The Caesar trilogy is proof that reboots can be awesome when the teams behind them care about things like story and character instead of relying on the brand name to sell it and going with a lazy check box mentality with the script.
@@lpk6372 it’s having certain requirements in the script like length, plot points, action sequences, love interests, etc. these things are often studio demands, rather than things that fit into a story. They often happen when sequels are ordered because the first movie was successful, instead of someone having an idea for the natural continuation of a story.
@@lpk6372 like the main characters get mad at each other for some forced reason so they can resolve it in act 3 before the big showdown. that's always on the sacred hollywood checkbox
Dawn is easily one of the best movies I've ever seen, I don't remember another movie walking into that surprised me with how great it is, as much as Dawn did
Personally I think Wars the best one. Dawn is great but War blew me away and still does with just how emotionally written and executed the whole tale is
To be fair, the last 3 Apes movies had extremely important human characters that elevated those films. Woody Harrelson, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Kerri Russel, Kodi Smit-McPhee, James Franco, all played vital roles, it's just more about how they are written, not whether we need them in these films or not. In my opinion, it's a necessary perspective considering it's our world the Apes have taken control of.
But the humans are literally 1 percent of the population of intelligent life at this point in this new series of films. Yes they will always be a part of the story but we have way more story to focus on leading up apes basically replacing humans showing them evolve and get along with gorillas, killing and dissecting humans etc.
@mddifilippo89 I agree, Jeremy expecting the human character to be anything more than a plot device at this point in the world of Apes is what I disagree with. That is what they should be, I want the Apes to have depth more so than any humans, I think the little girl in War was the perfect use, she couldn't speak but you could sense her story just through her emotions, but she also didn't take away any story time for the Ape characters.
Kind of like how Transformers need human characters for certain stories, the problem is the live action TF movies don't have well written human characters.
Really shocked you didn’t particularly like this. I genuinely loved it. Was never bored because I cared about the characters so much that I enjoyed seeing them just talk. This feels like the farthest thing from an obligatory sequel that I’ve seen in a long time.
The Caesar trilogy, as you call it, is one of the best trilogies of movies ever, especially Dawn. I was skeptical of this new film (and planned trilogy) but hey, when has Hollywood ever left anything good alone?
I recently watched this trilogy first time (except saw Rise before in 2011). Dude for me Dawn was the worst of this 3 movies. I hated it, so many things make no sense in this movie. Personally think they could have done this one much better. Now im much more excited to see Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.
@@Aldiraider I can tell you with 100% certainty that you are WRONG, man. I've never heard anyone say that Dawn is the worst one of the trilogy. That's plain insanity.
@@TheEnnisfan thats my opinion. You have yours, and i have mine. "Rise of the planet of the apes" was the best in my opinion, At least it most things made sense in this one. The other 2 have many logical mistakes that drag the story down. I only watched this Triology recently, and i actually wanted to like it. But i couldn´t because in Dawn there were to many mistakes and logic errors, also this movie should have been longer with more scenes.
So many people talk about Andy Serkis when they talk about how great the last trilogy was, and rightfully so. But not enough people bring up Matt Reeves. Alot do for sure, but he's still underrated for my money. What he brought to those last two movies was phenomenal. His entire filmography is pretty spotless. Great looking blockbusters with actual heart and story. Those are harder to come by these days.
The “What a Wonderful Day” scene was one of the deepest parts in the entire movie. Proximus using Caesar’s words which were originally meant for good and twisting them into something very bad. It also shows how religion can quickly become a cult if it is misinterpreted and people are misled.
I’ll stand on the fact that all the planet of the apes movies (except for the Tim Burton one) are bangers. Even the old corny ones have a nice world building to them that I find charming
It’s been a minute since I’ve seen the Tim Burton one, but I kind of liked it when I saw it in theaters back in the day. I was also, like, 20 years old so maybe my concept of “good” wasn’t so great). Refresh my memory- what was so bad about it?
@@eyespy3001 at this point I think it’s more bandwagon hopping than anything else. It really isn’t that bad lol. To say it’s worse than all of the movies in the series preceding it is kind of ridiculous to me.
Biggest sin this movie committed was not having Maurice. Second biggest sin was having a character that was as close as we got to Maurice, and then giving him barley any screen time.
How far in the future is this movie set? Loved Maurice personally, think they should build some of the story around him instead of forgetting about him completely. Yet to see this installment but looking forward to it none the less
I struggled to find a plot in this movie. Visually great to watch but clearly just a setup for the next movie. Left me with an empty feeling as I departed the theater. Adult beverage required.
I agree. I saw several RUclipsrs giving rave reviews of how great it was but I left the theatre disappointed. The action scenes were of course impressive and the positive characters like Noa, Rakka and Mae were great I think. But th storytelling felt very weak. The pacing is irregular. Not only is it slow and lengthy but also when interesting moments come with the human technology it feels rushed. Then Proximus was a highly disappointing villain. He makes a badass entry and felt like an interesting character but barely gets any screentime or fight scenes. They barely scratch the surface of "Twisitng the words of Caesar" storyline. I am genuinely upset how people are super impressed by the action and do not care about storytelling. While I am not saying the movie was terrible. There were aspects I did like. Noa was a good protagonist I think. Then Rakka too had a good sense of humor and I did like how he respected what Caesar stood for and tried to mentor the disinterested Noa. Then Noa bonding with the eagle also seemed satisfactory. I think it was decent. I will rate it 7.5/10.
@@kittyfreya9141 Well I think Avatar 2 was much better. It was more lengthy but I never felt bored with the narrative and the world building. The climax was overwhelming and way over the top action but still avatar 2 had much better narratives. For this my parents took a short nap. It was So Slow and boring.
