Beneath the Planet of the Apes, 1970. An astronaut explores the Planet of the Apes, looking for Charlton Heston. Directed by Ted Post. Written by Paul Dehn, story by Dehn & Mort Abrahams, based on characters by Pierre Boulle. Starring James Franciscus, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, Linda Harrison & James Gregory.
Concept: 1/4 (Bad)
Story: 3/4 (Good)
Characters: 1/4 (Bad)
Dialog: 2/4 (Indifferent). Mostly good, but there's some unforgivable, unnecessary pseudo-science.
Pacing: 4/4 (Great). Most of the time, the pacing is only okay. But I've got to give full points because of the last couple minutes of the movie.
Cinematography: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Special effects/design: 1/4 (Bad)
Acting: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Music: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Subjective Rating: 7/10 (Good, 3/4). It has no right being good, but it is. They clearly don't have a fraction of the first movie's budget, and it's the type of movie that typically depends on special effects. The script is sloppy and dumb, but somehow ends up working anyway. It's like three or four different movies mashed together. But that keeps you on your toes; you really have no idea where it's going. And the ending is perfect.
Objective Rating (Average): 2.1/4 (Okay)
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