I’ll never forget that “NO” in cinema, could hear a pin drop

best thing abt ur channel is that u cover basically anything lol from call of duty, twd, to the conjuring. diverse asf 😭

The first movie is good but the other two are masterpieces, and I think a lot of people miss the best part by dropping it after the first one

I have always adored the Caesar trilogy. Easily my favorite trilogy. And Caesar is easily one of the best character of the last few decades.

i just wanna give props to the guys who thought up how quickly the disease would travel across the world with that animation at the end of the first movie. cause it took covid about 2 months to lockdown most of the planet IRL so.... yeah...

You're right on the money here. While the world is glazing over Marvel movies, this gem of a trilogy just got looked over

The third movie was brilliant. The humans are doing terrible things but it ends up being sort of like a dying animal kicking and screaming. The element of the virus taking speech is tragic, and Caesar himself is empathic to that. He never wanted humans to die off just to leave him alone. I would even argue Caesar, being the first smart ape and raised by James Franco, would have the most sympathy towards humanity out of the ape society. He basically fought the ape civil war on humanity’s side in the second one

11:29 I would say Rocket is more like Daryl than Maurice. I would say Maurice is more like Hershel, as he is mainly the one who seeks reason.

That last scene in the first movie between Will and Caesar always gets me. And that last line of "Caesar is home" always gets a few tears out of me. Such a good trilogy.

Hands down one of my favorite modern trilogies that get better after every entry

24:49 I got some very sad news about that: in a deleted scene, the Colonel is talking to Caesar and how he met Malcolm and what happened was that Malcolm was really trying to convince the Colonel that the apes weren’t bad. What happened next was that the Colonel then tells Caesar that he killed Malcolm by shooting him. So this man not only took away Caesar’s wife and eldest son, he took away his good friend too. So that’s why Malcolm isn’t there!😭😭😭

So I'm a mason (in small-town Canada, no less, so you know I'm ready for the fuckin' apocalypse) and I can accurately assess that it takes roughly only 8-10 years for plant life (especially trees, even their roots are fucking strong) to break through concrete. All they need is a few multiple winters of Earthquakes or storms battering and weakening the structure making cracks and then rainwater getting in and winter freezing it all over before the next thaw makes it all worse. Now repeat cycle for X amount of years. A whole skyscraper's foundation can collapse from that in less than 5 years and it all gives way for moss and such. All that to say: 10 years? When I watch the movie I think "unlikely but definitely not implausible" for it to look how it does. At the very least, there'd definitely be plants in the floors and bottom walls of houses and buildings and shit growing through cracks in roads (I don't think they'd almost already look like little forests like they do in the film unless shit was already planted there but I've never been to San Francisco). I'd also like to point out that the apes say in the film that they haven't seen Humans in 10 winters. That doesn't mean the apocalypse began 10 winters ago, for all we know it could be 12-15 years later. Much more reasonable for what's shown. The Last Of Us after 20 years I think is fairly accurate. Especially when you consider they also say in both continuities that they bombed the fuck out of the major cities during The Outbreak. They probably accelerated the reclamation by nature thanks to that. The most glaring one is a Will Smith film called I Am Legend. The bulk of the film is set less than four years after the initial apocalypse and yet New York City looks like a fucking forest in Times Square and most of its streets. Yeah, I don't think so unless you've got some wicked fucking limestone.

"APES DO NOT WANT WAR!!! "

I was a kid when this trilogy started. The first one left me in awe and the third one left me crying for almost an hour. Easily my favourite trilogy

If you’ve seen how Caesar kills Koba, you know how fucking crazy that shit was

What's amazing is how well they did with this masterpiece of a saga despite the lack of a major fan base. This was never a Star Wars, MCU or Lord of The Rings. Heck, Avatar now has a greater fanbase. The filmmakers involved with these Planet of The Apes movies never compromised. They were given absolute control and they absolutely delivered. I'm still trying to get my head around all of the technical achievements and the incredible, dynamic, engaging and emotional story of Caesar. I cried like a baby when our hero died and he's an ape. And he barely speaks.