I hope I’m not the only person who can say they loved “Beneath the Planet of the Apes”, I actually hope they bring back the mutants, the astronauts and the atom bomb cult because that movie was fuckin’ weird and I loved it.
@arw1985 after 300 years, I feel like this wouldn't be the case? The virus only messes with your intellect and speech thus attacking the brain. I don't think mutants will happen here.
Jeremy never ceases to confuse me with his insistence on inserting video game references into his movie reviews, thinking the audience will have a clue what he’s talking about.
One of my favorite old school memories was playing Eternal Blue post game content and killing all the super bosses. One of my least favorite memories was I bought the super box edition of eternal blue and gave the pendant to some girl at school :( incomplete set is incomplete.
Thanks for the review, I always appreciate hearing your perspective! I personally enjoyed it a lot. Incredible CGI, beautiful on-location scenery, solid performances, well-written dialogue, memorable + lovable characters, thrilling action sequences, great narrative premise, and an interesting + multifaceted villain. Only issue I really have with the movie is Mae. Freya Allan's performance is great and the reveal at the end involving her is very interesting, but I feel like they keep her a bit too mysterious. Feels like I could've connected with her more if her motivations + backstory were a little more fleshed out. Some hint at her past/family before the events of the movie would've been appreciated. But I'm sure this will be expanded upon in the subsequent films, so it's not that big of a deal. Also, I hope Noa goes through a training arc or something and becomes a badass. He has that fighting spirit in him but kept getting his ass handed to him lol. Looking forward to the future of the series!
What’s wrong with humans? Sounds kind of species-ist To add on, if you’re so angry that there are people in this movie; then maybe don’t watch the movie? Simple as that
Because if there weren’t humans in this movie, it’d be classified as animated and we can’t have animated movies for adults. They need to be for kids. Live action movies are for adults. Just ask the academy!
When I found out that Matt Reeves not coming back to direct, I instantly knew that it's not gonna be as good. Still gonna check it out tho. Edit: I did check it out. The quality is still the same. Just a bit too long in my opinion, but this new trilogy is definitely off to a good start.
@@plo617 loved the first film as well. Credits to the writers then. Kingdom has the same writers as previous films. The first movie director kinda disappeared and didn't really have good films after that. Matt Reeves on the other hand, directed and co-wrote The Batman.
It’s a good movie but honestly it’s the weakest of the 4 movies. I’d still put Rise at the same level or slightly above this one. And War is definitely better. And Dawn..well I don’t need to say anything about how great Dawn is lol.
When Mae spoke, I was like, "Oh... Okay." With the more she moved and the more she spoke, I became suspicious. When she yelled at Proximus, I knew "the catfish" was on and the question became, "Who's the villain here?"
The intro to this review had me on the edge of my seat. “Could be a hit, could be a miss, let’s see.” Such a great way to pull into your intro theme and the review.
Not bad. Because the evolution theory was proposed and they are still developing into a more intelligent group. Curious to know how they will handle the humans though.
I actually played Lunar Eternal Blue first so I had the opposite issue lol. Man I wish they'd remaster these games and come out with that sequel they'd mentioned before...
@@uwr74Sadly Game Arts has made it clear they aren't signing the rights for Lunar over to anyone because they don't want the original creator to get the rights back (nor Victor Ireland who has US publishing rights to any sequels). So the best we are likely ever going to get is the touch edition of silver star story.
The Caesar trilogy was phenomenal! The CGI was breathtaking especially considering its lower budget compared to some MCU movies which had horrible CGI. But also every movie was a chapter and a story. Each movie told a complete story and I really liked that.
I have not seen this movie, but your description of this movie make it sound like something I would like to see. It goes to show that over the years, either you have gotten jaded by certain genre or you have gotten so good at describing movies visually, that you can cause people to want to watch them with you descriptions, In the end, I will have to go see this movie and if it is all that you say about the visuals, I would not care about there not being a plot about characters I care about, it is the visuals that I am all about when it comes to planet of the ages, because I have news for you, it never was about the ape characters. All they always have been to me have been monkeys wondering around and all I could discern are Chmps, Orangutangs, and Apes. It is hard when there are only 3 characters in the movie. Thank you Jeremy -- you are the greatest living reviewer and you convinced me to see this movie!
@@mddifilippo89I just left from seeing it. No it is not. But it is Good. Walking out I realized how high Serkis and Reeves set the Bar. I’m kind of disappointed in this movie IMO
@@dariusabdullah101I left out immediately knowing this one is number 4 on list. The characters just aren’t as interesting to me and I don’t quite understand what was going on in the kingdom. You destroyed the main apes village to force them into your Kingdom to open a vault door?
@@antx8563 This is definitely the same level as 2 and 3 for sure. What do you mean? He was just a tyrant collecting weaker tribes of apes and people to do work for him. He wanted to open the vault to gain access the the weapons he believed were within so he could conquer further and more dominantly. Not that complicated.
The Caesar Trilogy is quite possibly one of the greatest movie trilogies of all time. Nothing will ever top the Lord of the Rings trilogy, but it's up there. This movie was pretty good. I thoroughly enjoyed it. However, I don't think any of the future movies will top Dawn. It will always be my favorite Apes movie.
Jeremy I play a game before watching your videos ( been subscribed for about 6 years). And that game is predict your final rating. And It seems like I get right 95% of the time lol. Love ya man
They are still far away in terms of time. Also I don't want another remake of the original, the Burton one was already terrible. They should rather keep telling a new story instead of rehashing old ones like every other franchise does.
The last few seconds of this review is how I feel about these apes movies, repeating the same thing over and over, trying to get it right. It is entertaining to see it once.
