The Entire History of PLANET OF THE APES: Sci-Fi's Strangest & Strongest Series
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- Опубликовано: 14 май 2024
- A retrospective of the entire Planet of the Apes franchise, including a look at the history and making of every Apes movie, from the 1968 original through the newest Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, including the behind the scenes conflict that reshaped the original franchise, the failed Tim Burton reboot, the incredible modern Andy Serkis trilogy, the forgotten TV shows, the many unmade Planet of the Apes movies, and a ranking of every film.
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How would you rank the PotA movies?
The original series as well as the current series are all time classics that 2004 Tim Burton film doesn't exist
There's a little mistake in the video. You say the government supported violence against african americans, but it was the regional governments who did that. The federal government was actually pro civil rights, specially Johnson and Nixon. This wasn't out of the kindness lf their hearts however, they did it because they thought civil rights would help them win more support from the younger generations.
1. The original
2. war
3. dawn
4. kingdom
5. rise
6. conquest
7. escape
8. battle
9. beneath.
10. the tim Burton remake
1) War
2) Dawn
3) Escape
4) Kingdom
5) Rise
6) Conquest
7) Planet of the Apes (1968)
8) Beneath
9) Battle
10) Planet of the Apes (2001)
I really think all of them are varying levels of great until Battle and Burton which I deeply dislike
Dawn
Rise
War
Kingdom
Planet of The Apes
Escape
2001
Conquest
Benneth
Battle
The scene with Koba attacking the city on horseback firing machine guns while the city burns in Dawn needs to be a heavy metal album cover
"Returning to Monke"
"Primal Rage: By Koba"
They knew what they were doing putting that visual in slow-mo.
Pretty certain there were ManOWar fans on the writing crew👍
So much of Matt Reeves “The Batman” looked just like that scene. He really likes the color orange.
Taking issue with one clip: Taylor isn't happy about the fall of humanity; he's laughing at the absurdity and childishness of nationalism when he sees Landon plant a flag.
I was thinking that too
Few moments in a theater are as memorable as the audience either dead silent and/or gasping at Cesar's "NO!" Kudos for not giving it away in the trailers.
I love the trailer for the second movie where it looks like the end is going the same crap of ending the trailer on a joke only for Koba to end things brutally and hardcore.
Oh for sure. Sucked the air right out of the room.
You just know that the director had to fight tooth and claw with a business major in the marketing team to keep that moment out of the trailer
I wanted to get up and cheer after he said NO!
Or in youtubre comments....
I only recently watched the Caesar trilogy for the first time in preparation for Kingdom, but I was blown away by its quality. I’m a huge fan of the original film from 1968, and I loved how the Caesar trilogy showed the gradual decline of human society and the rise of the ape empire. Not to mention Caesar, portrayed by the immaculate Andy Serkis, has cemented himself as one of the best protagonists in science fiction. Very excited to see where things will go next following the release of Kingdom.
Caesar is home
"Son will know...who father was...and what Caesar did for us."
What I really loved about the Caesar trilogy and even in Kingdom is seeing how the apes evolve as time moves on. It went from Caesar speaking only a few words in Rise to apes having full on spoken conversations by the time Kingdom rolls around.
I like how some Apes speak more fluently while some still speak a little primitive.
Its because the director of Kingdom wants to connect to the original Planet of the Apes. He has said in interviews that there is no reason to "reboot" the series, they could simply make the films in a way that they will eventually connect to the originals because he loves the originals so much
Interesting! I haven’t watched the last 3 of the original series so maybe I will now.
I think Escape and Conquest are absolutely worth your time
This is the kind of crossover I’m here for!
Can we expect a sequel to your "apes in comics" video? I think there used to be a Planet of the Apes series written by Doug Moench... 😉
@@Bruce2504 Doug Moench wrote a TON of original Apes stories for Planet of the Apes magazine in the 70s, which was basically comix in a magazine format. Moench really expanded the Apes universe!
Bro missed the ripe opportunity to call the video: "The History of the Planet of the Apes"
Ripe? Like a banana??? THAT'S ANTI-APE
@@MattDraper How embarrassing, even your joke replies are 'WOKE'....
