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Good Up To Date Remake.....
Being a huge fan of all the Planet of the Apes movies and having seen them all, I couldn't wait to see this movie. I saw this movie as soon as it was released at the theaters. I was not let down even though I must admit that the best thing about this movie is the fact that Mark Wahlberg is the main character!! Wahlberg plays Leo, a astronaut who crashes on a uncharted planet..... The Planet of the Apes where apes rule over humans. Very action packed film. We see Leo's desperate attempts to escape and find a way home despite the ruthless gorilla leader named Thade. The mission- to find the sacred temple where Leo might find all his answers. Excellent makeup effects and costume designs. Very action packed and a good up to date remake that won't disappoint.
What Was The Point?
Ok, when I first heard about a remake of the classic Planet of the Apes film, the first question that came to my mind was: why? What is the point? If it was just to update the now dated ape make-up and special effects, then I was of the opinion it shouldn't be done. Now, if on the other hand, the updated film was going to be used to address more current race and social issues of the day, then fine. However, even thinking along those lines I still couldn't see any good reason to remake Planet of the Apes. The original 1968 film is still relevant today as it was in the 60's.
Then I heard it was not a remake but a re-imagining. At that point I was outraged. The original Planet of the Apes is one of my all time favorite movies and to mess with it was just wrong in my opinion.
However, since I do like several Tim Burton films, I was at least going to give the film a chance. So, to prepare for the film, I read the book for the first time and rewatched the original film. Ok, after reading the book I could see where there was room for a re-interpretation of the material. So, I was willing to give the new Planet of the Apes a chance.
My best friend and I went to see it together. He bought the tickets because I just flatly refused to pay for it in any way. I still had the feeling that it was going to be a disaster.
It was. The first problem that I had was, I just don't understand how you can make a movie based on a book and not have ONE single character from the book in the movie. Where was Dr. Zira? Where was Dr. Zaius? Where was Cornelius? At that point I wrote the whole film off. I don't know what this film is but it isn't Planet of the Apes. In fact, I refuse to even call it that to this very day.
The acting is terrible. The characters (whomever they are) are dull, boring card board cut outs that just seem to slosh their way through their scenes and dialogue. The film goes no where and worse than that, it has NOTHING to say. At least not anything that wasn't said 500 times better in the original film. This is movie making at it lowest. To desecrate a classic film that actually tried to have something to say about our world and the prejudice in it, and re-imagine it and spit out this deplorable piece of garbage is a travesty.
Shame on everyone involved with this film. Avoid this film at all costs. Watch the original. It's a superior film in spite of the dated ape make-ups. If I had the time and a hammer, I'd like to destory every copy of this film. Long live the original Planet of the Apes.
Different than the original, but not better
Lacking in compelling storyline, but the ape costumes are great. Check out Ari as the chimpanzee and see if you don't agree she looks like Janet Jackson without the wardrobe malfunction. Makes the kiss between chimp and man more non-bestiality-esque. Children may like this, but the original is the best and Heston can't be matched by Wahlenburg.
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