• Directed By

  Wes Ball

• Written By

  Josh Friedman, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Patrick Aison

• Produced By

  Wes Ball, Joe Hartwick, Jr., Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Jason Reed

• Cast

  Owen Teague, Freya Allan, Kevin Durand, Peter Macon, William H. Mac

Running Time: 2 hours, 25 Minutes

RT Score: 86% as of 5/8/24

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kin...et_of_the_apes


Early screenings start tonight and some theaters are giving out a free poster.

Was initially scheduled to work tonight, but my shift got cancelled, so I will be seeing this tonight

Won’t be able to see this til Tuesday but can’t wait.

A solid 3 stars … Visually stunning, but extremely disappointed in the lack of any interesting story. I was worried about that based on the trailers.

I am so sick of Part 1s that are nothing more than part one. The ending is bordering on nonsensical . . . Until you see the rest of the trilogy some day! It was glaringly evident that Nova was something more than what she presented as. Any of my batshit theories would have played better than what it was (she was “Taylor” … she was one of the mutants … )

Ball had some great ideas, but never bothered to stop to explore them. Seeing Proximus Caesar bastardize the word of Caesar and build his kingdom would have been far more interesting.

Got the poster, so that’s good!

I liked it. Gave it 4 out of 5. 🤷🏻. It’s absolutely stunning visually and the animations of the apes look so real. I think the technology to create the apes since the last movie has gotten better. Noa was a simple, yet sympathetic protagonist that I cared about. And I loved Raka and his interactions with Noa. He was like a fatherly figure and he was really funny.

Definitely not a “reboot”. It literally picks up during Caesar’s funeral and then jumps ahead a few hundred years. And they do make references to the previous movies on how this all started.

William H. Macy I felt was a little underused.

I do feel like there are some unanswered questions regarding the humans, but looks to be addressed in a future movie.

Here is the poster they gave out.

I went into this with pretty low expectations and it turned out to be my favorite film so far in 2024. The story is engaging and the FX are amazing (a lock for an Oscar nod, I’m thinking).

I liked it a lot. Maybe not as much as the previous trilogy and the ending is wide open and sequel bait but still overall a good movie.

I do think maybe the story could have been slightly better but I liked the characters and it was still enjoyable to watch. I’ll grab it on 4K when it’s available.

I mostly liked it. It did take quite a while to get going. I enjoyed the second half a lot.
Didn’t really understand why the bunker was below sea level(?) and who built the dam.
And Proximus spends ages and kills many apes trying to breach the front of the bunker, but never sent a scout to check out the back entrance?

Based on box-office projections of $50M for the opening weekend that does not look good.

They are giving out Oscar nods for about anything now a days so no big deal about a movie getting an Oscar nod.

I don't know what this post is supposed to mean but this movie absolutely deserves an Oscar nod for VFX. They were remarkable.

You some kind of troll? Looks like it's doing quite well based on projections, and a double what Fall Guy did last weekend. https://www.tmz.com/2024/05/11/kingd...ghts-fall-guy/


Caught this yesterday morning and there were quite a few more people in the theater than I was expecting for an 11am showing. I give the movie *** 1/2 out of 5 stars. Visuals were superb and story was solid for me until the last third, when it got kind of predictable. I also don't like the prospect of this series shifting focus back to the humans. The apes are interesting, the humans aren't and quite frankly never have been in this current series. William H. Macy's character seemed to serve no purpose other than to have a recognizable actor, and Mae would have been more interesting if they kept her mute, as Freya Allan's acting ability isn't exactly the best. That said, I'm still curious where this new trilogy where go . Wes Ball has said he doesn't want to do any of the time travel stuff, so probably not going to get any astronaut arrivals in this series, if it ever happens at all. It could conceivably lead up to the events of the 1968 movie, but the problem with that is the launch date of the original Icarus was sometime in the 1970s and in Rise it's clearly not that time period. Also, the dated make up makes it all a bit anti-climactic.

Quickie review of the amazingly well done fourth installment of the latest “Planet of the Apes” series.

I don’t want to give much away as there are surprises on top of surprises throughout this beautifully rendered film. Set a few hundred years after the death of Caesar (who was the focus of the first three films of this POTA series), the film turns its focus on Noa, a brave young chimp who is part of the Eagle Clan. When the bulk of the clan is overpowered and kidnapped by another group of apes, Noa finds himself teaming with wise old orangutan Raka, a follower of Caesar’s teachings. He also enters into a trusting relationship with intelligent human Mae, who is full of mind-blowing surprises that feed much of the plot line and aims things in the direction of the inevitable sequels.

This Old Jedi remembers watching the original PotA series in the theater in the 60s/70s as a youngster and I can safely say, I am still solidly a fan of the intelligent ape concept. Between the smart writing, the impressive motion control CGI and the gorgeous visuals, “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” continues to impress. I am giving it a solid 4.5 out of 5 lightsabers.

