The first film adaptation of Pierre Boulle’s novel of the same name was Planet of the Apes in 1968. After five more films, however, it was only the reboot trilogy Planet of the Apes: Prevolution, Revolution and Survival that made it to the To convince critics again (via Rotten Tomatoes ). After a seven-year break, Planet of the Apes: New Kingdom by Wes Ball was released, the fourth part of which is celebrated by fans just as much as his predecessors.
The sci-fi blockbuster is currently still in cinemas, but on 13 September 2024 appears Planet of the Apes: New Kingdom in limited steelbook * on Blu-ray and can be pre-ordered now. Alternatively, the film is also available on DVD * for home cinema.
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Planet of the Apes: New Kingdom takes place 300 years in the future
In the first three parts we followed the life of the former laboratory monkey Ceasar and the epic battle of animals against humans. Some 300 years later, Ceasar’s legacy lives on in a world where the People only have a shadowy existence lead.
By visually stunning post-apocalyptic jungle Proximus Caesar (Kevin Durand) leads the apes and twists Caesar’s teachings to strengthen his position of power. invades and destroys his followers also invade peaceful villages, something that the young monkey Noa (Owen Teague) has to experience first hand. As he searches for his kidnapped friends, he meets the human woman Mae (Freya Allan) and is forced to question everything he has learned about the past.
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Planet of the Apes: New Kingdom – Limited Steelbook
Planet of the Apes: New Kingdom impresses with visual power like Avatar
Saturated colorsdynamic movements, fine textures – we know all of this from James Cameron’s Avatar films. Planet of the Apes: New Kingdom is not quite on the same level, but it comes close and convinces not only with its digital imagery but also with Action and emotionsas our editor Matthias Hopf writes in his film review.
The boundaries between the real and computer-generated recordings blur and leave the audience in awe. It goes through the green jungle, into a gloomy ship ruin and in the epic finale we get the full power of water to see.
If it had been up to director Wes Ball, he would have also liked to have shot “the best horse chase ever seen in cinema,” as he in an interview with us Unfortunately, the budget was not sufficient for this, but that is not necessary, because as in the first three parts, New Kingdom also convinces with strong characterswhich are just as thrilling as the action.
As with Avatar and the previous ape films, the moment turns out to be the strongest in which the Emotions tangible despite and thanks to (!) countless effects and a brief hesitation makes Noa doubt whether he can really trust the stranger Mae.
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