It deserves every cent. It was a good film, it has its issues but with a good box office it can do better be better. The more it earns the more motivation the creative team gets. They deserve it, the visuals the actors the writers and Wes Ball. Apes together strong.

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Most criticism I heard about the movie was mainly associated with people comparing it with the previous trilogy, some wanting it to be a direct sequel and criticizing it for being different in terms of tone and pacing, and not criticizing it in isolation

I couldn’t agree more. Where some people get this idea that ape movies are 100% action packed, just blows my mind. It’s like, really? Where? When? 😂 It’s almost like a critic hears one thing, then it snowballs into a domino effect without realizing what they’re talking about. They just copy and paste their thoughts. And while they praise Dawn and War as having more action and more fast paced, clearly it shows they haven’t seen those movies in years to make such a ridiculous statement. 😂 Love the channel! Keep up the great work! 👍🏻

These are not action films, but when the action scenes appear thay are always badass.

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These rebooted films every year they come out are sleeper hits

I’m getting ready to see this with my friends tomorrow! 🦍 #Monke

My mom & I saw "Kingdom" & loved it! The visuals & CGI were amazing, the performances top notch, the storyline was great. Easily one of the best films of the year & the best of the modern "Apes" films. This film deserves an Academy Award. Bring on the next 5 movies.

I absolutely loved the film. Im so happy that the opening weekend box office was higher than predicted so we can get a well funded sequel! Fingers crossed they get to do all 9 films they originally envisioned.

I have been thinking about Kingdom since I saw it on Thursday. I really enjoyed it, but I think it gets better upon reflection. It really nails the thematic elements of the Caesar Trilogy (the power of communication and cooperation) it presents an entirely new roster of interesting, compelling characters, raises fascinating questions about what happened between Caesars death and now, and raises many intriguing questions about what other human factions are out there, and what they intend. And finally, it does a great job of both referencing the OG Series and inverting those elements to make them fresh/less predictable.

The more I reflect on the movie the more I like it. Can't wait to rewatch it.

Watched Kingdom yesterday and I rank it third in the reboot timeline. Can't wait for the future of POTA!

I won't mention spoilers, but that ending just deserves a follow-up.

War is still my favorite Apes movie but this one was pretty darn good. Love the fact that humans will still be the greatest threat to Ape-kind.

I wish u and me could have a sit down conversation about the planet of the apes!! Shit would last hours… you should do an ape podcast

Seeing it again this Wednesday! WHAT A WONDERFUL DAY!

Personally my only real issue with the movie is the lack of Proximus. I enjoyed what we got with him, but I felt like he came and went. Overall, the movie is good though and I recommended it to my friends.

Let’s go!

When it ended, I wanted more 🔥🔥

I'm probably going to go tomorrow at the Cinemark by my house. It's discount Tuesday.

I'm glad it did great, now we have to see what this weekend brings. Hopefully people will continue to return for more repeated viewings. I most definitely will be seeing it for a second or third time. I'm glad you addressed some of the criticisms that people had with the film. I found the slow pacing perfectly fine, was really attached to all the characters in the first few minutes, and like you said the Apes films are not action films but when there was action it was great!

I finally got to see it this weekend. I was going to go opening weekend, but illness prevented it. I loved this film a lot. It brought in new story elements, but also honoring the past. It took a very different road then the original series in the 70s with continuation, but in some sense there is a link. The humans in the bunker are equivalent to the mutants. The feral humans lived in the outskirts of the apes and the mutants lived under the ruins of the city. But since this was more based on the virus, there would be no post nuclear war mutants, but it would have surviving humans who lived in bunkers away from catching the virus. In some sense, I see it that way. But at the same time, it’s totally different. One thing for sure, we will see more of them in the future films. We will probably get to know more about Mae and of course Noa’s journey will continue with new adventures and his growth. I really can’t wait to see the next film. I am totally ready and on board. Oh, I did cry when Raka died, or so we think he died. I really loved him. Perhaps he was washed away in the water, but might have survived. No sure if that will happen or not, but it’s a thought. Another thought I had was that Proximous was not seen dead, maybe he survived. Who knows. We won’t know until the next film. I already feel certain we will have a trilogy from this. No matter what happens, these films make enough to have more films. The studio likes them. Planets of the Apes is a true Science Fiction film series. I am a totally Star Wars fanatic but I have always loved Planet of the Apes side by side.

The battle scenes are definitely on a smaller scale compared to it’s predecessors but it seems to be a much more character driven instalment. I also resisted the urge to shout “THE EAGLES ARE COMING!” during a particular scene 😂. Had it’s pacing issues but overall a good film, watching it again tomorrow

Saw it twice already. I can't recommend Imax enough, the film is strong visually. There's definitely more to come with the story and how it ends. I really want to see where it goes. Noa is an interesting character and very flawed. He's trying to be a leader like his father was but keeps getting stomped. It's not boring at all. There's a good pace. I loved the beach shots and the zebras at the lake scene. I am just glad the franchise is back and looking good.

I've seen this film twice now and it blew me away, I really love the whole concept of the eagle clan in the movie and how that plays out in the climax also Owen Teague holds his own in this film for sure he impressed me with his performance.

