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royphishoohJun 23, 2015

What on earth were Sigourney Weaver and Hugh Jackman doing wasting their time in this drivel? What could have been an entertaining story was ruined by abysmal acting and an unbelievably bad script.

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directproduceJun 8, 2015

Bad acting and gratuitous, fringe pop-culture(violence & profanity). Watkins leads the ham with Dev Patel and Jason Cope adding the cringe for the male roles, Sigourney looked tired and old in female support to a Capetonian Zef star,Bad acting and gratuitous, fringe pop-culture(violence & profanity). Watkins leads the ham with Dev Patel and Jason Cope adding the cringe for the male roles, Sigourney looked tired and old in female support to a Capetonian Zef star, Yo-Landi. The characters tried too hard and the story remained predictable making the ending an anti-climax. Blomkamp needs to progress beyond local talent or suffer the consequences.… Expand

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horizonbtsSep 13, 2015

This is one movie I should have went with my instincts, and that was to pass it by! What a mess of a movie, never holding it together at all. The acting was horrible and you could tell even some of the main actors such as Hugh Jackman wereThis is one movie I should have went with my instincts, and that was to pass it by! What a mess of a movie, never holding it together at all. The acting was horrible and you could tell even some of the main actors such as Hugh Jackman were thinking what was I doing when I agreed to be in this movie! The bad guys and robbers were idiotic and uninteresting and way overdone, and to add to insult looked like they come straight out of a comic book with tats and funny hairdo's. They acted like they had IQ's under 50, and made the movie even worse than it already was. Overall the movie was a mess and I would never recommend this to anyone!… Expand

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Movi3R3vi3werMar 8, 2015

This years Transcendence, CHAPPiE is a hugely disappointed film and a major step down from the once great Neill Blomkamp. No character development, horrific acting, and an absolutely ridiculous third act makes CHAPPiE nearly cringeworthy.

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BlackFox81Aug 9, 2015

Garbage movie dull and predictable robot movie, with terrible acting. South African actors are terrible please stop trying to help them out, Neil bumpkin is overrated hopefully he does better with alien 5

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diogomendesMay 29, 2015

What a load of garbage! "Chappie", like most Neill Blomkamp's offers, is visually striking and boasts a well-chosen cast, but unlike Neill's other movies, "Chappie" is hampered by unlikable, underdeveloped secondary characters, heavy-handedWhat a load of garbage! "Chappie", like most Neill Blomkamp's offers, is visually striking and boasts a well-chosen cast, but unlike Neill's other movies, "Chappie" is hampered by unlikable, underdeveloped secondary characters, heavy-handed narrative elements and a familiar message. It's depressing and manipulative in some sense. I apologize to those who liked it, but I couldn't stand it.

3/10.… Expand

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hieraxApr 25, 2016

The acting of the southafrican actors was just awkward, real real bad english, in every sentence you heard its not their mother tongue. I mean my english is not the best too, but i dont act in movies in which i have to talk english. They talkThe acting of the southafrican actors was just awkward, real real bad english, in every sentence you heard its not their mother tongue. I mean my english is not the best too, but i dont act in movies in which i have to talk english. They talk english like 5 year olds and the characters are very poorly written. They could be taken from a 90's trash movie. The super freaky looking bad guys with all their weird haircuts and clothes, the indian IT-Specialist and other **** Sigourney Weavers acting is ok, but you dont see the professionals much in this movie. This is the first movie after a long time i stopped to watch after about 30 minutes. Bad acting, poor characters, poor english with a way too heavy accent. The special effects are good, i loved the introduction of the robots as police force.

