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Chappie (Neil Blomkamp)

  • 04-11-2014 8:45pm
    #1
    Frank Bullitt
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    First trailer was released today. Big fan of Blomkamp so I am very much looking forward to this, looks fantastic.


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  • #2
    bnt
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    I was curious about how they animated Chappie: Sharlto says they did "poor man's motion capture", manually animating Chappie to match his movements. A robot with a Sarf Efrican ekcent ..! :pac:

    (can't believe there isn't a thread on this already - I did search)

    Death has this much to be said for it:
    You don’t have to get out of bed for it.
    Wherever you happen to be
    They bring it to you—free.

    — Kingsley Amis



  • #3
    Mickeroo
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    bnt wrote: »
    (can't believe there isn't a thread on this already - I did search)

    :D you should have waited a couple of seconds: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057320725

    Well played lads :pac:

    Edit: Looks really interesting, I'm a sucker for self aware robot movies anyway and it has Die Antwoord in it too. Hopefully a return to form after Elysium. I didn't think Elysium was particularly bad, just much too by the numbers and I expect more from the director of District 9.


  • #4
    Frank Bullitt
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    ...great minds!


  • #5
    pixelburp
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    Elyisum was a classic case of style over substance imo: the world-building and attention to detail in the everyday was sublime, and had a grungy, lo-tech sensibility that was quite absorbing - it's just a shame the world itself didn't stand up to any kind of scrutiny and the plot completely went off the rails in the finale act.

    Still looking forward to this though and looks intriguing, though this feels oddly similar to Blomkamp's previous films: is he a one-man purveyor of South African slum-sci-fi or something? It is nice to watch a trailer featuring non-American accents though, makes a change.


  • #6
    DvB
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    Really looking forward to seeing this, the trailer has only raised my expectations further.... I just hope it doesn't go down the same path as District 9 with Chappie merely taking the place of the aliens or suchlike & we get a truly 'new' story to add to Blomkamps work...
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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  • #7
    Skerries
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    has the same general theme as the recent Automata with Antonio Banderas
    Untitled Image




  • #8
    Hande hoche!
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    Really enjoyed District 9 and found Elysium decent so will definitely watch this. Hope Blomkamp takes it easy on the shaky cam.


  • #9
    Fysh
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    Skerries wrote: »
    has the same general theme as the recent Automata with Antonio Banderas

    Thanks for that, just watched the trailer and it looks pretty good. Had completely passed me by somehow, though I try to keep an eye on whatolks from Spanish cinema are up to.


  • #10
    Frank Bullitt
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    Also, this has Die Antwoord in it, whats not to like?


  • #11
    Sir Gallagher
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    Gintonious wrote: »
    Also, this has Die Antwoord in it, whats not to like?

    The Slumdog Millionaire fella.


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  • #12
    Frank Bullitt
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    Sir Gallagher wrote: »
    The Slumdog Millionaire fella.

    Touche.


  • #13
    humanji
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    Skerries wrote: »
    has the same general theme as the recent Automata with Antonio Banderas
    And Short Circuit. So if Steve Guttenberg doesn't have a cameo, I won't be happy!


  • #14
    bnt
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    I'm also getting a bit of a Robocop vibe here - with a ruined downtown Johannesburg in place of a ruined downtown Detroit.

    BTW - in case anyone's wondering, "Chappie" is just local slang for "buddy" or "mate". The locations appear to be centred more on downtown Jo'Burg, instead of Soweto - which may be only a few km away, but may as well have been a different country during the Apartheid years. The skyscraper in the background at 1:20 is the Carlton Centre, the tallest office building in Africa: I was there around 1990 and went up to the top floor viewing gallery, but I hardly recognise the surrounding area any more.

    Death has this much to be said for it:
    You don’t have to get out of bed for it.
    Wherever you happen to be
    They bring it to you—free.

    — Kingsley Amis



  • #15
    Squeedily Spooch
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    What's the betting they wanted to call it Chap-E but didn't want to annoy Disney's legal team.

    Blomkamp makes interesting if flawed films, Elysium had some great ideas but a poor execution and some massive plot holes.


