Planet of the Apes (2001)

Note des utilisateurs:

5.5/10   

Réalisateur:

Tim Burton

Writers (WGA):

Pierre Boulle (novel)
William Broyles Jr. (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

27 juillet 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Aventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Accroche:

The battle begins November 20th

Plot:

An astronaut lands on a planet inhabited by human-like apes, who rule the planet with an iron fist.

Plot Keywords:

Planet | Astronaut | Space | General | Cage

Awards:

Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 9 wins & 20 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

As shallow as the water he crashlands in.

Ensemble

Mark Wahlberg	...	Captain Leo Davidson
Tim Roth	...	Thade
Helena Bonham Carter	...	Ari
Michael Clarke Duncan	...	Attar
Paul Giamatti	...	Limbo
Estella Warren	...	Daena
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa	...	Krull
David Warner	...	Sandar
Kris Kristofferson	...	Karubi
Erick Avari	...	Tival
Luke Eberl	...	Birn
Evan Parke	...	Gunnar (as Evan Dexter Parke)
Glenn Shadix	...	Senator Nado
Freda Foh Shen	...	Bon
Chris Ellis	...	Commander Karl Vasich

Autre(s) titre(s):

Return of the Apes (USA) (working title)
The Visitor (USA) (working title)
La planète des singes (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sequences of action/violence.

Durée:

119 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Son:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS (uncredited)

Classification:

Iceland:12 | Malaysia:U | South Korea:12 | Philippines:PG-13 | Brazil:12 | Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:TE | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Hong Kong:IIA | Ireland:12PG (original rating) | Ireland:PG (video rating) | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Peru:PT | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (Approved No. 38373)

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Anecdotes:

Thade's Father's last words ("Damn them! Damn them all to hell!") are an obvious reference to the "Planet of the Apes" version of 1968. The last words that Taylor, who is also played by Charlton Heston, screams at the end of this movie are: "Damn you! God damn you all to hell!".

Goofs:

Plot holes: After the group cross the river, they set up camp and make fires. They are in the middle of the desert and there are no trees as far as the horizon. Where did they get the firewood?

Guillemet:

Limbo: [referring to cuffs] No, I don't need those anymore. They treated me like I was a... a... a...
[Gunnar looks at Limbo a little menacingly]
Gunnar: A human?
Limbo: [shrugs]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Catch That Kid (2004)

Soundtrack:

Rule The Planet Remix

As shallow as the water he crashlands in.

After seeing Tim Burton's excellent Sleepy Hollow, and superlative Ed Wood, I was expecting much more of a character driven movie, with the characterization and spiritual philosopies that elevated the original movie out of the pure science fiction genre and into a cerebral adventure film with acutely observed social comments.

Unfortunately, the film suffers from poor script and direction right from the minute the astronaut crashlands.

They knew from the outset that they would never produce an ending to rival the original, and any cinema-goer in their right minds would never expect one. But they could have at least got the beginning right. Neither Mark Wahlberg's character nor the tension is ever developed, so when he is confronted by the apes: we feel nothing.

The humans, though they have the benefit of increased intelligence and speech, are poorly utilized. And Kris Kristofferson is criminally wasted.

The make-up and effects are, as you would expect, fantastic. However, despite improved flexibility in the make-up, there is little warmth in either the performances or direction that made millions of kids go ape-nuts in the seventies. Bonham-Carter's Ari, whilst convincing, is not a patch on Kim Hunter's Zira. Roth's quite brilliant performance as Thade virtually carries this film and makes it the one reason to stick with it to the end.

Did I say end? Well, the less said about that the better.