Planet Of The Apes Details

Not for the impatient

A terrible remake that is annoying from start to finish. The beginning is especially annoying when the crew of space ship feel it necessary to investigate an enourmous electromagnetic storm cloud - BUT WHY?

The thing was like a badly made Star Trek episode with a bit of Lord of The Rings element (armies of apes vs humans in the desert).

Avoid

[Highly rated reviewer]

Not perfect, but still great

I have heard a lot of criticism for Planet Of The Apes, and I don't think most of it is deserved. Yes, the film was a little flawed, but ultimately, I found it very entertaining.

Tim Burton is probably my favourite director, and I think he did a really good job with this. The chosen actors were great, Mark Whalberg and Helena Bonham Carter were perfect for the leading roles.

The story was pretty well paced, it moved perhaps a little too fast at the beginning, but was fine from middle to end.

I think the best thing about the film was Tim Burton's trademark look, and the fact the Burton always manages to make stories that should be cheesy, into dramatic, and artistic pieces of work. The battle between humans and apes at the end was ace too!

Altogether, Planet of the Apes COULD have been better, but since when does the make a film bad? The film is great entertainment, and it's certianly one I will have to take off my rental list, and add to my DVD collection.