Rating: PG-13 (some sequences of action/violence)
Length: 124 minutes

Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic)

ENGLISH: DTS 5.1
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1
SPANISH: Dolby Digital 2.0

English

This is Tim Burton's remake of the 1967 classic by the same name; Tim just made this his own film. An astronaut (Wahlberg) crash lands on a planet while hunting for his chimp companion that disappeared into a space storm. You'll never guess what he found on the planet?

I like what he did with this movie. It's amazing how far makeup and special effects have come in the last 30 years; all the apes looked incredible. This also provides a nice twist to how the planet became run by apes in the first place. There are some very strong performances by Roth/Duncan for the soldiers and Carter/Giamatti for the civilians.

I only have two real complaints with this film. First off, I'm still not sold on Wahlberg playing the lead; he just doesn't seem like the right fit. Second, I know the ending was specifically made for a sequel that isn't apparently in the future, but I want all the guys out there to ask themselves a simple question when the film is over. Would you have done what Wahlberg did or would you have stayed put? Yeah, I would have stayed too.

• Audio Commentaries by Tim Burton and Danny Elfman
• Enhanced Viewing Mode
• "The Making of Apes": Six Documentaries
• Five Extended Scenes
• HBO Special
• Multi-Angle Scene Studies
• Music Video
• Concept Art Gallery
• DVD-ROM Features
• TV Spots
• Theatrical Trailers

Yet another attempt at a remake that, in my opinion, the critics were far too harsh on. Yes there was a lot of hype but this film was considerably better than most gave it credit for. I've always wondered why people insist on remaking classics knowing up front that no matter how good of a job they do; diehard fans are always going to pick the remake apart. This is one remake I'm glad Tim took the time to make.

Tim Burton   [Batman, Batman Returns, Beetle Juice, Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factoy, Corpse Bride, Ed Wood, Edward Scissorhands, Mars Attacks!, Sleepy Hollow, Sweeney Todd]

Erick Avari - Tival

[The 13th Warrior, Daredevil, The Mummy (1999), Stargate]

Helena Bonham Carter - Ari

[Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Corpse Bride, Fight Club, Frankenstein (1994), Merlin, Sweeney Todd, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit]

Michael Clarke Duncan - Attar

[Armageddon, Daredevil, The Green Mile, The Island, The Scorpion King, Sin City, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby]

Luke Eberl - Birn

[Letters From Iwo Jima]

Chris Ellis - Lt. General Karl Vasich

[Armageddon, Apollo 13, My Cousin Vinny]

Paul Giamatti - Limbo

[Lady in the Water, The Negotiator, Paycheck, Saving Private Ryan, Shoot 'Em Up]

Kris Kristofferson - Karubi

[Blade, Blade II, Blade Trinity, Payback]

Evan Parke - Gunnar

[King Kong (2005)]

Tim Roth - Thade

[Dark Water, The Incredible Hulk, The Musketeer, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs]

Glenn Shadix - Senator Nado

[Beetle Juice, Heathers, Sleepwalkers]

Freda Foh Shen - Bon

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa - Krull

[Elektra, The Last Emperor, Memoirs of a Geisha, Rising Sun, Vampires]

Mark Wahlberg - Captain Leo Davidson

[Boogie Nights, The Departed, Four Brothers, The Italian Job (2003), The Perfect Storm, Three Kings]

David Warner - Sandar

[Cross of Iron, Hitler's S.S.: Portrait in Evil, The Omen, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Time Bandits, Titanic]

Estella Warren - Daena

[Driven]