Just came back from the cinema, and I really enjoyed it. I agree with the balancing act of Noa and Mae. I would prefer if they leaned much more into Noa's side of the story (which they do for the most part of the movie). I'm not watching these movies for the humans, I'm watching them for the apes, along with some good human characters. Also, I liked Proximus, wish we got even more of him
He's really good at playing Devils advocate and speaking objectively about movies talking about both the good and the bad that by the time he gets to the score I'm generally surprised. I was not expecting a better time if you're drunk score
yeah he's been doing it a lot lately. I notice his reviews don't really have a structure to them. He just kinda rambles on about certain things that make you seem that he liked it and then he'll make a 180 and then all of a sudden it seems he didn't like it which can kinda be confusing at times. If he didnt give a rating at the end I wouldn't know if he liked it or not.
Go watch Stuckmann, he'll tell you every movie released is made from rainbows and happiness. Dude is a fraud. Jeremy might lack structure, but it's legit and he shoots you straight
@@StajoLaBell lol sounds like you got a personal issue with Stuckmann. I never said Jeremy is a bad reviewer, I actually like his reviews and his high energy. Him and Dan Murrall are my go to reviewers. I'm just saying a lot of his reviews can lack structure.
I regret not waiting for the movie to be available at my local library. Frankly, movie theaters don't appeal to me anymore since the pandemic altered the landscape. Dollar theaters, once a staple, have vanished. Now, the lowest price is six dollars on Tuesdays. Additionally, the scarcity of films that merit a big-screen experience compounds the issue. It seems Hollywood's creativity has dwindled, focusing more on profit than originality.
I agree with Jeremy on this. I really liked this, but I think the movie could have focused more on Proximus and his views/distortion of Caesars teachings. He was honestly the standout character for me. It may be unlikely, but I hope if they make a sequel he comes back
I think what I enjoy most about these films is that, for the most part, the criticism/assessment of them is grounded and realistic; very few are so attached to these movies to, as with Star Wars, argue that they are some of the best films "ever made!".
Honestly, I do not understand the love so many people have for this movie. I know it's partially my fault for preempting them with the Reeves films but this movie is easily the weakest of the 4. Proximus was entirely 1-note as was Noa. Roka was literally just an exposition dump before dying, and Mae/Nova/Echo was pretty much the main character in a movie about apes ruling the world. I won't go quite so far as to say the movie is "bad" but it's certainly got an A.I. feel to it. The film wasn't really a film and more of an excuse to say "religious figures and history can be twisted". Again, considering how Jeremy seems to be the only person giving an honest take on the film (intellectually speaking) I can only guess that every other reviewer gets caught up in pretending they're smart and catching "deep themes" that are literally only surface level
I took my 55-year old mom to see this with me, she’s a longtime fan of the Planet of the Apes franchise! Sadly though, she was not a huge fan of this movie as I wasn’t either 🤷🏻♂️ I felt the villain was wasted of a character and the ending wasn’t really as climatic as I hoped it would. But hey, at least it wasn’t as terrible as the 2001 Tim Burton movie was 🤣
The Cesar trilogy is great cinema. I tell everyone who will listen to me that Andy Serkis deserved an Oscar nom for best actor with war. He’s incredible in that film.
The first trilogy was awesome because it scaled up with each movie and the third one was BIG AMAZE-BALLS. I feel like this movie brought us back to a smaller story ( about as good as the first in the timeline ) and they have room to become bigger and bigger. We'll see the apes grow older ( like Caesar ) and movie 6 will be amaze-balls again. I'm into it.
I still want to see how the apes and gorillas get along and how they’re all okay with using humans for sport but we’re talking centuries of time here and evolution. The studio seems like they’re going into this new trilogy with nuclear war in mind. If the remaining intelligent humans get wiped out then leads right into the original movie.
I disagree with your take on May. I don't think she was a competing main character, I think she was being set up as a villain. Whether or not we'll see her in later movies, what she did in this movie is definitely setting up what the problems are gonna be for the apes in coming movies
I could hardly agree less. Loved the film and the ape and (two) human characters. It's basically a film on religious openness interpretation leading to dogmatic world views. Love's the idea behind the film as well as it's execution.
Not often I disagree with Jeremy but I had a really good time with this one! As good as the original trilogy? Not even close but definitely a good time, no alcohol required 😎
Well this and I like an idiot watched this before I went, and I don't get what he meant by Noah's friends not being with him, they were gone for 20 minutes and were in the entirety of the second half?? and more than just visually? idk it's like he didn't watch the end.
Those comments about Lunar are real deep lore there, nobody remembers those games anymore. I still play Wind's Nocturne whenever I'm listening to music on a quiet moonlit night. Good Stuff!
Once I remembered that Fox was owned by Disney, my expectations dwindled. Now hearing you talk about the human character pretty much confirmed my suspicions. Not saying its gonna be bad but I already know this aint gonna hit like the past three films.
I’m not suprised that it’s not a complete mess. The Maze Runner trilogy is pretty underrated in my opinion. I think marketing decisions and a crowded market of YA adaptations made it lose momentum after the first one.
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The next chapter in gorilla warfare.
💯💯
And then Gorilla Glue
🤣
"What you're seeing here is gorilla warfare"
What you're seeing is Advanced Monke Warfare.
The Caesar trilogy is proof that reboots can be awesome when the teams behind them care about things like story and character instead of relying on the brand name to sell it and going with a lazy check box mentality with the script.
What's check boxes mean in movies? Explain that
Watch the original and skip its sequels, remakes and reboots. Original stories are the only ones that count.
