Review of Beneath the Planet of the Apes

Sequel to the sci-fi classic, 'Planet of the Apes', this movie picks up right where the original left off. This time they go totally camp with the predictably ridiculous results. There's some interesting parts, mostly continuing the themes of the original movies - exploring ape society, the results of nuclear war etc. The problem is that the main theme of the movie - the addition of the race of humans with extraordinary mental powers just goes nowhere. While the end of the first movie was a shocker, the end of this one is just pointless. The movie ends up coming across as a rant against war, especially nuclear war with a ridiculous story tagged on as an afterthought.