Damn, on my podcast we had some strong predictions for this movie. Glad for this start!

I’m glad to hear it’s released has been well received. I’m going in the morning for my first watch and can’t wait

Thanks for your great channel!

There’s some people who aren’t informed on the franchise and are saying “this movie is bombing, look at those numbers”. I’m just like.. you do know these movies aren’t usually huge blockbusters, right? They’ve all made money lol

Overall i enjoyed it and it's definitely aging better the more i think about it. They did a really great job with the direction they took all while Caesar's character and his trilogy still playing such a massive part in the story. NEEDED more Proximus though. Was a scene stealer and for me the most compelling new character actually, deserved more time on screen and a better conclusion

Watched it on screen X and it definitely enhanced the experience. I loved the movie and appreciated the slow pace, it was one of those movies that I didn’t want to end. The movie was more of a seed planter for what’s to come and I’m ok with it

I really loved it. My only issue is it taking place several generations later particularly how it ended. 50 to 75 years later makes greater sense to me.

I LOVED IT!!! Totally worth a bunch of cash at the worldwide box office!

All the bad reviews on IMDB are people complaining how its not an action movie. Idk where people got this idea its an action movie. This is on Par with the last trilogy

Hello Ape Nation, I'm also happy to report that those the films' domestic take increased to $62 million dollars on its 4th day of release & 135 million dollars worldwide. So, it's making the same amount as "War" so far. If you want, I will keep you informed of what the movie makes during the week. What are your thoughts on all of this?

A good film. Hopefully the next can surpass that.

Great take and breakdown. I love the movie and world building and pacing.

This is good news.

I can’t wait to see it this weekend

Im hoping for a 500M final run minumim.

I think the problem is that the title is called kindom of the apes, but there werent really a kindom. And Proximus was killed off easily without much character development.

Hey for some reason ur spoiler review of KINGDOM got blocked for copyright.

Bro watched this baked as hell in theatres. A few nights ago, All I'm gonna say is the movie was wild. 😜

I loved the movie!! Absolutely loved it in fact I think it’s just slightly behind Rise. We didn’t get to see it opening weekend but went Tuesday which is our fall back movie day. We’re heading to the movies again this weekend and next Tuesday and we’ve agreed we’ll see Kingdom again one of these visits. I’ve told friends and family and know of at least 2 that are now going who weren’t originally. This is fantastic and I believe we’ll get an announcement of a sequel soon. Probably within the next month or so(by July 4th). Really really great movie in my opinion. And WTF ??? Too Slow for some people??? I was thinking if anything it was too fast paced with not taking a moment or two to breath which it did eventually but man o man. I really think it was perfect

I’m going to watch it this week.

I hope it does break even, 2.5x it's budget, or is a hit, 3x it's budget.

Noa's story is not complete cant wait to see the next movies

that cinemascore is baffling

I really liked it and I am beyond excited for what's to come

Honestly I would had given the movie about a C. I really did enjoy it but there just some issues I have about it. It has nothing to do with no action or what. The world building was great, The acting was amazing and the visuals were some of the best. It just more the story that I felt was lacking or just missing that 1 key piece. But hey that just me and how I felt about it

Theory: the vault is actually the cave seen in the original film. There were no weapons as they had been washed away and the doll is the exact same as the one in the original film. Plus it would explain the false teeth as they where from someone previously living in the vault, and the ape bones are from those who drowned when it was flooded.

Should remain #1 til Furiosa

I’m going again next weekend

COOL 😱👏🔥💯👍

great movie, I agree with some the slow-paced comments, but this is a different timeline that needs to be worked out. I'm looking forward to the video about the fans wanting a certain character and actor. This is a mistake on the part of the fans like on the movie series of the terminator, they want the same killer robot and the same actor to portray it. I disagree with the fans on this!

I think the people that say its boring are probably younger viewers that are used to the MCU movies and their overblown battle scenes.

The movie was great and solid. It really shows the previous trilogy is just so hard to compete with. I’m excited to see what happens next and where they take this chapter but I definitely understand some people just only want to follow Cesar.

Cinemascore is nonsense. Always has been.

ARE WE THANKFUL FOR THE WORDS OF CAESAR??

I felt it was ANOTHER quest/journey type film like what had gone before twice, it could have lost...15 minutes & not been any harder to understand. I did like the reveal at the end & the girl's true purpose, also the idea of the bearded man teaching the conquer Ape about ancient Rome & it's structure, what also worked was the Orangutang teaching Noah about the legendary Cesear that we all remember from the previous films, I would hope that if they made yet another Apes film, it would be more...scientific with labs like in RISE OF APES, perhaps with humans being liberated from tyrannical rule ,along with Apes, that might take part in Olympic type games, as it was in SPARTACUS (which is what I thought the plot would be this time)

I want to see another tribe and protagonist ape set up, but then have him meet Noah and be dropped into the human/ape conflict with the new ape. Take the only decent thing from Beneath, switch it up, and make it better. It is a great story telling technique that I don't think gets used well enough. Sure, superhero movies use it, but they blow it up so much that you start to not care about the characters. It would also fit so well into the world that's been built. We need to see a tribe or two more to really fill it out.