I love how you compared Caesar to Rick Grimes multiple times Lol

It would be very interesting if the new villain, Proximus Caesar, took Caesar's name as his family name to claim his throne. IIRC we see the same window symbol Caesar had in his house as the new symbol for his kingdom. Would be kind of cool how Caesar's name and legacy is twisted to give this new ape authority and power.

I agree, this trilogy is extremely underrated but I would disagree about the character development being “boring” in the first movie, the first was for sure my favorite because of the character development and of course the “rise” of the apes

I was really surprised and shocked that the Planet of the Apes Trilogy didn’t won every single Academy Awards or Oscars or BAFTA Film Awards, nor every single movie awards or film awards after the ALL-Three films came out in theaters. But I think this trilogy itself was *Outstanding and A Visually Stunning Masterpiece and A Work of Art Trilogy* at the Time in Modern Cinema. But I really wish The Planet of the Apes Trilogy should’ve WON an Academy Award or An Oscar-Winning Award and also other film awards as well.

The “Rick Grimes of Apes” had me rolling 😂

Do NOT sleep on these films. Best trilogy in recent memory.

When watching your content I often feel that sense of wonder I did in college. What an eruidite creator you are! I so admire your work.

Caesar: Do not worry, Maurice. You are home now. Apes are strong... With or without me. Maurice: Son will know who was father... And what Caesar did for us.

That jab at dune is criminal, good vid though, I have loved these films for so long and they have never gotten the recognition they deserve

24:18 Fun fact, the German title for this movie is - no joke - Planet of the Apes: Survival

Now I never made TWD connections to the Caesar/Reboot PoTA Trilogy but now hearing “My Mercy Prevails Over My Wrath” is what basically sums it up for Caesar when you think about it

I really like how they didn't go with a generic "animals are better than humans", but instead showed how even they make mistakes. The trilogy gives them a humanity, and in doing so, gives them a propensity to mess up. To me, they are no different to humans in this trilogy, but the advantage they have is a smaller and tighter nit community which is something we inevitably lost. I see this as a cycle more than them exceeding humans, because they will inevitably spread out and develop different cultures and encounter the same issues we have. tl;dr - thanks for not making monke a mary sue

I agree with you about how no one talks about this trilogy. I'm a part of the guilty party, and I do it a lot to movie franchises that contain more than three movies, regardless of the setup. (SW, LotR/H, PotA) 😅

I was about 6 or 7 when the very first Planet of the Apes came out. I saw it at the drive-in with my Dad, uncle and cousins. This might have been my introduction to "horror" type movies and a lifetime fascination with the genre. I have seen all of these movies and was also blown away by the quality. It sure has come a long way. But, back then, it looked very real to a child and scared the crap out of me. Love your analysis! When you compared the apes to Rick, Carl, Shane... and I thought you were going to say Cornelius reminded you of Hershel. So I took a drink of tea and then spit it laughing when you said Daryl! 🤣🤣 I enjoy most all of your reviews, some things I don't watch because I haven't watched what you're covering. I also tend to agree with you (which my son finds amazing). I hope you will continue your coverage of Supernatural. Or even Dexter if you were a fan? Take care ✌💖😃

I've loved the planet of the apes trilogy. Everything you've said summed it up perfectly. Dawn also has to be my favorite of the 3. Koba was certainly entertaining. I'm also someone who loved War of the Panet of the Apes. I remember going into theaters with my older brother. Took me to see it even though he didn't have to. It's such an amazing set of movies, and I can't wait for Kingdom!

War, Dawn and Rise. In that order. Reeves hit home runs with the sequels. Having said that, I do love Rise. A quality triliogy...

I’m happy to have been here when the reboot started. Caesar is one of the greatest characters in cinema.

The *Planet of the Apes* Caesar Trilogy is *A MODERN CULTURAL PHENOMENAL MASTERPIECE and A WORK OF ART in Cinema.* ✨

My favorite trilogy and you hit all the points as to why it’s so good. I watched the old ones as a kid (I’m a genxer) and I was fascinated by the politics of the old ones and was justly horrified by Tim Burton’s version. I can watch any of these newer ones and cry and just love the hell out of these apes, but especially Caesar. Andy Serkis should’ve been awarded for his motion-cap performances. Exquisite acting. Love your channel, started following you with The Ones Who Live Recaps/analysis

The Caesar trilogy is phenomenal! Everything about these films is amazing! Can’t wait for Kingdom!