SMH.
@@MattDraper Also, this is my Ranking of the franchise:
1. War for the Planet of the Apes
2. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
3. Planet of the Apes (1968)
4. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
5. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
6. Escape from the Planet of the Apes
7. Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
8. Planet of the Apes (2001)
9. Beneath the Planet of the Apes
10. Battle for the Planet of the Apes
When I was 12 I made a conscious effort to watch as many classic films as I could. I still remember having my blown at the ending. First film is a masterpiece. No notes!
I saw these films when I was a bit younger than that (7 or 8 maybe) But they weren't classic then. By that I mean that they weren't brand new, but it was in the early 80s, so they weren't vintage films like they are today
Roddy McDowell’s performance in the OG films are so good even the redone ending of Conquest manages to work thanks to his delivery.
Conquest is my favorite because of Roddy. He was such a great actor.
The first film is so great it’s unbelievable. Legit odd masterpiece
The dialog is just amazing, some of the best i've ever heard
@@TheDRODOR it’s at the same time extremely pretentious and philosophical yet it never feels unfitting for the circumstances. Every interaction with dr Zaius is golden. The first lines of the film tell you everything. The script carries so much
@@pizzawithkaas i wouldn't call it pretentious, it's just very theatrical, a lot of films at the time were written that way, until the 70s
Actually i'm surprised we didn't get a Planet of the apes play, that would be so awesome
@@TheDRODORthat would be great yeah. It is indeed also a style from the time. Heston just encapsulated it perfectly throughout his career. I love stuff like the original star trek and twilight zone for the same big bold theatrics. I see it as a bit pretentious in a good way. The themes are unsubtle yet filled with little subtleties. Rod Serling has his fingerprints all over it.
YOU BLEW IT UP, MATT! YOU REALLY BLEW UP THE VIDEO RUNTIME!
Edit: Highly recommend the comic series, Betrayal of the Planet of the Apes, by Gabe Hardman and Corinna Bechko.
The reboot is one of my favourite trilogies of all time. And I absolutely loved Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes too
How can someone not think Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is BY FAR the best movie in the whole franchise is beyond me.
An hour long plus Draper video makes my day.
One of my best childhood memories was me and my Mom binging the original Ape movies. She had watched them when she was a kid and I don't remember what made us decide to watch all of them. All I know is that my child brain was Not prepared for those films and have stayed in my mind ever since. Our favorite was always Escape.
Thanks for the spoiler tag! I didn't think I'd be able to finish the video.
Just saw Kingdom. A LOT of it is a throwback/homage to the original movie. Like, a lot.
Yeah that is on purpose. The director has said in interviews they don't need to reboot the series, these films can be made in a way that they connect to the original films. That these newer films can be made as prequels that eventually connect to the timeline of the first film.
I love your channel and this video literally came just as I was getting back into the films. Keep up the good work!
I will now wait for that dedicated Godzilla × Kong deep dive video now that it's on digital 😏
Soon!
@@MattDraper Can't wait! 😁👍
I remember just being enamored by the visuals and effects of 2001. And I still am. The incredible make-up, the unique aesthetic and form language, the posture and physical performance of the ape actors, it really felt like a last hurrah for that type of practical prosthetic for a while. It's a real shame the random ending and everything else didn't work. I would adore to see another film with that visual production but I think we're firmly in the photo realistic ape cgi as being the inseparable identity for apes going forward and not a hybrid middle ground of human-ape physicality.
The original is one of those movies where the vibe and stories behind it are just so inspiring and compelling. It's an almost perfect product of its time, but dressed so perfectly unconventionally.
FINALLY!!!! One of my favorite RUclipsrs will explain this series!
Will you ever post individual videos reviewing each movie?
I doubt it, I like doing big retrospectives like this to create a more complex portrait of a franchise
@@MattDraper I've only seen the original series, and the 2001 one. I probably won't watch the new ones-I don't like new movies very much
One of my favorite scenes from the first film is Taylor's trial, when the three judges deny all the evidence they are shown: a parody of the three wise monkeys, and the perfect representation of human stupidity.