I cant recommend to watch this movie.… Expand

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xolveJul 30, 2016

Oh COME ON;
this film has a heart but it's obscured by:
The Constant product placement for Die Antwoord, the terrible acting by Yolandi (less-so by Ninja but still flat) bad script, implausible plot points on every conceivable level.Oh COME ON;
this film has a heart but it's obscured by:
The Constant product placement for Die Antwoord,
the terrible acting by Yolandi (less-so by Ninja but still flat)
bad script,
implausible plot points on every conceivable level.
Literally the only thing this film has going for it is a killer musical score and great special effects.
But even that can't save it from mediocrity.
This feels like a student film trapped in a AAA-movie's body, and the blame rests with Blomkamp.… Expand

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ZoupJul 10, 2015

Despite having semi-good effects, realistic robot movements, this movie is an insult to the genre, everyone are plainly stupid and much of decisions don't make sense, you can not expect better from a hiphop/sci-fi hybrid.

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DamionMar 8, 2015

Disastrous. Juvenile. Insulting.

Three words that perfectly describe the latest offering from Neill Blomkamp, three words that would not have been expected to describe a film directed by this man. Blomkamp is best known for theDisastrous. Juvenile. Insulting.

Three words that perfectly describe the latest offering from Neill Blomkamp, three words that would not have been expected to describe a film directed by this man.

Blomkamp is best known for the absolutely brilliant "District 9," a reflection on apartheid, but also responsible for the almost equally fascinating "Elysium," which was a sci-fi look at the ongoing 1% debate.

So, expectations for his third feature, "Chappie," were understandably considerably high.

However, the expectations are sadly unfounded as this film does not even remotely live up to expectation. In fact, it doesn't live up to anything. At all.

In short, "Chappie" is the story of a "broken" robot from a fleet of robot police now protecting Johannesburg, which gets rebooted by fully self-sufficient artificial intelligence installed by the developer of the police robots, Deon Wilson (Dev Patel, "Slumdog Millionaire"). Having been "kidnapped" by a ridiculous gang of wannabe "gangstas," played absolutely horrifically by members of South African rap group Die Antwoord (Ninja, Yo-Landi Visser), with absolutely no acting ability whatsoever, Chappie, which needs to learn from scratch like a baby, is "raised" by these bumbling idiots to help them pull off a huge heist.

After screwing up a drug deal for Hippo, one of the few worthwhile characters in the film played with brilliant, anarchic, shirtless hotness by Brandon Auret, Ninja and Yolandi owe him $20 million. And they have a week to get it to him.

And thus, this film then wants you to believe, without actually showing you how it is actually accomplished, that this robot named Chappie, in the hands of idiotic, failed gangsters and with limited input from the wasted Dev Patel, could go from zero and baby-like to an almost full-fledged, heist-worthy "adult"…in about a week. Because "gangstas" would have time for this.

All the while, teaching him to "act gangsta," making the film a complete joke while practically verging on racist gansgta clichés…diving head first into a pool of utter ridiculousness.

With its amateur soundtrack, its "gangsta" stupidity, its horrific acting, complete lack of logical narrative and deflection of all its shortcomings through the use of explosions, this film truly caters to the absolute lowest common denominator.

In fact, it expects its audience to be so truly uneducated, when Hippo speaks, the film features English subtitles. Um, Hippo speaks English.

This film was so dumb, and assumed its audience would be so uneducated, they put English subtitles under a guy speaking English. The film, in all its stupidity, actually manages to directly insult the intelligence of its audience.

So, where do big names Hugh Jackman and Sigourney Weaver fit into this? Jackman plays Vincent Moore, a spoiled brat with a horrific haircut who designed a similar type of police robot which was deemed far too big and expensive to be used, so he devises a plan to knock out Wilson's robots so his will be implemented. Weaver merely plays Wilson and Moore's boss at the company which created these droids.

Why they wanted to be involved in this film is beyond me.

So, listen to me when I say, avoid this film at all costs. Unlike the strong, important political messages of his first two films, on his third outing, Blomkamp has achieved absolutely nothing but creating a film that wants to show an audience just what an epic failure looks like.… Expand

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Qgal5kapMay 14, 2015

Random thoughts: Why do the robots have to sound like **** 1960's sci-fi movies? Even google's voice to speech sounds waay better. I thought this was supposed to be like the future or something. Consciousness.dat stable?? Why the crappy actors?