@@lpk6372 it’s having certain requirements in the script like length, plot points, action sequences, love interests, etc. these things are often studio demands, rather than things that fit into a story. They often happen when sequels are ordered because the first movie was successful, instead of someone having an idea for the natural continuation of a story.
@@lpk6372 like the main characters get mad at each other for some forced reason so they can resolve it in act 3 before the big showdown. that's always on the sacred hollywood checkbox
@RoundtreeattheGrosvernor the reboots are Oscar caliber. Slow down.
I love how Caesar is basically now like “Ape Jesus”
He's actually Ape Moses
Ape Abraham Lincoln?
Yep just like the original 60s movies
@@Superboybray You’re right.
@@ruipereira9655 Apeham Lincoln
Next movie will be Rise of the Fall of the Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
😂
Then end of the ride of the fall of the kingdom of the planet of the apes!
@@djtwister6997 😆😆😆😆😆
The dawn of the fall of the kingdom of the rise of the planet of the apes.
@@maxhall7832 😂😂😂😂😂
Dawn is easily one of the best movies I've ever seen, I don't remember another movie walking into that surprised me with how great it is, as much as Dawn did
I have to agree. Dawn was an incredibly well done movie on its own.
One of the sequels will be called Revenge Of The Planet Of The Apes.
Personally I think Wars the best one. Dawn is great but War blew me away and still does with just how emotionally written and executed the whole tale is
Jeremy has cornered the market in young old guy energy
Probably that's why I love it here
He's Keanu Reeves's secret identity
He has that born in 1981 energy.
lol
It’s called being in your forties
This series has been consistently good
Last one was a 5/10
Nice meme!!
@@hollowkid97 [in Caesar's voice]: NOOOO
@hollowkid97 how? Just watched it yesterday for the first time and I think it's the 2nd best of the trilogy besting out Dawn for me
@@CoLdBl0oD93 that's how I feel. Some films in the series are better than others but I don't think any of them are bad
Apes lore does a 360 when the astronauts comes back
Fuck I thought he was liking the movie a lot til he just didn’t
When Mark Wahlberg returns
@@LuisSierra42 That movie never happened
@@LuisSierra42 you mean charlton heston
@@LuisSierra42that would be hilarious
I like how Jeremy always asks "Have you seen it? What did you think about it?" when the movie isn't even out yet. 😆
This one has been out for a few days now though.
@@draakjuhToday is preview day, friend. It’s officially out tomorrow.
I used to feel that way, then I just accepted that maybe a quarter of his audience will watch these before the film releases and have watched it.
a lot of us watched it yesterday on early access
You're assuming that people will only watch Jeremy's videos when they are only a day or two old. They're here on RUclips forever my friend.
To be fair, the last 3 Apes movies had extremely important human characters that elevated those films. Woody Harrelson, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Kerri Russel, Kodi Smit-McPhee, James Franco, all played vital roles, it's just more about how they are written, not whether we need them in these films or not. In my opinion, it's a necessary perspective considering it's our world the Apes have taken control of.
But the humans are literally 1 percent of the population of intelligent life at this point in this new series of films. Yes they will always be a part of the story but we have way more story to focus on leading up apes basically replacing humans showing them evolve and get along with gorillas, killing and dissecting humans etc.
@mddifilippo89 I agree, Jeremy expecting the human character to be anything more than a plot device at this point in the world of Apes is what I disagree with. That is what they should be, I want the Apes to have depth more so than any humans, I think the little girl in War was the perfect use, she couldn't speak but you could sense her story just through her emotions, but she also didn't take away any story time for the Ape characters.
Kind of like how Transformers need human characters for certain stories, the problem is the live action TF movies don't have well written human characters.
@zeronightex literally a scene about a guy having a permission slip to sleep with a teenager.
I was under the impression that the humans were basically dead after War
When you realize for the last 2 months, we've got 2 different ape movies.
What’s the other one?
Apes together, strong.
@@flippalovell Godzilla x Kong
I'll give you a hint.....he ain't got nothing on Denzel Washington.
And Monkey Man!
Really shocked you didn’t particularly like this. I genuinely loved it. Was never bored because I cared about the characters so much that I enjoyed seeing them just talk.
This feels like the farthest thing from an obligatory sequel that I’ve seen in a long time.
Hey’s a cynical reviewer now. He doesn’t like most movies anymore
i love this movie, im starting not to like this reviewer
The third act drag and the ending climax was disappointing
He's got a point.. There was definitely something missing
It was boring… I couldn’t find a reason to care and the human element was extremely meh.
The Caesar trilogy, as you call it, is one of the best trilogies of movies ever, especially Dawn. I was skeptical of this new film (and planned trilogy) but hey, when has Hollywood ever left anything good alone?
It's still a good movie
I recently watched this trilogy first time (except saw Rise before in 2011). Dude for me Dawn was the worst of this 3 movies. I hated it, so many things make no sense in this movie. Personally think they could have done this one much better. Now im much more excited to see Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.
@@Aldiraider I can tell you with 100% certainty that you are WRONG, man. I've never heard anyone say that Dawn is the worst one of the trilogy. That's plain insanity.
@@TheEnnisfan thats my opinion. You have yours, and i have mine. "Rise of the planet of the apes" was the best in my opinion, At least it most things made sense in this one. The other 2 have many logical mistakes that drag the story down. I only watched this Triology recently, and i actually wanted to like it. But i couldn´t because in Dawn there were to many mistakes and logic errors, also this movie should have been longer with more scenes.
@@Aldiraider I still think you're wrong, man. That's MY opinion.
So many people talk about Andy Serkis when they talk about how great the last trilogy was, and rightfully so. But not enough people bring up Matt Reeves. Alot do for sure, but he's still underrated for my money. What he brought to those last two movies was phenomenal. His entire filmography is pretty spotless. Great looking blockbusters with actual heart and story. Those are harder to come by these days.
