Can we all just take a moment to appreciate how consistent this franchise is?

Couldn’t agree more that Caesar is one of the greatest characters in recent memory.

The Caesar trilogy is not talked about enough imo. I love that this is generations away but Caesar's legacy is still important 🎬

"Apes are strong... with... or without me." Looks like you were right, Caesar! 🥲

This was filmed in Sydney Australia, a local Australian production. It was filmed about 45 mins drive from my house in the national park. Lots of recognizable locations if you know the area.

My Ranking: 1. War 2. 1968 3. Dawn 4. Kingdom 5. Conquest 6. Rise 7. Escape 8. Beneath 9. Battle 10. 2001

The thing I liked the most is that it made Caesar's universe seem like such a distant memory. It was moving watching characters react to information about how the world used to be

I definitely went into this one worried after how well the previous trilogy ended and thought we should give the franchise a little bit longer on the shelf before dishing out more entries. Super pumped to be proven wrong here because I really enjoyed Kingdom. The characters are interesting, the VFX are the best in the series, and the story makes sense for what a post-Caesar world might look like. Can’t wait to see more. Great review, Cody!

Off topic but I was thinking about rewatching Abigail in theaters tonight only to find out it's not even playing at my local theater anymore. It's jarring how much things have changed

Moment I saw your review pop up, I said to myself… “It’s a Wonderful Day!”

I actually went to the theatre yesterday and saw Abigail and Kingdom otPotA back-to-back. Didn't realize Kevin Durand was in both. Lol Really enjoyed both movies though.

Definitely looking forward to seeing this movie as I did really like the Cesar trilogy.

Dude forget the movie and the review for a second, that shirt is AWESOME!!!! Like you, I am a defender of Rob Zombies Halloween 2, absolutely love that movie, and that shirt is kick ass, I need to know where you got it

I saw this movie on Wednesday night and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It’s not on the level of the previous three films, but there aren’t a lot of trilogies on that caliber. What Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes does is build around what the audience knows and doesn’t know, as well as what the characters know and don’t know. That dynamic makes for a very engaging story being told. The CGI is fantastic and the actors portraying the characters all give rock solid performances. Now, what I will say about this movie is that it didn’t evoke the emotions that the Caesar trilogy did. Again, that’s an incredible high bar, but when comparing the themes to even just Rise of the Planet of the Apes to Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, it’s not at that quality. Right now, this is my third favorite movie of 2024 so far, and I wouldn’t be surprised if this film cracks my Top 10 Favorites of the year by the end of 2024. Still, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is a rock solid entry to this continuity of Apes films.

Cody hands down you are one of the hardest working reviewers on You Tube. Brilliant review buddy 👍

Probably my most anticipated review of your entire channel 😂😂 Dawn is my favorite movie of all time so I’m trying to temper my expectations

I love the H2 shirt Cody. I just got my hoodie version of that the other day

I actually liked Mae a lot more than I thought I would. Conversely I didn’t feel like the ape part of things ever quite reached amazing heights. Based off the trailers I thought Mae would be someone that Noa takes a liking to and protects her along their journey. I thought the direction they went with her was a lot more complex and interesting. If you think about it, an intelligent human in these times cannot have such straightforward motivations and goals.

1)Not enough to explain what happened after Ceaser. 2) May the human character is the villain! 3) the protagonist was perfect but not the much shown! 4)I hate the way human still in earth instead of space. 5) I hate the end .

Good video for one of the best franchises out there. I also liked the graphic and how you revealed your recommendation/ rating. It was a nice touch.

After seeing this film I believe it’s the 3rd best of the 4 I believe it’s better than the first as I still don’t vibe with James Franco’s performance in Rise but I miss the visceral nature of Dawn and War

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Hey man, going to see this next week, can't wait

My thoughts exactly on everything you said! I actually got Star Wars: A new hope vibes from this flick! Great review!

Good review, Cody!

12:28 yessss the pacing was my main gripe!

