Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

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)

Media Consumption

Movies, TV, Video Games, Music, Podcasts (not ours), etc that we use to pass the time

Matt’s consumption

Double Toasted

Alien 3, Alien: Resurrection, Alien: Covenant

Jon’s consumption

Ripley, WWE Raw, 

La Haine, Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person,

South Park Snow Day

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