Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes: In the future some apes remember Ceasar, some lord over their slaves, some covet man stuff, and some are for the birds–Animal Farm meets Captain Fantastic.
Kingdom is the 10th movie in the series that began in 1968 with Planet of the Apes starring Charlton Heston; still the best of the banana bunch, originality wise that is.
This movie is the first in a planned new trilogy that attempts to build on the previous trilogy. Unfortunately, it doesn’t surpass them in either acting or plot except for the supporting work of Kevin Durand for his portrayal of the movie’s antagonist, Proximus. He is superb and worth the price of admission.
Trivia or Goof: The flooding the man cave defies gravity. Try not to think about it.
Genre: Action—Adventure—Drama–Fantasy—SciFi–Thriller
Directed by: Wes Ball
Screenplay by: Josh Friedman
Music by: John Paesano
Cast: Owen Teague, Freya Allan, Kevin Durand, Peter Macon
Film Locations: New South Wales, Australia
ElsBob: 7.0/10
IMDb: 6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes Critics: 80
Rotten Tomatoes Audience: 78
Metacritic Metascore: 66
Metacritic User Score: 7.0/10
Theaters: 11 May 2024
Runtime: 145 minutes
Budget: $160 million
Worldwide Box Office: $397.4 million
Source: IMDb. Rotten Tomatoes. Metacritic. Graphic: Movie trailer and poster, copyright 20th Century Studios.
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