PLANET
OF
THE
APES
With
Mark
Wahlberg,
Helena
Bonham
Carter,
Tim
Roth,
Estella
Warren
Directed
by
Tim
Burton
Yeah,
I'm
sure
I'm
not
the
only
one
to
come
up
with
"Marky
Mark
&
The
Monkey
Bunch",
but
it
was
just
too
tempting
to
avoid.
While
one
would
thank
the
Executive
Producer
in
the
sky
that
Tim
Burton
got
to
direct
this
remake
of
the
classic
Charlton
Heston
pic
of
the
late
60s,
it
is
in
fact
the
most
disappointing
of
his
films.
"What?
But
how
is
that
possible?
He
made
Batman,
Edward
Scissorhands,
Ed
Wood,
Sleepy
Hollow?!
And
the
make-up,
the
FX,
the
spectacle
of
it
all?!"
Well,
that's
all
true.
And
sure,
Rick
Baker's
ape
make-up
FX
(especially
that
of
Tim
Roth's
villain)
is
absolutely
amazing.
In
this
big
budget
version
of
the
space
man
who
crash-lands
on
a
planet
where
apes
are
the
dominant
specie
and
humans
the
subservient
wild
beasts
in
the
bush,
many
interesting
issues
do
come
to
the
fore
(from
our
intelligence
to
animal
rights,
evolution
and
religion).
But,
let's
remember,
the
original
is
a
classic,
not
total
genius.
While
some
adaptations
of
the
original
tale
are
converted
in
an
innovative,
action
driven,
thought
provoking
and
at
times
humourous
way,
the
crappy
elements
abound.
From
the
gung-ho
American
stance
&
the
lip
glossed
blond
wild
"cutie"
to
the
corny
suspense
moments
&
lack
of
surprise.
It's
a
lovely
film
to
look
at,
but
it
lacks
that
little
special
something
to
push
it
beyond
a
mere
holiday
money-spinner.
It's
a
fun
film,
no
doubt
about
it,
just
don't
expect
to
talk
about
it
for
weeks
afterwards.
3
/
B
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PB
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6
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B
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C