Planet of the Apes
2001
**
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Helena Bonham Carter, Tim Roth, Michael Clarke Duncan
Tim Burton's heartless remake of the 1968 science fiction classic surpasses the original only in its stunning ape make-up. The non-existent story (originally from Pierre Boulle's novel La planète des singes) about a space crew who land on a planet ruled by apes is stripped of any potentially thought-provoking aspects, and the ending makes no sense whatsoever. Mark Wahlberg is not at ease as an action hero.