I lovoooooooe these films they’re criminally underrated. It’s great how they don’t dwell on the virus, it’s all action. Lesser filmmakers would’ve killed an hour showing us the same descent-into-chaos start-of-the-apocalypse stock footage we’ve seen over and over again but with the Planet of the Apes each film can stand alone we don’t need to see the virus ravish the human population to understand the second or third film because they’re such immersive films with strong stories on their own. I’m so excited for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes I personally think It’ll be interesting to see how many films they make and how far they take this franchise, I’d be happy if they explored some of the themes and ideas in the original 1970’s sequels. It’d be so cool to see telepathic nuclear Holocaust surviving mutants fight more advanced apes in these modern reboots like in Beneath the Planet of the Apes because I think they’d be able to really expand on those films and ideas.

I watched the trilogy again just a few months ago on my new OLED TV. I'm glad there's other people appreciating what these movies are and did. A truly underrated trilogy.

Such a solid trilogy! Awesome content btw bro, ive always watched for twd vids and had no idea you reviewed other films etc. So awesome!

How do we live in a world where a Planet of the Apes is far superior in every single way and a Star Wars sequel trilogy flounders completely? How is that possible?

A last comment: that line from the first movie at the end when he says "Ceaser is home" still gives me chills. Andy Serkis was robbed multiple times of an oscar for that performance.

When I went to see Dawn at the theater, I'd recently started wearing glasses but forgot them before I left the house because my eyesight wasn't that bad and I only needed them for school or whatever when I needed to see detail far away from me, it just totally slipped my mind. Boy that afternoon those apes looked *real* in the soft-focus haze I watched the movie with.

11:28 Maurice is most definitely Herschel

This is such an amazing video, I’m so glad that you’ve covered my personal favourite film trilogy, loved to hear all your thoughts, and glad someone’s finally talking about this franchise in the way it deserves. Please do a review on Kingdom when it comes out.

this entire trilogy is mind blowingly good, so was this review, got yourself a new subscriber

I don’t think any of this trilogy have ever been considered underrated. It got fantastic reviews, and most, if not most of the reviews about the second installment was considered one of the best sequels of all time.

Very refreshing to see a positive take on war, I’m about to rewatch war after having seen rise and dawn these last two weeks so I’ll look out for the points you said and see what I think with a fresh perspective

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is one of my favorite movies in general. Koba is such a brilliant, nuanced character, and one of my favorite villains of this century (the Troglodytes from Bone Tomahawk being, imo, the scariest villains of the century). Koba isn't even wholey wrong in his thinking either which is what makes him so intriguing. He's wrong about ALL humans being dangerous but its proved over amd over again that his skepticism is warranted and important to the thinking of the apes. Koba's dumb act at the armory is almost tragic and is truly scary as well. You're watching him completely degrade himself to survive but the level of cunning is unnerving

Best review content out there, criminally underrated. Awesome to listen to

When I rewatched the 3rd one a few weeks ago I also swore I had seen it before but for the life of me I couldn’t remember anything about it

Your channel is the perfect level of randomness for me it's perfect

THANK YOU for advocating on the greatness of these movies

Not only is it the most underrated but it's the best trilogy in my opinion, every film is so well crafted and they all have their own different tone but still work well together to tell this story of apes rising to power.

In Rise when Ceaser goes "NO." Is one of the most chilling and visceral scenes in movie history

A 36 minute video essay on planet of the apes? Seems like a waste of time

thank Andy serkis for all of the emotion conveyed through Caesar, he seriously doesn't get enough credit. CGI isn't a performance

When I was a kid my dad and I went to see all the Planet of the Apes movies and that's when Charlton Heston became my hero!!! I loved this trilogy and agree with you 100%! REALLY enjoyed this video AND all the TWD references!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES please do a video on the old movies :)~~

I remember watching the 2nd movie for the first time and being so surprised at the plot- they could’ve just done a basic apes fight humans story but instead it was like ape vs ape vs human vs human vs apocalypse. Felt much more nuanced and creative than a typical blockbuster.