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I think Kingdom is wonderful. Exceeded any possible expectations I might have indirectly possessed, because I tried not to have expectations either and don’t feel like I did, but it’s hard when you have such love for the trilogy. I think Kingdom is proof that you can have an actual good franchise. The stories all interlock and it’s amazing to see all the little tie-ins to the first three and especially how they all have nods to the original PotA. And obviously Ceasar is supreme and all of the original characters are so beloved, but we had three films. This one is just the intro to the new characters, so there’s not as much time to be invested. I will say though, Rako is no Maurice, but I was very fond. The opening act made me cry like a baby, too. Ceasar created a legacy and it’s such a sad but beautiful story. These movies are so special to me. ❤❤❤

Still eager to here your death sentence review as you always speak so highly whenever you talk about it, I wanna see if you love the ending as much as I do 😂 there not enough positive reviews on KZfaq for it

So excited to see this film. Awesome review.

Can you post a link in the descriptions of where to buy the shirts you wear? You always have cool shirts!

saw it yesterday... and it was alright...

I still got to rewatch the 3 previous films. It's been awhile, can't remember them all that well. The old 1960s, 1970s films I remember, mostly because dad had the VHS then DVD sets of them, so I grew up with them, I know those quite well, but not the newer ones. I'm even more familiar with the live action TV series and cartoon than the newer films, which is why I need to rewatch them. Hoped had more time, but guess not. However, I know I'll see it eventually, do want to. Anyways, thank you, Cody.

Love the shirt. Wanted it but it sold out. Luckily I have the 2007 one.

Having just seen the film, I must say--well said on literally everything you mentioned. I concur on all points.

**SPOILERS** I like the Kingdom’s nod to the original 1968 movie when the humans made contact with someone in “Ft Wayne, IN,” which was where the Charlton Heston character was from. 😊

Great review man definitely going to check out Kingdom for sure first 3 were good. Wanted to ask if u are going to check out and review the new movie Twisters when it comes out I believe in July I've always liked the first movie Twister with bill paxton r.i.p. what did u think of the first did u like it? Are u a fan of disaster movies?

Love the t-shirt

I took my nephew & niece ( 10 & 13yrs old) to see it. Their introduction to the series. I was beginning to worry that they were bored but during a bathroom break my nephew said “ This is a really good movie”. I told him he would really enjoy the other three if he watched them. He had a lot of questions about Cesar afterwards. The movie did its job for new viewers to the franchise.

Awww Cody ya gotta watch the Maze Runner movies… that’s my favorite trilogy of all time!

Maze Runner gets shoe horned into the teen movie genre because it came out alongside a lot of movies like divergent and it does have a little of that flavor but they’re pretty damn good. I’d recommend giving em a shot.

I really like that they continued the genesis of the apes’ intelligence into this 4th one. Part of what made the original trilogy so great was seeing the apes evolve from movie to movie - one word to use of tools and horses to conversation to curiosity and civilization, etc. In this one they capitalized on that with Proximus - an ape that now has such a curiosity of history and a narcissistic personality that makes him just like any charismatic human dictator who came to power. Helps just continuously drive home the theme of humanity and the comparisons between the two species in the movies.

Love that Rob Zombies H2 shirt! 🔥🤙

The guy who did Maze Runner did this? Okay now I have hope for the Zelda movie.

Im a huge fan of the previous films and while this wasn't as great as the Ceasar trilogy but it was still a rock solid film. I also had a great theatre experience since i live in a smaller rural area, and no pun intended but it was a wonderful day, most people were going outside enjoying spring. So i was the only one in my Theatre. That was lovely. ❤️

2:33 and there are other ape factions that forgot all about caesar and the current members have never heard of him

Love the movie! Going to watch it for the second time next week :D Personally, I think this one is just as good as the Caesar trilogy. It just has a different style of storytelling and the lead character is much younger and still has “much to learn, much to teach” (it’s kinda like Robert Pattinson’s and Christian Bale’s Batmans - same character, different age).

I actually felt that it was right when that woman did that to that guy. He really ticked me off with his attitude. And it reminded me of movies like Apocalypto and Last Of The Mohicans but with post-apocalyptic stuff and science fiction stuff.

Saw this last night, but there was only about 20 people in the screening. I hope this movie does well financially

You seem quite calm, considering Chucky, Freddy Krueger and Michael Myers are all standing (one of them sitting. lol) right behind you…………..lol

I walked in with that expectation and I ended up fighting to stay awake now I have to rewatch it.

