Mark Wahlberg

Tim Roth

Helena Bonham Carter

Michael Clarke Duncan

Kris Kristofferson

Estella Warren

Paul Giamatti

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

David Warner

Erick Avari

Lucas Elliot Eberl

Lisa Marie

Evan Parke

Glenn Shadix

Freda Foh Shen

Chris Ellis

Anne Ramsay

Andrea Grano

Michael Jace

Michael Wiseman

Eileen Weisinger

Deep Roy

Chad Bannon

Kevin Grevioux

Isaac C. Singleton Jr.

Quincy Taylor

John Alexander

Jay Caputo

Philip Tan

Callie Croughwell

Allie Habberstad

Brett Smrz

Howard Berger

Rick Baker

Cameron Croughwell

Joshua Croughwell

Hannah Peitzman Myers

Molly Peitzman

Jesse Tipton

Shane Habberstad

Chet Zar

Linda Harrison

Eddie Adams

Todd Babcock

Lorenzo Callender

Shonda Farr

Kam Heskin

Jim Holmes

Todd Kimsey

Candace Kroslak

Joanna Krupa

Lisa Lackey

Mark Christopher Lawrence

Melody Perkins

Tate Taylor

Jonna Giovanna

Charlton Heston

Chris Lebenzon

Tim Burton

Danny Elfman

Philippe Rousselot

Richard D. Zanuck

Mark Rosenthal

William Broyles Jr.

Lawrence Konner

Susan Anderson

Bill Corso

Amy Schmiederer

Donna-Lou Henderson

Martie Schribner

Barney Burman

Geneva Nash Morgan

Mike Smithson

Vera Steimberg

Kate Biscoe

Douglas Noe

James R. Scribner

Jackie Tichenor

John Blake

Will Huff

Brian H. Moss

Heather Koontz

Lance Anderson

Margie Latinopoulos

Brigitte Bugayong

Jane Galli

Earl Ellis

Bob Scribner

Lillian Lanette Little

Fred C. Blau Jr.

Jamie Kelman

Deborah Rutherford

Margaret Prentice

Denise Paulson

Stephen Prouty

Michelle Vittone

Christy Ann Newquist

Kevin Haney

Justin B. Henderson

Gabriel De Cunto

Isabel Harkins

Joel Harlow

Karen Iverson

Jody Rogers

Andy Nelson

Curt Schulkey

Skip Longfellow

David Betancourt

David A. Whittaker

Susan Dawes

Ted Caplan

Gilles Missir

Mitchell Stone

Donald Flick

James Bolt

Terry Baliel

Michael Haight

David Boulton

Alicia Stevenson

Donald Mowat

John Pospisil

Doug Calli

Alan L. Nineberg

Dan Yale

Joe Klein

Steve R. Moore

Marvin Walowitz

Charleen Richards-Steeves

Dawn Fintor

John A. Larsen

R.J. Kizer

Jonathan Chibnall

John Murray

Joel Negron

Randy Sayer

Anna Behlmer

Ken Pepiot

Malanie J. Romero

Scott Sproule

Patricia Miller

David Lucarelli

Richard L. Anderson

Avram D. Gold

Steve Austin

Sherry Aude

Jonathan Taylor

Laura Bollinger

Andy Armstrong

David Heron

Jay King

John Peyser

Ken Van Order

Michael Hothorn

David Kelley

Dea Cantu

Joseph Judd

Steve Spiker

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Nutshell

A pathetic plot, a weak script, and a very unconvincing Mark Wahlberg in the lead role provide for a wasted opportunity, especially considering that the makeup effects by Rick Baker are truly outstanding. If you want a good reboot/remake, seek out the 2011 version and its 2 sequels.

Yeah... pretty poor.

I didn't even know this existed until a week or so ago. Gotta be frustrating for all involved that they were in a remake/reboot of 1968's <em>'Planet of the Apes'</em> that wasn't the 2011 version. This one walked so that one could fly etc.

Speaking of flying, what the heck is with the high jumping apes in this? It looks so silly and doesn't add anything; a very odd choice. It is, though, a surprise that this film flopped given who got attached to it. Tim Burton as director, with the acting talents of Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Clarke Duncan and Paul Giamatti. It's neat that Charlton Heston and Linda Harrison (stars of the original) made cameos, though.

Wahlberg feels a bit miscast, though Bonham Carter and Giamatti are solid; the latter particularly seemed to enjoy the role. The film does have a Burton edge to it, as expected, but this is one of his weaker films no doubt. Some other negatives, for me, include the make-up, esp. for General Thade, - I'm in the minority there - and the story's pacing.

CinemaSerf

This is much more of a straight remake of the original 1968 version that certainly benefits from superior visual effects and animatronics, but otherwise is really quite stodgy and sterile. Mark Wahlberg is the astronaut "Leo" who finds himself stranded on a planet that is dominated by apes that can speak. Just like their human relatives, the Simian community is facing a war. The more benign, cleverer, chimpanzees are facing a conflict with their more aggressive gorilla cousins led by "Thade" (Tim Roth). Luckily, "Leo" can count on the feisty assistance of "Ari" (Helena Bonham Carter) as they race their antagonists to a secret facility deep in the forbidden zone that could offer them a solution and reveal the nature of their past. Wahlberg is good in these action roles. He manages to keep the pace moving along despite a rather weak story that takes quite a while to establish itself, and then is all too procedural as it bumbles along to an admittedly lively and fitting denouement. It's not a great film, indeed was there really any need to remake it at all, save for it being a vehicle for the easy-on-the-eye star? Still, it's an above average production that passes two hours without effort. If you're really eagle-eyed you might spot "Planet" original Linda Harrison (in a cart) but that might be all this has to make it memorable.

Planet of the Apes (2001) Trailer

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Planet of the Apes( 2001)

You'll be sorry you were ever born human.

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A review by Nutshell

Written by Nutshell on Sat Aug 03 2019

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