After the huge box office success of the original film The Planet of the Apes, 20^th Century fix rushed into production a number of sequels. The second film, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, was a dreary affair, with a convoluted plot that was composed of more plot holes that plot. Charlton Heston didn’t want to return but was persuaded to be in film with a promise that his character Taylor would get killed off. The next sequel, Escape from the Planet of the Apes, while have a dark third act and an emotionally charged ending, was played more for humor, with apes from the future traveling backwards in time to the present day setting of the film. This film too made money, and while not as abysmally insulting as the previous film, still fell short of being a decent movie. Continue reading →