True
White ppl easily impressed
The “What a Wonderful Day” scene was one of the deepest parts in the entire movie. Proximus using Caesar’s words which were originally meant for good and twisting them into something very bad. It also shows how religion can quickly become a cult if it is misinterpreted and people are misled.
Reminded of like Gladiator meets some death cult film, which I loved.
Watching Jeremy's outtakes at the end would be worth admission 😂
Wrong
@@MaekarManastorm oh no! how will I go on!! 😢
I’ll stand on the fact that all the planet of the apes movies (except for the Tim Burton one) are bangers. Even the old corny ones have a nice world building to them that I find charming
The Burton one is soooo bad.
Beneath and Battle are both bad.
It’s been a minute since I’ve seen the Tim Burton one, but I kind of liked it when I saw it in theaters back in the day. I was also, like, 20 years old so maybe my concept of “good” wasn’t so great).
Refresh my memory- what was so bad about it?
I actually really like the Burton one along with all of the others.
@@eyespy3001 at this point I think it’s more bandwagon hopping than anything else. It really isn’t that bad lol. To say it’s worse than all of the movies in the series preceding it is kind of ridiculous to me.
It’s always nice to get a “History of the World Part 1” 15 Commandments reference.
In today's world, as a Jewish person, I need Mel Brooks right now.
Only a Miracle can save us now!
Biggest sin this movie committed was not having Maurice. Second biggest sin was having a character that was as close as we got to Maurice, and then giving him barley any screen time.
At least we saw him for a few seconds. Maurice was the best part of the Cesar trilogy
How far in the future is this movie set? Loved Maurice personally, think they should build some of the story around him instead of forgetting about him completely. Yet to see this installment but looking forward to it none the less
@@Mart_Driver its set many generations after the Caesar trilogy. IMO it's a fine movie, but no where near as good as the previous 3
@@Mart_DriverMaurice isn’t a male…….wtf is wrong with you people. Maurice is a female
@@saucemasterx911 Only male orangutans have cheek pads like Maurice so I think you're wrong there mate.
I struggled to find a plot in this movie. Visually great to watch but clearly just a setup for the next movie. Left me with an empty feeling as I departed the theater. Adult beverage required.
I agree. I saw several RUclipsrs giving rave reviews of how great it was but I left the theatre disappointed.
The action scenes were of course impressive and the positive characters like Noa, Rakka and Mae were great I think. But th storytelling felt very weak. The pacing is irregular. Not only is it slow and lengthy but also when interesting moments come with the human technology it feels rushed. Then Proximus was a highly disappointing villain. He makes a badass entry and felt like an interesting character but barely gets any screentime or fight scenes. They barely scratch the surface of "Twisitng the words of Caesar" storyline.
I am genuinely upset how people are super impressed by the action and do not care about storytelling. While I am not saying the movie was terrible. There were aspects I did like. Noa was a good protagonist I think. Then Rakka too had a good sense of humor and I did like how he respected what Caesar stood for and tried to mentor the disinterested Noa. Then Noa bonding with the eagle also seemed satisfactory.
I think it was decent. I will rate it 7.5/10.
Yeah i had no clue what the plot was. Felt like that after avatar 2. Its a set up not a movie in its own right...ya know.
@@kittyfreya9141 Well I think Avatar 2 was much better. It was more lengthy but I never felt bored with the narrative and the world building. The climax was overwhelming and way over the top action but still avatar 2 had much better narratives. For this my parents took a short nap. It was So Slow and boring.
@@AnujChatterjee-q5b me and my friend fell asleep at same time and smacked our heads together. Just remembered that. 🤣😅
@@kittyfreya9141 Yeah my parents took a short nap as well.
I hope I’m not the only person who can say they loved “Beneath the Planet of the Apes”, I actually hope they bring back the mutants, the astronauts and the atom bomb cult because that movie was fuckin’ weird and I loved it.
Idk, it wouldn't make sense in this Apes timeline.
@@CharlesIncharge-x8j I could see it happening. Maybe some surviving humans experience another mutation due to the virus and get abilities?
I like to pretend that movie doesn't exist because it shouldn't.
@arw1985 after 300 years, I feel like this wouldn't be the case? The virus only messes with your intellect and speech thus attacking the brain. I don't think mutants will happen here.
I discovered that this year. It was pretty good.
Jeremy never ceases to amaze me with his tastes in videogames, I swear. Specifically his taste in JRPGs.
Jeremy never ceases to confuse me with his insistence on inserting video game references into his movie reviews, thinking the audience will have a clue what he’s talking about.
Jrpgs are pretty kool
That Lunar Silver Star Story and Eternal Blue comp cut deep.
I still wake up in the morning, randomly, with Silver Star music in my brain.
My favorites
One of my favorite old school memories was playing Eternal Blue post game content and killing all the super bosses.
One of my least favorite memories was I bought the super box edition of eternal blue and gave the pendant to some girl at school :( incomplete set is incomplete.
For a second I thought that was going for that Lunar DS comparison and my heart wasn't ready.
Oh, my goodness!!!😳😱 I just had a "SEGA Saturn" moment right there!!!💥👍
Thanks for the review, I always appreciate hearing your perspective! I personally enjoyed it a lot. Incredible CGI, beautiful on-location scenery, solid performances, well-written dialogue, memorable + lovable characters, thrilling action sequences, great narrative premise, and an interesting + multifaceted villain. Only issue I really have with the movie is Mae. Freya Allan's performance is great and the reveal at the end involving her is very interesting, but I feel like they keep her a bit too mysterious. Feels like I could've connected with her more if her motivations + backstory were a little more fleshed out. Some hint at her past/family before the events of the movie would've been appreciated. But I'm sure this will be expanded upon in the subsequent films, so it's not that big of a deal. Also, I hope Noa goes through a training arc or something and becomes a badass. He has that fighting spirit in him but kept getting his ass handed to him lol. Looking forward to the future of the series!
