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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) - Full Reaction (Patreon)

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Wow what a movie!! There was a whole 14 episode-tv series plot inside this movie-so much happened! It was amazing and terrible. There is so much more emotion and storytelling in these than we expected. “I thought we had a chance”.

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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) - Full Reaction - Popcorn In Bed

Watch the full reaction to Dawn of the Planet of the Apes on Popcorn In Bed.

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Just Plain Bob

This is the closest the new series comes to an outright remake of one of the original movies. In this case it’s a remake of the much maligned “Battle for the Planet of the Apes.” I’ve always felt the original got an unfair rap but I know I’m in a small minority on that. IMO it’s worth a watch, if for no other reason than to see Roddy MacDowall reprise his Caesar character one last time.

Blake Evans

This one is my favorite of the new trilogy. Definitely more The Dark Knight/Return of the Jedi. Also love the different perspectives of both the humans and the apes and how they mirror each other. I see it as the MLK and Malcolm X approach. Both factions on either side want the same thing just in very different means. And the more I watch this film, the more I think Dreyfuss and Koba aren't actually wrong in what they want. Just in how they go about it. But both are just trying to save their species. Having said all that, I think War POTA is even more amazing and even more terrible!

Shehab Dawoud

How do the odds look on Cassie calling him Gary Old-Ham?

OddThomas

The next one is my favourite of the trilogy

Dan M

This is one of the rare sequels to an amazing movie in which I believe it is better than the original. In my eyes there are not many sequels that reach that status. The fact that you can get so emotionally attached to Caesar and the apes, and have so much empathy for them, is a testament to how well this movie is written, directed, and acted.

DAVID COSTELLO

I wonder how Koba got his name. I know it was Stalin's nickname but why would the scientists name him that?

Just Plain Bob

I agree to a point but I think it’s more loosely based. Of course, it’s all a matter of degrees and opinion.

Benjamin Guzman

What about Rise? That was basically a remake of Conquest.

WackyJacky

I love this movie. So excited for the next one! Caesar is ape Moses.

Mark White

Glad you enjoyed it Cassie, I’ve never seen this one. But hopefully I will get time to watch soon. Love what Carly said about it being inspiring, that will always Motivate me to watch a movie. Cassie, I have a question? Is this your favourite sequel? If not what is you favourite Sequel? Cant remember if you have done a podcast on sequels yet, but it might make a good discussion point.

Just Plain Bob

Cassie, not only do chimps eat meat, researchers noticed for years that pregnant chimps would go off on their own to bear their young. They recently discovered that the other chimps will cannibalize the newborns, explaining their desire to be on their own when they give birth. They’ve also been observed to go to war with opposing groups and cannibalize the ones that die, as well as weak members of their own social groups. They’ve even been known to commit murder against other members of their group. And humans are far from safe from chimps. They may be cute before they hit puberty, but have been known to become VERY aggressive once they’ve become full grown. They’ve maimed and killed people, including their owners, and usually target soft spots - mutilating genitals, biting off fingers and noses and destroying the faces of those they attack (assuming the victim survived). They are enormously strong and potentially very dangerous.

Wesley White

Gee-wiz, this was fast lol! Last night I watch your reaction to "Willow" and then this appears lol! I'll definitely watch this when I get home after work though, this is my favorite of the new Apes movies! I left you a long, but nice and informative comment on your "Willow" reaction, hope you enjoy reading it and like it lol! Love and support🥰😇🙏😁🤗😉✌👍🌹

D. T. Nelson

Keep in mind that RISE, DAWN, and WAR is a self contained trilogy. KINGDOM is a 300 year time jump into the future and the start of a new potential trilogy.

Clarence Newman

Speaking of orang utans, Cassie - Clint Eastwood, 1978, Every Which Way But Loose. Well fun and a good contrast to the face-eating chimps of the Planet movies. Unlike the mundane orangs you saw in the originals, Clyde is actually in the Orang Utan Hall of Fame. I kid you not. There's a song about it in the film. Also, there's a love story or two. Tell me you don't want to know the answer to the question, "Where the hell are we going to get Clyde laid in the middle of the night?"

Joe Mallard

Out of all the reactors that do these movie, I'm sure you and Carly will be the only ones to correlate War with Moses.

Godzilla Jones

Oh heck yeah. Looking forward to this.

Just Plain Bob

Don’t forget the sequel, “Any Which Way You Can.” Fun couple of movies.