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StdUsernameMar 18, 2015

Watching this movie, it is clear that the majority of the budget went into animating the robots, much to the detriment of Everything Else. This extends so far that the director had to take footage from the South African Special Task ForceWatching this movie, it is clear that the majority of the budget went into animating the robots, much to the detriment of Everything Else. This extends so far that the director had to take footage from the South African Special Task Force documentary and use a wireless mouse USB receiver as the main plot MacGuffin.

Summary:
Cliche plot strung along by nonsensical and unsympathetic characters, poor sound effects, thoroughly lazy acting and prop design. Primary purpose appears to have been done to fulfill contractual obligations for Sony product placement instead of movie watcher.

1/10 would not recommend.… Expand

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Brent_MarchantMar 8, 2015

What was Neill Blomkamp thinking? This incredibly awful offering from the talented director of "District 9" misses the mark in virtually every way conceivable. The filmmaker serves up an overlong, implausible tale full of plot holes,What was Neill Blomkamp thinking? This incredibly awful offering from the talented director of "District 9" misses the mark in virtually every way conceivable. The filmmaker serves up an overlong, implausible tale full of plot holes, continuity goofs, overacting, cloying dialogue and a derivative narrative that pieces together elements of "Short Circuit," "Robocop," "Avatar" and "Transcendence." Its constant switches in tone, from dramatic to campy to action-oriented, grows ever more annoying with each passing minute, making you beg for the end to come.… Expand

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Kira2341Mar 14, 2015

Really bad movie. Did not like it at all. Story did not make sense. Not a well done movie. Would not see it unless you like action and killing. Did not like how they made Johannesburg seem like such a horrible place and was a war zone. AndReally bad movie. Did not like it at all. Story did not make sense. Not a well done movie. Would not see it unless you like action and killing. Did not like how they made Johannesburg seem like such a horrible place and was a war zone. And why did the Maker not fight more for his Robot he made. And just left Chappie there with people who were not good influences and bad people. So dumb! But that is just my opinion.… Expand

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Lambo442Jun 20, 2015

Chappie shouldn't be named after a penis as he's really a big vagina. He's so pathetic it's untrue. This film would have worked if it hadn't of been so sentimental, which just clashes with the violence badly. It's full of cliched, annoyingChappie shouldn't be named after a penis as he's really a big vagina. He's so pathetic it's untrue. This film would have worked if it hadn't of been so sentimental, which just clashes with the violence badly. It's full of cliched, annoying characters and it just doesn't know how to be different.… Expand

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CWARD009May 23, 2015

I was very, very disappointed in Chappie. It has made me question if Blomkamp is the exciting talent I thought he was after District 9. Every element of this film except the effects seems poor and dated. The acting is diabolical and theI was very, very disappointed in Chappie. It has made me question if Blomkamp is the exciting talent I thought he was after District 9. Every element of this film except the effects seems poor and dated. The acting is diabolical and the dialogue is even worse. Chappie is essentially a robotic Jar Jar Binks and I couldn't force myself to be sympathetic and stop hating him. Such a waste.… Expand

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InfernusTigrisMar 12, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I can't believe how dumb everyone is giving this movie above a 5... This movie is anything but original and has no sense of reality. So the movie rips off Short Circuit especially at the end of the movie. The plot is basically the same as district 9, but instead of human becomes alien with alien companion, human becomes robot with robot companion.

I found the opening scene to be the only good part of the movie, I'd rather watch a mindless robot action movie than this crap. If you've scene short circuit 1 and 2 and district 9, you know this movie already. So the engineer that created Chappie checked out the god key which is needed to do software updates on his scouts, takes it out of the secure building with his broken scout and no one notices anything with cameras every where... Calls him several days later about the key "Hey you checked the god key out several days ago." and his response is "I know I took it home with me to do some work." WHAT THE **** His security clearance would be revoked immediately, he'd be tracked down and arrested so fast. No one realizes there is a rogue police robot (Chappie) running around stealing cars until he does a heist stealing money from a bank truck. Oh and the character Mommy dies and at the end shows her conscience is saved to a flash drive like anyone cares that she died. OMG Don't tell me they are making a sequel....

