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Chappie

Chappie

2015
Comedy, Sci-fi
2h 0m
After being kidnapped by two criminals during birth, Chappie becomes the adopted son in a strange and dysfunctional family. Chappie is preternaturally gifted, one of a kind, a prodigy. He also happens to be a robot. (imdb)
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Chappie

2015
Comedy, Sci-fi
2h 0m
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Rated 12 Mar 2015
70
53rd
?obocop. Ending could've been amazing if they clicked the button to transfer consciousness then cut across town to some vibrator in a drawer just going loco.
Rated 09 Mar 2015
85
82nd
Screw the haters, man. Chappie is a beautiful movie. It's incredibly sad and soul-crushingly real for a sci-fi movie but Blomkamp delivers a story that is at least worth one watch and mind-blowing visuals for a low budget. Patel and Copley are absolute stars, and the rest of the cast is a bit expendable in comparison, though never terrible. Honestly, if it weren't for some "lacking" casting and a few plot holes, this could be tier 10. Really great.
Rated 03 Mar 2015
80
86th
A reboot of 'Short Circuit' with Die Antwoord as a police droid's adoptive parents. Sounds dodgy, right? But Copley, so great in 'District 9', once again has brilliant timing, his motion capture and voice work making the wonderfully designed robot, in turns, funny (when trying to act "gangsta") and heartbreaking (when bullied in a memorable scene which recalls 'Frankenstein'), and Blomkamp, dealing with sci-fi evergreens (nature vs. nurture, mindscanning), directs his modern fable to perfection.
Rated 06 Dec 2015
10
11th
Imagine if you will, that the director of the surprise hit sci-fi movie District 9 made a new film that was essentially a cross between Short Circuit and Iron Eagle. That would have been awesome. Instead, he made a Die Antwoord video in which Die Antwoord listens to Die Antwoord songs while hiding from the cops in an abandoned factory decorated in Die Antwoord official zef style (tm) merchandise. Not awesome. -100 points for not using Louis gosset Jr. as the voice of Chappie. CHAPPIE!!!!!
Rated 29 Aug 2015
81
37th
I'll probably be one of the only people defending this movie... This movie has some cheesy lines and shots, but they kinda warn you by saying he has the mind of a child at the beginning of the movie, and the directing is still very good and the visual effects are all really realistic and spectacular alike Blomkamp's other work. Not all of the characters have a backstory, but we're meant to watch the movie so that we can see Chappie's develop, and I felt for almost all of the characters.
Rated 08 Mar 2015
44
34th
Neill Blomkamp creates another dystopian vision of South Africa, one in which people like Yo-Landi and Ninja exist. Thank goodness it's just a movie.
Rated 16 Jul 2015
5
57th
2015 officially seems to be the year I'm just plain out of alignment with the rest of the world (at least when it comes to sci-fi). I keep seeing these widely-shit-upon movies that, sure, definitely aren't masterpieces, but have ambition and their own voices and are trying something just a little more unique than Marvel Movie #37. This is a solid comeback after the poor Elysium.
Rated 29 Aug 2019
7
76th
I acknowledge some of Chappie's issues, but I don't think it derails it from being a very good film. I'm a big Blomkamp defender and his creativity, each one of his films have something that I gravitate to aside from visuals. Chappie has a pretty big emotional pull for me, I enjoy this at its most when he is interacting and learning. I think this film foreshadows how easily we're manipulated and influenced by the easiest stuff. Not what some people wanted, but I argue it's better.
Rated 08 Mar 2015
87
86th
An engaging and hilarious film, Chappie - like Spring Breakers - suffers from marketing pitching it untruthfully, when it's actually one of the funniest films in a long time. So, like the character itself, Chappie is destined to be misunderstood. Particularly, by the people who expects that IMDb genre assignations are final. A thriller? To no extent. It's a gritty, thoughtful, sci-fi comedy which manages to present an interesting take on AI, without the hows and whys, simply as a matter-of-fact.
Rated 24 Jul 2015
73
73rd
It's unable hide from it's narrative & screenplay problems, but there's undeniably plenty here to bite into regardless. Blomkamp's odd mash-up of Robocop & Short Circuit may not constitute his strongest effort, but there's a certain richness to his sci-fi that an SF fan like me can't help but love. Shot well, & competently performed, Copley's motion capture work is superb. I liked Jackson's baddie too, and as the wife pointed out; a good baddie should have a bad haircut. She's an astute woman.
