Review of Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) by Andrew P — 21 Feb 2017

What the hell? No, seriously, what the hell?

This review of Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) was written by Andrew P on 21 February 2017.

Beneath the Planet of the Apes has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Finis V (18) on 07 Mar 2015

4/10 - Shockingly pointless. Useless, simple, rehash of the first with odd, unnecessary, plot twist…

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By Oliver G (189) on 27 Dec 2017

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By Dylan D (818) on 02 Jun 2016

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By Nipp S (81) on 03 Aug 2015

Best Movie Ending Ever! It was a good sequel to a great movie, but hell yeah man blow the whole god damn planet up! oh yeah.... spoiler alert…

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