Mark White

Yep, it has to be both movies! My guess would be, Cassie might just enjoy the sequel a wee bit more.

Joshua Garrett

I am so glad you both liked it. I can't wait for you to watch the next one. It's my favorite of the new movies.

YodatheHobbit

Took me a while to realize after first watch of this when it came out, that Rocket was the hairless more grey skinned ape who at first bullied Caesar when he first arrived at the primate shelter. And then Caesar had Rocket hand out the cookies to gain favor. Good character growth there, from a character without even any lines. So much history between them. Poor Ash - Rocket's son, and Blue Eye's friend.

Eric Wallace

Haven't watched the reaction yet, but thank you for doing this. Its been a long, mentally exhausting day following weeks of stressful and emotionally taxing days and you (and your sister!) are great respite. Now let's go watch apes ride horses through flames dual wielding machine guns and watch Carly panic about it

Andrew R

Chimps are opportunistic hunters. When they do hunt its mostly for monkeys like colobus monkeys. The Fongoli savannah chimps actually specialize in hunting galagoes (bush babies) using small spears.

Andrew R

Infanticide occurs in chimpanzees but it also occurs in most mammals from rats, to baboons, to humans. It's not uniquely chimp. And not all mothers give birth away from the troop. It depends on rank and even the individuals personality.

2-Can

You may remember Carver as Joe Toye in Band of Brothers. Jason Clarke is a great actor - he had a small role in Oppenheimer, and big roles in Zero Dark Thirty and Chappaquiddick.

Jorge Lopez

Completely missed that! Thanks for pointing it out.

Benjamin Guzman

OK, I know a lot of people love this movie and some say that it's their favorite apes movie but personally for me this is my least favorite of the Caesar trilogy. It's still good but some of the dialogue I think could've been done better and personally I really don't like the color palette and visual aesthetics of Matt Reeves movies. with most of his movies looking so dark that it's hard to see what's happening and I really don't like how the nighttime scenes look so orange. I didn't like it in Let Me In or the 2022 Batman and I don't like it here either. Thankfully, the next Apes movie War has a much cleaner looking aesthetic.

Uncle Phoenix

I Could Not remember that he was Joe Toye from BoB. I had to look it up. And for me Jason Clarke’s best work was when he played one of the John Connor’s from the Terminator franchise.

2-Can

Great call - I forgot about his Terminator work!

SeanATX

Had only seen this once before, in theaters, and I think I fell asleep for part of it (not due to the quality of the movie). Fun to rewatch. Really good film. BTW, It's Gary Oldman, not "Oldham" Also, you don't HAVE to rush to hit pause right when the credits roll, or look up if there's a post-credits scene. Just let them play for a beat. Sorry, just venting about a reactor (and general movie-viewing) pet peeve of mine. Especially when most films now have a "featured" credits section before the tedious scroll of names.

Walter

I always love when they say, "I feel like something bad is going to happen". Um, I do too - it's a movie! if nothing bad ever happened, it would get pretty dull.

Clay F

I was the opposite -- I loved the the aesthetics -- the lighting and shadows -- of The Batman (2020).

Annie519

This film is incredible, the visuals, the music and of course the acting is all top notch. Even though he doesn't have very much screen time Gary Oldman steals every scene he's in. My favorite moment in the film is when he's alone and he looks at the laptop and breaks down. He doesn't say a word and yet you feel every bit of his pain and it ends with him going right back to work, continuing to be a leader. And I totally get where he's coming from at the end. Is it frustrating? Absolutely because we know what's going on, but to him he has spent little to no time with Caeser or any of the apes, all he has seen is violence and all his men around him dying. To him Malcolm is the crazy one and he literally had nothing to lose, so of course he would give up his life if it meant saving the rest of his people. I think it's actually pretty honorable when you think about it. I love how you think it's going to be Carver that starts to war but he was just a red herring, yes he didn't make things better and definitely was a POS but you kind of got that he also went through his own loss and now he had just become bitter and angry and in end he really didn't do anything. Koba actually used him to make the apes think he killed Caeser, he manipulated everyone, especially Blue Eyes. Koba was done perfectly, he's honestly one of the best villains in cinema and he doesn't get nearly enough credit. You get where he's coming from and you also get where Caeser is coming from, which makes there dynamic so compelling. They have had completely different experiences with humans, Koba never saw anything good whereas Caeser had. But, the moment he threw Ash off the banister and then caged up all the apes that were still loyal to Caeser showed how far his hatred had gotten him and honestly became a hypocrite. And I think in some way he was always jealous of Caeser, wanting to be the leader. And what is so sad about what he did to Ash is, he killed a teenager. I just wish we got Rocket's reaction to it, actually my one complaint about this one is there wasn't enough Rocket. I loved in Rise that he was the leader but stepped down and became completely loyal to Caeser. I can't wait for you to get to War, now that is cinema!