  • #16
    Antar Bolaeisk
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    Quite liking the almost Vangelis type music in the trailer, hope that stays for the final release.


  • #17
    Otacon
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    The second trailer has been released, though this gives away more of the story so you might want to avoid it.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyy7y0QOK-0


  • #18
    ktulu123
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    Going to try stay away from the rest of the trailers for this. The first one piqued my interest quite a bit & I can't remember the details of it so really looking forward to this film.


  • #19
    pixelburp
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    The first trailer was definitely the more enigmatic of the two; this one's very generic, complete with stupidly melodramatic taglines and strained details of what the plot involves, who the various people are etc. I'm still intrigued by the film, but could have done without the cookie-cutter, uninspired trailer. The FX still looks pretty amazing too...


  • #20
    OU812
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    Just watched the trailer for this. It's Short Circuit meets Robocop.


  • #21
    crybaby
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    The end of Elysium was awful awful stuff like watching a 80's action flick and it could have been a good film

    District 9 on the other hand was fantastic so more than willing to give this a chance, I get the feeling however that he might be a bit stuck as a director in terms of his material so I'm not expecting to be wowed.


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  • #22
    TerrorFirmer
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    I watched about 30 seconds of the trailer and that was enough to convince me it's a must see - seems like a big budget version of his early short Tetra Vaal!



  • #23
    TheDoc
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    Like others I saw the first trailer and am staying away from anything else.

    Really looking forward to it.


  • #24
    Oafley Jones
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    Otacon wrote: »
    The second trailer has been released, though this gives away more of the story so you might want to avoid it.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyy7y0QOK-0

    Just watched that. The bit with Jackman having a snoop with the binoculars is hilarious. It's like something out of Scooby-Doo. Blomkamp's effect work is amazing in fairness.


  • #25
    Outkast_IRE
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    Out this weekend, Think i will go see it Saturday night. Initial IMDB score is good at 8.6, lets hope it stays that way.


  • #26
    mark13
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    Looks like another dud from Blomkamp - currently 20% on Rotten Tomatoes.


  • #27
    ancapailldorcha
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    Outkast_IRE wrote: »
    Out this weekend, Think i will go see it Saturday night. Initial IMDB score is good at 8.6, lets hope it stays that way.

    It's 8.0 atm. Going to avoid the trailers if I can and see this ASAP.

    The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

    Leviticus 19:34



  • #28
    Bacchus
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    mark13 wrote: »
    Looks like another dud from Blomkamp - currently 20% on Rotten Tomatoes.

    54% from the critics only. No audience rating yet.


  • #29
    Duggy747
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    I think it's good his next film is Alien, mainly because it takes him away from the slums mixed with technology in a near-future, lack of subtlety in it's messages and using the same characters (icy authoritive figure + main military henchman with no empathy towards hero) which this film seems to be slated for.

    Still looking forward to it, though.


  • #30
    sbsquarepants
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    Trailer looks good - but the name is terrible, it would nearly put you off watching, what the hell was thinking calling it chappie ffs!


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  • #31
    Ole Rodrigo
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    sbsquarepants wrote: »
    Trailer looks good - but the name is terrible, it would nearly put you off watching, what the hell was thinking calling it chappie ffs!

    I know, it sounds like a childrens robot tv program or something !

    That clip, with your one from die antword telling it its name..bloody hell, cringe city.


  • #32
    Mickeroo
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    It's a South African slang term of some sort I think.


  • #33
    peteeeed
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    the irish times savaged it


  • #34
    AnonoBoy
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    peteeeed wrote: »
    the irish times savaged it

    It's getting fairly mixed reviews across the board it seems:

    http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/chappie/


  • #35
    TheDoc
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    peteeeed wrote: »
    the irish times savaged it

    Just read that over lunch, what a shocking excuse for critique or journalism, holy mother of hell what is print media doing...


  • #36
    Giruilla
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    When did the IT start doing reviews on thursdays agian?!

    District 9 was good-ish... Elysium was a mess... now this. I'd worry for that alien movie


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  • #37
    SouthTippBass
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    Giruilla wrote: »
    When did the IT start doing reviews on thursdays agian?!

