Planet of the Apes 2001: A Failed Odyssey
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Published 2024-05-23
Tim Burton tried to reimagine a classic film. For the first time. It did not go well. It never goes well.
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Chapters:
Intro: 00:00
Tim Burton: 01:26
Summary (I'm Sorry): 02:50
Positives: 10:01
The Apes: 11:14
The Humans: 17:09
The Twist: 21:20
All Comments (21)
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Ape Lincoln is an absolutely batshit twist that’s so stupid and nonsensical I love it.
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If Cody doesn’t make the Kong: Skull Island video next, I am going to go bananas.
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Also the book had a framing device where the characters reading the Astronaut’s journal turned out to be apes, and the story ended with them dismissing the whole tale because they couldn’t fathom the idea of an intelligent human. I like that twist
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23:45 “Mark Whalberg will return” Why is that the most unintentionally funny thing I’ve ever seen in a movie?
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A fun fact about Rise of the Planet of the Apes and why it works so well: It was originally not supposed to be a franchise movie. It was just meant to be an unrelated standalone story about the perils of genetic engineering and keeping exotic animals as pets, but after the first draft of the script was finished, the writer realized “Hey wait, this could actually work as a prequel for Planet of the Apes” and then pitched that idea to Fox.
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The ‘I’m an inventor’ clip only being used for a split second was the biggest twist of this channel.
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It's unreal how good the makeup, sets and practical effects are in the 2001 movie.
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1:19 the very breath marky takes before saying "I'm an inventor" triggered a winter soldier ptsd response deep inside of me
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Marky Mark’s Planet of the Apes movie felt like a fever dream.
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I remember my dad renting this movie from blockbuster for movie night, and when Marky Mark kissed that monkey on the lips he just starting laughing uncontrollably and left the room. It's burned into my head forever and it's the only thing I know about this movie.
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This is one of those channels that I don’t have to even know what the topic is about, and I am along for the ride no matter what.
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4:22 bro snuck in Halo 3 like we wouldn’t notice
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Mark Whalberg watching the statue of Ape Lincoln: "Sure this wouldn't have happened if I stopped 9/11!!!"
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My favorite fun fact of this movie is that Paul Giamati says this was his favorite role cause he got to play an orangutan "It was one of the funnest things I've ever done. I was covered head to toe, shoulders in a fat suit, and my feet, and my agents were like, 'Don't you think you should play a human, so they can see your face?' And I was like, 'If you tell them I want to play a human in this, I will kill you all. I want to play an ape!'" "
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It's funny that he say the only thing anyone remembers about this movie is the ending, because I had no idea I watched this movie until he reached the end of the recap. Seeing Ape Lincoln was like some sort of key that unlocked my hidden memories of this movie.
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I really do love all the critical thought you put into these reviews and how you try to make a balance of acknowledging what’s good and bad about a movie, it’s very refreshing.
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Ironically, the twist of the movie felt more like a Burton film than the rest of the film: Wahlberg landing in the middle of DC just to find Ape Lincoln scowling down at him, then police apes in normal police uniforms pull up in Crown Victorias to haul him off as apes dressed like journalists snap photos. Forget sequel bait, this is just what the whole movie should’ve been: a Mars Attacks-style spoof of Planet of the Apes - that would’ve been a much better-remembered film.
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That "Kill humans. Round house kick humans into the concrete" bit made me wheeze
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I think you hit a very important point. In Burtons version, the place that humans have in their society is incredibly inconsistent. So they're animals, but they're also servants. Making them be able to speak and basically just be normal humans was an awful decision.
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Saw this in it's first run, left the theatre confused, and questioning why I used up that time I'll never get back.