Bro you should always do the bloopers at the end that is a hilarious way to be more relatable to your audience love it!!!
Why do the studios still think that we can’t be invested in movies WITHOUT humans??? 🤦🏾♀️
It's cheaper that way? Why spend thousands on CGI characters when you can get someone in front of a camera instead.
What’s wrong with humans? Sounds kind of species-ist
To add on, if you’re so angry that there are people in this movie; then maybe don’t watch the movie? Simple as that
Humans have always been an part of planet of the apes movies
Because if there weren’t humans in this movie, it’d be classified as animated and we can’t have animated movies for adults. They need to be for kids. Live action movies are for adults. Just ask the academy!
@@deathsyth8888you really think that’s an issue here? There’s already a shit ton of CGI characters in this film.
When I found out that Matt Reeves not coming back to direct, I instantly knew that it's not gonna be as good. Still gonna check it out tho.
Edit: I did check it out. The quality is still the same. Just a bit too long in my opinion, but this new trilogy is definitely off to a good start.
But he didn't direct the first film and that film was really good.
@@plo617 loved the first film as well. Credits to the writers then. Kingdom has the same writers as previous films. The first movie director kinda disappeared and didn't really have good films after that. Matt Reeves on the other hand, directed and co-wrote The Batman.
You're acting like War was as good in quality as the previous two were
when i heard it was being directed by wes ball i knew it wouldn’t be very good
@@shawklan27 yeah it was
The post credits Jeremy scene for this video is golden.
Why we acting like Jeremy just gave it a bad review “because” he gave reasons for why it didn’t work for him. Let the man do the reviews.
Ya know, I constantly say to myself, "That Jeremy Jahns guy has great taste!" Then you mention Lunar and prove my point even more. So underrated.
You mean “that Jeremy Jahns guy has the same taste as mine!”
"What's that coming out of her nose ?"
"...Spaceballs..."
"Oh shit, there goes the planet"
I wore a Spaceballs shirt when I went to see this
Kevin Durand is having a killer year with this and Abigail
And the Phoenix Suns!
@feenfader he just got swept
Sammy those are FUCKING ONIONS
Abigail **SPOILER WARNING** got worse after he died.
@@kujo1999lol best line in the whole movie
As long as it's a solid time, I think it'll be worth watching. Also, didn't expect Jeremy to mention the Lunar game series.
I just cant agree with this review
It’s a good movie but honestly it’s the weakest of the 4 movies. I’d still put Rise at the same level or slightly above this one. And War is definitely better. And Dawn..well I don’t need to say anything about how great Dawn is lol.
I agree with it cause upon watching it I found that this nowhere near the level of Ceasar's trilogy.
@@davidhardin2856Disagree. I thought this one was better than Rise and Dawn.
@@davidhardin2856not so fast it just a beginning of franchise you can’t say the weakest yet until it really happens.
@@reallydude111no where near as good as dawn come on now. but maybe i was disappointed because that’s where my expectations were
My favorite part of the movie is when Proximus Caesar says:
*”Noa, are you familiar with the legend of Harambe?”*
As a long term fan of this franchise I cannot wait to see this on the weekend, thanks for another great review Jeremy
How was it?
The fact you referenced retro RPG games such as Lunar and Chrono Trigger made this review top notch
Exactly the comment I was looking for.
Same! Lunar Chrono and Secret of Mana... Blew my mind all those years ago!
For the rest of us, we were lost. It’s not a good idea to insert video game references into movie reviews.
Thank you for the Lunar shout out!!
I love Lunar
When Mae spoke, I was like, "Oh... Okay."
With the more she moved and the more she spoke, I became suspicious.
When she yelled at Proximus, I knew "the catfish" was on and the question became, "Who's the villain here?"
The intro to this review had me on the edge of my seat. “Could be a hit, could be a miss, let’s see.” Such a great way to pull into your intro theme and the review.
Holy fuck...Lunar reference. At this hour?
Damn Jeremy, have my like
I had a Sega CD launch intro flashback when you mentioned Lunar.
Damn you just took me back
Excellent Lunar reference. Fantastic, can’t thank Working Designs enough for porting it over.
Got a perfect title for the next movie: Evolution of the Planet of the Apes.
Not bad. Because the evolution theory was proposed and they are still developing into a more intelligent group. Curious to know how they will handle the humans though.
Definitely felt like a part 1. But I enjoyed the performances enough to want more!
LUNAR?! I was not expecting that. Favourite game of all time right now. :D
I actually played Lunar Eternal Blue first so I had the opposite issue lol. Man I wish they'd remaster these games and come out with that sequel they'd mentioned before...
They remastered Grandia and Grandia 2 so you never know. If it does, hopefully nothing stupid like N.A. publishing rights come into play.
@@uwr74Sadly Game Arts has made it clear they aren't signing the rights for Lunar over to anyone because they don't want the original creator to get the rights back (nor Victor Ireland who has US publishing rights to any sequels). So the best we are likely ever going to get is the touch edition of silver star story.
Tim burton POTA is probably my favorite Apes movie and equally guilty pleasure. The prosthetics also hold up remarkably well.
Mad respect for referencing the Lunar series. You sir, are a true gamer.
