I just finished reading the daily journal that Charlton Heston kept for twenty years. In it, he details what it took to get some of his films made including PLANET OF THE APES. He read the Boulle' novel on a flight to London and decided it'd make a great film so he worked for several years to get it made, from poring over many different scripts [the first one penned by Rod Serling was heavily rewritten] to finding just the right Director, cast and crew. Heston's daily production notes also detail the other actors including Kim Hunter who found the tedious ape makeup so agitating that she took a Valium every morning just to get through the multi-hour sessions before suddenly quitting the habit to get a firmer grip on the day. But she again became so tense while sitting in his chair that the makeup artist finally said, "For God's sake, Kim... take the damn pills!"
Pierre Boulle's 1963 novel "Planet of The Apes" is a very well written and thought provoking story, and it started all of this.... My favorite of them all by far was the first movie which I saw at a drive in theatre in Phoenix Arizona during my childhood, I was blown away!
I confess, I can not be fair to the new Apes movies. I grew up with the originals (saw Planet of the Apes in a drive-in as a kid back in 68!) They were ground-breaking and decidedly silly in their own ways. I continue to try to comprehend the actual mission of the Icarus / Liberty as it makes no sense to shoot astronauts into space and the far future. So, call me a stick-in the mud. Guilty as charged.
By the way...I have to add... Did Taylor, Landen and Dodge never notice that huge thing in the night sky called...the MOON? Also...Did Taylor notice the Apes spoke English?
I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. The very first one will always be my favorite but I enjoyed this one and look forward to seeing more of these movies.
I liked it. Echoes of the TV series. One guy trying to reunite with his family, accompanied by another guy tagging along for no particular reason. They meet a third party, from the other side. The three travel the landscape together, finding old human technology. Went and saw it a second time in the cinema. Glad to be a subscriber Dan!
I'm 55 years old, so I obviously grew up on the original films. Even as a kid I wondered about the ape costumes. Were they supposed to look like actual chimps? Or were they supposed to be some kind of humanoid chimp mutation? I would often debate that with my friends. My conclusion was that they were supposed to look like actual chimps, my friends begged to differ. So I am glad that the apes look like actual apes in the new movies. Even in the original French novel the apes were actual apes, not a humanoid mutation. Lets be honest, nostalgia is a very strong bias, which is why we love things from our youth even though they are far from perfect.
It's a shame MAD magazine isn't around anymore. I can just imagine those scenes where the humans are being chased and in the parody the artist would draw in something like Pocahontas.
I have nothing but utter contempt for Disney. If the product was made by Disney, I won’t even bother looking at it. As a long term Dr Who fan, it hurts…. Really hurts.
Nice thoughtful remembering of James Earl Jones. I've not watched any of the re-imaginings of the Planet of the Apes, I saw all the original films and TV series, but for some reason the newer ones just don't appeal to me, but I suppose I ought to give them a chance.
I have removed any and all Disney and Disney related media and merchandise from my life. Walt's dream was affordable, wholesome family entertainment. They are anything but. My moral principles cannot allow me to help them prosper in any way. And seeing how much of our media that is owned by them makes me sad.
@@williamjackson6705 Ah. Ok. I don’t keep track of that stuff anymore. So I wonder how it will be before Disney buys Paramount and ends up with Star Trek?
@@gardnerunderhill3661 A company called Skydance has bought Paramount. My hopes for that are that they buy out Alex Kurtzman who is producing awful shows like Discovery, Strange New Worlds & the first two seasons of Picard. The third season of Picard was good only because Kurtzman turned over production duties to a man named Terry Matalas. If you're looking for good Trek, try Picard season3. It picks up right after TNG.
Beautiful opening tribute to James Earl Jones. Thank you for the new show too. I think the use of the music from the original POTA was mainly fan service. There’s a lot of that going around now. But. That’s Just My Opinion
I watched the first 30 minutes in complete boredom. It was like watching a lackluster documentary using CGI to tell a story that I wasn't interested in.
Dan, did you pick up on the easter egg when the humans at the end asked the guy through the mic where he was from? He stated...Fort Wayne, Indiana! Which is where Taylor was from in the original. Coincidence?
Have you ever watched Star Trek Continues? It was a fan production done a few years ago consisting of about a dozen episodes sort of completing the story arc of the original 5 year mission. They actually built 60s era sets and costumes & emulated the acting of the day. Better than just about any of the Treks since Next Gen. Might be worth a video telling their story if you hit a dry spell.
