release year: 1968
genre: science fiction
viewing setting: home laserdisc, 4/11/99
what I expected: no idea - I'd never seen it
what I got: pretty neat movie
synopsis: Astronauts bound for Earth get blown off course and end up on a planet where intelligent apes rule and humans are wild animals.
impressions: In turns, this movie fascinated, disgusted, and interested me. The blatant racism...well, it's not even racism, because the humans are the wild animals here. It's a neat premise and I find myself interested in watching the other four movies to see where this goes.
acting: Charlton Heston does a good job; I can't really comment on any of the others.
the good: Genuinely interesting idea, good twist ending.
the bad: The kangaroo court scene made me want to kill the apes.
final word: Good start to what could be a good series.
rating: C+