silentbob Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Not a thing I wanna see in the theatre but would eventually give it a viewing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 I really need to watch the short films he's directed since Chappie under his Oats Studios label. I really liked District 9 and I liked Elysium but I couldn't even get through Chappie but I'm all in on giving Neil Blomkamp another chance. I heard his short films are good (I believe there are 10 or 11 of them). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 I was just thinking about him today. I do hope he can come back with success. Elysium was OK, I didn't bother with Chappie since I heard bad things, and can't stand Die Antwoord. Hopefully with this and the District 9 sequel he can get back on track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 3 minutes ago, Brick said: I was just thinking about him today. I do hope he can come back with success. Elysium was OK, I didn't bother with Chappie since I heard bad things, and can't stand Die Antwoord. Hopefully with this and the District 9 sequel he can get back on track. I think time has been kind to Elysium. I re-watched it recently and it was a lot of fun. Cool sci-fi B-movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted June 4, 2021 Author Share Posted June 4, 2021 It wasn’t the greatest but I’m probably one of the few that enjoyed Chappie. Elysium was cool looking but I wasn’t too big of a fan, but I should give it another viewing and see if things changed. He actually did a BMW commercial movie with Clive Owen like 10 minutes from my house, which is meh when you know the “where” they are. District 9 is still a fucking amazing movie too me still and I think Avatar robbed it for SFX award. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 36 minutes ago, Greatoneshere said: I think time has been kind to Elysium. I re-watched it recently and it was a lot of fun. Cool sci-fi B-movie. It's fine, but it has issues, chief among them nobody telling Jodie Foster that accent isn't working. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 43 minutes ago, silentbob said: It wasn’t the greatest but I’m probably one of the few that enjoyed Chappie. Elysium was cool looking but I wasn’t too big of a fan, but I should give it another viewing and see if things changed. He actually did a BMW commercial movie with Clive Owen like 10 minutes from my house, which is meh when you know the “where” they are. District 9 is still a fucking amazing movie too me still and I think Avatar robbed it for SFX award. Definitely give it another viewing. Elysium has cool tech, cool guns, robots, it's fun. 31 minutes ago, Brick said: It's fine, but it has issues, chief among them nobody telling Jodie Foster that accent isn't working. Hahaha, I agree there, but that's a pretty small thing. I did enjoy Sharlto Copley's insane performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Sharlto copley is one of the most underrated actors of our time. He's like Andy Serkis without the circle jerk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 15 hours ago, Greatoneshere said: I really need to watch the short films he's directed since Chappie under his Oats Studios label. I really liked District 9 and I liked Elysium but I couldn't even get through Chappie but I'm all in on giving Neil Blomkamp another chance. I heard his short films are good (I believe there are 10 or 11 of them). Chappie was cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputator Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 That sure is a weird Doom reboot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 21 hours ago, Fizzzzle said: Sharlto copley is one of the most underrated actors of our time. He's like Andy Serkis without the circle jerk. He really is extremely underrated. He doesn't act often (a film a year) but I've always enjoyed his unique performances a lot. Some critics find him to be too over-the-top or showy but I think he always finds the right balance to make the character he plays compelling. And he's always willing to go for broke in a performance, he'll do anything. He also looks so different in every performance I feel like, so he's a physical chameleon as well. Also, he does like 10 different accents in The A-Team and they are all spot on, it's pretty incredible. 9 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said: Chappie was cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 7 hours ago, Greatoneshere said: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 at first i thought you were posting an 8/10 review of chappie that i wrote and that just did not sound like something i would do 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 I don't remember a single fucking thing about chappie and I know I've seen it at least twice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 1 minute ago, Fizzzzle said: I don't remember a single fucking thing about chappie and I know I've seen it at least twice He's like a robot made for good but turned gangsta and loves his human buddies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted June 6, 2021 Author Share Posted June 6, 2021 It’s pretty much an adult version of Short Circuit with a little bit of Ex-Machina mixed in too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 My brothers and I couldn't make it through the robot with Die Antwood scenes. My God it was excruciating. Maybe someday I'll give the film another chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 41 minutes ago, Greatoneshere said: My brothers and I couldn't make it through the robot with Die Antwood scenes. My God it was excruciating. Maybe someday I'll give the film another chance. I think sometimes people go into a movie with preconceived expectations of what they are going to see and (sometimes) when it's not what they expect they end up hating the movie. Perhaps this is what you experienced. When I watched it, I knew a lot of peopled hated it, so I was expecting something bad and I was pleasantly surprised. So maybe now that you know more or less what you're getting into, when you revisit it you'll likely enjoy it more. I mean, just like how you described Neon Demon to me, those Die Antwood scenes are there to evoke that street grittiness that some might find excruciating. But I wouldn't pass this off because once things get going there's something there. There's a deliberate build up. In any case I don't know what to tell you to make you see it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 1 minute ago, Keyser_Soze said: I think sometimes people go into a movie with preconceived expectations of what they are going to see and (sometimes) when it's not what they expect they end up hating the movie. Perhaps this is what you experienced. When I watched it, I knew a lot of peopled hated it, so I was expecting something bad and I was pleasantly surprised. So maybe now that you know more or less what you're getting into, when you revisit it you'll likely enjoy it more. I mean, just like how you described Neon Demon to me, those Die Antwood scenes are there to evoke that street grittiness that some might find excruciating. But I wouldn't pass this off because once things get going there's something there. There's a deliberate build up. In any case I don't know what to tell you to make you see it It was just their childish behavior we couldn't stand. I understood the metaphor but watching it was not fun. But yeah I agree a rewatch is due. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 3 minutes ago, Greatoneshere said: It was just their childish behavior we couldn't stand. I understood the metaphor but watching it was not fun. But yeah I agree a rewatch is due. Maybe you should listen to more Riff Raff and you'll be accustomed to the clowniness. (Yeah I know they aren't the same guy but that's who he reminded me of the whole time, just South African instead) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 I actually like Riff Raff though it's been awhile. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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