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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes<\/strong> (2024)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20th<\/sup> Century\/Sci-Fi-Action-Adventure\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 RT: 145 minutes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rated PG-13 (intense sequences of sci-fi violence\/action)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Director: Wes Ball\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Screenplay: Josh Friedman\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Music: John Paesano\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cinematography: Gyula Pados\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Release date: May 10, 2024 (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cast: Owen Teague, Freya Allan, Kevin Durand, Peter Macon, William H. Macy, Lydia Peckham, Travis Jeffrey, Sara Wiseman, Neil Sandilands, Eka Darville. \u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Rating<\/strong>: ***<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \u00a0Whereas the original Planet of the Apes films (1968-73) got cheesier as the series progressed, the most recent ones (no, I\u2019m NOT counting the 2001 Tim Burton misfire) are still on solid ground thirteen years and four movies later. The latest Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes<\/strong> follows suit in terms of quality and entertainment value. This comes as good news to this jaded moviegoer who\u2019s had his fill of loud, bloated, soulless noisefests that favor CGI over plot, character and intelligent ideas. It\u2019s nice to visit a world where thoughtfulness and entertainment can coexist.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \u00a0Directed by Wes Ball (The Maze Runner trilogy), fans of the franchise are sure to pleased with Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes<\/strong>. Set about 300 years after the previous installment (2017\u2019s War for the Planet of the Apes), it takes us back to a world where primates became the dominant species after a man-made virus turned them into intelligent beings while robbing humans of theirs. The time of ape leader Caesar is over. The apes have separated into clans while humans have become feral beings commonly referred to as \u201cEchoes\u201d.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \u00a0Noa (Teague, It) is the member of a clan that takes care of eagles. The son of the leader, he\u2019s about to take part in a coming-of-age ceremony when an encounter with a human girl results in the eagle egg he collected earlier being destroyed. When he sneaks out at night to find another, he inadvertently alerts another clan to their existence. As a result, his village is burned down, his father is killed and all of the others are taken away to an encampment run by Proximus (Durand, Abigail), a brutal tyrant who misinterprets the teachings of Caesar.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \u00a0Now on his own, Noa sets out to find his fellow clansman and bring them home. Along the way, he meets Raka (Macon, The Orville), a wise older ape who knows the true history of their world including what Caesar was really about. It\u2019s he who tells Noa not all humans are bad. Some can be trusted. The girl he encountered earlier (Allan, The Witcher) has been following him. The two apes name her Nova (a nod to the 1968 OG and War) and bring her along. Not long after, they\u2019re shocked to learn she can speak. Her name is actually Mae and she\u2019s looking for her people. She knows where Noa\u2019s family and friends are. It isn\u2019t long before Proximus\u2019 apes capture them and bring them to the place where he reigns supreme over his \u201csubjects\u201d.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \u00a0It runs almost two and a half hours, but Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes <\/strong>never feels long or bloated. I had an easier time sitting through it than Not Another Church Movie which runs about an hour shorter. It tells a simple story yet it\u2019s never simplistic. It explores weighty themes like humanity and the propensity for war, yet it never feels weighed down. It has awesome and exciting action sequences that don\u2019t get overshadowed by CGI effects. The motion-capture effects in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes<\/strong> are some of the best I\u2019ve ever seen. We\u2019ve come a long way since the days of actors wearing semi-convincing ape makeup although it sure looked good to me and my 7YO peers back in the day. In relation to that, the performances are great. It\u2019s amazing how much emotion can be conveyed through MCE. Allan does a fine job as one of two major human characters. I don\u2019t want to give away too much about her so I\u2019ll leave it at that. William H. Macy (Boogie Nights) turns in yet another spot-on performance, this time as the human tasked with reading books ans teaching history to Proximus. He\u2019s something of a bastard here.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \u00a0I thoroughly enjoyed Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes<\/strong>. It\u2019s entertainment on a grand scale. It\u2019s more serious than the average summer movie, but it doesn\u2019t make a show out of taking itself seriously. I also like that they leave the door open for future installments. If they\u2019re as good as the others, I\u2019m all for it. Honestly, I\u2019m anxious to see where they go with it.<\/p>\r\n Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20th Century\/Sci-Fi-Action-Adventure\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 RT: 145 minutes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rated PG-13 (intense sequences of sci-fi violence\/action)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Director: Wes Ball\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Screenplay: Josh Friedman\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Music: John Paesano\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cinematography: Gyula Pados\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Release date: May 10, 2024 (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cast: Owen Teague, Freya Allan, Kevin Durand, Peter Macon, William H. 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