Planet Of The Apes (DVD)

...massive fan of the old Planet of the Apes movies – they had some great stories, great characters and were all carried off in a highly imaginative format. It was with some trepidation, therefore, that I awaited the release of the new big bucks Hollywood version that has just seen its release on DVD and video. One of the big cinema blockbusters of 2001, the film was heralded with seemingly relentless press coverage, and interviews with the stars ...
...the course of history…. Planet of the Apes is unquestionably a very good movie. Filled with fantastic characters, imaginative set pieces and exciting action, I enjoyed it from start to finish. Technically, the film is also very advanced – at times, you could forget that the talking apes weren’t really real – and the plot twists and turns in such a way that it keeps you guessing right up until the end. So much time and attention ...

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...but in the brand new Planet Of The Apes movie, as General Thade, Tim Roth is so absolutely, unspeakably evil that you'll have nightmares about him. It may be the make up, or the bandy legged gait, or even the way he leaps onto the back of his horse, but whatever it is, Thade is the most fearsome epitome of evil since the black clad Darth Vader. Even before seeing the film, the ads and the trailers hinted darkly at the thoroughgoing badness of it ...
...as far as the new Planet Of The Apes film is concerned. It's the latest in an exceedingly lengthy line of darkly macabre films from the masterpiece of sinister darkness, Tim Burton, but it's much more a rip roaring adventure film than a follow up to Batman, apart from Roth's fiend from Hell. In fact, it doesn't strike you immediately as a standard offering from Burton. The first two Batman films, The Nightmare Before Christmas and Sleepy Hollow were ...

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...the classic movie (and series) Planet of the Apes. With 21st century special effects and an excellent cast could this latest version of the movie dwarf the success of the original? My first impressions were that the production and direction of the movie were very good. The storyline developed slowly giving the audience a chance to settle down and become acquainted with the main character. As the suspense built and the main character (and his ...
...astronaut crash lands on a planet in the future. Much to his dismay and disbelief, Apes rule this planet. A trader in Human slaves captures him, but with the help of a sympathetic Ape (played by the delectable Helen Bonham-Carter) and an old warrior Gorilla, he manages to escape and organize the release of all the slaves in town. They move towards a place which is somewhat like an Elephants graveyard – it is a sacred place and is forbidden ...

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...this is one area where Planet of The Apes shines. The ape makeup is absolutely staggering when coupled with the performances of the 'ape' actors. Amazingly lifelike, the work of Rick Baker just can't be faulted. The CGi element is all present and correct (indeed what film these days would be complete without the binary influence) and looks as flawless as ever but my good woman did point a problem (eek!) - Wouldn't it be nice to have a real crowd ...
...make the quintessential summer blockbuster, Planet of The Apes will undoubtedly make money. Is it a good film though? Well it depends what you're after. Those seeking another slice of 60's 'statement' will be sorely disappointed (and indeed they should be), but look at it as a film in it's own right and becomes better. Burton's reputation remains intact and it's a good way to spend 2 hours (I'm adding 20 minutes on for trailers). Violent and gruesome ...

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...with the plot. For me Planet of the Apes was not as good as I had heard it was nor was it as bad as I expected, it had most of the ingredients which worked brilliantly, it was just the little things that shattered the illusion and ruined the film. Overall I say go and see it as it is not what you expect, and it is one of those films you have to see. Always appreciate comments ...

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...TBL! to a project called Planet Of The Apes. And we threw in a few freebies - poseable British actors (Tim Roth, Helena Bonham Carter), an unusual leading man (Mark Wahlberg) and a cameo girlfriend (Lisa Marie)! Not to mention the obligatory Danny Elfman soundtrack! TBL was given some old material, which he cleverly adjusted in such a way to parallel, but not actually better, the original Planet Of The Apes! Watch as he uses your favourite clichés ...
...man could land on a planet where apes talk and humans talk too! Why shouldn’t they? That’s where the original went wrong. So, Mark Wahlberg hijacks a space pod to rescue his chimp buddy from a nasty swirly purple space thing! When Mark gets sucked into the same swirly thing, his pod is spat out onto a jungle planet where men & women run free and talking apes ride horses and capture them! Don’t you just LOVE it already? You think ...

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...on the subject of The Planet Of The Apes, I wouldn’t have much left to say and nothing new to write about the subject on, wrong!, not only is there the original novel (which I’ve just read, so watch this space), and the TV series (which I’ve never seen, so you’ll be spared the reading of the op of that), but now is the 2001 version, wow!!!. I went to see this last night (that being the 25th of August 2001), and it was with ...
...fan of The Planet of the Apes, how this happened I’m not quite sure, but there you go. The thing is that I love the first film, it is truly great, the ideas and the.........well read my op (well that’s what its there for), and the sequels never did it justice (as I say in my further ops, so go read them, but then again they could also do with an update so read them some other time, yeah?), so when I heard that they were doing a remake, ...

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...the day. The remake of Planet of the Apes has been on the drawing board for some time apparently - first James Cameron was to direct it with Arnold Schwarzennegar in mind as a lead actor before the idea of Titanic sent it back to the drawing board. Then Tim Burton took over and everything looked like it might turn out very well indeed. Well, for the first half hour of this movie you would be forgiven for thinking that Burton's remake would go on ...
...thing) and dumped orbiting another planet some time way in the future. He crashlands to find this planet ruled by apes who use humans as their slaves and is promptly captured by the sadistic General Thade who is lading an ape raiding party collecting up humans for the slavers. He along with Daena(Estelle Warren) and Karubi(Kris Kristofferson) are sold to Limbo(paul Giamitti), an ape slave trader who then sells them onto human-loving Ari - another ...

