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  • Actors: Mark Wahlberg, Helena Bonham Carter, Tim Roth, Michael Clarke Duncan, Paul Giamatti
  • Directors: Tim Burton
  • Writers: Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal, Pierre Boulle, William Broyles Jr.
  • Producers: Iain Smith, Katterli Frauenfelder, Ralph Winter
  • Format: Box set, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: Czech, Danish, English, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 16 Aug 2004
  • Run Time: 115 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005RDQR
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 28,651 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Tim Burton's "re-imagining" of Planet of the Apes is about one thing above all else: monkey movement. But for most filmgoers, whether fans of the 1967 original or not, that’s simply not enough. Thematically the story of an outsider in a society that doesn't know what to do with him chimes in nicely with Burton's other work. As always with Burton, the focus is more on what's colourfully going on around the central character (Mark Wahlberg) than his own story. It all looks stunning, of course, as make-up, set design and costumes outdo the accomplishments of the original. But otherwise a direct comparison with the classic version simply shows up holes in the Burton approach. The breakneck pace at which the pared-down plot is told makes little sense of the material and misses all the satire and social comment potential. What sold the idea to Burton was the opportunity to goof around with apes as humans: as a result the background is constantly peppered with lame visual gags which fall as flat as the unnecessary homages to Charlton Heston, who pops up repeating lines of his own dialogue from the first movie. Slick, action-packed and ultimately nonsensical, this is the film that made a monkey of Tim Burton.

On the DVD: balancing out the disappointing movie experience is an exceptional 13 hours of extra material. From the heavily CG-animated menus, you'll encounter some standard fare like libraries of promo material (posters, ads and trailers) and concept art. But they're enormous, as are the 26 cast and crew text profiles. If the THX optimiser tests don't convince you of the need for top equipment, there's DVD-ROM and NUON-enhanced player features as well. The "White Rabbit" Enhanced Viewing Mode for FX vignettes and four multi-angle featurettes on shooting scenes may seem a little dry, but the other features ranging from 10 to 30 minutes aren't. You'll find it hard picking a favourite between Rick Baker gushing over the lifetime dream of ape make-up, Michael Clarke Duncan playing to camera on location, or Danny Elfman at work on the scoring stage. Of the two commentaries Elfman’s is better by far, even if somewhat sporadic and clearly not recorded to picture. Burton's is typically fragmented, and is certainly not the place to discover what on earth the "shock-value-for-the-sake-of-it" ending means. --Paul Tonks

DVD Description
DVD Special Features:

Over 13 hours of special features:
Audio Commentaries by Tim Burton and Danny Elfman
Enhanced Viewing Mode--takes you behind the scenes as you watch the film Four Split-Screen Videos--makeup tests, group test, costume tests Movement test
Eight Featurettes--HBO Special, Simian Acadademy, Face Like a Monkey, Ape Coutour, On Location in Lake Powel, Chimp Symphony Op. 37, Swinging from the Trees, Stunt Test
Five Extended Scenes
Multi-Angle Scene Comparisons--Lets you see the action from the Director's chair
Music Video--"Rule the Planet Remix" by Paul Oakenfold
Stills Galleries
Cast & Crew Profiles
Theatrical Trailers and TV Spots

Picture format: 2.35:1 widescreen version 16:9
Language: English 5.1 Dolby Digital, English 5.1 DTS
Subtitles: Croatian, Czech, Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Turkish, Dutch, English for the hearing impaired

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars I wish I'd read the reviews and saved myself some money., 28 Feb 2002
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This is a fairly weak effort, redeemed only by the fact that there are some interesting special features accompanying it. The script is poor and many of the scenes (e.g. the ape city) are too obviously filmed in studios. The ending is a complete non sequitur. The only thing I was left wondering was 'who on earth wrote this rubbish?'.
Is this DVD worth 15 quid? If you want to know the answer, do yourself a favour and rent it instead.
Nuff said.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Planet of the bad remakes!, 26 Jun 2006
By Mr. Gerard Mcnamara (Hungary) - See all my reviews
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This is not as bad a movie as many would have you believe, however neither is it a good movie.......... if you like sci-fi you can watch this movie on a slow saturday afternoon, if you don't like sci-fi, don't bother.
The movie itself has some great names, Tim Roth, Mark Wahlberg and Helena Bonham Carter but none of them give a memorable performance.

