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 t