tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post6780949780168586602..comments2024-03-27T10:27:59.266-04:00Comments on John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Cult Movies and Classic TV: Cult-Movie Review: Chappie (2015)John Kenneth Muirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-53995694868910968162015-07-01T17:58:52.182-04:002015-07-01T17:58:52.182-04:00I completely agree in every way! The most powerful...I completely agree in every way! The most powerful emotionally resonating genre film of the past decade outside of the two "Planet of the Apes" entries. I was so happy that Blomkamp had the creative courage to go for it with the transformative "Brundlefly" ending. <br /><br />Even though we have seen these themes and many of the plot points in "Short Circuit", "E.T.", "Robocop" and "Blade Runner" etc, Blomkamp has a truly original vision, both in terms of his striking visuals and his unique worldview. He is a true auteur. <br /><br />Critics suck. Seriously. Blomkamp was attacked for this movie with the rabid vitriol usually reserved for Michael Bay or M. Night. As I've said before I just don't get it. Are they just not smart enough (or emotionally receptive) to understand a movie like this? Anyway, I hope after Alien 5 Blomkamp gets back to making personal movies like this one.James J. Caterinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01457868136494514710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-41314198166179277582015-07-01T09:59:46.654-04:002015-07-01T09:59:46.654-04:00Oh well. The review was going good until the end. ...Oh well. The review was going good until the end. It's not that a person with the right start can do those things -- it's that even one with the wrong start can. Harder, certainly. But it can be done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com