Rated 07 Mar 2015
8
76th
I was touched by some parts of Chappie: those about the relationship between the innocent Chappie and thugs. Between those of a pure and sad heart and those who don't even have a concept of that sadness, which is expressed so well, thanks in part to the voice acting by Copley. But Chappie is also a decent action movie. The same convincing CGI we had seen in District 9 and a bit of Robocop with its violent dystopia. Chappie does have some cheesy parts as well but it is a decent watch.
Rated 20 Jul 2015
85
88th
very humane, entertaining and beautiful. not sure if jackman was necessary though.
Rated 23 Mar 2015
45
7th
I love Die Antwoord. I loved District 9 and Elysium. I was plodding after this movie for months. In the end, this movie was trying to be too childish. it never reached its full potential. The subplot with Jackman, and I do mean subplot, was a copout to what could have been a much more interesting movie between an emerging conscious robotic community vs the powers that be, which is where I thought it was heading given Die Antwoords involvement. the giant robot just made it feel like robocop
Rated 10 Dec 2017
60
33rd
There was a kernel of a great movie here. Chappie as a character was really good and made this worth seeing. The story was just terrible though.
Rated 20 Jul 2015
75
74th
Shove Robocop, District 9, and a Die Antwoord video into a blender, and you'd get something remarkably similar to this. If you like any of those three things, you'll probably find something here to enjoy. There's some plot holes, and Hugh Jackman is horribly obnoxious, but everything moves along at a good clip, and there's plenty of quality zef gangsta action and big explosions.
Rated 27 Aug 2015
80
70th
Chappie is, undeniably, an emotionally-gripping story with an incredibly-memorable character. It's both symbolic and quite literal (a "reject" sticker across the forehead) in terms of how it approaches the questions of human acceptance of AI, or anything that may be perceived as "better" than it is. And human cock-baggery. Robot car-jackings may be the best thing ever, even if it's horrible in context. I had concerns about the movie maybe becoming "too action-y", but it never crossed that line.
Rated 16 Jun 2015
50
9th
Despite being a film about a young man creating artificial intelligence, this movie is both artificial and lacking in intelligence.
Rated 28 Dec 2015
79
66th
I like the premise of a highly intelligent robot being brought up in the worst possible environment by some criminal deviants. Sort of a Short Circuit 2 reboot. The strangest choice was casting Die Antwoord as those deviants and then giving them bigger roles than Weaver or Jackman. It certainly took the film down a left-field path which felt at odds with its CGI wizardry. But that is Blomkamp's trademark now. Good try, just could have been better in a few of its characters and plot choices.
Rated 05 Nov 2015
82
83rd
Gangsta robot #1
Rated 06 Mar 2015
90
97th
Excellent and very original story. You think its a sci-fi shootemup but it turns about to be a very good dramatic exploration of humanity, civilisation, society and human nature. Also can be very funny in a Crocodile Dundee sort of way...
Rated 09 Mar 2015
87
82nd
blomkamp once again deletes all memory of hollywood-junk, replaces it with classy-A perfectness. A lovely film, carries it all that one genre of this film can deliver.
Rated 22 Aug 2015
80
63rd
Heavy-handed and most of the (human) characters are caricatures but i'm a sucker for AIs and this one feels real
Rated 08 Jul 2015
6
32nd
Like Blomkamp's previous pictures, 'Chappie' delivers on its gritty visuals and neat art direction, but unlike 'District 9' and 'Elysium', this film feels meandering, unsure of what themes it wants to explore. It doesn't help that most of its characters and tropes are underdeveloped and familiar to a fault.
Rated 07 Mar 2015
80
67th
This is sadder than District 9. While D9 was more socio-political, Chappie is more about social conditioning and what it's like to bring children into a scary world. Because of this, Chappie is an incredibly memorable character (I love his voice and how he talks), and there's a lot of depth here. Yo-Landi, Dev, and Ninja all do a great job, Jackman is expendable, but Copley is the star here as Chappie. Some of the tone shifts don't work. There are some really crushing scenes here... fuck humans.
Rated 30 Jul 2015
88
92nd
This is Blomkamp all over. We see a lot of similarities with District 9 which isn't much of a coincidence. Like District 9, Chappie is really a metaphorical tale about outcasts trying to live in our extravagant society. Chappie respresents the innocent people who try to make the most out of these ordinary and extraordinary situations but, really, fail. Chappie is witty, but emotional (I surely felt enraged watching this).
