It's....Wednesday night...y'all?
First of all, I'm a physical wreck right now. Housemate has had awful back pain and spasms for a week now, and I'm the only one to help her move around the house.
She seems situated right now, so hopefully, not too many interruptions.
Fan. Fucking. Tastic. 💯
It's a great fake out intro. We start with the cliff face where Taylor found the Statue of Liberty. The camera holds the shot achingly until a helicopter zooms past. Then the spaceship in the water. It's deliberately calling back to the first film, but it's inverting everything.
You almost expect Taylor or....whomever the not-Taylor guy was in the last film...to be among the crew.
Instead, it's Zira, Cornelus, and one other. It's a genuine surprise, but also not a surprise at all.
Famously, Heston *hated* Beneath, and wanted the planet destroyed at the end so there'd be no sequels.
TO BAD SUCKER, YOU FORGOT ABOUT TIME TRAVEL PREQUELS!
"Why doesn't she take the banana?"
"Because I *loathe* bananas!"
Zira is a joy in this.
And there goes Dr. Milo.
I realize that the point of his death isn't more than an point to speed the plot along. Even so, it's unfortunate. His death happens so quickly and meaninglessly that it has no emotional impact.
Of course, it's not supposed to. Typically, films do this to emphasize the inherent danger in the situation. Yet here, it rings hollow.
@socketwench - I've never seen a straight answer to this, but just little bits and pieces, but Sal Mineo apparently couldn't handle the ape makeup. His death MAY have been writing out the character to release him.
Unfortunately, I don't have early drafts to see if Dr Milo had more of a presence in the final movie.
@dolari SOMEONE GET THIS WOMAN DRAFTS OF THE SCRIPT. WE HAVE SCIENCE TO DO.