Huge Planet of the Apes fan here. I thought this was the most self-referential film in the franchise. It references every era of the franchise's history (including the TV series) and I think while the reverence it holds for the franchise was impressive, I think it makes it the least rewatchable film in the franchise. It has great themes and character arcs but it also feels like watching a greatest hits of the Planet of the Apes franchise. As a fan, I like it, but I think it's middle of the pack in terms of the franchise. Looking forward to seeing what they do moving forward.
When this movie came out there was a promotion event in San Francisco, they costumed in full make up live actors as the apes in the movie riding around the streets. They looked amazing and menacing in person in the natural light, something CGI has never been able to achieve.
The new ones are so-so. But when the original ones pop up somewhere. I will always watch them. Just like I do with “Back To The Future” even though I have all three of them in bluray. Just gotta love the originals! I for one am so glad to see you back, I was having withdrawal symptoms of not watching a new episode!
I really liked the Caesar Trilogy and I was very pleased with this movie. I took my teen and preteen daughters to see it, and for this being the first Apes movie they have seen, they enjoyed it.
Dan, you tend to think along the very same lines as I do. I can remember watching the original 1968 Planet of the Apes in the theater, but since I was young at the time, I was more amazed by the make up than the actual story. It wasn't until a few years later when I was a teenager and after watching the TV Show, that when I watched the Planet of the Apes again, that I truly appreciated it for what it was. Plus... that Jerry Goldsmith score... how cool was that?
Dan, honestly I would take your opinion over any of these so-called professional movie critics so keep them coming. Also a way cool tribute to Darth Jones. RIP James Earl Jones. He had a very remarkable voice unique and when you heard it you knew instantly who it was without even looking. As far as the Disney remake and the CGI apes movies. I still like the original the best. That film set a very high bar for anyone else to try to match. So far in my opinion nobody has . I really wanted to see this but I just can't give Disney any of my money anymore. But that is a story for another time ....
Unfortunately the studios, and the people they hire to make these movies, don’t seem to have the love for these franchises that a lot of us grew up with. I know they need to make money (lookin at you Disney) but what made these movies beloved were the great stories and characters you could cheer for. And that, is my opinion. Keep up the good work Dan.
I'm glad the original Apes is coming out on 4K. I hope they went back to the original negative and did a new transfer. Though they probably did an upscale with AI or whatever.
I watched it Dan and quite enjoyed it. Lots of references to the original like music, the girls doll that says "mama", the cave by the shore with relics.
Brilliant tribute to James Dan 😢🙏 I liked Kingdom of the planet of the Apes lot . I saw it twice on big screen. Like the characters it was big slow to get going . I loved how there bits of original score in Kingdom. I thought may was very interesting to . I like your ideas to the movie . My thought is possible that Noah is looking at space station . Wes Ball did a good job . I love the Apes movies its been part of my life since seeing the original tv series in 1974 as a kid . Thanks Dan l love your coolest videos 😎
The Opening Sequence, Is A Very Loving, Touching, And Heart Felt Tribute, To The Late-Great Iconic Actor, And Voice Actor James Earl Jones . . . "-) Rest In Peace, James Earl Jones, (January 17, 1931 - September 9, 2024) . . . Thank You For Your Amazing Body Of Wonderful Acting, And Voice Acting Work . . .'-)
May the force be yours James, you are our voice, and you are our choice. Your avid glow for your craft will inspire and motivate for years beyond these words. But no one to this day can come close to your talent. To overcome your speech impediments and, own the trade, will always be something you have achieved by your love and honesty to the parts you gave your life to play. And no, I don't want to salute you, to the stuff that made you known around the world. Today, I commemorate the work that made you famous and a God of snakes. So let me tell you of the days of high adventure.
Superb homage to Mr Jones, Dan. Well done. As a fan of the first 3 original Apes movies, and the first three of the current franchise run, I'd say that "Kingdom" exceeded my expectations. Personally, I'd rate it below those films, but higher than others in the franchise.
