Village Voice
A campy, juiced-up ker-splat, busy with clumsy pyrotechnics and never nearing the vicinity of satire.
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Planet of the Apes (2001)
Tim Burton's reboot of the Planet of the Apes franchise starring Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth and Helena Bonham Carter.
After a spectacular crash-landing on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut Leo Davidson (Wahlberg) 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 the ruthless General Thade (Roth).
Less2001Rating: M, Medium level violence119 minsUSA
Science Fiction
- Director:
- Tim Burton ('Edward Scissorhands', 'Batman Returns', 'Alice in Wonderland (2010)')
- Writer:
- William Broyles Jr.Lawrence KonnerMark Rosenthal
- Cast:
- Mark WahlbergTim RothHelena Bonham CarterMichael Clarke DuncanKris KristoffersonEstella WarrenPaul GiamattiCary-Hiroyuki TagawaCharlton Heston
Planet of the Apes (2001) | Reviews
The New York Times
The movie can be both a gas and distant, a toy sealed in its unbreakable box.
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Roger Ebert
Ten years from now, it will be the 1968 version that people are still renting.
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Empire Magazine
Tries awfully hard to be Spartacus From Space, but it's just not happening.
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Planet of the Apes (2001) | Release Details
Planet of the Apes (2001) is available to stream in New Zealand now on Google Play and Apple TV.