Planet of the Apes
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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.
What critics thought
Tim Burton's remake landed with a thud critically, earning mixed-to-negative notices that put it squarely at the midpoint between ambitious spectacle and hollow retread. Rick Baker's prosthetic work and the film's visual design drew near-universal admiration, but critics were far harsher on the screenplay, the story's internal logic, and especially the famously baffling ending, which became a punchline even for people who worked on the film.
“Ten years from now, it will be the 1968 version that people are still renting.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“Call it a letdown, worsened by the forces of shoddy screenwriting. To quote Heston in both films, 'Damn them, damn them all'.”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
“Planet of the Apes shows that taking material too seriously can be as much of a handicap as not taking it seriously at all.”
Kenneth Turan·Los Angeles Times
“it's a toy-store attraction, with an impressive line of lifelike primates, and though these hirsute creatures think and talk, they don't think or talk about much of importance.”
Jack Mathews·New York Daily News
Genres
Thriller, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
Cast & Crew
Tim BurtonDirector
Mark WahlbergCaptain Leo Davidson
Tim RothThade
Helena Bonham CarterAri
Michael Clarke DuncanAttar
Paul GiamattiLimbo
Estella WarrenDaena
Cary-Hiroyuki TagawaKrull
David WarnerSandar
Kris KristoffersonKarubi
Erick AvariTival
Luke EberlBirn
Evan ParkeGunnar
Danny ElfmanComposer
William Broyles Jr.Writer
Lawrence KonnerWriter
Philippe RousselotCinematographyPlanet of the Apes
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.
What critics thought
Tim Burton's remake landed with a thud critically, earning mixed-to-negative notices that put it squarely at the midpoint between ambitious spectacle and hollow retread. Rick Baker's prosthetic work and the film's visual design drew near-universal admiration, but critics were far harsher on the screenplay, the story's internal logic, and especially the famously baffling ending, which became a punchline even for people who worked on the film.
“Ten years from now, it will be the 1968 version that people are still renting.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“Call it a letdown, worsened by the forces of shoddy screenwriting. To quote Heston in both films, 'Damn them, damn them all'.”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
“Planet of the Apes shows that taking material too seriously can be as much of a handicap as not taking it seriously at all.”
Kenneth Turan·Los Angeles Times
“it's a toy-store attraction, with an impressive line of lifelike primates, and though these hirsute creatures think and talk, they don't think or talk about much of importance.”
Jack Mathews·New York Daily News
Genres
Thriller, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
Cast & Crew
Tim BurtonDirectorMark WahlbergCaptain Leo DavidsonTim RothThadeHelena Bonham CarterAriMichael Clarke DuncanAttarPaul GiamattiLimboEstella WarrenDaenaCary-Hiroyuki TagawaKrullDavid WarnerSandarKris KristoffersonKarubiErick AvariTivalLuke EberlBirnEvan ParkeGunnarDanny ElfmanComposerWilliam Broyles Jr.WriterLawrence KonnerWriterPhilippe RousselotCinematographyStream
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