So happy you mentioned the parallel between Caesar and Moses.
i loved those movies, even cheap looking last ones of the original series, i used to see them with my dad in vcd, the burton doesnt hit that strongly in the scify aspect or in the spectacle but is ok, the new ones are even better in so many ways, really surprising, fantastic work matt
A deep dive on the entire series sounds awesome and you always provide interesting perspectives in your analysis so I’m excited for this one!
I rather liked Kingdom too. It didn’t have near the emotional resonance of the trilogy, but I didn’t really expect it to. My favorite thing was how they didn’t soften Freda Allen’s character. Most movies would have had her fully befriend and join the apes at the end, but she stuck to her own agenda even if it meant destroying her friend-ish relationship with Noah.
I think you’re spot on about the original sequels. Each one had something interesting to say, and how often do we get that from major franchise sequels!
I was surprised by how artful Kingdom was at moments and its thematic cohesion with the Caesar trilogy. And this coming from the director of the Maze Runner trilogy, of all things.
This is absolutely amazing keep up the great work can’t wait to see more 🔥!
First of all thank you for all of your content second HUGE chrono trigger fan so goosebumps on the sound quality i appreciate the quality of your stream thank you
Just wanted to say you do awesome retrospectives sir and I have been on an apes kick lately so seeing one of my favorite youtubers take the time to compose this made me cream my pants this morning. You sir are a legend!
Thanks for the amazing video Matt ❤. Going to see the new movie today
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Great video. I thought i missed a lot of the apes movies from the 70's, but after watching your video i remembered watching each one a long time ago. Thanks for the fun trip down memory lane. I should go back and watch those again some time.
So well put. Nice. Really enjoyed this.
You're one of my all-time favorite RUclips artists, keep up the amazing work!
Also, bonus points for using the backing track for Cody Rhodes' theme song in a section of the video!
The music at the end…you just get it man. Amazing video!
Matt, I knew this vid would be another banger as soon as I noticed the needle drop of '600 AD' from Chrono Trigger over the behind-the-scenes/ background info of the OG Apes films.
Well I now know what franchise I'm gonna watch next. This was a great video !!
Dr. Milo in Escape is in a way the Boba Fett of the Apes series because in the Boom Studios comics he’s a mad scientist who spent years exploring the Forbidden Zone and is responsible for repairing Taylor’s ship and saving Cornelius and Zira only for him to die on film.
Quality work, well done. Subbed.
Beautiful video well done.
Been subbed for a while.
I still smile when a get a notification from your channel.
Thank you for making this.
Thanks for sticking with me for so long!
Hip hop hooray, a new Matt Draper video today!!
Wow! Thank you, Matt!
I love how you used the CronoTrigger music. Tuned me in even more
A few weeks ago I was thinking how much I’d love to see you do a video on the original planet of the apes franchise, in the same spirit as your Godzilla retrospectives (which I’ve watched multiple times now), and here it is. It really didn’t disappoint. As a huge fan of the original films I loved hearing your take on it. Also, that ending with the Simpsons clip was perfect. 😊
I was expecting the three in the top three, but I was not expecting the order Matt put them in. A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one!
Your best episode yet!!! Appreciate your unique take on the pop culture your fans adore
Great use of Kingdom lol, every time this channel makes a pro wrestling reference it catches me off guard before I remember all the others.
Oh look... a retrospective on Planet of the Apes... haven't seen any of those lately! Only joking, it's great to see how different creators present these movies. I've seen all the movies relatively recently apart from the original sequels. Retrospectives like these are great way to restructure what I can remember about those movies. Listened to the audiobook version a little over a year ago, different characters to the movie and some major differences, yet parallels all the way through. What I have least exposure to was TV series. I was midway through typing 'I was too young to see it the first time around' but when I thought about it I wasn't even born. I was never aware of repeats when I was younger. Great presentation with your typically warm and friendly style.