I liked KINGDOM as much as I liked RISE, DAWN and WAR, though I still prefer the '68 original and its 4 sequels (and the TV series). The scenario in KINGDOM, where there are all sorts of military goodies locked away in this huge Vault that Proximus is trying to get access to is reminiscent of Marvel's TERROR series, when Tom Sutton took over the artwork from Mike Ploog: there's a couple issues where the gorilla heavy, named Brutus, finally gets access to a huge cache of nuclear missiles, etc. before his plans get dashed by the good guys in that comics series. Proximus even looks like the gorilla characters he drew in the other main Marvel POTA series -- "Future History Chronicles" -- especially the character Graymalkin. But this RISE )etc.) reboot series CANNOT be tied-in with the '68 original film. The shock-ending of that 1st classic film is that Man had destroyed his own civilization by the waging of a Nuclear War. The archaeological information Cornelius dug up is dated (by him) to roughly 2,000 years Before the Present: the Lawgiver wrote his SACRED SCROLLS 1,200 years BP, and the "fossilized bones of carnivorous gorillas" dated back "1,300 years, roughly" -- whereas the EARLIEST fossils, which were NOT simian, but were exclusively HUMAN, including the Eyeglasses, the False Teeth, the Artificial Heart-Valve, and the Human DOLL that talks ("Ma-ma!"), were dated by Cornelius to be 700 years earlier. With their Present being either '3978' or '3955', then this dates the Nuclear War to the late 20th Century, perhaps within one generation after Taylor left Earth in January of 1972. This Reboot series does have a disappearing 'Icarus' spaceship, but it disappears in 2019 -- which means it can't be Taylor's ship, which launched in January of 1972. They're altering the main thematic thrust of the original POTA franchise, which had it that Man DESTROYED his own civilization so horrendously that the Apes who 'aped' the human culture -- governed by an Elite that retains secret knowledge of Man's prior civilization all-the-while they rewrite 'history' with a 'scripture' (the Sacred Scrolls) that pretends that God created the Ape in His own image (etc.) -- proceeded to PUNISH the Human Race by hunting them to near-extinction and compelling them to refrain from showing any ability to Speak or Write or exhibit Intelligence of any kind. Cornelius warns Brent that if the gorillas should catch him and Nova, he should NEVER speak . . . because they will DISSECT them and then KILL them -- in that order. That's ultimately what had happened to Landon, and it's what Zaius had in store for Taylor. All to PUNISH Mankind for having blown up the world. In other words, Taylor realizes, at the end, that Man DESERVED what apes like Zaius had been doing for the last 20 centuries since the Nuke War had been waged. Taylor calls upon God to DAMN them all to Hell -- to damn those humans who had destroyed their own civilization. In the Reboot series, though, Man is devastated by the ALZ-drug which robs most humans of Speech and Intelligence -- all of it being the unintended consequences of a WELL-MEANING attempt to cure Alzheimer's Disease. I ask you, which scenario is more hard-hitting thematically -- the Classic POTA one, where the Apes justifiably persecute Man for having blasted the world with Nuclear War, or the Reboot POTA one, where it's all a big "Whoops!" effect due to a well-meaning attempt to cure a devastating mental disorder (the same one that afflicted Charlton Heston in the end). The apes in the Reboot series -- like Proximus -- don't have anywhere NEAR the same sort of motivation to hunt wild humans (etc.). As much as I may enjoy these Reboot movies, they are unfortunately not as hard-hitting in their portrayal of the dark Side of Man. The shocker ending of the '68 film was that Taylor realizes that ZAIUS WAS RIGHT. Zaius, the purported 'heavy' in the film, was actually the Hero. Zaius lets Taylor go . . . knowing he'll find the Statue at that cul-de-sac along the shoreline, and not like what he'll find . . . because he knows that Taylor will realize that everything Zaius said about Man was TRUE. KINGDOM, taking place around 300 years after the RISE-DAWN-WAR trilogy, has not had a Nuke War take place, and that alone -- notwithstanding other chronological issues -- prevents it from being any kind of direct prequel to the '68 classic. It's part of a Reboot series -- NOT the Classic POTA series.
I loved it. Really stuck with me for days afterwards. I like to see almost everything I am interested in at the theater. I have seen all the apes films but not the tv series….and read the first five books back in high school. Big fan!
This movie is awesome in my opinion, I really liked Noah as a character and the way they told the story of apes changing what Caesar stood for was well done.
A quality, episode finale, that fully arcs into the original, complete with a brief, tasteful, distant CGI Charleton Heston, would be beyond awesome! That would be the way to end the series.
I saw the movie the other day at home. I did enjoy the nods back to the original movies. Like you mentioned some of the short musical clips, the scarecrows and the talking doll. I wasn't 100% sure what direction they are trying to go in, it almost seems like they did this movie to setup the next one? What were they looking at through that telescope? Who were they talking to on the satellite radio? Are humans in space, or on the moon?
When you announced your opinion section, I expected more talking head and less video editing headache for you… I’m pleasantly surprised that you’ve also imposed your regular standard of professionalism. Well done you!!
You're right, Dan. It would be GREAT and EPIC if they went back to the original POTA story and style! Great observation. They, of course, could include the Dead Zone!
