Chappie (IMAX)

I am discovery. I am wonder. I am Chappie.

Neil and Shalto came back to Johannesburg for another peak into the near future. The film received below-average reviews in the USA, and while it opened at number 1 there, it was with a rather low box office take. User reviews are generally more favourable than the critics. Set in the near future, crime is managed by an oppressive mechanized police force. People have had enough and 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. This film is releasing in regular and IMAX versions, this is the IMAX version.

120 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Language, Violence, Drug abuse).
Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller, South African.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Well at least I have looks and a personaiity...

Credits

Cast	Dev Patel, Ninja, Yo-Landi Visser, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Hugh Jackman, Sigourney Weaver, Brandon Auret, voice of Sharlto Copley
Director	Neil Blomkamp
Screenplay	Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell
Music	Hanz Zimmer
Cinematography	Trent Opaloch
Editing	Julian Clarke, Mark Goldblatt
Sound formats	Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, Datasat
Soundtrack	Available
Made in	2015
Produced by	Columbia Pictures, Alpha Core, Genre Films, LStar Capital, Media Rights Capital, Ollin Studio, Simon Kinberg Productions, SPE

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Action
Language	Moderate to strong, frequent
Nudity	Low impact, infrequent
Sex	None
Violence	None (sic... clearly wrong ... see Commensense ratings - Ed.)
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	Low/mild impact, infrequent
Drug abuse	None (sic)
Comments
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CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit 17 +	Positive messages	Positive role models
Violence	Sex	Language
Consumerism	Drinking, drugs, smoking

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith Artificial intelligence thinks with its heart.	10
Die Burger Rochélle Human Net vir aanhangers van hom en die genre.	10
Cape Times Todd McCarthy This sad 'Chappie' just totally lost in the underworld.	5
ReelViews James Berardinelli Chappie, the latest science fiction endeavor from South African director Neill Blomkamp, isn't just a disappointment; it represents a misfire.	10
Metacritic.com 39 critics	8
Rottentomatoes critics 150 critics	10
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Chappie boasts more of the big ideas and visual panache that director Neill Blomkamp has become known for -- and, sadly, more of the narrative shortcomings.	6
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics	9
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Underwhelming robot sci-fi thriller is really violent.	5
What the People say
Metacritic.com users 192 users	15
Rottentomatoes users 29387 users	13
Internet 14936 Netizens Way better than the critics want you to believe	15
Average .. 48%	10