114. Planet of the Apes (2001) (with Cinematic Joshua)

Load Bearing Beams

As we face the dawn of the new Planet of the Apes, the podcast takes a look at Tim Burton’s ill-fated 2001 “reimagining” of the original classic. Charlton Heston gave one of the most captivating leading man performances in sci-fi history back in 1968, so how does Mark Wahlberg’s performance stack up here? And why is Tim Roth doing... that... in this movie?

The ape makeup looks great though, doesn’t it folks? This is a movie Matt has long contended is “not as bad as everyone says.” Will he stick to his convictions this time around?

The show is joined by its friend Cinematic Joshua (@CinematicJoshua on TikTok) to help us answer these questions and many more.

Next week: Sister Act (1992)

Watch this episode in full on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-XdQPkT1mNk

Time stamps:

00:05:37 — Our relationships with the many Planet of the Apes movies

00:13:34 — Pre-movie predictions

00:25:25 — History segment: Pierre Boulle’s original novel, the 1968 film, and the development of production of the 2001 film

00:43:27 — In-depth movie discussion

01:36:05 — Final thoughts and star ratings

Artwork by Laci Roth.

Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC).

Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode:

“Winston-Salem” - https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IM

“Snake Drama” - https://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkg

“The Bible Towers of Bluebonnet” - https://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ

Source:

Tales From Development Hell by David Hughes - https://amzn.to/4aedhMq

“Mark Wahlberg Explains Why His 'Planet Of The Apes' Reboot Failed” by Terri Schwartz | MTV, 2011 - https://bit.ly/3W4lW0K