After a spectacular crash-landing on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut Leo Davidson (Mark Wahlberg) finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes dominate the human race. Desperate to find a way home, Leo must evade the invincible gorilla army led by ruthless General Thade (Tim Roth) and his most trusted warrior, Attar (Michael Clarke Duncan). Now the pulse-pounding race is on to reach a sacred temple that may hold the shocking secrets of mankind's past - and the last hope for it's salvation! Based on Pierre Boulle's classic novel "Planet of the Apes," the premise for this film has become one of the most recognized and provocative concepts in the canon of science fiction literature and cinema. Visionary filmmaker Tim Burton (Batman, Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, Sleepy Hollow) has taken Boulle's basic idea and built upon it a uniquely envisioned journey to an incredible upside-down world.
Several generations in the future following Caesar's reign, apes are now the dominant species and live harmoniously while humans have been reduced to living in the shadows. As a new tyrannical ape leader builds his empire, one young ape undertakes a harrowing journey that will cause him to question all that he has known about the past and to make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike.
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UhI expected better from Tim Burton..Score: 3/5
ConfusedDidn't get the ending?.Score: 3/5
I liked itNot Tim Burtons best but still a good movie..Score: 4/5
Great Movie - Original RemakeI really thought this was a great remake. Stuck to the original story. Is it as deep and new direction as the rest of the franchised ones? No. But it was very enjoyable for me..Score: 5/5
Wow, That many people realy consider this comparable?Ok, so 1993, Tim Burton comes around with "The Nightmare Before Christmas" a pretty cool flick, very popular... but wow, all of the sudden he's clear to remake the greatest classics? The Planet of the Apes from the sixties starring Charlton Heston is a true movie masterpiece, not a "good movie" a classic, taking some of the best writters and acting. Then He remakes Willy Wonka and The Chocholate Factory, with his kiddie, shallow, overproduced twists... Oh yeah, I guess he tries to follow the books...psh, please... The books were not perfect, they introduced the concepts, It's a C book, so Tim has an excuse to make a C movie. Back when movies were intelligent and directors had to be clever and geneous because they didn't have computers to make everything at their disposal... We saw a C book turned into an A+ film by Franklin Shaffner and ROD SERLING! Twilight Zone creater! You can't fix something that isn't broken! I mean, the Tim Burton worshipers are sheep, they will watch anything with him and Johnny Depp in it and give a standing ovation. Thankfuly, Depp is not the one ruining this movie, But you gotta give it a chance... it fails. another poor remake soon to be forgoten...or already forgotten. A shame. You CAN'T Compare this to the original, anyone with real taste will agree. But people don't watch old movies anymore!!!! Blockbuster Videos doesn't get new shipments of films that came out bhefore 1998, the classics will soon die. Thanks Tim Burton, You're Part of the problem..Score: 2/5
Rainy day? Pick something else...I guess I should not have expected the same story - fine, it' s not. They're not even on the same planet. But add to that - the acting is second rate at best and the screen play sounds like a 6th grader wrote it (not to belittle writing abilities of 6th graders). My greatest regret is that I'll never get that 2 hours of my life back..Score: 1/5
UghThis movie is just plain bad..Score: 1/5
A high pitched crack of a movieWhat a embrassment of a remake this was it was like watching a long hour movie trying to win a oscar but failed so bad. Mark Wahlberg is terrible as always this is a boring remake..Score: 2/5
Stinker -- good for a rental.I remember seeing this before watching the actual Planet of the Apes films. Tim Burton really mangled up the original story and lines, making it very hard to follow. This is not one of Burton's best efforts, but if you're considering watching it then rent the movie. If you want a good experience, go check out the original Planet of the Apes films. Those are classics. This pile of dreck should be locked away for all eternity. 2 Stars - Poor..Score: 2/5
LoveOne of my favorites that they didn make a sequel to. Shame on them for that. Because I wrote a dope script for the sequel. Oh well we will never,never know now will we!?! Well wishes Orpheus Golphin.Score: 4/5
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JUST AWESOMEIts just a great movie for any intense sci fi fans filled with action and impressive visuals.Score: 5/5
With all due respectWe can all agree that the original is better... that its a classic... but this movie, in its own right, is actually pretty good... sure there are parts where you can only say... "ahhh Mr. Burton, what where you thinking" but overall, its quite enjoyable and entertaining....Score: 4/5
A travestyMy recollection was that this film was okay except for the ludicrous, nonsensical ending. No ... it's not. As you expect with Burton, it certainly looks good, but that's largely the end of it's virtues. Everyone playing an ape is encouraged to act extremely apey. It's not long before the overacting is exhausting. Helena Bonham Carter and Paul Giamatti are bad. Tim Roth enters a whole new realm of bad. It's a 2 hour movie with about an hour and a half of plot. It drags it's feet for the last half hour before arriving at a stunningly idiotic ending. I had remembered the ending as bad. No, it's far worse than that..Score: 2/5
Awesome!Amazing makeup, amazing actors, and amazing director!.Score: 5/5
WoWOstieee quié bon mais à la fin c genre w.......t..............f!!!.Score: 5/5
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