Rated 11 Jan 2016
96
95th
I'm one happy chap. Imagine Short Circuit and District 9 had a movie baby and you have this film. Chappie is a police droid that is kidnapped and reprogrammed by a group of misfits. A lot of people didn't like these characters, but they were just as fun as they were colorful. The writing is really funny (albeit crass) and the action and CGI are top notch. You'll fall in love with Chappie way faster than you did with Wall-E, plus Chappie is a gangster number one...
Rated 20 Jul 2015
51
49th
SHORT CIRCUIT 3: Number Five Is Alive...In Joburg.
Rated 13 Mar 2015
80
78th
I really liked it, but mostly for the character of Chappie. I can understand why some people will be annoyed by certain characters or dislike parts of the script but I really dug the emotional moments. The action almost felt like it was in the wrong movie thematically but Blomkamp shoots it well enough that's it's still enjoyable.
Rated 08 Jul 2015
80
99th
Chappie (2015) the Teenage Mutant Ninja Robocop Transformer! Freaking awesome!!!
Rated 14 Jul 2015
6
91st
Great AI film =D. A comic-tearjerker. Very silly, but it gets you to casually think of many transhumanist ideas~~~ (Thus trumping so many other AI movies we've seen recently~)
Rated 07 Sep 2015
90
87th
Fantastic mix of Sci-Fi and action with a very intelligent plot and fantastic setting and cast. It's not even that much about the villain and the cgi that makes this movie so exceptional in its genre, its heart and soul lie in the tiny dysfunctional family it creates around Chappie, and the questions it raises about what defines a family, and, in the end, humanity and the soul.
Rated 30 Mar 2015
98
98th
Oh boy, Oh boy, Oh boy... I enjoyed this so much. Blomkamp really feels like an intellectual brother to me; he just puts everything I want to see in a good sci-fi movie in different settings with technical perfection to the boot. "Joburg" is one scary place man and Yo-landi and Ninja put bad to the bad-ass. I was so content when it was about to end, I felt the last Ghost in the Shell reference as a kind of farewell wave. Can't wait for the next movie.
Rated 13 May 2019
87
96th
Amazing, the trailer really didn't do it justice. I had low expectations but what a ride this was. It has top notch CGI and visuals, a great story, a nice ending and one of the most lovable and endearing characters I have ever seen in the form of Chappie. It raises philosophical questions and themes without forcing it to the viewer. Really amazing work by Blomkamp and Copley. One of the greatest sci-fi films of recent times, like District 9 was in 2009.
Rated 16 Mar 2015
88
91st
This kinda stuff's in my wheelhouse. Loved the fact that Die Antwoord's in it, playing some sort of rustbucket futuristic version of themselves. Loved the way Blomkamp shoots that sci-fi action, especially at the climax. Loved Chappie as a robot baby who grows up to be a strutting badass gangsta. Just loved the chaotic grungy vibe of the whole thing. Consistently scrappy and high-energy; like I said, in my wheelhouse. More, please, Blomkamp.
Rated 07 May 2016
68
45th
It's like a modern day Short Circuit. You'll probably enjoy this movie about as much as you enjoyed Short Circuit. Not sure if including Die Antwoord in the film was the wisest choice.
Rated 11 Oct 2017
72
41st
Blomkamp loves him some sci-fi, you gotta give it to the guy for sticking to his passion, but i'm starting to think that he struck a one time gold nugget with (District 9), he keeps churning out ideas, a couple good elements in the movies, but the past two have been rather...flaccid. It doesn't help that Yo-Landi and Ninja, (whom I'd never heard of before) weird the fuck out of this movie, even if there is some kind of satirical charm to them, intended or not.
Rated 15 Mar 2016
69
77th
eng; [chappie]; ein roboter mit sich entwickelndem bewusstsein wird entführt und in einer kriminellen familie aufgezogen - doch er soll gerettet und innerhalb des entwickelnden militärkonzern ausgebilder werden.;
Rated 17 Jun 2015
67
57th
I think the entire story line of Jackman's character wasn't needed, but overall, I was entertained. Shalto does an excellent job with the voice and motion capture and makes the character endearing.