This movie is based around low-life gangsters and their retarded ways of talking, looking cool, and being badass. This movie is garbage.

To sum it all up go see the first action scene then get your money back. That is the only part worth watching. Short Circuit 1 and 2 and District 9 = This Crappie movie. Woops I meant Chappie. Wait no I had it right, it's Crappie. This movie gets a 1 for only one good action scene… Expand

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WatPaldersMar 16, 2015

A better movie to watch if it was muted. Awesome visuals... AWEFUL story telling. 90% of this movie was watching chappie grow up to be a degenerate gangster. The only satisfying part of this movie was the last 20 minutes with the exception ofA better movie to watch if it was muted. Awesome visuals... AWEFUL story telling. 90% of this movie was watching chappie grow up to be a degenerate gangster. The only satisfying part of this movie was the last 20 minutes with the exception of opening it up for a sequel.… Expand

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Nobilis1984Mar 14, 2015

Unfortunately, only a weak film.
Chappie saw in the trailers so good. But since you only saw the best scenes.
But it's not all schhlecht. The social message is well chosen and the film is technically excellent. Unfortunately, the story isUnfortunately, only a weak film.
Chappie saw in the trailers so good. But since you only saw the best scenes.
But it's not all schhlecht. The social message is well chosen and the film is technically excellent.
Unfortunately, the story is at times so stupid and illogical that one can only shake my head. Who the quality of District 9 is expected very disappointed. Hollywood has influenced his films too negative.
The famous two actors (Jackman and Weaver) remain totally pale.… Expand

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UnfearingMar 6, 2015

2 stars for 2 scenes which had action in it. Charming movie, but disgusting story and zero development of characters. Don't go in expecting an action movie, or you'll be leaving sorely disappointed. Elements of the movie that attempt to2 stars for 2 scenes which had action in it. Charming movie, but disgusting story and zero development of characters. Don't go in expecting an action movie, or you'll be leaving sorely disappointed. Elements of the movie that attempt to appeal to emotion are far fetched and seem to insult my intelligence, and one has to try their utmost best to believe elements of the story. Comedy is inserted at absolutely random intervals, and seem to work against the movie. There is absolutely zero build up, and no gut clenching finish that I was expecting.… Expand

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anti666Mar 12, 2015

One of the worst movies I have seen in my whole life.
Flat (aka no) story.
Bad pacing. Sloppy camera work. Horrible acting. Internal incoherence. Lousy fight choreography. Mediocre FX. The "technical" side is spitting into the faceOne of the worst movies I have seen in my whole life.
Flat (aka no) story.
Bad pacing.
Sloppy camera work.
Horrible acting.
Internal incoherence.
Lousy fight choreography.
Mediocre FX.

The "technical" side is spitting into the face of every real developer on this planet.

What a waste of time.
And it just wouldn't end...… Expand

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SesshomuraiMar 8, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Complete trash. Poorly cast. Characters saying and doing things that don't make any sense. Dialog is horrible. The goonie accents almost unbearable. Here's one for you. The guy who invented the robots to make robot company very successful goes to CEO claiming he invented a "sentient" A.I. (in his studio apartment filled with old Ataris and extension cords) that could be smarter than a human. Asks CEO if he can test it on some soon-to-be-crushed robot parts. CEO says "No way! Are you crazy??" Really??? That's what a CEO would say to the inventor of their primary asset?
Then we get force fed this whole 'hate crime against robots' thing. Not that the scene made any sense. Guy drives robot to some undisclosed location for unknown reasons and leaves it there. Random thugs show up and decide to harass and beat the robot. Again, why? Then we're forced to watch this and have real sympathy. Oh I get it, its a metaphor for human hate crimes. Ahhhhh. I see it now. Cleverly veiled by your heavy handed jamming it down my throat technique. Almost missed it there.

