Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

2024-05-16

This week, we review Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. We also discuss __ in Concessions of a Cinephile, and more! The Bloody Awesome Movie Podcast delivers a spoiler-free review of a film, usually a new release with some exceptions, every week. Then Matt Hudson (@wiwt_uk) from What I Watched Tonight and Jonathan Berk (@berkreviews) from Berkreviews.com will introduce a variety of movies or pop-culture-related topics in a series of segments. For some movies, a bonus episode that is full of spoilers will drop a few days later. Review of Kingdom of the Planet...

This week, we review Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. We also discuss __ in Concessions of a Cinephile, and more!

The Bloody Awesome Movie Podcast delivers a spoiler-free review of a film, usually a new release with some exceptions, every week. Then Matt Hudson (@wiwt_uk) from What I Watched Tonight and Jonathan Berk (@berkreviews) from Berkreviews.com will introduce a variety of movies or pop-culture-related topics in a series of segments. For some movies, a bonus episode that is full of spoilers will drop a few days later.

Review of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Director, writer, and cast provided by Letterboxd.com
IMDb.com Synopsis: Several generations in the future following Caesar’s reign, apes are now the dominant species and live harmoniously while humans have been reduced to living in the shadows. As a new tyrannical ape leader builds his empire, one young ape undertakes a harrowing journey that will cause him to question all that he has known about the past and to make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike.
RATINGS:
- 81% RT critic
- 82% RT audience
- 64 Metascore,
- 7.4 IMDb user score
- 3.5 Letterboxd,
RELEASE location / DATE: In theaters everywhere

Concessions of a Cinephile

In this segment, we switch to movie-motivated conversations of a large variety that could include headlines, trailers, top five lists, best of, competitions, etc….

Topic Motion Capture/Voice Performances

Should they be eligible for an acting Oscar? Their own award?
- Where Mo-Cap works
  - Andy Serkis in Rise of the Planet of the Apes /LOTR/King Kong/The Last Jedi
  - Zoe Saldana - Avatar/Avatar the Way of Water
  - Rosa Salazar in Alita: Battle Angel
  - Josh Brolin Thanos in MCU
  - Ahmed Best in The Phantom Menace (the pioneer behind the technology)
  - Toby Kebbell in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
  - Lupita Nyongo’o in The Force Awakens
  - Jason Cope in District 9
  - Bill Nighy in POTC: Dead Man’s Chest/At World’s End
- Where Mo-Cap fails
  - Beowulf
  - Polar Express
  - Hulk (Ang Lee)
  - Jamie Bell as The Thing in Fantastic Four (2015)