Rated 07 Mar 2015
85
88th
It's got plot problems out the whazoo, it's true, but I could look past them due to the strength of the acting and directing. I get why others won't, I really do. And you have to say, if you want a mash-up of Short Circuit and RoboCop, done hardcore, in South Africa, (and I did), ta-daaa!
Rated 26 Mar 2015
79
64th
Touching and fun. Love the twisted sense of humor and the Die Antwoord aesthetic pop-gangster aesthetic. All of the little design details from the pink & yellow guns to Hugh Jackman's haircut are brilliant.
Rated 21 Mar 2015
4
63rd
Fantastic scifi that embraces South Africa's multiculturalism with obvious glee. Unfortunately, scripting issues, probably due to rumoured late rewrites, make the film feel cluttered and less focused, which makes it fall short of greatness. Still, Blomkamp's impeccable skills for creating beautiful visual imagery is ever present; and even if he wasn't responsible for Jackamn's goofy haircut and short shorts I'm attributing that fantastic get-up to his said skills. Chappie good.
Rated 11 Mar 2015
100
93rd
Blomkamp and Copley do it again. Great movie.
Rated 13 Jun 2015
72
53rd
Not sure I've ever seen worse marketing for a film. If I had known better I would have seen this in a theater. As is, at home, it was still really entertaining. I love Jackman's willingness to play a ridiculous villain with a mullet.
Rated 18 May 2015
49
36th
Here's a movie that tries so hard, even desperately to be funny, cool and touching. And yet it feels juvenile and silly. It wouldn't be much of a surprise it was written/directed by a white comedy rapper who calls himself Ninja. It's a step away from Hollywood and the whole Elysium business for Blomkamp, but not in the direction District 9 fans would have liked.
Rated 18 Mar 2015
60
40th
*Starts amazingly well, Blomkamp style, very realistic, very interesting idea, great setup and ideas. But it starts losing sense as it moves along. I still don't understand why people insist that higher intelligence will have this strong feelings. Her is still the most realistic AI for me. Other silly things that make you think are: How can something that reads THE WHOLE FUCKİNG KNOWLEDGE OF MANKIND in a single night don't know about stabbing? Seriously.. And lies? Just lost me there
Rated 30 Jan 2016
55
35th
5+ pretty good
Rated 17 Mar 2015
75
56th
Look at that poster. If the movie franchises are taking over the cinema, let there be a "gangsta robot" franchise as well. Apart from some moments (teach Hollywood extras how to riot) and characters (I'm looking at you, weird villain dude), this was fun.
Rated 24 Jun 2015
85
93rd
This movie is a ride, and a good one. It is extremely well done and has a compelling story, I mean I could empathized with Chappie, the gangsters, the nerd and the villain, that's a great movie. The action sequences are correct, the characters and dialogue are sparky and I really bought the whole concept as usually with Blomkamp who is showing what a great creator he is and how lucky Sci-fi fans are for been able to watch a breath of fresh air in the genre.
Rated 07 Mar 2015
50
47th
An interesting movie that tells its story at a glacial pace, Chappie is a film about a sentient robot. It takes a long time to get anywhere, and some of the ideas the film is working with are ones director Neill Blomkamp has worked with before, but the film isn't bad. It's hard to connect with it, and it does get boring at times, but it's at least somewhat effective. It's tough to get through, and it needed a sharper script and tighter editing, but it's not an outright failure.
Rated 24 Apr 2016
96
82nd
I may be one of the few who quite enjoyed this film from it's dark humor to it's touching style of storytelling. This will definitely be an AI that you won't forget. Brought up in a makeshift, dysfunctional and criminal family, a genius mind has to figure out a life that must be harshly felt and decisions that could be life terminating. It will make you laugh and it will make you cringe. But all in all, you'll go home with it on your mind.
Rated 02 Jul 2015
92
76th
1327: well done
Rated 15 Oct 2016
85
84th
No wonder William Gibson loved this one. Realistic, dirty, low-fi cyberpunk. Great to see that Neill Blomkamp has gotten his scriptwriting together again.
Rated 11 Jan 2016
67
83rd
turns out I can't get enough of South African based sci fi! Yes it's a bit daft at times but Chappie's a nice chappy and you can't help but warm to the character. Thought the ending was a strong one and leaves you to mull over the possibilities for the human race if such things ever came to pass. Keep on rolling them out Bloomkamp
Rated 14 Mar 2015
7
57th
With his skittish behaviour and childlike, South African accent, Copley breathes life and empathy into the titular character. Unfortunately, the rest of the cast is about as memorable as an air freshener commercial and the moral issue it addresses by the film's end left me with a sour taste.
