part of what made the first one so watchable was the novelty of the idea and they had Rod Serling tidy up the script a bit. This sequel is lame. The next in the series, 'Escape From The Planet Of The Apes' is silly but worth at least 1 viewing. Cornelius and Zira somehow, no idea how, manage to resurrect one of the downed space ships and fly it back in time to end up in the current era. Huge plot hole that cannot be satisfactorily explained. As for me, that pretty much killed off my interest in seeing any of the other sequels. You probably won't hate it, but it is dumb. Speaking of Rod Serling...There's a guy who really knows how to write compelling narrative. You might consider reacting to his 'Twilight Zone' TV series from the late 50s/early 60s. This is considered some of the best TV ever. Many entirely haunting episodes.

2:25 - 'So I wonder if he knows where he is now?' WHAT? At the end of the last film, you correctly identified it as The Statue of Liberty. Do you think this american doesn't know what city that's in?!? What is going onnnn?

I absolutely love this movie...it's stupid, terrible, awful, atrocious and all these different things but at the same time it's so whacky and wild that I love it.

Yes, it's awful, but you have to look at it as being so bad, it's kind of good, as in stupid fun. The dopey humans are all messed up because of the radioactive nuclear fallout that gave them that disfigurement. Back in the day anything to do with nuclear war was a hot topic, so people were paranoid and fascinated with it. That is what sort of drove them to make these kind of movies. My favorite part of this is when the apocalyptic announcer announces earth has had it. It reminds me of our contemporary climate whack a doos.

The third one, "Escape from the Planet of the Apes" is probably more along the lines of what you'd be into. It's all about Zira and Cornelius escaping in the spaceship from the lake back to present day earth. The beginning is VERY funny, but like all the "ape" movies it has a heavy ending.

A huge drop from the first movie, yes, but I think asking the question if it's the worst movie ever shows how you've been spoiled by doing so many reactions to great films. The number of movies worse than this one is... breathtakingly large. So many bad, bad movies that are just... rotten turds.

Shoulda watched Jaws 2, now that’s a sequel. At one point the shark eats a helicopter.

I think you'd like Calendars Girls with Helen Miren. It was based on a true story.

This movie is pretty ridiculous but Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) and Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) get the series back on track. Conquest is a minor classic, on par with a movie like Logan's Run (1976). You can safely ignore Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973). It's a sorry follow-up to Conquest that's kinda pointless.

When I was a kid, I loved these movies. After re-watching them as an adult. The only one that is good is the first one. The whole story of the five is OK but the movies were so low budget and so ridiculous. They were great for a nine-year-old.

Isn't it strange. Gorillas are portrayed as warlike and aggressive, when in reality they're gentle giants. Orangutan's are portrayed as wise when in reality they're the least intelligent of the great apes. And Chimpanzees are portrayed as peace loving and academic, when in reality they're easily the most vicious and brutal.....but also the most intelligent and most like us.

Dawn Marie you have to watch it again. Beneath, has its moments. It has a down size but it did something you didn't expect.

Those underground people look like they have bubblegum all over their faces.

Dawn, worst movie ever? If I were a less evolved ape, those would be fighting words. 😁 You have yet to even scratch the surface of bad cinema. We have such sights to show you 👹

Thumbs up for being honest, even though I really like this movie👍🏻

Escape From The Planet Of The Apes, the next one, is fantastic. Conquest is fun, and Battle is good.