Planet of the Apes (1968)

Posted : 11 months, 2 weeks ago at Nov 28 16:51

Sci-fi stalwart, Charlton Heston, stars as Astronaut George Turner, who crash lands on a distant planet governed by an advanced race of Ape-like creatures. After travelling through space at the speed of light, Turner and his crew have passed hundreds of Earth years, but aged only several months, before it is time to touch down again in pastures new. After crash-landing on a mysterious planet, it becomes obvious that something has gone wrong. They have been in space far longer than planned and furthermore, one of their crewman - the only female - has died after equipment malfunction. A soil analysis declares that no life can be supported in their current terrain, so the astronauts trek across miles of desert before coming into contact with an extremely primitive humanoid race. Turner is...Read more

Rating : 8/10