Absurdity to the nth degree. Walked out.… Expand

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PfenderStrat621Mar 20, 2015

A mess with boring characters, some terrible actors, a lot of horrendous action scenes and inconsistencies, makes the film to be really forgettable. What happened to you Neil?

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WanderleiMar 11, 2015

This movie is absolutely terrible. The acting is unprofessional, its worse than a direct to dvd title. The writing is horrible, hard to believe anyone greenlight it. On top of that is the shameless and crass product placement. Sony PicturesThis movie is absolutely terrible. The acting is unprofessional, its worse than a direct to dvd title. The writing is horrible, hard to believe anyone greenlight it. On top of that is the shameless and crass product placement. Sony Pictures represents everything wrong with the movie industry with movies like Jack and Jill, The Smurfs 1 and 2, Grown Ups 1 and 2, and The Amazing Spiderman 2.… Expand

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FyendoMar 6, 2015

Just awful in all regards. Without Peter Jackson to hold his hand Neil Domkop fails again. Hopefully after this they will yank the Alien sequel from him before he ruins it.

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PerfectCriticMar 13, 2015

The WORST Movie I Have EVER seen in my LIFE (And Believe me I've seen a lot)..

EVERYTHING IS WRONG in this movie, from the story (there's no plot),to the locations,the lack of any sense of logic, to the Casting OMG this is the worst ,it'sThe WORST Movie I Have EVER seen in my LIFE (And Believe me I've seen a lot)..

EVERYTHING IS WRONG in this movie, from the story (there's no plot),to the locations,the lack of any sense of logic, to the Casting OMG this is the worst ,it's full of unknown zero talented unworthy of being called "Actors", and with characters Names like "Ninja" ,"Yo-Landi","Amerika","Pitbull"... (btw "Ninja" ,"Yo-Landi" are also their Real names).

The Casting was extremely horrific, I've never seen acting so bad ,even barney the dinosaur had better acting skills, you never connect to any of the characters, no actor fits the role and with the extremely poorly written story and dialog they can't offer much.
You shouldn't expect much from the Director/writer who prevously created Elysium "which is very bad but at least had great potentials if written the right way and is Marginly better than this one" .

You might be tricked into watching this movie because it's a Hugh Jackman Movie (like I did), but this movie is Jackman's worst performance, worst look, worst accent and worst character.

Robots (droids) have always been cool, but Not in this movie, here they are the most stupid most boring, most annoying thing , as I watched a robot act like a child for the whole movie , and it believed simple lies while at the same time they're trying to convince us it has true A.I superior to Humans's .

Finally, I want to say that I'm actually a big fan of Hugh Jackman and consider him one of the best actors of current time and I'm surprised and saddened he accepted this movie.… Expand

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KRONRUSKAJun 20, 2015

Херня для молетней пиздюшни. Для детей 5 лет. Которые не знают что такое сознание и сам человек. ТАКОООЙ ВЫСЕР Я БОЛЬШЕ НИГДЕ НЕ ВИДЕЛ В СВОЕЙ ЖИЗНИ!Херня для молетней пиздюшни. Для детей 5 лет. Которые не знают что такое сознание и сам человек. ТАКОООЙ ВЫСЕР Я БОЛЬШЕ НИГДЕ НЕ ВИДЕЛ В СВОЕЙ ЖИЗНИ!

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LM7889Jun 30, 2015

This movie is set in South Africa when none of the actors are South African or even black. The accents are terrible. No real plot, looks like it was made for immature young men. I don't see how anyone could give this movie much more than a 1.This movie is set in South Africa when none of the actors are South African or even black. The accents are terrible. No real plot, looks like it was made for immature young men. I don't see how anyone could give this movie much more than a 1. It has a lot of action and some cool graphics, but so does a hundred video games.… Expand

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DethcriticDec 29, 2019

The worst what hugh jackman did from x-men origins wolverine
Stupid story and another couple like E.T.

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YrneAug 20, 2021

The script is messed up. The guys that are supposed to play the good guys are stupid people and bad roll models played by bad actors. At the beginning it seems a lot of potential in this movie but everything goes down hill at the end.

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