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Chappie - Trailer One
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George Oscar Bluth II
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I will see this.
I think Neil said he has a lot of visions for movies and doesn't want to do sequels. It's why he hasn't done a District 9 sequel yet. He's probably the best director out there right now behind Quentin Tarantino.
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Damnit, looks worst than I had expected. I thought it would be a gangsters/robbers-buddy movie with an over-his-head AI, a comedic metaphor for kids growing up under bad influences.
It kind of is like that, but instead with a serious/emotional twist, which is just yawn-inducing.
Also, it strangely reminds me of Hackers or other low-budget 90s movies for some reason (Double Dragon, etc.). Maybe it had to do with the visuals and the characters/plot/acting, the futuristic world concept featuring such a predictable story, the "alien friend we must protect", not sure. Anyone else got that feel?
It kind of is like that, but instead with a serious/emotional twist, which is just yawn-inducing.
Also, it strangely reminds me of Hackers or other low-budget 90s movies for some reason (Double Dragon, etc.). Maybe it had to do with the visuals and the characters/plot/acting, the futuristic world concept featuring such a predictable story, the "alien friend we must protect", not sure. Anyone else got that feel?
CadetMahoney
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Discotheque
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Looks pretty decent. in for hugh jackman
Funky Papa
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ReturnOfTheRAT
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Mullet Wolverine, the aesthetic, the look of the robot and the singers who actually seem decent sold me, so a lot of things did.
George Oscar Bluth II
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I doubt it, but it's very unmistakably in the same style as Blomkamp's previous films. He's a bit like a sci-fi Guillermo Del Toro in terms of art design.
I know, but if Chappie takes off as some sort of Pixar-like lovable character, he may have to have it be "rebootbale" or something where his memory stays. I'm just blindly guessing that it sacrifices itself to save someone in the film. The trailer gives me that vibe.
Still excited to see it. Loved D9, turned off the Elisyum movie 30 mins in. So will def support it from home.
GavinUK86
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both of die antwoord are in it
Demoncarnotaur
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This looks really, really good.
God I loved District 9 but didn't really care for Elysium. I hope this brings the quality back up.
God I loved District 9 but didn't really care for Elysium. I hope this brings the quality back up.
Dippindork
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will see for yolandi. trailer made me sad for chappie.
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Blompkamp is a great mechanical designer and he's good at making mocumentary footage (the Halo movie footage of the re-armament sequence was great), but that's it. I liked District 9, even if it was too long, but really he's a great VFX artist who can manage to do a good sales pitch with a quality short that sells itself mainly on its visual point, no a good full length movie director.
It's too bad because I think if he took a step back and focused on design only and let someone more talented as a movie director take the lead we would end up with much better movies.
This looks excessively cliché, almost line an homage to low-budget 90s movies.
It's too bad because I think if he took a step back and focused on design only and let someone more talented as a movie director take the lead we would end up with much better movies.
This looks excessively cliché, almost line an homage to low-budget 90s movies.
Cow Mengde
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I had no interest in this movie until I saw the trailer. Consider me sold.
I have to think he was playing to character and this "problem" was for publicity.
Lan Dong Mik
And why would I want them?
I loved District 9 and I'm probably one of the few on this board that enjoyed Elyisuim too. This though? I'm not feeling it. Reminded me immediately of short circuit and also having the die antwoord duo playing what appear to be central parts in this is dumb imo. I'll still probably see it but that trailer left me pretty underwhelmed
They're not going to show the gore in a green band trailer.
Speaking of, I wonder if this will be an otherwise PG-13 film that gets pushed to R because Blomkamp had to add in one scene of a weapon designed specifically to explode someone's head.
At first, sure, but then I started to get Iron Giant vibes towards the end. imokaywiththis.gif
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I'm starting to think the 80s/90s low budget thing is on purpose. You got the friendly alien friend who learns funny human things and has to be protected from the bad army, and a music band as the leads. And Jackman has a mullet.
Whitechocolatekrispies
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It's like a getto Wall-E
HomerSimpson-Man
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Looks damn good. Such a sweet enduring looking robot, but....
....you just know, this being Neil Blomkamp's movie will be brutal and bloody as hell when things goes downhill. And then make us feel bummed out at the end about the characters.
....you just know, this being Neil Blomkamp's movie will be brutal and bloody as hell when things goes downhill. And then make us feel bummed out at the end about the characters.
Snowblindvictim
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I was burned by Elysium, so I'm really hesitant about this. Will probably see it anyways because I loved District 9 so much. But Elysium was so bad, ugh conundrum.
cloud_sleep
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Looks unbearably mawkish.
"Oh, Chappie, you've taught me more than I could possibly have imagined!"
Fuck off.
"Oh, Chappie, you've taught me more than I could possibly have imagined!"
Fuck off.
It has potential to be better than District 9. Seems more heartwarming.
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I'm guessing there will be montage where they beef him up and train him to fight, with cuts to a stage performance of Antwoord.
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