The Caesar trilogy was phenomenal! The CGI was breathtaking especially considering its lower budget compared to some MCU movies which had horrible CGI. But also every movie was a chapter and a story. Each movie told a complete story and I really liked that.
I have not seen this movie, but your description of this movie make it sound like something I would like to see. It goes to show that over the years, either you have gotten jaded by certain genre or you have gotten so good at describing movies visually, that you can cause people to want to watch them with you descriptions, In the end, I will have to go see this movie and if it is all that you say about the visuals, I would not care about there not being a plot about characters I care about, it is the visuals that I am all about when it comes to planet of the ages, because I have news for you, it never was about the ape characters. All they always have been to me have been monkeys wondering around and all I could discern are Chmps, Orangutangs, and Apes. It is hard when there are only 3 characters in the movie. Thank you Jeremy -- you are the greatest living reviewer and you convinced me to see this movie!
I knew I loved Jeremy before, but now that he actually used a Lunar reference… solidified his awesomeness, no alcohol required.
I’m going in with an open mind, I’m not expecting it to be on the same level as the Trilogy though.
Kingdom is up there with Dawn and War. Not better just in the same ballpark.
@@mddifilippo89I just left from seeing it. No it is not. But it is Good. Walking out I realized how high Serkis and Reeves set the Bar. I’m kind of disappointed in this movie IMO
@@dariusabdullah101I left out immediately knowing this one is number 4 on list. The characters just aren’t as interesting to me and I don’t quite understand what was going on in the kingdom. You destroyed the main apes village to force them into your Kingdom to open a vault door?
Nor should you. It isn’t the same company making this one. The Rodent House is not FOX.
@@antx8563 This is definitely the same level as 2 and 3 for sure. What do you mean? He was just a tyrant collecting weaker tribes of apes and people to do work for him. He wanted to open the vault to gain access the the weapons he believed were within so he could conquer further and more dominantly. Not that complicated.
Been watching u on and off since I was a kid, glad to see you’re still going, you’re one of RUclips’s most under appreciated RUclipsrs ever
Jeremy has officially given me permission to watch this one buzzed! Now I’m excited
I'm loving the Reed Richards look on Jeremy.
Been hyped for this since that amazing trailer.
The way Jeremy was talking, I really thought he was going to say "good time, no alchohol required!"
thats what i was expecting too
Yeah after watching the film and enjoying it I just can't agree with Jeremy's take here.
My man bringing the Lunar references. Uff, right in the nostalgia! Well done, sir!
The Caesar Trilogy is quite possibly one of the greatest movie trilogies of all time. Nothing will ever top the Lord of the Rings trilogy, but it's up there.
This movie was pretty good. I thoroughly enjoyed it. However, I don't think any of the future movies will top Dawn. It will always be my favorite Apes movie.
I'm more interested in commenting on Lunar:the silver star. YES! Amazing and underrated! Same with its follow-up
Do that as a bonus review!!
Jeremy I play a game before watching your videos ( been subscribed for about 6 years). And that game is predict your final rating. And It seems like I get right 95% of the time lol. Love ya man
How amazing would it be if the last scene of this film we see a spaceship crash that sets up a new take on the original first planet of the apes movie
That is what I'm hoping for, (edit) just read what the post credit scene is and it isn't that!
They are still far away in terms of time. Also I don't want another remake of the original, the Burton one was already terrible. They should rather keep telling a new story instead of rehashing old ones like every other franchise does.
@@mikekaraokewait, there's a post credit scenes?
@@arieffandy8846 Yes, so when you watch it-wait when the credits start to roll"
@@arieffandy8846there is no post credit scene
The last few seconds of this review is how I feel about these apes movies, repeating the same thing over and over, trying to get it right. It is entertaining to see it once.
More blooper reel material, please. That was so enjoyable to watch.
Just came back from the cinema, and I really enjoyed it. I agree with the balancing act of Noa and Mae. I would prefer if they leaned much more into Noa's side of the story (which they do for the most part of the movie). I'm not watching these movies for the humans, I'm watching them for the apes, along with some good human characters. Also, I liked Proximus, wish we got even more of him
I'm never really sure how good a film it is from Jeremy's reviews sometimes
He's really good at playing Devils advocate and speaking objectively about movies talking about both the good and the bad that by the time he gets to the score I'm generally surprised. I was not expecting a better time if you're drunk score
Because only you can decide that
yeah he's been doing it a lot lately. I notice his reviews don't really have a structure to them. He just kinda rambles on about certain things that make you seem that he liked it and then he'll make a 180 and then all of a sudden it seems he didn't like it which can kinda be confusing at times. If he didnt give a rating at the end I wouldn't know if he liked it or not.
Go watch Stuckmann, he'll tell you every movie released is made from rainbows and happiness. Dude is a fraud. Jeremy might lack structure, but it's legit and he shoots you straight
@@StajoLaBell lol sounds like you got a personal issue with Stuckmann. I never said Jeremy is a bad reviewer, I actually like his reviews and his high energy. Him and Dan Murrall are my go to reviewers. I'm just saying a lot of his reviews can lack structure.
I regret not waiting for the movie to be available at my local library. Frankly, movie theaters don't appeal to me anymore since the pandemic altered the landscape. Dollar theaters, once a staple, have vanished. Now, the lowest price is six dollars on Tuesdays. Additionally, the scarcity of films that merit a big-screen experience compounds the issue. It seems Hollywood's creativity has dwindled, focusing more on profit than originality.
I agree with Jeremy on this. I really liked this, but I think the movie could have focused more on Proximus and his views/distortion of Caesars teachings. He was honestly the standout character for me. It may be unlikely, but I hope if they make a sequel he comes back
I think what I enjoy most about these films is that, for the most part, the criticism/assessment of them is grounded and realistic; very few are so attached to these movies to, as with Star Wars, argue that they are some of the best films "ever made!".
