Him making Alien just makes all this worse. Elysium wasn't good.
He'll probably say he "fucked" this one up as well.
Come on, Neil.
The Peter Molyneux of film?
Him making Alien just makes all this worse. Elysium wasn't good.
He'll probably say he "fucked" this one up as well.
Come on, Neil.
Currently 20% at Rotten. Yikes, I had hopes
Ex Machina is excellent, great sci fi. DO NOT MISS OUT.So... Ex Machina or even that Marvel blockbuster would be the better movies about AI in robots this year?
Blomkamp was never going to be sci fi's savior, David Bowie's kid was always the more likely candidate.
Yes, with more 'tude, man!Ouch, it's reviewing poorly. Is this basically Short Circuit, South African style?
Yes, and the entire plot with the character of Hugh Jackman is so stupid , incoherent and forced.The Antwoord guys were always a wildcard for this movie, too bad they drag it down into the shitters.
I assume these reviews are heavily Eurocentric based. I bet the people of Australia find the movie a welcome reprieve from typical, LA based movies that saturate the global market. If you can't open your eyes and try to see the movie from an Aussie point of view I don't know what to say. You should try to understand how others live before criticizing.
That is some new level of racism I haven't seen before.what is going on here lol
what is going on here lol
That last line came out of nowhere! wtflolI assume these reviews are heavily Eurocentric based. I bet the people of Australia find the movie a welcome reprieve from typical, LA based movies that saturate the global market. If you can't open your eyes and try to see the movie from an Aussie point of view I don't know what to say. You should try to understand how others live before criticizing.
Is the movie some kind of manipulative tear-jerker like Short Circuit was?
I found that it had more uncommon with Short Circuit 2 then short circuit 1.
Could you elaborate on this a bit more?
Sounds good to me lol.
Hey I liked Chappie
Neil BlomKamp is the Paul Verhovan of our time and you need to accept some jankiness in his films to really like them.
Showgirls aside Paul Verhoeven knew how to direct a film. He didn't need to rely on sci-fi elements either, proven by Basic Instinct. Blomkamp is never touching anything as competent as Robocop or Total Recall.Hey I liked Chappie
Neil BlomKamp is the Paul Verhovan of our time and you need to accept some jankiness in his films to really like them.
He was very Verhoeven-esque with District 9 cause of its satirical tone in the first half, but now is only similar cause of the gore. A bit too self serious. Do want more directors who ape that kind of sci fi satire stuff.
It's at 50% on RT now. I guess it's not a total disaster like it seemed at first.
God that zero star review from the Chicago Tribune is brutal....
I still want to see it.
I went in expecting to be disappointed and horribly frustrated with the movie, the reviews made it sound like it leaned towards juvenile and stupid antics. I was however, pleasantly surprised, very much so.
The script has some really contrived and convenient plot-points that felt forced in the grand scheme of moving any plot along. But, the emotional core of the movie was substantial enough for it to feel unique and interesting. I really enjoyed seeing the language and structure of the scenes evolve with Chappie himself. The movie starts out very slow and aimless, but as Chappie grows, it becomes more intense and more precise in what all scenes are trying to convey.
The big part I really enjoyed, is that the movie dares to be unique and odd. Nothing is held back, Die Antwoord are in full effect and the soundtrack jumps back and forth. The movie could've been incredibly annoying and juvenile, but it allows the weirdness to flourish and convey what the movie is trying to tell, rather than holding it back to be used as visual gimmicks.
Only part I didn't like was Hugh Jackman's character, which was only written as the antagonist with nothing else added. Much like the plot-points, he too is horribly practical and contrived. Nothing he does or says makes any sense in the universe the movie has built, he's just conveniently evil and shortsighted.
I also actually really liked Ninja, I thought he felt natural in the role. During some scenes, I was thinking "I'm pretty sure he did this scene a lot of times just to get the facial expression right".
I can totally understand if people aren't sold on it, but I can definitely see this becoming a cult-movie. I also saw it with a friend who loved it to heaven and back. She couldn't stop gushing when we were walking home.
This has been described to me as being like Speed Racer in the sense of it being a more than decent enough film that gets more hate than it deserves?
Is this a fair assessment to those who have seen it?
I think that the biggest issue is that the film can't pick one theme to deal with. The Die antwoord hate is astounding but also his character is hard to grasp it seems like they can't decide if he's a nice guy or a dick or something else.
Does Die Antwoord actually have a significant role in this?
Speed Racer:
39% TomatoMeter (ROTTEN)
60% Audience Score (FRESH)
Chappie:
30% TomatoMeter (ROTTEN)
67% Audience Score (FRESH)
They have very similar RottenTomatoes numbers at least.
Yeah, but once you warm up to them, they become very enjoyable.
I can't imagine that being possible, was kinda interested in this before but I don't know anymore.
No speed racer actually sucks.
I'd say this movie will have more of a legacy like Star Ship Troopers people hated that movie when I came out but it was actually rad.
I have a hard time seeing how people who dislike Die Antwoord, will dislike them in the movie. If you like them, you'll like all the details of their characters and the soundtrack, but if you don't like them, their personas aren't what controls the plot or point of the movie.'
When a scene with a lot of exposition and themes of conveyance has either of them in it, they do their lines pretty well and don't make it about themselves.
I strongly disagree with this. It's going to come down to how a viewer personally reacts to Die Antwood's Ninja acting like a screaming scumbag weirdo for most of the movie, probably. Some may not mind that, and some mate hate it.Yeah, but once you warm up to them, they become very enjoyable.
Speed Racer:
39% TomatoMeter (ROTTEN)
60% Audience Score (FRESH)
Chappie:
30% TomatoMeter (ROTTEN)
67% Audience Score (FRESH)
They have very similar RottenTomatoes numbers at least.