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Movie critics combined give Planet of the Apes (2001) a score of 2.6126 out of 4
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Planet of the Apes (2001) scores a combined 1.20 out of 4 stars for Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
As satire it's toothless and at times close to incoherent; its predictable swipes are aimed equally at conservative racists and bleeding-heart liberals. ...read the complete Planet of the Apes movie review at Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
Planet of the Apes (2001) scores a combined 1.20 out of 4 stars for Village Voice (Michael Atkinson)Village Voice (Michael Atkinson)
It's a campy, juiced-up ker-splat, busy with clumsy pyrotechnics and never nearing the vicinity of satire. ...read the complete Planet of the Apes movie review at Village Voice (Michael Atkinson)
Planet of the Apes (2001) scores a combined 1.20 out of 4 stars for Poffy The Cucumber's Movie ManiaPoffy The Cucumber's Movie Mania
Viewing this film is much like visiting any given zoo: that ubiquitous whiff of feces on the air... ...read the complete Planet of the Apes movie review at Poffy The Cucumber's Movie Mania
Planet of the Apes (2001) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Today (Brent Simon)Entertainment Today (Brent Simon)
Planet of the Apes has talking monkees, yes, but it doesn’t seem to have figured out a damn thing about human behavior, primate behavior or, most importantly, even what it wants to say. ...read the complete Planet of the Apes movie review at Entertainment Today (Brent Simon)
Planet of the Apes (2001) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Film Written Magazine (Jaime N. Christley)Film Written Magazine (Jaime N. Christley)
The costumes, sets, and makeup are only slightly less ghastly than those in Ron Howard's How the Grinch Stole Christmas . ...read the complete Planet of the Apes movie review at Film Written Magazine (Jaime N. Christley)
Planet of the Apes (2001) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)
In a film at least tangentially about evolution it strikes me as poignant that in 31 years, this Planet of the Apes is actually a good deal dumber than the original. ...read the complete Planet of the Apes movie review at Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)
Planet of the Apes (2001) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for Baseline.Hollywood.com (Ted Murphy)Baseline.Hollywood.com (Ted Murphy)
... not a “remake” so much as a “revisal,” a new take on old material. The problem is, no one connected with the film seems to have any idea just what that “take” is. ...read the complete Planet of the Apes movie review at Baseline.Hollywood.com (Ted Murphy)
 
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Planet of the Apes (2001) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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Planet of the Apes (2001) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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