Planet of the Apes (2001)
After a spectacular crash-landing on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut Leo Davidson 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.
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Planet of the Apes (2001)
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Released Year: 2001
Runtime: 119 minutes
Directors: Tim Burton
Casts: Mark Wahlberg, Michael Clarke Duncan, Martin Klebba, Tim Roth, Paul Giamatti, Rick Baker, Chris Ellis, Kevin Grevioux, Deep Roy, Helena Bonham Carter, Kris Kristofferson, Charlton Heston, Chad Bannon, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Erick Avari, David Warner, Glenn Shadix, Lucas Elliot Eberl, Evan Parke, Lisa Marie, Estella Warren, Linda Harrison, Melody Perkins
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After a spectacular crash-landing on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut Leo Davidson 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.
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Reviews
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New Times (L.A.) -
Perfectly acceptable, deliriously charming...a goofy Bmovie dolled up like a square-jawed A-list blockbuster.
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Chicago Sun-Times -
Burton's made a film that's respectful to the original, and respectable in itself, but that's not enough. Ten years from now, it will be the 1968 version that people are still renting.
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New York Daily News -
As a story, Burton's Planet of the Apes is more of a comic-book creation than either of his "Batman" movies.
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Rolling Stone -
With the exception of a battle scene with apes on all fours charging the humans, the film is monumentally silly.
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TV Guide Magazine -
This film is pure, empty (if gorgeous) spectacle, and the decision to loose the tongues of the ape planet's humans (they were mute in the original) undermines the contrast that lies at the heart of the story's power.
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