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Planet of the Apes (2001) -- An astronaut lands on a planet inhabited by human-like apes, who rule the planet with an iron fist.
Planet of the Apes (2001) -- Captain Leo confronts Limbo the human trader.
Planet of the Apes (2001) -- An astronaut lands on a planet inhabited by human-like apes, who rule the planet with an iron fist.
Planet of the Apes (2001) -- An astronaut lands on a planet inhabited by human-like apes, who rule the planet with an iron fist.
Planet of the Apes (2001) -- The ape army, led by General Thade, attacks the humans.

Overview

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Director:
Tim Burton
Writers (WGA):
Pierre Boulle (novel)
William Broyles Jr. (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
27 July 2001 (USA) more
Tagline:
The battle begins November 20th more
Plot:
An astronaut lands on a planet inhabited by human-like apes, who rule the planet with an iron fist. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 9 wins & 20 nominations more
User Comments:
Planet of Shallowness more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Return of the Apes (USA) (working title)
The Visitor (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some sequences of action/violence.
Runtime:
119 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS (uncredited)
Filming Locations:
USA more

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Trivia:
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!". more
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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? more
Quotes:
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]
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Catch That Kid (2004) more
Soundtrack:
Rule The Planet Remix more

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What is the name of the ape city?
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97 out of 148 people found the following comment useful:-
Planet of Shallowness, 27 August 2002
3/10
Author: bas rutten from Eindhoven, the Netherlands

Thank you Hollywood. Yet another movie classic utterly ruined by a cheap, shallow, effect-heavy and redundant remake. The original "Planet of the Apes" was an intelligent and thought-provoking movie with a very clear message. It was a movie that focused almost entirely on dialogue, which sounds very dull but was in fact very interesting.

This movie, on the other hand, seems to have done away with pretty much ALL the dialogues. Instead of a great movie we get an incredibly stupid two hour chase movie. Dialogue has been reduced to a mere minimum, character interaction and development are non-existent and most of the time it's extremely hard to figure out what's going on. Instead, we get a bunch of pointless action scenes, some marginally funny one-liners and some very hollow quasi-intelligent conversations.

The only thing worth mentioning about this movie is that it looks absolutely fantastic. The make-up of the apes is magnificent, and the sets and backgrounds are beautiful too. However, this does not distract from the fact that "Planet of the Apes (2001)" is a very shallow and simplistic movie, filled with paper-thin characters, stupid dialogue and a nearly non-existent plot. Please Hollywood, stop ruining great movies by turning them into senseless blockbusters.

Oh yeah, the ending did not make ANY SENSE WHATSOEVER.

* out of **** stars, mainly for the visuals

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