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| | The Tim Burton Collective - Planet of the Apes |
 | | In 2001, Tim Burton followed up his re-imaging of one classic story ("Sleepy Hollow"), with another re-imagining, this time of the sci-fi cinematic landmark, "Planet of the Apes." Burton's film took the premise of the 1968 original film and novel by Bridge on the River Kwai author Pierre Bouelle, and ran with it. |
 | | Crafted by make-up legend Rick Baker, the anthropomorphic ape effects were nothing short of stunning, entailing a detail and fluidity in the facial contortions of the actors behind the make-up, such as Tim Roth and Helena Bonham Carter, that lent to the overall believability and creepiness of the effects. |
 | | Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes is available on a magnificent 2-disc Special Edition dvd which is filled with documentaries, commentaries, extended scenes, pictures and multi angle features. |
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