Honestly, I do not understand the love so many people have for this movie. I know it's partially my fault for preempting them with the Reeves films but this movie is easily the weakest of the 4.
Proximus was entirely 1-note as was Noa. Roka was literally just an exposition dump before dying, and Mae/Nova/Echo was pretty much the main character in a movie about apes ruling the world.
I won't go quite so far as to say the movie is "bad" but it's certainly got an A.I. feel to it. The film wasn't really a film and more of an excuse to say "religious figures and history can be twisted".
Again, considering how Jeremy seems to be the only person giving an honest take on the film (intellectually speaking) I can only guess that every other reviewer gets caught up in pretending they're smart and catching "deep themes" that are literally only surface level
Don't like must be AI used bru
Well said!!!
Nice to see your outtakes at the end! 😂
I took my 55-year old mom to see this with me, she’s a longtime fan of the Planet of the Apes franchise! Sadly though, she was not a huge fan of this movie as I wasn’t either 🤷🏻♂️ I felt the villain was wasted of a character and the ending wasn’t really as climatic as I hoped it would. But hey, at least it wasn’t as terrible as the 2001 Tim Burton movie was 🤣
The Cesar trilogy is great cinema. I tell everyone who will listen to me that Andy Serkis deserved an Oscar nom for best actor with war. He’s incredible in that film.
The first trilogy was awesome because it scaled up with each movie and the third one was BIG AMAZE-BALLS. I feel like this movie brought us back to a smaller story ( about as good as the first in the timeline ) and they have room to become bigger and bigger. We'll see the apes grow older ( like Caesar ) and movie 6 will be amaze-balls again. I'm into it.
The Trilogy is all that we needed.
It's a cash grab
I still want to see how the apes and gorillas get along and how they’re all okay with using humans for sport but we’re talking centuries of time here and evolution. The studio seems like they’re going into this new trilogy with nuclear war in mind. If the remaining intelligent humans get wiped out then leads right into the original movie.
I disagree with your take on May. I don't think she was a competing main character, I think she was being set up as a villain. Whether or not we'll see her in later movies, what she did in this movie is definitely setting up what the problems are gonna be for the apes in coming movies
I could hardly agree less. Loved the film and the ape and (two) human characters. It's basically a film on religious openness interpretation leading to dogmatic world views. Love's the idea behind the film as well as it's execution.
Props for the Lunar silver Star story and Eternal Blue reference. Totally underrated JRPGs of all time.
Dude. The lunar reference is fantastic and deeply appreciated.
Jeremy's 2024 Ratings Tally
Better Drunk-6
Dogshit-6
Worth Watching/Buying-6
No Alcohol Required-4
Not Going to Remember-3
What about Awesometacular?
@@iamchris6033Haven't been any in 2024 so far, I don't think.
Why are you adding numbers to it? That defeats the purpose of his scale.
Not to mention you have them wrong and out of order.
@@skyhunter2816 He's counting how many of each rating has been given out this year silly.
Not often I disagree with Jeremy but I had a really good time with this one! As good as the original trilogy? Not even close but definitely a good time, no alcohol required 😎
Well this and I like an idiot watched this before I went, and I don't get what he meant by Noah's friends not being with him, they were gone for 20 minutes and were in the entirety of the second half?? and more than just visually? idk it's like he didn't watch the end.
Disney owns the franchise now, nuff said.😢
Disney ruins everything.
We’re gonna get a gay trans gorilla
oh stfu the movie was great
Those comments about Lunar are real deep lore there, nobody remembers those games anymore.
I still play Wind's Nocturne whenever I'm listening to music on a quiet moonlit night.
Good Stuff!
Just when I thought I couldn’t possibly like Jeremy any more than I did, he pulls out a Lunar reference to rock my world!
Disney doing good lately with their Fox property. (Prey, The First Omen, Avatar 2) Can't wait for Alien Romulus next.
Shareholders probably told them to leave them the fuck alone
Finally a review not glazing the movie! Its a 6.5/10 at most
You've seen the movie?
@@MarquezDaniel yes it premiered tuesday in my country
Im glad im not the only one that thought the build up was alot of extremely boring walking around 😂
Wow LUNAR reference Jeremy just became my favorite critic ever 😂
I glad that I’d experience it in the theater. Good cgi, visual effects, and characters development’s. 9/10
this movie to me was pretty meh super slow 2.5/5 for me.
Hey Jeremy are you gonna make some Video Game reviews again in the future? It's been a while since the last one. Maybe Final Fantasy VII Rebirth?
Once I remembered that Fox was owned by Disney, my expectations dwindled. Now hearing you talk about the human character pretty much confirmed my suspicions. Not saying its gonna be bad but I already know this aint gonna hit like the past three films.
I enjoyed the film. I didnt see any woke bs agenda onto it.
The Caasar trilogy is fricking great. I rewatched them over the weekend in prep for Friday night.
Love you Lunar call out. One of my top 5 rpgs of all time.
The storyline lost me. Too many new things. Had to quickly understand basically no connection to Cesar and it’s just new random characters
I’m not suprised that it’s not a complete mess. The Maze Runner trilogy is pretty underrated in my opinion. I think marketing decisions and a crowded market of YA adaptations made it lose momentum after the first one.
Them maze runner movies were trash 😂
@@straightfacts6482 They were, but you can tell Wes Ball put a lot of effort in them. They look really good considering how bad they are.
Shout out to Lunar!
Holy shit. I was not expecting a History of the World reference in one of Jeremy's videos. A surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one.
The animators did such an incredible job. Absolutely amazing.