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I unabashedly love the first three movies of this new Apes saga, and thought the 3rd was probably the best trilogy ender of all time. But this just isn’t doing much for me.

For starters, somehow, the CGI Apes don’t look as realistic as the the third or even second movie. This looks more like a big cartoon.
 

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I unabashedly love the first three movies of this new Apes saga, and thought the 3rd was probably the best trilogy ender of all time. But this just isn’t doing much for me.

For starters, somehow, the CGI Apes don’t look as realistic as the the third or even second movie. This looks more like a big cartoon.
Me too. I have seen every movie made plus the TV series from way back (have the dvd box set of them).
I will definitely watch this one when it hits streaming, we don’t go to theaters any more.
 
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I unabashedly love the first three movies of this new Apes saga, and thought the 3rd was probably the best trilogy ender of all time. But this just isn’t doing much for me.

For starters, somehow, the CGI Apes don’t look as realistic as the the third or even second movie. This looks more like a big cartoon.
I loved the first one of the new ones with Franco but the second one I just couldn't get into & haven't watched the 3rd. Maybe I'll give the 2nd one another try & go from there.
 

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I loved the first one of the new ones with Franco but the second one I just couldn't get into & haven't watched the 3rd. Maybe I'll give the 2nd one another try & go from there.
the second one was my least favorite of the three, but the third was really incredible, IMO and was a timely political allegory when it came out. That said, I really liked the 2nd one, just not as much as 1 or 3. But if you're not into the 2nd on rewatch, 3 probably ain't gonna be your bag either.
 

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the second one was my least favorite of the three, but the third was really incredible, IMO and was a timely political allegory when it came out. That said, I really liked the 2nd one, just not as much as 1 or 3. But if you're not into the 2nd on rewatch, 3 probably ain't gonna be your bag either.
+1 to this. I'd rank them the same.

@Cheesebeef did you get to see an early screening or is your CGI quality comment off of the trailer? That's been my big CGI complaint for he last few years. A lot of the newer stuff is looking worse than it did 10 or 15 years ago.
 

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+1 to this. I'd rank them the same.

@Cheesebeef did you get to see an early screening or is your CGI quality comment off of the trailer? That's been my big CGI complaint for he last few years. A lot of the newer stuff is looking worse than it did 10 or 15 years ago.
I feel like it's better in theaters, but the new stuff looks bad at home.
 

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+1 to this. I'd rank them the same.

@Cheesebeef did you get to see an early screening or is your CGI quality comment off of the trailer? That's been my big CGI complaint for he last few years. A lot of the newer stuff is looking worse than it did 10 or 15 years ago.
Trailer.
 
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Release Date: May 10. 2024
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Director: Wes Ball
Screenwriters: Josh Friedman, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver
Genre: Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence/action

Starring: Freya Allan, Kevin Durand, Dichen Lachman, William H. Macy, Owen Teague, Lydia Peckham, Peter Macon, Sara Wiseman,
Karin Konoval, Neil Sandilands

Plot Summary: Many years after the reign of Caesar, a young ape goes on a journey that will lead him to question everything he's been taught about the past and make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike.

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Didn’t care about any of the characters except the wannabe Maurice and the new “Caesar”, who was a solid bad guy that I wanted more of. Outside of the lack of characters I cared about, most of the movie looked like CGI Apes in CGI landscapes. REALLY disappointing considering how great the apes looked in real world sets/settings.

Overall, was a massively far cry from the Caesar Trilogy and a big ball of meh. At best. That said, it’s getting pretty good reviews and a lot of the pods/reviewers I listened to and normally agree with thought it was solid, so it’s probably still worth a watch for those who want to see it.
 
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Didn’t care about any of the characters except the wannabe Maurice. Most of the movie looked like CGI Apes in CGI landscapes. REALLY disappointing considering how great the apes looked in real world sets/settings.

Overall, was a massively far cry from the Caesar Trilogy and a big ball of meh. At best.
That a bummer!
 
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