If it ain't hittin billion then I say audiences don't deserve these sorta films. They rather gotta lion kings, captain Marvel etc

I think this will be a lot of ppl's first PotA movie

Justice for Rocca

Yo chat should I go see it again today lol

I want to see how they find a way to fix the plot hole where the apes go back in time in the next movie(s)

(not adjusted for inflation)

wish I'd gone in to the film more 'blind' not seen as many trailers/tv spots as they slightly took the edge off the film for me,as I knew too much about it,as in I'd already seen the start of the film in the last trailer,less is more!so for that,I'd say better than rise,but not as good as Dawn or war!&the ending,not sure,as would all that technology be still working 300 yrs in future?!interesting where it goes next tho!

To make an accurate comparison, you'd have to adjust for inflation. If you do that, it becomes the worst opening of the reboot series. Still, the opening weekend numbers are pretty decent.

Yeah the criticism of it being too slow and not enough action is unjustified. The Apes movies are not Transformers and are more intelligent than that they've never been all action and rightly put story, character and the thought provoking themes first. People also complained about War lacking in action which I also don't get they totally missed the point of that film, I never thought Kingdom dragged at all heck Battle For The Planet of The Apes is an hour shorter yet it was far more boring in comparison!

As good or even better than the new trilogy IMO. Kingdom had a subtle, but heavy socio-political metaphor that the last trilogy lacked. The Mae character. Won't spoil, but what she does and where her character ends up, especially by the finale....very angry feminist vibe for sure. Remember, the OG feminists were angry towards the white patriarchy and were racist AF. Mae filled that archetype.

It was okay , I expected it to be alot better

Okay so I just got back from seeing this!!! Ohmygod. Ohmygod! Okay spoiler warning because I just need to talk about all my feelings!!!! SPOILERS COMING!!🤯 IT WAS AMAZING! I loved every moment. Kinda shocked people felt it was a bit to slow but I'm just so enthralled by the apes I'm never bored. Like could it have been even longer?? FIRST I need to cry about the Mae betrayal!!! THAT HURT! I'm still not okay. You know something's wrong. You know she's taking advantage of how clueless Noa and his friends are when they enter that vault. You know whatever she's after, it's not good for apes, everything in that vault screams bad for the apes. But I still didn't expect for her to do what she did, betraying Noa and his friends and leaving them to die. After Noa and his friends helped her, and Raka died trying to save her The way that whole scene plays out, the utter terror as Noa and his apes are all just fighting to survive and stay alive, it was insane. And THE GORILLA!!! Nothing has scared me yet in this franchise like him. Every time he showed up you were just terrified. When he was charging Noa at the end - I was just replaying The Last of Us and it felt like a bloater charging you, that's the feeling I got because he's so strong and just charging and roaring and you know he's to powerful. When Proximus says, "What have you done" I actually got chills. Proximus is terrible, enslaving clans and killing other apes, but in that moment you felt horrified realizing he was right about needing to get into that vault first. He knew how apes were once kept in cages and he knew you could not trust a human. And Noa trusted a human, and suddenly they were all at risk of death. I'm still in shock over what Mae did, and yet I realize from her point of view, Raka and Noa and his friends were the only good apes she'd ever met, but she couldn't let that get in the way of her mission. It goes back to the Colonel "what would you have done?" and Dreyfus "I'm saving the human race" Mae has to do the hard thing, to in her mind, save humanity. I'm so curious on what comes next for Mae. When she was holding that gun behind her back, I felt like she was both considering shooting Noa or preparing to defend herself if he reacted badly. But his mention of Raka, and gifting her his necklace with Caesar's symbol and pondering if humans and apes could ever live together, she reacted in a way that suggests her actions caused her pain. I'm so curious what Mae's journey will be. Will she continue to be ruthless for the sake of humanity, or will she give consideration to the idea of apes and humans living together? She felt like quite a mystery, holding onto so many secrets. And also OMG - so many humans survived underground!! What does this mean for apes??? What did Mae take from the vault? It feels like the apes have another big threat coming! After War, I didn't think humans would be a threat again and yet, 300 years later it looks like they're trying to find a way to reclaim their place, but how can they? So many questions for what is next! More things I need to talk about - gosh I got teary eyed at Caesar's funeral. Wasn't expecting to see him one last time, or any of his apes from his time. So seeing that funeral got me, and then Noa finding his father dead got me teary, and then him reuniting with his friend and his mom got me too. The movie was so emotional and intense. I enjoyed watching Noa leave on his own to find his clan, and meeting Raka and learning about Caesar. I really liked the quiet moments too. I get so lost in watching the expressions of the apes, their movements, how they react to their world. Loved all the characters. I want more!!! Waiting is gonna be so hard again, but we're all in it together!!

An amazing film, but you have to give thanks to james franco…. Thanks for screwing everyone and everything while trying to be selfless. But ultimately screw everyone.

I liked it but it felt so rushed. No real character development. I wanted way more proximus lore and proximus interaction.

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