Rated 30 Jun 2015
71
61st
A fun and surprising film; at times both emotional and hilarious. Somewhat disjointed but a great overall movie-going experience.
Rated 18 Jul 2015
69
63rd
Chappie was an extended "District 9": nice 3D animation on characters acting naturally. That far we have improved from Gollum. The story knocks the same themes than Swedish Äkta människor (Real Humans) TV series. Entertaining though sometimes childish with plot holes.
Rated 26 Jul 2015
85
78th
2015-7-25: Don't believe all the hate. While there were problems with the movie for sure, the good far out weighed the bad.
Rated 07 Jul 2015
3
65th
It's clear that this came from the hands of Blomkamp. Many similarities too both Elysium, but also District 9 in particular. It made the whole thing a bit to familiar. The childish Chappie is a nice character and Copley manages to breathe life into it. I'm not so sure what to think about the Die Antwoord casting, I guess they can be a turnoff for some people, hence their extreme charisma. The Weaver/Jackman casting was unnecessary, they never shined. *Good
Rated 11 Mar 2015
77
88th
While not as good District 9 and the story is not as strong or streamlined. There is a lot to like about this story. The imagery is strong and it has a sweet soundtrack. I think that this movie needs multiple viewings and group discussions among friends.
Rated 26 Mar 2015
50
30th
My thoughts watching Chappie: 'This is really good! Why do people hate this? Even Die Antwoord are fun!' *ending happens* 'Ohhhhhhh...'
Rated 17 Mar 2015
48
21st
Wow. What an interesting movie. It's disappointing to say Chappie isn't good, but the final result is so disjointed and confused with itself that you have to make that designation. However, there are so many insane threads running throughout the movie - Die Antwoord playing Die Antwoord as Die Antwoord songs play in the background, Chappie's... unusual upbringing, Hugh Jackman treating the ED-209 like his baby running around in a mullet and short shorts - that I have to recommend it anyway.
Rated 21 Nov 2015
80
70th
Good movie but ending is just... weird.
Rated 20 Mar 2015
91
91st
The socialist filmmaker of the current generation, Neill Blomkapt is great. The American reviewers don't know how to deal with the "shifts in tone" but it's just different tones. Chappie is unlike anything else despite synthesising a bunch of different things. Check it out.
Rated 04 Aug 2015
20
20th
This movie had a really good theme and started out very clever. But soon became hard to watch and a bit frustrating. The gangsters were really easy to hate, and it all turned way to over the top and terrible. I enjoyed and entertained the idea of these police robots but it all just ended up being to easy for someone to do something like give robots the ability to have a soul.
Rated 03 Jul 2015
70
67th
It's a relatively small-scale movie that manages to feel bigger. The character of Chappie is really great, and a huge achievement for Copley and the visual effects artists. Ninja and Yolandi aren't the strongest of actors, but they bring a certain energy and attitude that fits really well, and their music makes for a cool soundtrack. The film had some genuine feeling and emotion. Jackman's villain doesn't really work, though. Overall, I thought it was a pretty good, if flawed, fun movie.
Rated 20 Jan 2016
80
71st
Neill should've given Chappie to, like, Rote Armee Fraktion. Otherwise it's like Cloud Atlas: interesting people collaborating with interesting people they genuinely like and want to work with on a movie they themselves will enjoy.
Rated 16 Mar 2015
3
38th
Feels slighter than Blomkamp's earlier films, but is a hell of a lot of fun anyway.
Rated 08 Oct 2015
50
26th
While often derided as a cross between Short Circuit and Robocop, Chappie is a film with some intriguing ideas on its mind: the possibility (and problem) of sentient machinery, the politics of robotics, the role of environment in upbringing, robots that are more human than human etc. Unfortunately it never settles on any particular theme and just winds up a gigantic, if interesting, mess that counts as another miss for Blomkamp, which is a shame because Chappie is an interesting character.
Rated 16 Aug 2015
90
39th
Your enjoyment of Chappie will depend entirely on how high a premium you place on originality. The film's influences announce themselves loudly and proudly, Sniffing out Chappie's reference points might offer diverting geek amusement, but pedantry paints only a partial picture of what Blomkamp does with his well-worn conceit.