Annie519

Yeah, I like that he's a little better to recognize from the rest of the apes. I love Rocket's arc, I just wish we got more of it in this one. I get Koba needed more focus but I love Rocket's story. I wish we got at least a reaction to his son dying, maybe play a part in killing him at the end. That's honestly my only complaint about this movie, I wanted more Rocket, lol.

Jason Dolan

Great reaction, but I most appreciated Cassie and Carly's determination to check if there was a post credit scene.

Clay F

As you know, the orangutan featured prominently in the film is named Maurice. This is a reference to Maurice Evans, who portrayed the orangutan Dr. Zaius in Planet of the Apes (1968) and Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970). Keri Russell is in "The Americans" (2013) (6 seasons). RT 96%. IMDb 8.4. Best TV Shows all time ranking = Rolling Stone #14, Hollywood Reporter #12. 18 Emmy nominations, won 4. Golden Globe 2019 winner Best Television Series – Drama. I love that series. She is incredible. Kirk Acevedo who played the warped despicable Carter is also in “12 Monkeys” TV series (2015-2018). Nominated for Saturn Award for Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series. Aaron Standford (Pyro of X-Men fame) is lead character.

Dean Holt

This is my favourite out of the trilogy, even though I’m not really a huge fan of Jason Clarke (Malcolm). Just think it was a great story. The CGI is some of the best I’ve ever seen and Andy Serkis & the other actors playing the apes did incredible to bring them to life. You both mentioned in the last one and briefly in this one. About Gorillas being more aggressive than Chimpanzees. It’s actually the other way round. Gorillas do obviously look more imposing but tend to be the more chilled out. As zoo keepers when they get to know the Gorillas can sit with them and play or feed them. But when Chimpanzees get to a certain age they can be very aggressive and unpredictable.

Clay F

I thought Jason Clark was good in "Mudbound" (2017) w/Carey Mulligan.

Dean Holt

Not seen that one, but he probably was. Sorry I’m not saying he’s a bad actor, I’ve just never been a fan. There’s just something about him I don’t like.

Mojo One Thousand

Another installment of "Will Gary Oldman get recognised?", and this had it all, from him being familiar to getting named... this was good. It's actually part of the fun now whe I know he is involved ahead of time. He's also been in a bunch of stuff recently on "JFK", "Oppenheimer", this movie, and there is another one next week. Also from "Oppenheimer" was Jason Clarke ("Malcolm"), whom was familiar but you weren't sure why. He played "Roger Robb", the aggressive lawyer representing the AEC, whom was grilling Oppenheimer. This movie is a rarity where he plays a character that has good character. Also ("Malcolm's") son is Kodi Smit-Mcphee, who we have seen on the channel previously as the younger "Nightcrawlwr" in the newer "X-men" movies. A couple of Aussies representing. Judy Greer was a name I was not expecting to see, apparently she plays "Cornelia".

Clay F

The way Gary Oldman transformed himself in True Romance is stunning.

Stick Figure Studios

Ceasar's arc is one of the most fascinating and compelling aspects of this whole reboot trilogy. About halfway through this movie I realized which historical figure it's based on, but I won't mention yet who because it might potentially spoil what happens in the third movie. So stay tuned. Excellent reaction, ladies. I'm looking forward to you seeing the third one even though Carly probably won't be since she said she doesn't like the war aspect of these movies. Wait until she sees the title for the next film.

Robert Durant

Cassie, I was waiting for you to recognize Carver (the jerk human)....that's Joe Toye from Band Of Brothers (the one who gets his leg blown off in Bastogne with Wild Bill Guarnere)

Brian's Dog

Bring your obviously loose cannon to fragile negotiations. I keep seeing it.

Philip Alan

Gary. OLDMAN. Not Gary OLDHAM! Ha! You’ll get it by THE PROFESSIONAL!