It was the 3rd film that really blew my mind because of the Virus. I always saw this Trilogy as just a new take on POTA, but when the Colonel says the Virus is taking away humans ability to Speak and Think. My Jaw dropped at realizing this wasn't a New Take of the Franchise, this was a Prequel the whole time and I just love it

I've been looking forward to this since your poll post. It came out much faster than I had expected. It's definitely my second favorite trilogy of all time. It's only beaten by The Lord of The Rings trilogy. War is definitely my favorite of the trilogy. It has me tear up on several different occasions. I hope it does well enough to warrant you doing a vid on the original series. While the original movie is probably they best of the original series, from an objective standpoint, I personally prefer Conquest of The Planet of The Apes. It has its strange quirks, but I really enjoy it. Even if I can't help but chuckle a bit at a montage of OG Ceasar staring and nodding from a corner at other apes doing small acts of rebellion.

My favorite franchise right now. But, DUNE is probably gonna overtake it with the 3rd movie. I watched Dune 2 three times in theatre 😂

One of my favorite sutble themes in dawn is as how the film goes on Caeser and Koba become more and more human (in positive and negative ways both) and at the same time they sign less and speak more.

I've been looking for a good video essay on this trilogy for a couple months now. Unironically tell people this is one of my favs and I'm ridiculously excited for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. Appreciate this work! Coming back to add that I love how organized your rating system is!

I never understood the unrealism complaint for sci fi or just fiction in general. It's made for entertainment

Thank you for this video. I finally watched this trilogy last week after only seeing #1 as a kid when it came out and it was AMAZING. I was scared that watching this video essay would kind of spoil it (though I usually don’t care about spoilers), but - and I mean this in a complimentary way to both you and these movies - nothing could’ve prepared me for them. They were absolutely fantastic. I’ll be revisiting them every so often from now on.

I have always had a soft spot for this trilogy. I can remember in each movie having my jaw on the floor. I was just blown away by how good each movie is. These are ones i can never skip if theyre on

Andy Serkis as Cesar is one of the best visual acting performances ever

This earned a new subscriber.. I’m shook at the quality

If they could clean up the CGI for Rise a bit I'd love it even more.

:) This was a fantastic video about my favorite modern day movie franchise. You touched on all the reasons I love this trilogy so much. War is my favorite, then Dawn and finally Rise. I can't wait for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes as it is my most anticipated movie of the Year, and it is less than a month away. Also, I think the original films are well worth checking out, especially the first 3 imho. Matt Reeves is a huge fan of the Apes franchise according to the bonus features, and it is amazing how many references to the original series there are. Some you won't even catch on first viewing. Bottom line: thank you for this video, as a fan of this trilogy and a fan of your channel.

Awesome video. I always loved this trilogy my dad showed me it years ago and it’s been some of my favorite films since

HELL YEAH MY FAV TRILOGY!!!! Specifically cause the last one is so PRETTY like i was sitting in awe at the theatre while cesar nova and frens were just riding across the beach

I recently saw all three in a row for the first time. I watched the first one when i was younger, but not the following. I was floored and loved all 3 a lot. Matt Reeves! what a director

I was thinking about you making a video of the planet of the apes today so happpy made my day

The most unforgettable moment in my entire life was when I was in the theaters watching it when it dropped and at the part where Caesar said "NO" the entire packed theater of people GASP in literal shock as if they were hearing an actual animal speak for the first time. truly amazing cinema moment that will live with me to the end of my days. future generation will never know but will hear of this tale

I watched war for the second time a few days ago and I agree with you. When I first saw in theaters I was expecting something different and I didn’t like it as much as the first 2. But watching it again I thought it was amazing and appreciated way more.

Definitely watch the original 1968 film. It's such an intelligent and creative sci-fi film that is still fun to watch today. While some of the FX are dated, it gives the film a hokey charm.

I saw Rise when I was young and remembered not liking it that much. I spent nearly a decade dismissing the whole trilogy because of that and the concept I deemed as absurd. Then, I was bored, binged all of them on Netflix and I was like: Am... Am I watching a masterpiece?... during Dawn. I came to appreciate Rise for what it is, and War was alright.

I remember catching Dawn on TV back in the day, back when I actually watched free-to-air TV. I found a lot of great movies that way, I miss naturally discovering movies like that.