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...be releasing a remake/retelling of Planet of the Apes I was horrified. In fact I like to think my reaction was akin to Mr Heston's response on spotting his first familiar landmark in the original. I must stress that I'm not some weirdo that detests any attempt to remake films and walks out of cinemas chanting the phrase 'not as good as the original' like my own mantra. Batman for instance was fantastic. To be fair though, to make a Batman film worse ...
...opinion about again? Oh yes Planet of the Apes. As quickly as I hated the idea I changed my mind and decided if done well it could be fantastic. Going back to Batman as an example of Tim Burton's work I thought it could easily become a great development of the idea, brought into the 21st century with modern cinematic effects and a new direction. Before I go too much into my opinion I should give you a quick synopsis of the plot and don't worry I'll ...

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...see the movie! Tim Burton. Planet of the Apes? Bring it on! I am writing this section in anticipation of viewing the film this evening. The expectations of the fan base are a trifle high, I think it is safe to assume. No doubt it will look fantastic, Tim would never deliver less than that, and Rick Baker’s apes will be incredible, I’m sure, but will the story work, how much will it change, will the actors be right, and can they come ...
...to bring peace to the planet but educated people believe that to be a fairytale to help understand their origin. When the truth is discovered this shakes the foundations of their society. As Ari says at the conclusion of the film, one day people/apes on her planet will believe that the story of Davidson’s coming from the stars will be thought of as a fairytale - but she will know it to be true. Burton’s interest in fairytales is well ...

Crazy-Christian 19.08.2001 (30.08.2001) · Read full review
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...2029. Tim Burton`s eagerly awaited Planet Of The Apes was a film i just had to see. A modern version of the 1968 classic Starring Mark Wahlberg as the space pilot who crash lands on a planet where apes are in control and humans are their slaves. The opening of the movie takes place on a space station. Leo Davidson (Mark Wahlberg) is part of a team who are training chimpanzees to help with their research. One of the monkeys is shuttled out into space ...
...time. Eventually crashing on a planet ruled by apes From the moment he crash lands on the planet the film comes alive - He is automatically confronted by a group of humans who are on the run from the apes. This scene is full of fast moving action and it is the first time we get a taste of what the apes are all about. As they hurdle, run, jump and climb in the pursuit of humans, Leo Davidson has no choice but to start running as the apes are looking ...

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...This guy lands on a planet inhabited by evolved apes and then… well that’s it really. After that it just seems to be this guy seeing what’s happening and wondering about. There are some rivalries and befriending along the way, but not really much of a solid plot. For example the main character, the human who landed on the planet of the apes, and the leader of the army, a vicious ape named Thade, build up a huge rivalry from start to finish. Also ...
...scene setting, war music, which Planet of the Apes has inherited perfectly. When you hear he music you can almost see Hitler on the horizon (Well, not really…), nevertheless, the music really does work. It’s as atmospheric as any war-ish film should be. It is nice to see some comedy moments in it. Near the end you’ll hear a line that brought a tear to my eye, I do laugh easily, but it’s just how it comes out of nowhere. “Wanna buy some aspirin, ...

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...a fan of all things Planet of the Apes, I was eagerly looking forward to the 2001 remake of the classic. I've seen the originals more times than I can remember, still have many of the Planet of the Apes magazines from the 70's, and have seen all of the episodes of the short-lived TV series. When I finally finished watching Tim Burton's version of the story, I walked out with mixed feelings. The film did some things very well, but it didn't really ...
...This new Planet of the Apes takes the core idea of the story (human astronaut lands on a planet controlled by talking monkeys), but twists it and "reimagines" it into a new movie with quite a different theme. Something that made the original film so interesting was the comparison that could be made between the human/ape relations in the movie to the real-life racial tensions in the US. Add to that a shocking twist ending that no one was expecting, ...

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...crash lands on a strange planet leaving ship at the bottom of a lake he swims to the surface. Straight into the path of an Ape round up and propmtly gets rounded up with the rest of the feral humans. Taken into the Ape City he see many forms of simians apes, gorillas, chimps, etc. He and the rest of the humans are taken to a trader, Limbo, where the children are separated off. Here one of the lead Apes chooses a child for his "child" to play with. ...
..."Human" rights and during the confusion he takes her captive. He shows to her that he is different from the other humans and so she asks for him and Daena (Estella Warren) and Karubi (Kris Kristofferson) to be sold to him. The three humans go to work with two captive humans as servants. Here Leo meets Thade (Tim Roth) properly for the first time and experinces his hatred and comtempt for mankind first hand. Thade approaches Ari after their meal ...

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...of a classic film. Planet of the Apes is the last of the summer blockbusters and after the poor crop that was JP3, Pearl Harbour and Mummy 2 can it save the day. It's got to have a chance, Tim Burton and monkeys ruling a planet. Got to be half decent, surely? Mark Wahlberg is Commander Leo Davidson and the year is 2039. He's training monkeys on a space station above an unknown planet (we really must of spent some wedge on space exploration) and ...
...up on the planet, the planet of the apes (and humans) Wahlberg finds himself on the run with a bunch of fleeing humans. Humans that are fleeing from highly evolved apes (most of which look like humans wearing monkey masks). Along with Kris Kristoffersen and model, Estella Warren he gets captured and finds that on this planet, the apes are the dominant species and play basketball and go on holiday retreats and stuff. (Remember Dinosaurs on ITV, it's ...

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