Rated 09 Sep 2017
87
98th
Blomkamp Is quickly becoming one of the greats. This film has so much life and imagination to it. Great visuals and filming and top notch CGI which isn't overused. The action scenes are well done and has good heart at the core, as well as some humour. Copely is great again and adding Weaver and Jackman are good as well.
Rated 02 Jan 2019
83
48th
Just go watch Short Circuit instead, Chappie is a poor copy - it brings nothing new to the 'Computers are alive!' genre but leaves a hole unfilled with any heartfelt emotion or relatable characters. Gets an OK rating for being a half decent action movie; the characters give you the choice of empathising with some shitty criminals, a predictable and dull geeky character or a boringly childish robot. Certainly delivers nothing of interest to any of the big questions it bumps into along the way
Rated 07 Jul 2019
80
78th
Top badass moment? Yo homies, despite bein' named afta dawg food, dis phat moviez basically a dope Robocop 2 gangsta no. 1 rap porno. Fact dat shit looked so much like Robocop 2 dat i kept expectin' Cain’s face ta appea in itz lil' square mouth screen. Wolverine gets a rad job as a computa programa, Ripley becomes da ghettoz most shizzle manager n' tha ED-209 gets ta pretend ta be a moose wit' a minigun piece. Dat shitz kickass wac n' sic motherfuckas. No cats, chainsaws or decapitations.
Rated 27 Mar 2020
75
37th
Whenever it flashed brilliance it immediately took it away. It just never amounts to much with all the movie parts attempting to try and remain unpredictable instead of remaining coherent. I wish it would have been better. I had high hopes.
Rated 18 Mar 2015
86
77th
-7 poins for some plot holes that could have been fixed. Otherwise - totally worth going into movies for this one.
Rated 15 May 2015
68
14th
A lot worst than I thought it could be, I expected it to just barely be decent, but it's honestly a really frustrating movie to watch and barely even enjoyable at all. It's just too dumbed down. District 9 was good, but it just seems like Neill Blomkamp is following the M. Night formula by making one good movie and his movies getting continually worst despite only having three so far. I'll still watch his next project but I can't say that I'm expecting much.
Rated 31 May 2015
67
76th
Blomkamp remakes 'District 9' after having seen 'I, Robot'. He succeeds in bringing to life the CG, while simultaneously making Johannesburg look like a s**thole. Honestly, I enjoyed the film, especially the moments between Patel and Copley, and Jackman as a megalomaniac is always fun to watch. Unfortunately, there are plenty of plot-holes, and the whole gangsta motif felt tired.
Rated 09 Jun 2015
84
61st
Good plot. But the hugh jackman costume, oh gosh, is so embarassing it's unforgettable. The movie lost points due to some unecessary gruesome scenes. Just for your consideration: in Italy they released the movie with a different title: "HUMANDROID". I don't even know how to comment. Edit: I've just watched it again and I've found it a lot better than the previous time. It is cool, chappie is awesome. Good movie, but you must be in the right mood: you know, it is about robot-child-gangsta!
Rated 11 Jun 2015
70
70th
I would have enjoyed this movie much more if the writers had not added so many stupid plot elements and idiotic characters to destroy the sense of realism and immersion. The Chappie robot character was charming and the animation was superb. There was a spark of something really great, but the plot and characters are so horrendously bad that it undermined the effort. The high powered actors were entirely ineffective. I loved the ending. We need a Chappie 2, but with much better writers.
Rated 02 Jul 2015
65
65th
A trashy cyber spectacle with flashy action, a comfortable pace and fine SE's which make Chappie's look lifelike. My opinion here : http://opinion-as-a-moviefreak.blogspot.be/2015/07/chappie-2015.html
Rated 11 Jan 2017
89
41st
Surprisingly fun. This movie feels a lot like short circuit except a little less ham-fisted and a little more action oriented. a lot of people seem to feel unsettled by die Antwoord (mommy & daddy) I particularly enjoyed their performances.
Rated 13 Mar 2015
70
25th
The character work isn't bad, but it sets up far more interesting questions and ideas than it is actually willing to deal with. It has some severe tonal whiplash as well, flipping between being almost a children's movie and a movie where a man is graphically ripped in half by ED-209's little brother. I see where that might be saying 'it's a scary world compared to the one we teach children', but it still felt like two separate movies pushed together, in a bad way. And god is the ending unearned.