Mark T

I hadn't read that about Maurice, but the first time I heard his name, Maurice, I got the connection immediately. I caught several other references to the original as well. One of the chimps was called Bright Eyes in Rise, that's what Zira called Taylor in the OG PotA. Dodge was the bully at the primate shelter, and Dodge was one of the astronauts with Taylor in the original. There was a chimp named Milo that was Koba's friend in Ris,e and Dr. Milo was the chimpanzee that came back to the present day with Cornelius and Zira in Escape. There were also a lot of similarities to characters, Armando in Battle = Will Rodman in Rise. Aldo from the OG = Koba. Malcom & Ellie = Lewis Dixon and Stephanie from Escape. There were a few others that I can't think of at the moment.

fastecp1

It's a secret that no one is supposed to know, but they actually trained all these apes to talk and fire guns —and yes, load them too —because CGI is more expensive than practical effects. When you catch yourself believing something you know is impossible, that's how you know you're watching a good movie. I was surprised that you didn't recognize Gary Oldman sooner. I can think of five or more movies that you've seen with him, and you have another one coming up soon. When it comes to motion-capture acting, I can't think of anyone who has come close to Andy Serkis. Next to Caesar, he also did a great job as Gollum and my favorite King Kong (2005). I'm usually not a fan of remakes, but I think Peter Jackson did a great job of creating an action-adventure love story that I believe you both would love.

Matthew Tarpley

Andy Serkis has also been a part of Star Wars not once, but twice. First as Snoke in The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi, and also as Kino Loy in the Andor series.

Brian McGovern

From memory, the third is called War of the Planet of the Apes, but there is less war than this movie. There are soldiers but the war of it is more on par with this movie.

BridgesNotBurned

I laugh and chuckle at some of the comments when you don’t recognize certain actors or miss a reference—but honestly, I don’t care about any of that. It’s just a perfect example of why I love your reactions so much. It’s not about who you recognize, or how much you know about cinematography or film history. It’s about your hearts. The empathy, the way you see the world, the way you wish things were, and the way you hope they could be. Watching with you is just a good time, and with everything going on in the world, this channel is such a great place to hang out. So thank you. ❤️

Carol Rocha

THE NEGOTIATOR!! Great one. Please consider

John A

This one reference the last movie of the original ape movies,."Battle for the Planet of the Apes" which gave Ape law "Ape Shall Not Kill Ape" In that movie Caesar is opposed by an aggressive gorilla general named Aldo, (just like Koba) who wants to imprison the humans who freely roam Ape City while doing menial labor. that one has a happy ending hahahaha

Mark Vaderr

This was a fantastic reaction to a great movie. I really love what director Matt Reeves brought to this series with both Dawn & War. The CGI in this movie is superb, but more than that, it's the writing, acting, storytelling and cinematography. This should've gotten a Best Picture nomination from the Oscars. Cassie, I love that you and Carly are loving this series. I am so ready for your reaction to "War".

Rick Williams

Great reaction ladies. I enjoyed watching this movie for the first time with you ladies. Great movie. I could see elements from the 5th movie of the original series in this movie. You too are enjoy.

The Star Treker (aka Michael)

I might be late to the party—but I gotta say, amazing reaction, Cassie and Carly! What a damn good movie. Out of all of them, War is my favorite, with Kingdom right behind it. But honestly, I love all four—Rise, Dawn, War, and Kingdom. This reboot series just hits different. The CGI? Unreal. The writing, acting, storytelling, cinematography—it's all top-notch. This is exactly why I connect with the reboot series way more than the originals. And yeah, it blows Tim Burton's 2001 version out of the water. Andy Serkis as Caesar? Phenomenal. That man became Caesar. He deserves an Oscar, a Grammy, heck—whatever award they can give him. He carried so much emotion and power in that role. Just incredible. Koba as the villain? Loved it. He's such a great antagonist because you get why he's angry. He was tortured, abused—he had every reason to hate humans. I sympathize with that. But turning on Caesar? Starting a war when Caesar wanted peace? That’s where he lost me. His rage destroyed him, and honestly, that tragedy made his arc so powerful. Also, shoutout to Kirk Acevedo as Carver—what a cowardly jerk. He played the "idiot human" role perfectly. Lol. And Maurice! God, I love that orangutan. Loyal, wise, soft-spoken but strong—he's right up there with Caesar as one of my favorite apes. Anyway, I'm just about to watch your War reaction next, and I can't wait. Really glad to be supporting your YouTube channel, Cassie, and finally went all in joined your Patreon too. Can't wait to dive into more of your content! 😊🖖❤️