Great video, thanks! 👍
Great work, thanks,
i cant believe it but hearing cody rhodes theme in the background while talking about kingdom pops
Damn, this king drops an hour video? Go king
another well done review on a film series. i have seen all of the recent planet of the apes, including kingdom and i can agree these movies are some the best in terms of sci-fi storytelling. i haven't seen the original film series yet aside from the first movie, but seeing your review wants me to check them out.
I was ambivalent about this franchise beyond "heh funny monkey" but this video has now made me want to watch every movie made (not counting the tim burton movie and battle)
Love this franchise so much such a unique concept wish people would talk more about the very few video games tho lol great video!
I believe the channel Stoked will be doing a video on the games so go check them out, they’re a great friend of mine
@@MattDraper Thank you for the suggestion!:)
Top 5 Franchises for me, Loved the new Kingdom, the slow World building is right up my alley. I wouldn’t mind some comics bridging the gap between War and Kingdom. Great job as always.
Me and my friends watched Planet of the Apes during a vc on discord. I'd not expect how engrossed we would become in the movie, the visuals are fantastic and even tho we had all previous knowledge of the movie it was wild to have that be our first real viewing of it.
Masterpiece of a movie, truly that was indeed a "The Planet of the Apes"
I’m usually not much of a sci-fi fan but this has got me interested in seeing the original movies.
The remake really wasnt that bad! The new twist was just as good and impactful! Rise for me is one of the best alongside Dawn.
*hoots excitedly* Draper...videos...strong
Watching this video has made me realize I need to rewatch these movies! I saw all the movies years ago but I can barely remember the finer details about them, and I remember really not liking Escape. Curious to see what I might appreciate about it more now that I’ve grown up a bit
I loved watching the old ones when I was a kid, they blew my mind
I've seen the OG PotA so many times but it always hooks me in and feels fresh. Nice choice for #1 = Escape! I always get a man-crush on Ricardo Montalban in that one. :P
The Saturday morning cartoon series (My fave as a kid) Return to the Planet of the Apes (1975-76, NBC) is actually the most faithful filmed adaption of the original Pierre Boulle novel.
I felt like I was in a video game during that scene with the ape (forget which one) commandeered the tank & took over the turret, going balls to the wall! That was a fuggin' great scene!
I would love to see you do a retrospective on Scream, Child’s Play, or Hellraiser!
All of these WILL happen
The way riots are portrayed in conquest is interesting, as it matches the pov of many civil rights leaders and public figures at the time. Riots were seen as evil but a byproduct of unfair and repressive policies. Rioting was also seen as an evil by many civil rights leaders like Bayard Rustin because they helped fueling anti civil rights arguments. Comic book writer Stan Lee, who was known for his pro civil rights attitude, made the same argument as Rustin in a Captain America story called "Crack-Up on Campus!", in which Captain America gives a speech in support of civil rights and protesting, but makes clear that rioting will only help the enemies of civil rights.
Now this makes me want to go watch the franchise!
I honestly saw it and the references since I was young, but I didn't truly get into it until the 2010 movies.
Man, I never knew that so much of the OG saga influenced the reboot!!
FINE! You convinced me! I m gonna watch all the old ones 😅
This is an unkillable franchise. The first movie marathon I ever saw was the re-release of the first 3 films. I caught the original as a child at the drive-in when it came out. Pierre's original concept is brilliant. I read the book after seeing "Bridge on the River Kwai" realizing what a departure it was from that triumph. Even Tim Burton's reboot tried a variation of the novel's original ending. Great consolidation and I look forward to future developments.
Playing Cody Rhodes Kingdom during the spoilers for Kingdom of The Planet Of The Apes is hilarious 😂
Have you read any of Jack Kirby’s Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth comics? DC lost the license to Marvel so Kirby was instructed to make his own knock off without having seen the movie. It’s a really fun post apocalyptic adventure with intelligent apes, dogs, rats, tigers and more.
Outside of Battle and the attempted reboot in 2001, the Planet of the Apes movies are such a great quality movie series and franchise. Rise, Dawn and War is second only to Lord of the Rings as my favourite movie trilogy.
It's weird how there isn't really a wider fandom surrounding them as they're far better than Star Wars has been since the 1980s.
