Planet of the Apes (2001)

Planet of the Apes
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Medium level violence, low level coarse language

Director: Tim Burton
Actors: Tim Roth, Mark Wahlberg, Paul Giamatti, Michael Clarke Duncan, Helena Bonham Carter, Estella Warren

In the year 2029, interstellar reconnaissance missions are relegated to chimpanzee pilots from the space station OBERON in deep space. On one such mission, a chimp loses communication and vanishes from the radar. Fearless astronaut Leo Davidson launches a rescue mission and, following a malfunction, lands on a jungle-like planet not unlike the earth. To Leo's astonishment, English-speaking apes and primitive humans inhabit the planet. Following his capture by the apes and subsequent escape, Leo assembles a small band of defiant humans and empathetic apes in an attempt to re-establish contact with OBERON, but his focus changes following an unexpected discovery. Armed with this new information, Leo leads a rebellion against an overpowering ape force that will result in freedom or complete annihilation.

DVD
Status: Normal
Run time: 115mins
Origin: UNITED STATES
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 16:9 Enhanced

Member Reviews (12)

12 Member Reviews
JJ
says
Absolutely awful. The remake completely missed the points made by the original film and reduced it to a dumbed down, meaningless special effects show. If you haven't seen this film yet do yourself a favor and just rent the original.
Posted Saturday, 2 February 2013 See my other reviews
MichelleB
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was ok
Posted Saturday, 7 January 2012 See my other reviews
Trish OD
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Great movie, one of my favourite of the movie series. Tim Burton is a phenomenal Director and with Helena Bonham Carter and a young Mark Wahlberg alongside makes for a very successful blockbuster.
Posted Wednesday, 30 November 2011 See my other reviews
Ashley C.
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Ouch.
Posted Wednesday, 18 June 2008 See my other reviews
Christiaan P.
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Posted Monday, 5 November 2007 See my other reviews
Anne G.
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Posted Monday, 17 September 2007 See my other reviews
Deene H.
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Posted Monday, 30 July 2007 See my other reviews
Paul G.
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I liked the original better. It may not have all the effects of this movie but it had a great storyline and a raw sparkle, something this remake just seemed to lack. Still worth a look. Good.
Posted Friday, 21 April 2006 See my other reviews
Dianne Ashton
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I was disappointed with this remake.
Posted Thursday, 25 November 2004 See my other reviews
Michelle Dewar
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This was okay, got a bit frustrating in parts and the story wafted a bit, but I liked the makeup of the Apes and it's an interesting premise for a story. Perhaps being too young to remember seeing the first was a good thing as I didn't make a comparison (I've seen it, but I was so young I can only vaguely remember the storyline). Worth watching to see the Apes. The extras were a bit long and not very exciting.
Posted Wednesday, 25 August 2004 See my other reviews
Cinefile
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Posted Thursday, 29 April 2004 See my other reviews
Stephen
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just as good as the original.