Mack wrote: > Just made the mistake of buying "Planet of the Apes" on ppv. What a disaster. > Tim Burton should leave the action genre alone. Too bad they didn't get Jim > Cameron to do it. All the anticipation was left unsatisfied. Even the human, > touching moments weren't done well. The original movie was no masterpiece, by > any means, but it was a cinematic diamond compared to this mess. The only > good point was the ending. And to top it all off, no marky mark skin. That > would have brought in another 5 million alone.
I have to say I was also really disappointed with this movie (which I rented recently). I loved the originals (I admit to owning the box-set) but this wasn't anywhere near as good. I found it hard to understand what half the apes were saying - now I understand why lip-reading is important to deaf people! The story was weak, and the acting not what I expected from this cast. And how did Helena B-Carter's character alone develop an English accent from American ancestors?! I also thought it was amazing how all the electronics on the space-ship were in perfect working order after hundreds of years! I'd have to give it 1 out of 10 - just for the make-up, and characteristics of the various apes, which were it's only redeeming feature! Hell ____________________________ "To have great poets, there must be great audiences too." - Walt Whitman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hell's Personal Photo Page: http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hell/main/personal.htm Visit the NBLs (Natural Born Losers) at: http://www.nbls.co.nz