Awesome retrospective you have to rank PoTA along with alien predator star wars and star trek along with dune as those classic sci fi franchises
Absolute legend ending the video with the PoTA Simpsons Musical
Another aspect that isn't talked about with the reboot trilogy is it's music, all three scores are underrated. I wish some of Patrick Doyles work made into the other films. That being said Michael Giacchino's score, especially for War is some of the most moving music of recent times. My favorite piece of his might be Apes Together Strong when Nova restores Caesars broken spirit and his tribe reassuring him that they'll get through this dark time together. It's one of the few times I almost choked up in a theater.
Dat chrono trigger music hits so good
I just rewatched the first nine movies and watched the new movie and the two TV shows for the first time. I think that the sequels to the original and live action TV show are underrated people should watch those more
Do you ever deal with the other media associated with the franchises? There was a series of comics from Marvel after the first apes movies, and a magazine format from Marvel/Curtis Magazines. It would be interesting to see those discussed as well.
Phenomenal and often excellent analogy movie series with flaws. Great reboot series ...
One thing i say Burton’s movie does have going for it is the makeup. Oh god its so good. General Thade and Attar look absolutely incredible and i prefer that look of the apes rather than the cgi of Ceasar in the new films.
Nothing compares to the original saga. The newer films are fine, but I find the lack of good science-fiction storytelling the issue. In the originals each film took a drastic turn science-fiction wise and kept bringing new elements into play. The new films are simply a progression on one theme. For that I find them lacking. They have realistic looking apes, but not the most compelling science-fiction. The originals were never about realistic apes, more stylized, but the science-fiction storytelling is absolutely top notch and can’t be touched.
Watched all five of the originals in one day once. Solid day.
Hello Matt Draper great retrospective on planet of the apes it's awesome keep up awesome content as always here my's ranking of the films some the order are sillier to yours expect number one happy to see escape is number one for you but anyway have good week and here's my ranking 1.Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 2.Planet of the Apes (1968 film)
3.Escape from the Planet of the Apes, 4.War for the Planet of the Apes, 5.Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, 6. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, 7.Rise of the Planet of the Apes, 8.Battle for the Planet of the Apes , 9.Beneath the Planet of the Apes, and 10.Planet of the Apes (2001 film)
Now I haven’t seen the original ending of Conquest, so the things I’m about to defend might be in the original, but I actually like the theatrical ending. It enhances questions about where this timeline is going that we’re raised in Escape. The records that Cornelius dug up indicate Caesar said “No” in regards to his oppressors. But in Conquest, it’s Lisa who says “No” to Caesar. This throws things off a bit, and makes us ask if this world is heading towards the same future. Have things been changed? Or have millennia of records fragmenting and oral tradition evolving resulted in the story being garbled? Who’s to say? It makes us wonder about fate and free will in more subtle ways than a lot of time travel stories do.
The music in Apes 1 deserved a mention.
NGL I love Burton's movie. It's so fucking funny dude
I love planet of the apes the original is a classic and the ceaser trilogy is in 2011 to 2017 with dawn rise and war was freaking fantastic in my opinion.
Very funny my very first introduction to planet of the apes was the simpsons with that Dr.Zaius musical scene lol, seriously the original film is forever a classic and the reboot series has all not had one miss among them(so far) and that is really impressive.
Playing Kingdom by downstait is an inspired choice for the Kingdom Review.
Was I the only one who thought they heard Cody Rhodes theme? At 47:09
16:33 Man, heston went full Leto II on the writing for Beneath.
The sweet Chrono Trigger music, chef’s kiss
I flipped for Tarzan Boy
The Chrono Trigger music is appropriate for this.
I read the book for the first time a couple of years ago. It's quite refreshing in it's differences. But ..the Simpsons' musical parody kicked in whenever I read "Dr Zaius". _Sigh_
Burton's PotA is the only film in the series that I watched once and never attempted again. Of all the less conventional directors, you would have assumed Burton to have been a natural fit for the series.
I hope we get to a point with the new series where theres a movie thats the world of the Original film with the modern effects. Hyperreal CG mocap apes walking upright, wearing clothes, having that fully realized society of the 1968 version