    District 9 was good-ish... Elysium was a mess... now this. I'd worry for that alien movie

    I thought District 9 was freaking great, not perfect sure, but really really great. Elysium, meh. I want this to be good though.


  • #38
    titan18
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    Shame about the reviews. Hadn't been to the cinema in a few weeks and thought this would be good enough.


  • #39
    johnny_ultimate
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    The Die Antwoord stuff in this sounds like the weirdest 'product' placement in recent memory.

    Sounds like a surreal disaster. I'd almost be inclined to watch it out of curiosity, but Blomkamp's films fill me with mere apathy. Even District 9 I felt was a film that sabotaged or abandoned all its good ideas as it progressed towards its noisy, dulling second half, a few laughs aside.


  • #40
    peteeeed
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    this is about the best review ive seen

    http://www.timeout.com/london/film/chappie


  • #41
    weiland79
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    Quote from Rotten Tomatoes:

    I haven't been as happy to see a movie end since the third "Transformers."

    Yikes, I was looking forward to this.


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  • #42
    Outkast_IRE
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    weiland79 wrote: »
    Quote from Rotten Tomatoes:

    I haven't been as happy to see a movie end since the third "Transformers."

    Yikes, I was looking forward to this.
    As was i, not sure what to do now, lately any time a film tries to do a simultaneous worldwide launch its usually a bad sign.

    RTE review is just up with 3.5/5 http://www.rte.ie/ten/reviews/movies/2015/0306/685010-chappie/

    To be fair i think the RTE reviewers get it about right most of the time. (with the exception of the grand budapest, because they sent action movie reviewer guy to watch it )

    Think i might head to this and make up my own mind


  • #43
    peteeeed
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    good review by entertainment.ie

    http://entertainment.ie/movie-review/Chappie/331220.htm


  • #44
    Outkast_IRE
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    My mind is made up, i am going to give it a shot and make up my own mind.

    I loved District 9 an Elysium so i am willing to give this a fair go

    IGN gave it a 7.6/10 which is quite good.


  • #45
    clever user name
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    Went to see it this afternoon in the savoy. Overall I enjoyed it. Visually it's well done, and the robots look pretty good. The movie itself deals with the idea of AI, which really seems to be popping up a lot!! It isn't too heavy on the science though, I guess so it appeals to a wider audience.

    Chappie is definitely the star of the show though. You just can't help but like him in this. Same can't be said for some of the other characters. Didn't like Jackmans character at all, just didn't suit him to be honest. And the least said about the 'thugs' the better...some questionable acting. Patel is good though!!

    It's definitely worth seeing. I think some of the bad reviews are a bit harsh. It's got a bit of everything in it. If I had to rate it is probably give it 7/10.


  • #46
    Outkast_IRE
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    To be honest from reading alot of the critics reviews it sounds like they went into it expecting a somewhat high brow take on the the morality of robots having feelings and emotions akin to something Asimov would of wrote. But when they were given more of a standard sci-fi robot movie they just didnt give it a chance


  • #47
    happysunnydays
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    Is it true that johnny five and robocop had a love child?
    Yeah I know, I know, friggen weird .........but thought I heard that somewhere. I dunno, is it even possible? What would j5/Rcop kid even look like anyway?


  • #48
    clever user name
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    Outkast_IRE wrote: »
    To be honest from reading alot of the critics reviews it sounds like they went into it expecting a somewhat high brow take on the the morality of robots having feelings and emotions akin to something Asimov would of wrote. But when they were given more of a standard sci-fi robot movie they just didnt give it a chance

    Yeah I don't know what they were expecting. Personally, from seeing the trailers the film ended up being exactly as I expected. I would have like a little more 'hard science' in it, but didn't stop me enjoying it.


  • #49
    cloud493
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    It was alright like. Ninja was completely unlikeable right to the end, although maybe that was the point.


  • #50
    Mr E
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    I liked it quite a bit, particularly the last half hour.

    I put it between D9 and Elysium (with D9 on top)


  • #51
    Hande hoche!
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    Quite enjoyable, good mix of funny scenes and action. Would agree with the above poster in terms of ranking Blomkamp's work.


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