Saturday 7 March 2015

Film Review: Chappie

Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Cert: 15 cert

DirectorNeill Blomkamp

Screen writer: Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell

Starring: Sharlto Copley , Dev Patel , Ninja , Yo-Landi Visser , Jose Pablo Cantillo , Hugh Jackman , Sigourney Weaver , Brandon Auret , Johnny Selema , Anderson Cooper , Maurice Carpede , Jason Cope , Kevin Otto , Chris Shields .

Running time: 120 min   

Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.

Sex & NudityMild sexual references. nothing explicit

Violence & Gore: The start had gun scenes. On more than one occasion the gun is put in someone's mouth and they treaten to shoot him. Violent scenes where people are hit on the temple and threatened with being killed.

Profanity:  The movie contained 1 use of fuck, 5 uses of shit and 3 uses of damn. Some racial words are briefly used

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: Men are seen drinking on occasion

Frightening/Intense Scenes: The entire movie can be frightening to young children. Especially the gunfights.



Story: In the near future, crime is patrolled by an oppressive mechanized police force. But now, the people are fighting back. When one police droid, Chappie, is stolen and given new programming, he becomes the first robot with the ability to think and feel for himself. As powerful, destructive forces start to see Chappie as a danger to mankind and order, they will stop at nothing to maintain the status quo and ensure that Chappie is the last of his kind.

Likes : The critic once again trying to make out this film is a fail copy cat of Elysium have got this film so wrong, this was in a league of it own, specially when it comes to artificial intelligence this film stands out not only a brilliant emotional way but in funny laugh out loud funny way that short circuit use to be.
If i could compare this film to any film, i would say this is a mixture of of a few sci-fi films like short circuit, robo cop, terminator & the a live action version of Appleseed Alpha in some way which is brilliant as you start to love the character of chappie it dose at time get emotional in place's which make this not just a action sci-fi but with dark emotional look at the way life is when it can be cruel.
The character of chappie is brilliant showing a child like A.I machine trying to learn how the world works kind of like the old short circuit film with johnny number 5, it had that same concept which remakes this film great.
Yes some parts of this you can compare to Elysium with the gangs fighting over the city, trying to make a living What is great about the movie is its style with Yolandi and Ninja (the main characters part of the musical group Die Antwoord) did a brilliant acting job in this film play the gang land gangsta group.
 Hugh Jackman is pretty hilarious & playing a pretty nasty piece of work as a bloodthirsty war vet, he really sale his role on screen which make me think that if they were to do a film of metal gear solid i believe we have found the perfect actor to play snake as huge jackman would be awesome for.. The technology in this movie is fantastic, as usual coming from Blomkamp, leaving plenty of ideas for the imagination to wonder about for the future as it show a pretty futuristic concept of transferring a human consciousness in to robot is brilliant show in this film.
Chappie is a funny, entertaining, and surprisingly sentimental movie that will go down in film history along with the over robot concept movies along with the C.G.I animation that is absolutely fantastic in this film not only bring chappie to life but also the over robot as well, this film really deserved more than the bad reviews it got as this is a great film.

Dislikes : It can be a little slow in pace which slightly under minds the film flow, the action scene were good but there just wasn't enough of them but still a great concept film.

Overall : Almost a live action version Appleseed Alpha, great characters, chappie is awesome.

Rating: 5 out of 5 for entertainment / 7.9 out of 10 for concept.





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