Planet of the Apes
by Tim Burton
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Actor: Helena Bonham Carter, Mark Wahlberg, Michael Clarke Duncan, Paul Giamatti, Tim RothDirector: Tim Burton
Brand: WAHLBERG,MARK
Producer: Iain Smith
Producer: Katterli Frauenfelder
Producer: Ralph Winter
Writer: Lawrence Konner
Writer: Mark Rosenthal
Writer: Pierre Boulle
Writer: William Broyles Jr.
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 119 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-02-11
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Product features:
- Condition: New
- Format: DVD
- Closed-captioned; Color; Widescreen; DTS Surround Sound; DVD; NTSC
Movie Reviews of Planet of the Apes
Movie Review: Aping Tim Burton On
Summary: 5 Stars
"Planet of the Apes" is a remake of sorts of the 1968 film of the same name, directed by Tim Burton. I haven't seen the original, but I thought I'd see the remake first to minimize disappointment by comparison. I really liked it, actually, and once again I'm suprised at the low average amazon response.
It's 2029, and a space station is sending chimps out into space to investigate a large magnetic storm. Leo is an astronaut there, and one of the trainers of the chimp. His favorite is sent to investigate the storm, and vanishes within it, so Leo blasts off after it in his spacecraft. There is a bright flash of light, and Leo crash lands on a wild jungle of a planet, full of talking Apes, who keep timid humans as slaves. There are a few that are compassionate towards humans, but only a few. Where has Leo landed? His homing beacon still works, and it appears his crewmates have landed on the other side of the planet. If he can make it back to them, he'll be able to escape this savage, nightmarish world. But will he be able to escape?
Apart from the Danny Elfman score, it would be hard to tell this was a Tim Burton film, if you didn't already know. Then again, Burton's spookhouse quirks don't really lend themselves to remakes of 1960s sci-fi, so maybe that's why they're kept to a minimum here. The special effects, the design of the spaceships, the costumes and makeup are all really classy I thought. They're great to look at, but they're not overdone or obsessed with being state-of-the-art. It's a heartfelt retro, rather than a slavish imitation, I thought. I also thought the way the Ape soldiers moved, closely mimicking real life primates, was a really interesting touch. I haven't seen the original, but I know enough about it to tell you that the ending is very different in this version. I'm still trying to piece together why it concluded in the way it did, its a bit of a head scratcher (in a good way, though)...
Personally I think it's worth a look for sci-fi fans. It's not the deepest movie in the world, but it's an entertaining spectacle.
Summary of Planet of the Apes
An astronaut crash lands on a distant planet where intelligent apes rule, is befriended by a sympathetic chimpanzee, and leads a band of apes and humans towards a sacred temple within the Forbidden Zone that holds the key to the past.Genre: Science Fiction
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 6-FEB-2007
Media Type: DVD
Billed as a "reimagining" of the original 1968 film, Tim Burton's extraordinary Planet of the Apes constantly borders on greatness, adhering to the spirit of Pierre Boulle's original novel while exploring fresh and inventive ideas and paying honorable tribute to the '68 sci-fi classic. Burton's gifts for eccentric inspiration and visual ingenuity make this a movie that's as entertaining as it is provocative, beginning with Rick Baker's best-ever ape makeup (hand that man an Oscar®!), and continuing through the surprisingly nuanced performances and breathtaking production design. Add to all this an intelligent screenplay that turns Boulle's speculative reversal--the dominance of apes over humans--into a provocative study of civil rights and civil war. The film finally goes too far with a woefully misguided ending that pays weak homage to the original, but everything preceding that misfire is astonishingly right.
While attempting the space-pod retrieval of a chimpanzee test pilot, Major Leo Davidson (Mark Wahlberg) enters a magnetic storm that propels him into the distant future, where he crash-lands on the ape-ruled planet. Among the primitively civilized apes, treatment of enslaved humans is a divisive issue: senator's daughter Ari (Helena Bonham Carter) advocates equality while the ruthless General Thade (Tim Roth) promotes extermination. While Davidson ignites a human rebellion, this conflict is explored with admirable depth and emotion, and sharp dialogue allows Burton's exceptional cast to bring remarkable expressiveness to their embattled ape characters, most notably in the comic relief of orangutan slave trader Limbo (played to perfection by Paul Giamatti). Classic lines from the original film are cleverly reversed (including an unbilled cameo for Charlton Heston, in ape regalia as Thade's dying father), and while this tale of interspecies warfare leads to an ironic conclusion that's not altogether satisfying, it still bears the ripe fruit of a timeless what-if idea. --Jeff Shannon
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