Rated 25 Sep 2017
12
17th
5/7
Rated 11 Mar 2015
70
54th
The main robot is great but the script is underwritten which lets things down a fair bit
Rated 17 Jun 2015
45
28th
The introduction of Chappie is good and gives promise of something fun and original. But the contrast between the cute and the violence is too big. The film barely holds itself together. In the end I kind of grew to dislike Chappie and his silly antenna ears... Occasionally funny, but awkward and annoying for the most part.
Rated 19 Jun 2015
65
37th
It's funny, that's it...
Rated 19 May 2015
70
51st
A cheeky anti-cautionary tale that embraces possibilities of artificial intelligence usually painted as undesirable: just let it happen, says Blomkamp.
Rated 24 May 2015
66
39th
Blomkamp stays in SA but this time with a lighter tone. Looking at his back catalogue, this seems to be a collation of previous projects with a bigger budget behind it. Blasts a Die Antwoord soundtrack throughout, as well as casting the 2 members who keep their stage names on screen.. Unique set design should be noted as well. Overall, its a film that doesn't do much for Jburg tourism.
Rated 09 Sep 2015
55
13th
Hip hop robot learns to feel after being taught by whatever the fuck he was being taught by.
Rated 15 May 2015
95
93rd
An endearing movie about the rough birth of a charming artificial intelligence. While not perfect, it hits all my buttons in such a way I didn't really notice the flaws for more than a second or two. It's sort of too bad they had to shoehorn action into it - it's good, but the payoff I was looking for was what happened afterwards.
Rated 19 Jul 2015
45
1st
This movie has tonnes of super annoying gangsters and super stupid characters but what makes this movie a very frustrating experience is the fact that all the characters continue to make regular mistakes that are so stupid a child would know better. Most of the problems they face could have easily been avoided and the movie would have been an hour shorter. It's especially frustrating because by the end you can see how good the movie could have been. All I have to say is what where they thinking?
Rated 29 Feb 2016
80
77th
it's pretty bad if you don't come with the right mood and mindset to watch a rated R kids movie
Rated 29 May 2015
56
23rd
Blomkamps movies just get dumber and dumber. At least the ending was cool.
Rated 27 Mar 2015
83
64th
For someone following Die Antwoord, the movie works well as an extended promo video with amusing callbacks to their videos. It's a fun action movie and the critical thrashing that it's received should be taken more for the expectation placed on Blomkamp after District 9. That said, Weaver & Jackman's caricatures are inexcusable, and I wasn't fond of the infantile depiction of Chappie. Charlie in Flowers for Algernon showed a great balance of wisdom and innocence, for instance.
Rated 29 Aug 2015
74
27th
I thought this movie was a great movie, but it was half-assed. The graphics were great as usual, but the story was a little iffy. All of the actors did a good job, but no "Outstanding" performances. I just thought this movie was "Good". I really love how Neill Blomkamp uses Sharlto Copley in a lot of his movies. Over all, I thought it was a decent movie.
Rated 27 Nov 2017
55
18th
I will continue to be excited for any new Blomkamp film, but with guarded expectations. The mix of extreme violence with corny humor just didn't connect. The visuals, as per usual, are wonderful to see, but the inclusion of Die Antwoord in the majority of the film is beyond irritating.
Rated 05 Feb 2018
40
7th
2 hour long advert for a terrible South African band. So bad it was almost hilarious.
Rated 20 May 2015
65
64th
You have to let a certain number of consistency issues and a lack of logic slide to enjoy some really funny scenes that don't quite turn into a great whole.
Rated 12 Mar 2015
60
39th
Good story but the film lacks the finer details.
Rated 01 May 2015
78
78th
Finally Blomkamp makes something with good effects, humor, and action, and it DOESN'T throw any ham-fisted message at you. I see a lot of people calling it unfocused because of that, that it doesn't know WHAT it's trying to say, but maybe it's not really trying to say anything. Maybe it's just a neat little helping of entertainment for the hell of it. After Elysium, that's just fine with me.
Rated 21 May 2015
61
42nd
Seriously, what's with all the AI movies coming out lately? Blomkamp updates "Short Circuit" for another generation, and is entertaining and affecting enough for the time it lasts, but could have done a lot more with the premise. Not to mention less annoying lead actors.

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