Bonus review: Chappie

I skipped Chappie in the theater because I heard it was bad. Then I was stuck on a transatlantic airplane flight, and thought why not? Ugh. I made it all the way through, but mainly because I could distract myself with word games on a tablet.

This is a movie without much in the way of redeeming features. I already wasn't a fan of Neill Blomkamp (District 9 and Elysium), and this is no improvement. Casting Yolandi Visser and Ninja of Die Antwoord was a mistake - the two of them are fascinatingly weird but not actually good actors. The story is uninspired, and both it and the dialogue are occasionally cringe-worthy.

The best thing I can say about this movie is that the effects are pretty decent. On the other hand, I didn't pay to see it and I still think the price was too high.

...and it's still a better movie than Blackhat.


Performance: 1/5
Plot: 1/5
Production: 2.5/5
Overall: 1/5
Bechdel: Fail (D)
Mako Mori: Fail
What are these?

Fun Movies

1. Avengers: Age of Ultron (4.5)
2. Mad Max: Fury Road (4.5)
3. Pitch Perfect 2 (4)
4. Ant-Man (4)
5. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (4)
6. Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (3.5)
7. Jupiter Ascending (3.5)
8. Jurassic World (3)
9. Tomorrowland (2.5)
10. Kingsman: The Secret Service (2)
11. Insurgent (2)
12. Chappie (1)
13. Blackhat (1)

Serious Movies

1. American Sniper