I was born in 1968 so I grew up with the Apes all over my TV. I quit on the new movie series a couple films in. I don’t think the filmmakers make the movies to look like video games, I think “looks like video games” is simply the state of FX. I’m not so much a literalist that I expect the movies to utilize the old practical FX if it looped around, no more than as a TOS Trek fan, I would expect a modern prequel to suddenly break out in the bright lights and knobby controls. My hand wave to this is 60s Trek and 60s POTA are stories of imagined worlds for the screen. We see the best vision of those worlds our tech is capable of creating. As our tech improves, the vision becomes more “accurate.” I personally don’t need to see the astronauts arrive to 1968 prosthetic make up apes. we’ve already seen that, we can revisit that whenever. They can re-create or reinvent the events. Or just stop when they link up. Anyway, that’s just my opinion . 😀
I've finally decided that I no longer watch remakes, reimaginings, continuations, updates and whatever. Too many disappointing movies, too many times. Aliens, Star Wars, Star Trek, Bill & Ted, Apes, Matrix etc. It's depressing, and I'm through.
While I realize CGI is the lazy go-to for everything these days, I MUCH preferred the original 1968 version with the practical appliances. The satire elements worked much, much better for my money.
Dan I just saw Q: The Winged Serpent. This is was insane and deserves your brand of trivia and insight. Also the IMDB trivia talks about the giant egg prop being left behind and eventually rediscovered and briefly thought to be real.
I agree with you Dan, the Apes should have explored the tanks that way they could have arked the tanks with the with the cartoon because in the cartoon they had tanks and trucks .
That would be so cool if they would come full circle back to the original Planet of the Apes Story that had Heston in it .I have not seen this film yet . I will . However you briefly mentioned the newspaper article in one of the previous films about the Missing astronauts. And then about how , in this film the Apes were seeing something in the sky through a telescope. I am not sure what context that scene was in , but after I watch this film I will . Makes one believe that they are trying to do an intentional " Set Up" , just in case they do decide to bring the original story back in.
Rest in peace Mr Jones you will be sorely missed. Thank you for all you have done the world is a darker place for your passing. Thanks Dan for that tribute.
Well done Dan. Loved your first film review video. As with everything you do it was professional, engaging, entertaining and full of interesting titbits. Many thanks
Thanks, Dan, another awesome video! yeah when I heard Disney, I just didn't go and never thought about it again. Maybe , I'll give it a chance when it comes to one of my streaming services. I never miss one of your videos, we must be around the same age because we grew up watching the same shows and mivies! thank you!
RIP James Earl Jones. You were the only voice for Vader.
Dan, Much respect for that opening. R.I.P. James Earl Jones
Absolutely. Phenomenal actor.
Had no idea JEJ passed away yesterday... a HUGE loss to the entertainment field!
Terrible loss!...That deep baritone, and a fine gentleman.
Quite true.
Thank you for the opening with JEJ.
Very classy.
What a nice and touching tribute to the recently deceased James Earl Jones. If more people did things like this, live would be better.
I just finished reading the daily journal that Charlton Heston kept for twenty years. In it, he details what it took to get some of his films made including PLANET OF THE APES. He read the Boulle' novel on a flight to London and decided it'd make a great film so he worked for several years to get it made, from poring over many different scripts [the first one penned by Rod Serling was heavily rewritten] to finding just the right Director, cast and crew.
Heston's daily production notes also detail the other actors including Kim Hunter who found the tedious ape makeup so agitating that she took a Valium every morning just to get through the multi-hour sessions before suddenly quitting the habit to get a firmer grip on the day. But she again became so tense while sitting in his chair that the makeup artist finally said, "For God's sake, Kim... take the damn pills!"
Love the tribute to James Earl Jones! Very classy.
Pierre Boulle's 1963 novel "Planet of The Apes" is a very well written and thought provoking story, and it started all of this.... My favorite of them all by far was the first movie which I saw at a drive in theatre in Phoenix Arizona during my childhood, I was blown away!
Saw it but have been jaded for watching the original as a kid that the CGI couldn’t replicate.😇
I confess, I can not be fair to the new Apes movies. I grew up with the originals (saw Planet of the Apes in a drive-in as a kid back in 68!) They were ground-breaking and decidedly silly in their own ways. I continue to try to comprehend the actual mission of the Icarus / Liberty as it makes no sense to shoot astronauts into space and the far future. So, call me a stick-in the mud. Guilty as charged.
By the way...I have to add... Did Taylor, Landen and Dodge never notice that huge thing in the night sky called...the MOON? Also...Did Taylor notice the Apes spoke English?
We are fewer. One of the greats. His voice and roles will always be with us.
Nice tribute to Mr. Jones. As a Christian, he read the Bible, which I listened to on CD. It was amazing. I would suggest it to anyone! What a loss.
That James Earl Jones tribute brought a tear to my eye. Well done.
Thanks for the James Earl Jones tribute at the opening of the show! Great job!
Thank you so much! Cheers, Dan
Disney today makes me wish for Walt's Force Ghost to appear and save it. The "suits" took over upon his death and ruined it...
