
It is the year 2029: Astronaut Leo Davidson boards a pod cruiser on a Space Station on a rescue and recovery mission. But an abrupt detour through a space time wormhole lands him on a strange planet where talking apes rule over the human race. With the help of a sympathetic chimpanzee activist named Ari and a small band of human rebels, Leo leads the effort to evade the advancing Gorilla Army led by General Thade and his most trusted warrior Attar. Now the race is on to reach... (Full plot summary below)
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It is the year 2029: Astronaut Leo Davidson boards a pod cruiser on a Space Station on a rescue and recovery mission. But an abrupt detour through a space time wormhole lands him on a strange planet where talking apes rule over the human race. With the help of a sympathetic chimpanzee activist named Ari and a small band of human rebels, Leo leads the effort to evade the advancing Gorilla Army led by General Thade and his most trusted warrior Attar. Now the race is on to reach a sacred temple within the planet's Forbidden Zone to discover the shocking secrets of mankind's past - and the key to its future.
Leave your thoughts about Planet of the Apes.
| San Francisco ChronicleBob GrahamThe new Planet of the Apes is not a remake, and it's not a sequel. It is an amazing display of imagination. |
| New York PostJonathan ForemanThe marvelous Burtonic gothic/nightmare production design -- scenery, weaponry, costumes, etc. constantly pleases the eye without ever distracting you from the plot. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonThis century's Planet of the Apes is a rouser, a screaming-banshee fun house. |
| Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanStuff yourself with popcorn, let the gray matter rest and enjoy what may be the best two hours of nonsense you'll see this year. |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldIt has its flaws, and traditionalists are likely to think it falls well short of its inspiration, but it works on its own terms, it fills the screen with Burtonesque excitement and it strikes me as one of this tepid movie summer's better offerings. |
| Washington PostRita KempleyForget the heavy stuff. This monkey shines. |
| USA TodaySusan WloszczynaThere's one reason to see Tim Burton's flawed, somewhat declawed but often amusing do-over of Planet of the Apes. The apes. What else? |
| NewsweekJeff GilesHas its flaws, but at its best it’s a fleet, fun action movie -- and certainly one of the cooler blockbusters that Hollywood will cough up this godforsaken summer. |
| New Times (L.A.)Robert WilonskyPerfectly acceptable, deliriously charming...a goofy Bmovie dolled up like a square-jawed A-list blockbuster. |
| Salon.comStephanie ZacharekPast the first third, Planet of the Apes is entertaining enough, but it stops far too short of being completely seductive. |