Film Kingdom of the Planet of The Apes

[Big Andy]

Loved the first 3, one of the few franchises that has gotten better with each film. Glad they've continued the story rather than another reboot as was mooted over the past couple of years.

I hope that the spaceship that went missing in the news reports in the first movie reappears from its wormhole and crashes at the end of this movie (And Mark Wahlberg gets out ).

 

[Big Andy]

Also, when is Memorial Day for non Yanks?

 

[pocco]

I enjoyed the others also but can't really remember how it all ended. Will probably watch this at some point.

 

[Yagami]

Off topic but did anyone see that recent Kong vidya game? I didn't expect a game to rival Gollum so soon.

 

[Rooney in Paris]

I enjoyed the others also but can't really remember how it all ended. Will probably watch this at some point.

I rewatched them a little bit earlier this year, it's a really really good trilogy, doesn't get as much recognition as it deserves imo.

 

[Vault Dweller]

Fantastic original trilogy. Can't wait for this.

 

[Annihilate Now!]

I enjoyed the others also but can't really remember how it all ended. Will probably watch this at some point.

Same, I know I definitely enjoyed the trilogy, but if you asked me right now I'm not sure I could tell you anything that happened in them

 

[Rooney in Paris]

Same, I know I definitely enjoyed the trilogy, but if you asked me right now I'm not sure I could tell you anything that happened in them

Monkeys and guns and Woody Harrelson channeling his inner Marlon Brando.

 

[Jacob]

Been a long time since a was this excited for a premiere.

 

[Loon]

Loved the first 3, one of the few franchises that has gotten better with each film. Glad they've continued the story rather than another reboot as was mooted over the past couple of years.

I hope that the spaceship that went missing in the news reports in the first movie reappears from its wormhole and crashes at the end of this movie (And Mark Wahlberg gets out ).

Should be a CGI Charlton Heston. Best thing this series did is show reverence to the brilliant original movie.

 

[RedDevilRoshi]

Seen this yesterday. Not bad although I prefer the previous 3 films. Noah just not as good a character as Caesar was in those films.

 

[didz]

Seen this yesterday. Not bad although I prefer the previous 3 films. Noah just not as good a character as Caesar was in those films.

I've been hesitant towards this, largely because every time the ad for it comes on they have the quote "the best one in the series." The first one was okay and the others pretty meh, being kind.

Is it a good film in its own right?

 

[Wibble]

Same, I know I definitely enjoyed the trilogy, but if you asked me right now I'm not sure I could tell you anything that happened in them

I can't remember how many of the original 5 films I watched. Certainly 2 or 3 of them and possibly all 5. I know I saw the 2000 reboot and one of more (possibly all) of the last 3 but barring the 1968 original I can't remember much about anything that happened. Not sure if I'll bother with this one.

 

[Andy_Cole]

Same, I know I definitely enjoyed the trilogy, but if you asked me right now I'm not sure I could tell you anything that happened in them

I remember the first one. Malfoy was the zoo keeper or whatever and was a cnut.

 

[FrankDrebin]

The first had James Franco and the guy from 3rd Rock from the Sun, right ?

 

[Andy_Cole]

The first had James Franco and the guy from 3rd Rock from the Sun, right ?

Yeh James Franco. Was a good film. The other 2 weren’t so memorable.

 

[AaronRedDevil]

It was brilliant. I'm really hyped for the next one. I'd give it a 9/10. Really enjoyed it.

Spoiler: Ending

I honesty thought there were humans inside the bunker. Smart humans that will be pissed and armed to the teeth, decimating every ape they see. It was fun seeing the apes perspective and seeing our world, like the symbols that are just ABC's to us. Now theres an even bigger danger coming for them. ..do they have nukes?! Loved the speech at the end between the girl and the ape. I was weirdly getting pumped as the smart humans are alive and ready to fight back.

 

[Big Andy]

Might treat myself to an early showing this week. @AaronRedDevil is it something that would benefit from IMAX or would standard viewing be ok?

 

[Jev]

Yeh James Franco. Was a good film. The other 2 weren’t so memorable.

Really? Thought the two sequels were far superior.

 

[Andy_Cole]

Really? Thought the two sequels were far superior.

Possibly. I’ve only seen the other two once in the cinema whereas I’ve watched the first several times.

 

[Zen86]

Not really heard anything about this. The previous trilogy was brilliant.

 

[AaronRedDevil]

Might treat myself to an early showing this week. @AaronRedDevil is it something that would benefit from IMAX or would standard viewing be ok?

I think it would be better seen in Imax. I saw it in Imax and it definitely enhances the viewing.

 

[AaronRedDevil]

Yeh James Franco. Was a good film. The other 2 weren’t so memorable.

Nah I thought the 2nd movie was unreal. Koba being one of the best villians. Seeing an ape Duel Weilding 2 LMG was a fun watch. 3rd was very good too but the 3rd act kinda went in a weird direction

 

[Superunknown]

I can't fecking wait to see this later on this week. I'm a huge fan of the series. I grew up with the classic films and adore them. The recent trilogy was awesome. Only reason I haven't seen it yet is because I've had something on every night this week and just haven't had time yet. Can't wait.

 

[Sylar]

I loved the recent trilogy. It was great action scenes and a good overall story.

The 2001 mark wahlberg one is still funny to this day. Im not even sure if the ending was genius or madness.

 

[Andy_Cole]

I loved the recent trilogy. It was great action scenes and a good overall story.

The 2001 mark wahlberg one is still funny to this day. Im not even sure if the ending was genius or madness.

I’d like to rewatch. Loved it when I was 11.

 

[moses]

Nah I thought the 2nd movie was unreal. Koba being one of the best villians. Seeing an ape Duel Weilding 2 LMG was a fun watch. 3rd was very good too but the 3rd act kinda went in a weird direction

Yeah, the second one is a great film.

 

[noodlehair]

2nd one was my favourite. Thought the third was weaker than the other two but still a good film. Will watch.

 

[Wibble]

The first had James Franco and the guy from 3rd Rock from the Sun, right ?

Charlton Heston and Roddy McDowell

 

[Superunknown]

Saw this last night. I thought it was great, actually. A lot better than I thought it was going to be, after the superb trilogy that we just had. There's not a real noticeable dip in quality and I thought the series continued nicely with this film, whilst also being the start of something brand new.

The only blemish on the evening were the ultimate dickheads that were sat on the back row. There were 4 teenagers who clearly did not give a shit about the film. They were talking quite loudly throughout, annoying people around them. At one point, you could quite easily hear them full-on punching each other and giggling. At the end, I gave them a right earful. Not as much as the wife who gave them a proper telling off. Lord have mercy on them.

Spoiler: Film spoilers

The ending of the film sets up a sequel rather nicely and shows the possible direction they may go. My wife had a theory about the telescope showing a wormhole, since there was a line about a hole that 'eats light'. That could just be the telescope itself, but she thinks it's what the scope is showing. Interesting.

Mae is a very interesting character and I could easily see her being the antagonist of this trilogy. Thought they did a good job of introducing her and adding that constant mystery and intrigue about who she could be. I initially thought they were going to reveal her as a Charlton Heston-esque astronaut who has crash landed on this planet.