The beginning got me choked up. Beautifully done brother.❤
I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. The very first one will always be my favorite but I enjoyed this one and look forward to seeing more of these movies.
I am dubious of anything the Mouse produces these days. When they lost Walt, they lost heart and vision.
Happy to hear your "opinion" anytime.
I have to agree. The scarecrows and the old music queues really caught my attention.
I liked it. Echoes of the TV series. One guy trying to reunite with his family, accompanied by another guy tagging along for no particular reason. They meet a third party, from the other side. The three travel the landscape together, finding old human technology. Went and saw it a second time in the cinema.
Glad to be a subscriber Dan!
R.I.P. James 🙏😔
You got all the Subscribers because you do really great stuff! Thanks for doing so!
The apes in the new movies need to wear the original costume styles from the classic films. That would’ve been awesome.
Dan, great job paying respects to James Earl Jones. My man.
Thank you so much!
Nice little tribute to James Earl Jones.
Dan, so glad that you mentioned the sprinkling of music and images from the original POA movies. I had the same reaction you did!
I'm 55 years old, so I obviously grew up on the original films. Even as a kid I wondered about the ape costumes. Were they supposed to look like actual chimps? Or were they supposed to be some kind of humanoid chimp mutation? I would often debate that with my friends. My conclusion was that they were supposed to look like actual chimps, my friends begged to differ. So I am glad that the apes look like actual apes in the new movies. Even in the original French novel the apes were actual apes, not a humanoid mutation. Lets be honest, nostalgia is a very strong bias, which is why we love things from our youth even though they are far from perfect.
I dragged my lazy ass to the cinema to see this movie and thought it was super dull, and I’m a big planet of the apes fan
It's a shame MAD magazine isn't around anymore. I can just imagine those scenes where the humans are being chased and in the parody the artist would draw in something like Pocahontas.
I Still have the Issue of Mad Magazine where they Tackled
Four of the Planet of The Apes films.
I have nothing but utter contempt for Disney. If the product was made by Disney, I won’t even bother looking at it. As a long term Dr Who fan, it hurts…. Really hurts.
Oh stop. Disney rules. I’m a long time Doctor Who fan and thrilled to see it on Disney. The new season was fantastic.
Brother Dan a Fantastic James Earl Jones tribute. I was blessed to see and hear him on Broadway in Fences.
RIP James earl Jones. 😞
There is great sadness at the Sand Lot, RIP Mr. Jones.....
To Paraphrase *Col John Taylor during one of his saner moments: DISNEY YOU MAINIACS YOU MADMEN YOU BLEW IT ALL UP!*
Congrats on your 120k subscribers Dan. RIP James Earl Jones.
I loved KINGDOM of the PLANET of the APES. I had low expectations going it, but I was pleasantly surprised. RIP James Earl Jones.
Nice thoughtful remembering of James Earl Jones.
I've not watched any of the re-imaginings of the Planet of the Apes, I saw all the original films and TV series, but for some reason the newer ones just don't appeal to me, but I suppose I ought to give them a chance.
I have removed any and all Disney and Disney related media and merchandise from my life.
Walt's dream was affordable, wholesome family entertainment.
They are anything but.
My moral principles cannot allow me to help them prosper in any way.
And seeing how much of our media that is owned by them makes me sad.
🙄
Fabulous tribute to MR. James Earl Jones❤️🔥‼️
Good tribute to the great James Earl Jones. He was a good man and a great actor. It's sad to see all the old school actors leaving this Earth.
I totally agree with the music they put in thought it was great. The movie was ok I guess entertaining at the very least
😭 R.I.P. James Earl Jones. 💔💔
Thanks, Dan. I love the new show! So often I find myself just wanting more of your stuff. Great job!
Thank you so much for the kind words and your support! Cheers, Dan
Dan, I love the little tribute to James Earl Jones. May he rest in peace.
I didn’t even know about Disney’s involvement with the recent “Planet Of The Apes”.
Disney now owns FOX. That means they own Planet of The Apes, Predator, Alien, Die Hard & X-Files.
@@williamjackson6705 Ah. Ok. I don’t keep track of that stuff anymore. So I wonder how it will be before Disney buys Paramount and ends up with Star Trek?
@@gardnerunderhill3661 A company called Skydance has bought Paramount. My hopes for that are that they buy out Alex Kurtzman who is producing awful shows like Discovery, Strange New Worlds & the first two seasons of Picard. The third season of Picard was good only because Kurtzman turned over production duties to a man named Terry Matalas. If you're looking for good Trek, try Picard season3. It picks up right after TNG.
