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[–] [email protected] 71 points 6 months ago (4 children)

This person is the kind of person that would keep wishing on a monkey paw. The rest of Niell Blomkamp's movies have been not great, and a sequel would probably be so bad to make the original worse.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 6 months ago (3 children)

What the FUCK did you just say about Chappie???

[–] [email protected] 34 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Chappie was bad, and I say that as a Die Antwoord enjoyer.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 6 months ago (3 children)

I was Die Antwoord enjoyer until recently when I learned all the recent controversies they’ve been stirring up since at least 2013. It’s worth researching if you’re still riding off that old 2008 MySpace/OG Website high like I was.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 6 months ago

damn. well, they weren't the classiest bunch, so im not surprised, but i am disappointed

[–] [email protected] 19 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Aw man. Looks like I won't be able to enjoy them anymore.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 months ago

I figured it'd be Ninja getting accused sexual assault so even though it pisses me off, I'm not shocked

I was, however, surprised to read the accusations against Yolandi....from DANNY BROWN no less.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 months ago

I hate Die Antwoord, but Chappie is a good boy and shouldn't be lumped in with them!

[–] [email protected] 24 points 6 months ago (2 children)

In comparison to District 9, Chappie was pretty awful. I was VERY excited for it but left disappointed. It was so campy and...unrealistic? That sounds stupid to say in the same breath as praise for District 9 but I don't mean the settings, I mean the stories. The character writing and plot were just not great.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Unfortunately, Bloomkamp is one of those good directors that mistakenly think they are also good writers (See also: Zack Snyder, M. Knight Shyamalan).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Jesus you are so right about those last two.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

yeah, a dude "figuring out" complete AI in a single night of hardcore coding was super weird

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago

That was more a scene of his final night of work. It was still kinda weird, but they set it up so that it was supposed to show that he was working all night, every night on the project, and finally hit the right "code" to make it work.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It was nothing original, just Short Circuit with guns

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

There's nothing wrong with that. Johnny 5 ALIVE

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Chappie started so strong too. He can’t get past a 2nd act

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Not great doesn't mean bad. I had fun with Gran Turismo

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

He just needs a good writer by his side to keep him in check and reign him in.