Planet of the Apes

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Chris S @Janomi Jun 14 Directed by Tim Burton, Planet of the Apes (2001) is often remembered as a divisive remake, but there is more to appreciate here than it is sometimes given credit for. Burton's visual style creates a distinctive version of the ape world that feels different from both the original film and later reboots. The makeup and creature effects remain among the movie's greatest strengths, bringing the apes to life with an impressive level of detail and personality. Mark Wahlberg is a serviceable lead, though the character lacks the depth. Tim Roth fully embraces the role of General Thade, delivering a memorable villain performance, while Paul Giamatti provides some welcome humor. The action sequences and production design are entertaining, but the story never reaches the thematic depth of the 1968 classic. Despite an intriguing setup, the narrative feels uneven, and the ending remains controversial. See more Brighton N @RT09904023 May 30 In the end, I must be honest: I can't stand this film. It is far and away the worst of the franchise, and I'm glad they scrapped it and took time before making new films to have that time to brew up new, good ideas. This is one of my least favorite movies I've watched, and I barely made it to the end. While I understand some of the elements that people state are commendable about the film, I would never recommend watching this to anybody but my worst enemy. All right, toxic ex-girlfriend and high school band teacher, you can watch this film immediately. But everyone else? Avoid this like the plague. Check out my more in-depth review at The Reel Ranker by searching "Planet of the Apes 2001" ;) See more Ben W @Username618 Apr 25 But this whole idea, planting apes, I don't go for anyway. See more Hughe J @Hughe Jan 23 Planet of the Apes (2001) is directed by Tim Burton and stars Mark Wahlberg, Helena Bonham Carter, Tim Roth, and Michael Clarke Duncan. The movie starts on a space station where they launch a chimpanzee in a pod into a space storm to study it or something. When he doesn't come back Wahlberg goes right after him the exact same way, even though the first pod was lost, and shockingly his pod also is lost. He crashes on a planet where apes can talk and rule humans. Wahlberg soon finds out he went forward in time and that the space station crashed thousands of years ago. He starts a rebellion and eventually frees the humans I think and then flies the chimp's found pod back into space and lands on Ape Earth. This, this was awful. The ape costumes were Spirit Halloween quality, the writing was hysterically bad, and the CGI was PS1 quality. This was supposed to be a remake of the 1968 classic starring Charlton Heston and man, it's not even close. Skip this and go watch the original again. See more C H @RT22190163 Jan 8 Honestly not that bad, although it felt like watching a plot happen to characters, rather than watching characters go on an adventure. It felt like there was barely any dialogue in this film, and when there was it wasn’t very descriptive. It feels like I don’t know the any of the personalities of the characters and the visual effects were not well done either. The odd romantic tension between Leo and Ari and Leo and Daena feels either unintentional yet very present (with Ari, a literal ape), or incredibly forced and barely present, as with Daena. However, the film was overall enjoyable, just felt very lackluster and as if it fell short of its potential. Perhaps the twist at the end would have been better if there was a sequel, but we will never know. See more Ian R @RT23899272 Dec 15 This might be okay if you have never seen the original. Wahlberg can't compare to Charlton Heston. I didn't know what to think when the humans on planet of the apes can all still talk. For me, this ruined the plot. There is some weird stage play between the protagonist and the female ape Ari. The ending of the film is ambiguous and many might find it disappointing. I did. There are better movies to watch. See more Read all reviews

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