They need to release a cannon book like they did for a book after rise and a book before war which did answer a lot of questions This needs done to focus on Mae’s backstory

Will we find out that noa distant direct descendants from Caesar in future sequels because he lookalike Caesar and does noa have Caesar birthmark?

Watched it in theaters today and I agree that it's a 4/5, however I personally liked it a bit more than Rise because of the adventure aspect in this movie. But Dawn & War still beat it out for me as Kingdom lacked great battle action scenes or the high emotional turmoil that the previous two films had. Overall still a great film imo and a worthy successor when you keep this film within reasonable expectations. I continue to look forward with this new trilogy as I now have complete faith in the team running this franchise to make another great story. Still hoping for the day they finally tie in the original 1968 Heston movie sooner or later as space & astronaut references are being thrown at you a lot in this film for it not to happen sooner or later

👍, man I thought it was boring…. But story was good . Needed more action 🦍👍

Dan Stevens was hilarious in Abigail.

There's a new character I enjoyed watching halfway through the movie but is that character going to be in the following sequels. I guess will know in the next one.

I thought this film holds up very well even compared to the previous, amazing trilogy, I binge watched every POTA movie before watching this new one. What I liked about this one, is that it does let you sit in this world and take it all in, I think maybe more than any in the franchise yet. Like I stated, I love the previous trilogy, having just re watched them, I do feel like , some over look the imperfections in that trilogy tho, but of course Andy Serkis cannot be matched, I did think this new cast did very good at upholding his legacy. Think like stated at the end of this vid, this film has the potential to age well with time and more context.

Just finished watching Kingdom & it's my 3rd favorite entry of the Planet of the Apes Franchise.

Hello Mr. Leach, I'm going to see the movie with my mother tomorrow.

Just watched it. Overall it's alright, i was glad to be back in this world and these characters. The visuals, cgi and motion capture were top notch. So was the action, there were also some good tense moments. Now what i didn't really like was the story, it's nowhere near the level of the previous movies, i also wanted humans to be a huge part of the story, like in previous films. Overall, i liked it, i want a sequel, but it's nowhere near the level of the previous trilogy. 7/10

This my most excited movie of the year can’t wait to see it!

It's kind of unfair to compare Noa directly to Ceasar. The whole point of Rise was to build his character up. Kingdom was more about the world-building. However, there is a point where Noa takes a turn and changes for the rest of the movie. I like him a lot more after that.

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Honestly it's amazing that this has come out well, considering extended universes plummet hard usually

Dawn Rise War Kingdom Love them all! 🦧🦍🐒

I agree with what you say but in the end of the movie it's setting itself up to something knowing the movie had a twist.

I don’t care about this movie but you are the goat so i have to watch the review.

You wait for the real epic scifi this year from the director of The Godfather, Francis Ford Coppola with his new movie called Megalopolis. The teaser trailer has already dropped on his KZfaq channel hopefully you can do a reaction for it. He started it since 1983 all the way until now and self funded the movie itself for 120 million dollars and even said “sold a significant piece of his wine empire so that he could use a percentage of the sale as collateral for the line of credit to finally make the film.” THAT IS TRUE PASSION AND DEDICATION of film director. This movie deserves more attention

Really like it😀🍿

Did anyone else notice that the ape population was almost all chimps? Are gorillas and orangutans going to be more rare to come across or are they living in separate groups mostly?

Personally i didn't care for War so i wasn't walking in with high hopes at all but I was gladly mistaken. I enjoyed it and was entertained throughout the entirety of the film. I just love the universe of these movies and get so sucked in. I truly appreciate any kind of film/series that can do that.

I really loved the movie

have literally no interest in this movie but i'll never pass on watching a review by cody.

I am a huge Koba fan …. I even names my chihuahua after him😂

The trilogy is super underrated to me.

Small Spoiler: The opening scene at Caesar’s funeral really got me chocked up…..

This movie is so good, I've watched it twice and it still blew me away the second time but Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is still the best in the franchise. I thought William H. Macy was a cool character but I feel like he needed more development, him excepting the downfall of humanity and doing anything he could so that Proximus would spare him that was a cool idea.

