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Planet of the Apes (2001)

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Average Rating: 5.5/10
Reviews Counted: 155
Fresh: 70 | Rotten: 85

This remake of Planet of the Apes can't compare to the original in some critics' mind, but the striking visuals and B-movie charms may win you over.

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Average Rating: 5.1/10
Critic Reviews: 31
Fresh: 10 | Rotten: 21

This remake of Planet of the Apes can't compare to the original in some critics' mind, but the striking visuals and B-movie charms may win you over.

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Average Rating: 2.7/5
User Ratings: 339,303

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Movie Info

This big budget "re-imagining" of the 1968 original departs somewhat from both that classic science fiction film and the source novel by author Pierre Boulle. Mark Wahlberg stars as Leo Davidson, an astronaut of the early 21st century whose unauthorized mission to rescue a chimp companion from a mysterious space storm goes awry when he and his ship are lost through a rip in the fabric of time. Leo crash-lands on a planet where intelligent, talking apes are the dominant species and humans a

Nov 20, 2001

$178.1M

20th Century Fox

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All Critics (178) | Top Critics (35) | Fresh (74) | Rotten (88) | DVD (44)

Splendidly envisioned and boldly executed.

January 6, 2002 Comment
Washington Post
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Call it a letdown, worsened by the forces of shoddy screenwriting.

August 9, 2001 Comment
Rolling Stone
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A campy, juiced-up ker-splat, busy with clumsy pyrotechnics and never nearing the vicinity of satire.

August 1, 2001 Full Review Source: Village Voice | Comment
Village Voice
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Offers proof of Hollywood's simian instincts: Monkey see old hit, monkey do remake.

July 30, 2001 Full Review Source: Slate | Comment
Slate
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One more disappointment in a summer of lackluster 'event pictures.'

July 30, 2001 Full Review Source: ReelViews | Comment
ReelViews
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Works equally well as a popcorn adrenaline-heart-pumper as it does a pop-philosophical inquiry into the nature of humanity.

July 27, 2001 Full Review Source: Toronto Star | Comment
Toronto Star
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Decent re-imagining of the classic.

December 27, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment
Common Sense Media

If you're a fan of Tim Burton or the original Planet of the Apes, this lifeless and lackluster remake is going to be a disappointment--especially if you want your science fiction to make sense.

July 25, 2007 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis | Comment
Movie Metropolis

Burton's singular vision is missing from this mishmash of a remake, part sci-fi, part adventure, part ape-human romance, but unsatisfying on any level. Mark Wahlberg's pallid turn doesn't help and neither does the PG-13 rating which proves confining

October 5, 2006 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | Comment

While Edward Scissorhands could have come from no other imagination, Apes could have been directed by any action director and come out fairly similar to this.

December 6, 2004 Comment
Looking Closer

It is like an elaborate card trick that has 30 steps but the deck was rigged so that the card you picked was obviously predetermined

July 13, 2004 Full Review Source: Bangitout.com | Comment
Bangitout.com

...one of the most entertaining check-your-brain-at-the-door flicks in recent years.

August 1, 2003 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | Comment
Reel Film Reviews

Like Burton's Sleepy Hollow, another grim triumph of set design over story.

May 30, 2003 Full Review | Comment
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

The apes of '68 may now appear more comical than scary but their 2001 descendants are truly terrifying.

April 1, 2003 Full Review Source: RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) | Comment
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Audience Reviews for Planet of the Apes

The tim burton take....very much under rated.

November 10, 2011
Michael M.
Michael Miller

Super Reviewer

Tim Burton's re-imagination of the 1968 science fiction journey is nothing like the original. That's not to say it's a bad film--but it's surely not good, either.The director, who is clearly known for being quirky, dark, and (usually) brilliant, just tried too hard with his unique interpretation of PLANET OF THE APES,

August 12, 2011
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Alexander Diminiano

Super Reviewer

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