Apes Script Review

[Friday, March 2nd, 2001]
The script that TNMC.org is copy dated November 2000 with revisions by Lawrence Konner and Mark D. Rosenthal. The reviews are mixed there are two reviews both with spoilers, the first is negative and the second is mixed. Here is a synopsis:

2029, somewhere in our solar system the spaceship USAF Oberon is gathering up scientific information. Pilot Leo Davidson ('Marky' Mark Wahlberg) is training apes to helm space pods missions. His latest protege, the lovable Pericles, disappears during a mission in an electromagnetic storm. Leo, our talented hero, tries to rescue the missing chimp. He loses control of his pod and crash lands on a planet. You know the rest... Apes are in control and humans are their slaves. Leo is captured by apes alongside human tribe leader Karubi (Kris Kristofferson) and his hottie daughter Daena (Estella Warren). Ape trader Limbo (Paul Giamatti) sells Daena and Leo to human-friendly Ari (Helena Bonham-Carter), who's father is a Senator (David Warner). The humans and Ari escape to a mysterious ancient city. On their trail is the evil General Thade (Tim Roth) and his right-hand ape Captain Attar (Michael Clarke Duncan) who want to destroy the human rebellion once and for all.

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