Bruh, that is such a fact. I remember watching part 3, but when I watched it the second time, I could not recall any of the scenes.

😂😂 I actually thought he would refer to the 1968-1973 trilogy. Now these were classics.

So crazy, I just finished watching the trilogy last week (was watching all of them on my lunch breaks) And, like the title says, they are truly underrated. Love that each movie has come out years after the previous so it’s not over saturated and it feels more important that way. That’s why I think a lot of people of soured on the MCU because it doesn’t have that same “omg I’ve been waiting so long for this” feel Also, Andy Serkis is the GOAT

Agree, these movies were really damn good. I just wished they elaborated more on how and why the humans lost to the apes throughout the movies. The virus seemed extremely important but was barely a footnote in the second film.

I'm personally not a fan of War, but the first two in this series were absolutely amazing! You may be interested in the book accompanying Dawn, titled Firestorm. It's basically Koba's story leading up to the movie and is a great display of how his hate towards humanity came about.

*Dawn of the Planet of the Apes* had a very nice setting where it takes place in the *POST APE-Apocalyptic world* after the ALZ-112 Simian Flu virus 🦠 begin to spread across the entire globe. And then making the whole darker vibe of the *POST APE-apocalyptic world* showing *Planet of the Apes* Meets *The Walking Dead* and Meets *The Last of Us* Very impressive and outstanding. ✨

I loved all three and can’t wait for Kingdom. I hope Kingdom lives up to the Caesar films.

I literally watched this this week what an epic adventure

I feel like these films helped usher in a new era of thoughtful high concept sci-fi. I remember the general feeling going into Rise was 'why are we doing this? who wants another PotA movie?' & it shocked ppl to find it was way better than they ever expected. now the trilogy as a whole is highly regarded

I FINALLY started the trilogy this week. Saw Dawn last night, and it's a tragic masterpiece. The music is phlucking FIRE. My wife said "this is making me sad..." and I was like "yeah, tragedy does that!" I'm eager for War. (my only real complaint/confusion is the titling. I still don't know why the first and second aren't "Dawn" and "Rise" respectively. Anyone know that?) My favorite callback that I picked up on immediately was in Rise when Caesar was playing with a Statue of Liberty

I believe the final movie was the only one I saw in theaters. Absolute cinema for me even when I was a wee lad. Need to watch them all again for sure now

I completely agree with you. These movies are amazing and deserve much more recognition

From my Perspective, War is almost always showing certain aspects of war, like Cesar being plague by the visions of the other ape shows the psychological side of warfare. To me Even when the film has slowed down there are still really important and interesting aspects to look out for

after rewatching the trilogy, i’m nervously excited for Kingdom. Obviously it will be detached from it, but I really want it to live up to at least the first film, even though it seems impossible to do. i’m excited to see what they do with a new bunch of apes and seemingly cave-like people

I watched the trilogy yesterday and for some reason I always cry in these movies. CGI looks great for a 13 year old movie. (Rise) I'm looking forward to see the new one.

The end of the first Planet of the Apes with Charlton Heston kind of lets you know whats going to happen in these movies with what happens to mankind. Its kind of a classic scene in cinema.

Fun fact: the development title and early pre-production title for War was originally Age of the Planet of the Apes. But then marketing and the studio execs had it changed to War because they felt it would sell better. IT made $300 mill less that the previous one and the biggest complaints from critics and fans was the bad marketing and misleading title.

My wife and I started watching these movies the other day. We’re halfway through the 2nd one (wife works early next day so we paused) but we’re super into it!

Each movie represents the fall so differently yet flawlessly execute but always keeps it the same. I can't explain it and that's probably why its so underrated

The Rise of the planet of the apes trilogy is a staple of my childhood from first watching the 1963 Original with my grandfather. Then getting to watch the reboot/ alternative universe prequels. IN THEATRE's no less and having the central character be so perfect to make me love apes more than humans in an apocalyptic sci-fi setting is just dope.

Twd comparison is something I always thought about with these movies. When I first saw dawn I was like omg it’s just like the shane and rick storyline. Love that you drew that comparison. I figured you would since you’re a walking dead fan 🙏