Nice tribute to the passing of James Earl Jones ❤
Just wanted thanks for being there Dan. I always enjoy tour topics.
Beautiful opening tribute to James Earl Jones. Thank you for the new show too. I think the use of the music from the original POTA was mainly fan service. There’s a lot of that going around now. But. That’s Just My Opinion
Nice OPENING ..CHILLS...RIP Mr. Jones
I watched the first 30 minutes in complete boredom. It was like watching a lackluster documentary using CGI to tell a story that I wasn't interested in.
Dan, did you pick up on the easter egg when the humans at the end asked the guy through the mic where he was from?
He stated...Fort Wayne, Indiana! Which is where Taylor was from in the original. Coincidence?
I love the idea of a new series of videos with your opinions on movies, Dan. Go for it!
Never knew he passed away! So sad! His voice was unmistakable!
Have you ever watched Star Trek Continues? It was a fan production done a few years ago consisting of about a dozen episodes sort of completing the story arc of the original 5 year mission. They actually built 60s era sets and costumes & emulated the acting of the day. Better than just about any of the Treks since Next Gen. Might be worth a video telling their story if you hit a dry spell.
Huge Planet of the Apes fan here. I thought this was the most self-referential film in the franchise. It references every era of the franchise's history (including the TV series) and I think while the reverence it holds for the franchise was impressive, I think it makes it the least rewatchable film in the franchise. It has great themes and character arcs but it also feels like watching a greatest hits of the Planet of the Apes franchise. As a fan, I like it, but I think it's middle of the pack in terms of the franchise. Looking forward to seeing what they do moving forward.
When it comes to Disney I can hear Taylor say, "Take your damn dirty paws off my franchise"!
When this movie came out there was a promotion event in San Francisco, they costumed in full make up live actors as the apes in the movie riding around the streets. They looked amazing and menacing in person in the natural light, something CGI has never been able to achieve.
The new ones are so-so. But when the original ones pop up somewhere. I will always watch them. Just like I do with “Back To The Future” even though I have all three of them in bluray. Just gotta love the originals! I for one am so glad to see you back, I was having withdrawal symptoms of not watching a new episode!
I really liked the Caesar Trilogy and I was very pleased with this movie. I took my teen and preteen daughters to see it, and for this being the first Apes movie they have seen, they enjoyed it.
Dan, you tend to think along the very same lines as I do. I can remember watching the original 1968 Planet of the Apes in the theater, but since I was young at the time, I was more amazed by the make up than the actual story. It wasn't until a few years later when I was a teenager and after watching the TV Show, that when I watched the Planet of the Apes again, that I truly appreciated it for what it was. Plus... that Jerry Goldsmith score... how cool was that?
Sad news about James Earle Jones he was a very talented actor
Dan, honestly I would take your opinion over any of these so-called professional movie critics so keep them coming.
Also a way cool tribute to Darth Jones. RIP James Earl Jones. He had a very remarkable voice unique and when you heard it you knew instantly who it was without even looking.
As far as the Disney remake and the CGI apes movies. I still like the original the best. That film set a very high bar for anyone else to try to match. So far in my opinion nobody has .
I really wanted to see this but I just can't give Disney any of my money anymore. But that is a story for another time ....
Sweet honor to James.
Unfortunately the studios, and the people they hire to make these movies, don’t seem to have the love for these franchises that a lot of us grew up with. I know they need to make money (lookin at you Disney) but what made these movies beloved were the great stories and characters you could cheer for. And that, is my opinion.
Keep up the good work Dan.
RIP, JEJ. Thank you for the video, Dan!
Glad you are back! Hope you had a great break. Seen this when it came out. What you said. It was okay.
I'm glad the original Apes is coming out on 4K. I hope they went back to the original negative and did a new transfer. Though they probably did an upscale with AI or whatever.
I watched it Dan and quite enjoyed it. Lots of references to the original like music, the girls doll that says "mama", the cave by the shore with relics.
Very good dedication to James.
Brilliant tribute to James Dan 😢🙏
I liked Kingdom of the planet of the Apes lot .
I saw it twice on big screen.
Like the characters it was big slow to get going . I loved how there bits of original score in Kingdom. I thought may was very interesting to .
I like your ideas to the movie . My thought is possible that Noah is looking at space station . Wes Ball did a good job . I love the Apes movies its been part of my life since seeing the original tv series in 1974 as a kid . Thanks Dan l love your coolest videos 😎
The Opening Sequence, Is A Very Loving, Touching, And Heart Felt Tribute, To The Late-Great Iconic Actor, And Voice Actor James Earl Jones . . . "-)
Rest In Peace, James Earl Jones, (January 17, 1931 - September 9, 2024) . . .