The DVD extras are fantastic! Great DVD-ROM stuff, excellent sections on how the movie was made etc. The extras are really great for movie nerds!
But be warned, this is a bad remake, just because you enjoyed the original(s) don't be sure you will like this also.
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars REMAKE OR RE-IMAGINED?, 16 Oct 2002
By Mr. N. Carnegie (Kirkcaldy, Scotland, UK.) - See all my reviews
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Since Tim Burton arrived on the movie scene with Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice and Edward Scissorhands, as a film-maker he has often been described as inconsistent and his remake of Planet Of The Apes has taken some flak. Personally, I loved Batman Returns and Ed Wood but was very disappointed with Batman. Despite the critical mauling, I also think Mars Attacks is a fabulous black comedy, although Sleepy Hollow was in my view (although sumptuous in appearance) relatively average by the great auteur's high standards. So what of his "re-imagining" of Planet Of The Apes?

Seeking his chimpanzee and contrary to his superior's orders, astronaut Leo Davidson (Mark Wahlberg) travels through a wormhole in space and crash lands on a planet populated by both apes and humans but where the apes rule and the enslaved humans are treated as filthy animals. Soon captured, Leo quickly comes to the attention of the evil General Thade (an excellent Tim Roth), who instantly recognizes Leo as a threat to ape kind and sets out to destroy him. However, Leo, accompanied by two fellow human slaves (Kris Kristofferson and the voluptuous Estella Warren) and aided by the peace-loving primate Ari (Helena Bonham Carter) they flee the ape city, hotly pursued by General Thade and his ape army.

The special effects and make up are absolutely top-notch and no effort has been spared in attention to detail. The script is more than passable and has more than the odd nudge and a wink at both the original movie and an ironic view of our own modern society, the way that we treat animals and each other. Interestingly however, unlike the original perhaps, it is the actors behind the fur that excel in this movie. Helenah Bonham Carter (Fight Club) is once again successfully cast against type as a possible love interest and Charlton Heston gives a nice cameo performance, whilst Tim Roth revels in the opportunity of playing a ruthlessly ambitious, evil and murderous primate. Meanwhile of the humans, Mark Wahlberg (a surprising choice for this role) perhaps could have been more charismatic and Estelle Warren just has to look pretty and occasionally pout, although they all give passable performances. The film perhaps lulls in places but overall it does maintain its hold on its audience and although the ending has been the subject of much debate and negative comment, personally I liked it, didn't think it was that ambiguous and feel it sets us up nicely for a sequel.

Remaking such a famous and much-loved movie was always likely to divide opinion. I like many adored the original (but despised the dross that was the sequels) and my expectations for this movie were very high. That is a lot of baggage for a movie to start out with but although not completely satisfied, I like most audiences (I believe) enjoyed this movie! And though it may not go down as one of Hollywood's classics, unlike it's predecessor, Tim Burton has for the most part succeeded in re-inventing a franchise that will entertain for many years to come. Whats more, this DVD is absolutely packed with top-notch extras, making it a very desireable DVD to own.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Re-imaging a classic
What you have to do with this film is accept that it is a re-imaging of the classic, once you get past that you can really enjoy the film as it is very good. Read more
Published 1 month ago by P. Long

4.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad remake
Even though is loosly follows the original, it isnt a bad movie. Nothing can beat the original but they done a good job. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. G. Simpson

1.0 out of 5 stars planet of over acting apes
i'm a fan of the origonal film, the follow up films back in the 70's and also the tv show from the 70's

this however is simply embarassing to watch, it may have... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr. S. gilbert

1.0 out of 5 stars An incredibly bad movie.
Nonsensical plot, idiotic acting. Bad bad bad. I bought it as I couldn't believe that Tim Burton could be involved in something so terrible. Read more
Published 5 months ago by S. F. Woolhouse

1.0 out of 5 stars Too Much Monkey Business!!


Bring Back Roddy McDowell!!!

Third rate acting with a fourth rate script, it's The Muppets meet Bigfoot, somewhere in Space. Read more
Published 5 months ago by MightyBoosh

5.0 out of 5 stars Enough apeing about... this is serious
The title just came to me. I can't understand why this is getting so many 1 stars. I thought it was brilliant and just as good as the original. Read more
Published 10 months ago by R. Szikra

1.0 out of 5 stars oh dear
absolute rubbish from start to finish this is the low point of tim burtons career.this is badly written,badly acted rubbish. Read more
Published 13 months ago by martin thomas

2.0 out of 5 stars A film acted through the medium of teeth.
I am a bit of a Planet of the Apes fan and looked forward to seeing this film. I always knew that it was a re-imagining of the original film/Pierre Buelle novel. Read more
Published 18 months ago by DangermouseZilla

2.0 out of 5 stars Nonsense
The 1968 original film is a vague memory to me. I remember it being pretty cheesey, but it can't be as bad as this rubbish. Good ape make-up doesn't make a good film. Read more
Published on 5 Mar 2006

2.0 out of 5 stars bought by mistake
Mea maxima culpa - wanted 1968 movie. Was terribly dissapointed, bought the old one and liked it much better. I generally like this kind of movies - e.g., Star Wars (esp. Read more
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