13 Times You Lost Respect For Your Favourite Filmmakers

7. Tim Burton - Planet Of The Apes

Tim Burton was the man in the 1990s: he defined the collective childhood of a generation, produced three classic works (Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood and The Nightmare Before Christmas), and helped buffer the stock of Hot Topic. However, while modern society did not collapse around the time of Y2K, the quality of Tim Burton's output did. Oh sure, his films were largely more successful than ever throughout the 2000s. Yet, there was something lacking in an artistic sense. And nowhere was this more evident than in the critically maligned, hideously directed remake of the Charleton Heston sci-fi classic: Planet Of The Apes. As Burton was working as a dreaded director for hire it is probably not surprising that this insipid remake feels a tad anonymous. There is very little of the director's trademark style present in the film. This isn't the worst thing in the world, as Burton's monochromatic wonderlands were already becoming forgettable 13 years ago. The biggest problem with the Apes remake is how there is no passion to be found in the story. Not only does star Mark Wahlberg prove himself to be a poor man's Charlton Heston, but the strong sociological themes pulsating behind the 1968 original feel often subsidiary to the drunken, nonsensical action of Burton's take. Finally, the infamous ending - which Burton stated was there simply to set up a sequel - is unbearably stupid.