Thank You For Your Amazing Body Of Wonderful Acting, And Voice Acting Work . . .'-)
May the force be yours James, you are our voice, and you are our choice.
Your avid glow for your craft will inspire and motivate for years beyond these words.
But no one to this day can come close to your talent.
To overcome your speech impediments and, own the trade, will always be something you have achieved by your love and honesty to the parts you gave your life to play.
And no, I don't want to salute you, to the stuff that made you known around the world.
Today, I commemorate the work that made you famous and a God of snakes. So let me tell you of the days of high adventure.
PS. The whole franchise is a mixed bag, but it doesn't disappoint as so many others attempt to make lighting in a bottle.
I enjoyed your perspective. I haven't given Disney any money in several years, maybe that will change in the future, we'll see.
Superb homage to Mr Jones, Dan. Well done. As a fan of the first 3 original Apes movies, and the first three of the current franchise run, I'd say that "Kingdom" exceeded my expectations. Personally, I'd rate it below those films, but higher than others in the franchise.
They will never replace the original movies,
Did you catch the FORT WAYNE, IN Easter egg? Fort Wayne was the hometown of TAYLOR from the original film.
I liked KINGDOM as much as I liked RISE, DAWN and WAR, though I still prefer the '68 original and its 4 sequels (and the TV series). The scenario in KINGDOM, where there are all sorts of military goodies locked away in this huge Vault that Proximus is trying to get access to is reminiscent of Marvel's TERROR series, when Tom Sutton took over the artwork from Mike Ploog: there's a couple issues where the gorilla heavy, named Brutus, finally gets access to a huge cache of nuclear missiles, etc. before his plans get dashed by the good guys in that comics series. Proximus even looks like the gorilla characters he drew in the other main Marvel POTA series -- "Future History Chronicles" -- especially the character Graymalkin.
But this RISE )etc.) reboot series CANNOT be tied-in with the '68 original film. The shock-ending of that 1st classic film is that Man had destroyed his own civilization by the waging of a Nuclear War. The archaeological information Cornelius dug up is dated (by him) to roughly 2,000 years Before the Present: the Lawgiver wrote his SACRED SCROLLS 1,200 years BP, and the "fossilized bones of carnivorous gorillas" dated back "1,300 years, roughly" -- whereas the EARLIEST fossils, which were NOT simian, but were exclusively HUMAN, including the Eyeglasses, the False Teeth, the Artificial Heart-Valve, and the Human DOLL that talks ("Ma-ma!"), were dated by Cornelius to be 700 years earlier. With their Present being either '3978' or '3955', then this dates the Nuclear War to the late 20th Century, perhaps within one generation after Taylor left Earth in January of 1972.
This Reboot series does have a disappearing 'Icarus' spaceship, but it disappears in 2019 -- which means it can't be Taylor's ship, which launched in January of 1972.
They're altering the main thematic thrust of the original POTA franchise, which had it that Man DESTROYED his own civilization so horrendously that the Apes who 'aped' the human culture -- governed by an Elite that retains secret knowledge of Man's prior civilization all-the-while they rewrite 'history' with a 'scripture' (the Sacred Scrolls) that pretends that God created the Ape in His own image (etc.) -- proceeded to PUNISH the Human Race by hunting them to near-extinction and compelling them to refrain from showing any ability to Speak or Write or exhibit Intelligence of any kind. Cornelius warns Brent that if the gorillas should catch him and Nova, he should NEVER speak . . . because they will DISSECT them and then KILL them -- in that order. That's ultimately what had happened to Landon, and it's what Zaius had in store for Taylor.
All to PUNISH Mankind for having blown up the world. In other words, Taylor realizes, at the end, that Man DESERVED what apes like Zaius had been doing for the last 20 centuries since the Nuke War had been waged. Taylor calls upon God to DAMN them all to Hell -- to damn those humans who had destroyed their own civilization.
In the Reboot series, though, Man is devastated by the ALZ-drug which robs most humans of Speech and Intelligence -- all of it being the unintended consequences of a WELL-MEANING attempt to cure Alzheimer's Disease. I ask you, which scenario is more hard-hitting thematically -- the Classic POTA one, where the Apes justifiably persecute Man for having blasted the world with Nuclear War, or the Reboot POTA one, where it's all a big "Whoops!" effect due to a well-meaning attempt to cure a devastating mental disorder (the same one that afflicted Charlton Heston in the end). The apes in the Reboot series -- like Proximus -- don't have anywhere NEAR the same sort of motivation to hunt wild humans (etc.).