I think this movie is on par with the last 2 films. I actually enjoyed the world building pacing of the first and second act. And I think it transitions nicely into the action of the third act. So, agree to disagree there. I do think the Caesar/Noah comparison is a bit unfair from the perspective it sounds like you were taking Cody. If you just wanna comp Noah with Dawn... Caesar, that makes sense. But I feel like you were doing Caesar's 3 film arc compared to one with Noah. Idk. Anywho, yeah everyone should see this. It'll most likely prove to be one of the year's best films.

I loved this movie noa was a great new character the side characters were good proximus caesar is a great new villian it looks visually amazing the action is awesome and it honors Caesar very well

This makes me even more excited for the upcoming Fantastic 4 movie cause Josh Friedman is writing the script for that.

I thought this movie was a lot of fun. I took my boys to see it, and all of our eyes were glued to the screen.

You haven't seen The Maze Runner trilogy ? Go for it now. Fun watch

You are my favorite movie reviewer

Amazing movie, I just wished Raka (the kind Orangutan) survived.

Didn’t really like what they did with the king character in this film

One of the better movies lately

Honestly if we get a trilogy out of this that at least meet this film's quality, we could have an example of a sequel/spinoff trilogy that is consistently good the whole way through

I believe in the next movie they are going to reveal somehow that Noah is related to Ceaser.

I did like this movie and I agree that it's not as good as the other 3 at all. It gets a bit drawn out in some scenes for me. I checked my watch a couple of times which is usually a horrible thing but more this time in the sense if it feeling long. I get that Noah is young but man he seemed so passive. I will be eagerly awaiting the next movie as well.

bruh why is the audio so over modulated?

Crazy that of all legacy franchises, Planet of the Apes is the one still being made today that has actually improved upon the older films from decades ago rather than just churning out crap like most other franchises do.

Rachel gave it a thumbs down while you and Sean gave it a thumbs up so we'll see. This franchise is really solid and I love the previous 3 and the original so Im stoked.

Wait, so Noa is not descendent of Caesar?

Watched Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) on Wednesday. I really liked the new characters in this movie. Noa, Noa's mother, Raka and Soona, especially Raka. He was easily my favourite character. Kevin Durand as Proximus Caesar was a good villain. He wasn't on the same level as Koba or The Colonel (Woody Harrelson) but still far superior than Tom Felton and Steven Jacob from "Rise". If I have to nitpick something about the movie then it would be the character of Mae (Freya Allan). I couldn't really connect to her character up until to the point where her true intentions were revealed and that happened in the 3rd Act and then the movie ended. I thought the character played by William H. Macy (whose name I don't even remember anymore) was pretty useless. I wish Proximus Caesar had more screentime in the movie. There were some logic errors which have to do with this time jump of 300 years. I guess that will be explored more in the future Sequels but right now they are logic errors for me. There was also a scene that is a reference to the original "Planet of the Apes (1968)" and it felt too much "Member Berries" for me. The filmmakers even reused partly the same Jerry Goldsmith score in that scene. I felt like that Leonardo DiCaprio Pointing Meme when I saw that on the big screen. But overall I still really liked this movie. If I have to rank it in this Reboot/Prequel Era of the Planet of the Apes Franchise, I liked it better than Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) but it wasn't as great as Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) or War for the Planet of the Apes (2017). Kingdom of the Planet of The Apes (2024) gets 4/5 stars from me.

Unlike the rest of youtubers and other people the comments, i fairly enjoyed the Mae character unlike most people.

I think it being a bit slow is normal in movie franchises. The first movie is always the slow one. Then throughout each movie it picks up more and more.

I liked Kingdom alot, more than Rise, but less than War & Rise. It set everything up well, I liked the characters and want to see where they go with Noa & Mae

I loved it. I actually thought it was better than Rise. But yeah, it wasn’t anywhere near as great as Dawn or War.

but if you think about rise isn’t as great as dawn kingdom should pay off in the long run but for me i really loved this movie to me it’s good as the trilogy my opinion but anyway i loved this movie 🍿