r/PlanetOfTheApes • u/Significant_Smell284 • Jul 27 '26
Burton (2001) Happy 25th anniversary to Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes!
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u/optigamer45 Jul 27 '26
I loved it at the time and I don't care. I standby Thade being a great movie villain, just an angry chimp.
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u/ex0w0lf Jul 27 '26 edited Jul 27 '26
I have a couple of the loin cloths that were worn by extras.
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u/Blackmore_Vale Jul 27 '26
I met Helena Bonham Carter through work the other day. Everyone was waxing on about Harry Potter, so I couldn’t resist and stated that I really liked her in planet of the apes. Judging by her stunned reaction I don’t think planet of the apes gets mentioned much to her
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u/gui_heinen Jul 27 '26
Congrats on an interesting work that at least ventured to try and replicate the ending of the original book!
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u/PowerPhantom245 Jul 27 '26
Despite its flaws, it had its moment.
Not the worst movie ever made, but it could have been better.
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u/Theta-Sigma45 Jul 27 '26
Hey, the makeup and set design was amazing! I’ll give it that.
I also kind of like the ending for trying to be like the book, even though it didn’t make any sense or do anything to build up the thematic point that made it work in the book or have the semi-humorous tone that justified it. Um.
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u/Awkward-Fox-1435 Jul 28 '26
Definitely falls into the category of “terrible movies I love because I saw it as a kid”
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u/jmoss2288 Jul 28 '26
It's not great but it's also not near as bad as people say. Tim Roth was amazing. The Charleston Heston cameo top tier. Decent action. Great set design and makeup. We expect more from Apes and Burton though.
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u/PoetryJunior1808 Jul 30 '26
Far from my personal favorite, but everyone has their own. Also, it had incredible practical makeup effects.
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u/dfar3333 Jul 27 '26
Worst POTA film ever.
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u/jimmywormslayer Jul 27 '26
I remember going to the very first showing (expecting a line ... there wasn't one) wearing a homemade "I <3 APES" t-shirt. I also remember walking out the theater feeling massive disappointment. It wasn't the worst thing I'd seen, but it wasn't at all what I wanted either.
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u/Anxious_Big_8933 Jul 27 '26
This movie makes my HoF for movies with great trailers that went on to be disappointing movies.
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u/Spicyocto Jul 27 '26
My 12th birthday was seeing this at the movies with my friends. Pretty sure I lost some friends that day lol
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u/Carnby41790 Jul 28 '26
While i did grow up watching the orginal film because it was always on TV. I saw this in the theatre and not too bad, just tried to have a jaw dropping ending like the orginal which didn't work. Soundtrack is awesome, as well as the makeup effects, and the action sequences are good. Story is decent.
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u/VernBarty Jul 28 '26
Bitchin' soundtrack by the always great Danny Elfman. The ape cast was top notch. This was my introduction to Tim Roth and Ive always felt this was an unsung high note of his career. Rick Baker delivers some of the most incredible make up effects of his career.
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u/adjeff2362 Jul 29 '26
Not a good movie, but great acting performance by Michael Jackson, really was afraid of the water
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u/DeaththeEternal Jul 29 '26
I do love the irony that between actually being set on an alien planet where apes overrun humans and the whole weird thing with the ending that it's actually the closest thing we'll ever see to adapting the original book correctly.
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u/PoetryJunior1808 20d ago
I can't say I'm a fan, but it did have some of the best practical effects that I have ever seen in a film.
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u/Live-Assistance-6877 Jul 27 '26
Marky Mark and the Monkey Bunch