As much as I may enjoy these Reboot movies, they are unfortunately not as hard-hitting in their portrayal of the dark Side of Man. The shocker ending of the '68 film was that Taylor realizes that ZAIUS WAS RIGHT. Zaius, the purported 'heavy' in the film, was actually the Hero. Zaius lets Taylor go . . . knowing he'll find the Statue at that cul-de-sac along the shoreline, and not like what he'll find . . . because he knows that Taylor will realize that everything Zaius said about Man was TRUE.
KINGDOM, taking place around 300 years after the RISE-DAWN-WAR trilogy, has not had a Nuke War take place, and that alone -- notwithstanding other chronological issues -- prevents it from being any kind of direct prequel to the '68 classic. It's part of a Reboot series -- NOT the Classic POTA series.
Brilliant dedication on intro 🫡 🇬🇧
I really liked this movie! love the APES franchise (born in 1969)
I loved it. Really stuck with me for days afterwards. I like to see almost everything I am interested in at the theater.
I have seen all the apes films but not the tv series….and read the first five books back in high school. Big fan!
This movie is awesome in my opinion, I really liked Noah as a character and the way they told the story of apes changing what Caesar stood for was well done.
RIP to a movie legend. 😞
Disney has ruined a lot of good content.
A quality, episode finale, that fully arcs into the original, complete with a brief, tasteful, distant CGI Charleton Heston, would be beyond awesome! That would be the way to end the series.
such a beautiful intro ,massive respect
I don't want every apes movie to be some sort of battle or war.
I saw the movie the other day at home. I did enjoy the nods back to the original movies. Like you mentioned some of the short musical clips, the scarecrows and the talking doll. I wasn't 100% sure what direction they are trying to go in, it almost seems like they did this movie to setup the next one? What were they looking at through that telescope? Who were they talking to on the satellite radio? Are humans in space, or on the moon?
When you announced your opinion section, I expected more talking head and less video editing headache for you… I’m pleasantly surprised that you’ve also imposed your regular standard of professionalism. Well done you!!
You're right, Dan. It would be GREAT and EPIC if they went back to the original POTA story and style! Great observation. They, of course, could include the Dead Zone!
Congratulations on your channel's success - much deserved!
I was born in 1968 so I grew up with the Apes all over my TV. I quit on the new movie series a couple films in.
I don’t think the filmmakers make the movies to look like video games, I think “looks like video games” is simply the state of FX.
I’m not so much a literalist that I expect the movies to utilize the old practical FX if it looped around, no more than as a TOS Trek fan, I would expect a modern prequel to suddenly break out in the bright lights and knobby controls.
My hand wave to this is 60s Trek and 60s POTA are stories of imagined worlds for the screen. We see the best vision of those worlds our tech is capable of creating. As our tech improves, the vision becomes more “accurate.” I personally don’t need to see the astronauts arrive to 1968 prosthetic make up apes. we’ve already seen that, we can revisit that whenever. They can re-create or reinvent the events. Or just stop when they link up.
Anyway, that’s just my opinion . 😀
I've finally decided that I no longer watch remakes, reimaginings, continuations, updates and whatever. Too many disappointing movies, too many times. Aliens, Star Wars, Star Trek, Bill & Ted, Apes, Matrix etc. It's depressing, and I'm through.
While I realize CGI is the lazy go-to for everything these days, I MUCH preferred the original 1968 version with the practical appliances. The satire elements worked much, much better for my money.
Dan I just saw Q: The Winged Serpent. This is was insane and deserves your brand of trivia and insight. Also the IMDB trivia talks about the giant egg prop being left behind and eventually rediscovered and briefly thought to be real.
On my extremely long list for the future! Cheers, Dan
I agree with you Dan, the Apes should have explored the tanks that way they could have arked the tanks with the with the cartoon because in the cartoon they had tanks and trucks .
That would be so cool if they would come full circle back to the original Planet of the Apes Story that had Heston in it .I have not seen this film yet . I will . However you briefly mentioned the newspaper article in one of the previous films about the Missing astronauts. And then about how , in this film the Apes were seeing something in the sky through a telescope. I am not sure what context that scene was in , but after I watch this film I will . Makes one believe that they are trying to do an intentional " Set Up" , just in case they do decide to bring the original story back in.
Rest in peace Mr Jones you will be sorely missed. Thank you for all you have done the world is a darker place for your passing. Thanks Dan for that tribute.
Praise The Force!
Class opening ❤️
Well done Dan. Loved your first film review video. As with everything you do it was professional, engaging, entertaining and full of interesting titbits. Many thanks
Thanks, Dan, another awesome video! yeah when I heard Disney, I just didn't go and never thought about it again. Maybe , I'll give it a chance when it comes to one of my streaming services. I never miss one of your videos, we must be around the same age because we grew up watching the same shows and mivies! thank you!
I found my self fast forward to get to the end.