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Movie
description |
-Mark
Wahlberg
-Tim
Roth
In
remaking
this
classic
sci-fi
horror
film,
director
Tim
Burton
takes
on a
whopping
challenge
and
succeeds.
Astronaut
Leo
Davidson
(Mark
Wahlberg)
is
part
of a
space
station
crew
that,
in
the
year
2029,
is
conducting
experiments
in
training
genetically
engineered
chimps
to
perform
complex
away
missions.
When
Leo's
chimp
disappears
into
a
worm
hole,
Leo
unadvisedly
goes
after
him,
ending
up
in a
parallel
world
in
which
the
monkeys
are
the
keepers
and
humans
are
traded
and
caged
like
animals.
It's
a
horrifying
place,
and
the
whole
atmosphere,
colored
by
Burton's
direction
and
Rick
Baker's
incredible
special
effects
makeup,
is
charged
with
terror.
Leo
becomes
a
heroic
figure
in
the
eyes
of
his
defeated
human
brethren,
and
he
puts
his
trust--and
his
hope
for
escape--in
Ari
(Helena
Bonham
Carter),
a
forward-thinking
ape
who
believes
in
human
rights.
But
Leo
has
formidable
opponents
in
Thade
(Tim
Roth)
and
Attar
(Michael
Clark
Duncan),
two
power-hungry,
testosterone-charged
apes
who
wish
to
rid
the
planet
of
humans
altogether.
This
excellent
rendition
of
PLANET
OF
THE
APES
is
more
than
just
a
remake:
it
includes
intense
physicality
on
the
part
of
the
actors,
complex
mythology
lacing
the
story,
chilling
philosophical
realizations,
and
an
amazing
cameo
by
original
APES
star
Charlton
Heston.
The
combination
of
those
complex
parts
makes
for
a
riveting
viewing
experience.
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of
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1948-2006 Muze
Inc.
and
Muze
Europe
Ltd.
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