Parents, outside of some PG-13 rated action and 3 utterances of the word “s**t”, “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” is intent on bringing a solid story and setting the stage for the films to follow. I say, BRING IT ON!

What's the budget for KINGDOM?
Now you figure next week will be a 50% drop for KINGDOM.
So, it looks like it may be like GHOSTBUSTERS 5 where it inches just past $100M for its total haul.
You think that's good?

$129M worldwide after 1 week. Every write up says it’s exceeded projections.

It's actually already surpassed $100 million worldwide and has exceeded expectations. Kingdom has a large budget, but I think it will probably have some legs and turn a small profit and do well enough to get a sequel greenlit. So yes, I think that's good.

Yeah, in a post-covid world, any $100M+ opening weekend is pretty good.
Also the second-highest opening weekend for an Apes film. So seven opened with less and still got a sequel.

Then how big the 2nd week drop-off is will tell us.

I went to see it and didn't like it.
The cgi was great since you couldn't tell what was cgi and what was real at times.

Saw it and really loved it. Don’t understand the complaints of the first hour being slow. Thought it was very well paced. Looking forward to following these characters for a few more films.

Also got to tell a group of about eight 12 year olds who kept running in and out of the theater and talking to shut the fuck up. If I weren’t going to the sphere this week that’d be the highlight of it for sure. This one bitch ass kid kept saying I couldn’t talk to him like that as I walked to the counter to get a refill of my drink and tell the staff. Bitch ass kid was wrong, I totally could.

I loved it. Thought it was great and better than most movies at this point in a franchise. It doesn't get bogged down in the franchises lore but instead builds upon it and up to it. Like the very best science fiction it holds a mirror up to our society and asks us what it's like to be human. How we would react in a world like this when we're really tested. Took my 12 year old daughter to see it after she expressed interest after seeing the previews. She loved it. Never seen an Apes movie before. Just gave her a quick run down on the series. The VFX are just absolutely stunning. The shot of Noa looking into the telescope was a gorgeous shot. I really couldn't tell what was CGI and what wasn't. The eagles especially looked real in certain parts where I really thought they blended the CGI apes with the eagles. The whole thought of apes domesticating Eagles and using them was a really fascinating aspect. I didn't think it was slow at all. I loved that the movie really took it's time and let the world breathe. A lot of the runtime was dedicated to world building and I am all for that.

Saw this yesterday on an LieMAX in an empty theater besides one couple. I am really surprised at all the love for this movie hear so I guess I will be a voice of dissension. I thought this was pretty poor overall.

The CG looked good at times, but I felt it was average overall and definitely not any better than the prior trilogy. If anything, by the end of that trilogy, its CG looked far better than this.

The first 45 minutes was a slog and could have been summed up in a few lines of dialogue. It's not like you really get to have any emotional connection with Noa, his friends, family or village that well. So, I didn't give a shit that his village was pillaged. Actually, I didn't care for the character of Noa at all. I disliked the voice, which carried zero weight and sounded bland. His Disneyfied friends and universe was the same old shit you have seen in a thousand other movies.

The omniscient teenager was the worst character of all, minus the underused, underdeveloped and/or just plain useless character played by William H. Macy. What is he even there for besides making Omniscient Teen look even smarter than she already is? And a grown man not being able to break a 98 lb. teenager's death grip...okay. I can hear it now..."but he was old and skinny!" Yeah, rolling over would have been pretty difficult.

I could go into all the holes, stupid stuff and unexplained everything in the lazy plot but it just isn't worth my time. And don't get me started on the "Eagle Song Attack" ending. Jesus Fucking Christ.

The most interesting character in the whole movie was given some of the least amount of time...the main villain Proximus. Now that could have possibly been an interesting story.

I went into this movie as one of my most anticipated of the year, especially with the strong trailers and loving the last trilogy but I came away thinking Tim Burton's version was better than this crap. Yeah, I said it. I ain't scared.

Like Thor: Love And Thunder, I think people will reevaluate this movie after another watch or two and will see all the flaws. I know a lot of T:L&T who changed their minds after that initial viewing. But don't get me wrong, this movie is better than that movie. But is a big pile of shit better than a small pile of shit? You be the judge!

Anyway...on to Furiosa! I hope it does not disappoint but all the CG in those trailers is starting to make me a little wary.

My rating: ** out of *****

I just read that this was a Disney picture. I had zero idea of that when I saw the movie or writing my review. I had totally forgotten that they purchased 20th Century Fox.

That explains a lot now.

Loved it. Loved it! LOVED IT!

4.5 out of 5 only because of Bordus.

Yup, everyone Raka (the orangutan) spoke, all I could hear was Bordus from The Orville.

Goddammit. I knew that voice sounded familiar, and it bugged me. I even looked up the actor, and had zero recognition of his name.