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Re: Are These The Reasons Some Nigerians Don't Watch Nollywood Movies? by sulaak(m): 1:46pm On Feb 18, 2020
tchidi066:
Lol... But they are improving

They are regressing

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Re: Are These The Reasons Some Nigerians Don't Watch Nollywood Movies? by LadySarah: 1:46pm On Feb 18, 2020
SpecialAdviser:
Who told you Nigerians dont watch Nollywood movies?

I rather watch Charles Inojie and laugh than watching one nonsense horror film that will add negativity to my life.

I cannot kill myself

Don't mind them.

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Re: Are These The Reasons Some Nigerians Don't Watch Nollywood Movies? by shogsman(m): 1:47pm On Feb 18, 2020
I stopped watching Nigerian films when I saw a ghost with wristwatch on his wrist.

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Re: Are These The Reasons Some Nigerians Don't Watch Nollywood Movies? by yom2(m): 1:47pm On Feb 18, 2020
Larryfest:
Hmmm, even they are to be sharing naija movies free of charge God forbid I accept it. I have never used my 1kobo to buy any of their movies before and never will too. Bad acting, bad sound at times, poor concept, poor everything.
but I thought they have improved like naija music?
Re: Are These The Reasons Some Nigerians Don't Watch Nollywood Movies? by Hypocrit: 1:47pm On Feb 18, 2020
I can patronise every nigerian product but their movies.

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Re: Are These The Reasons Some Nigerians Don't Watch Nollywood Movies? by Oluwasaeon(m): 1:48pm On Feb 18, 2020
shogsman:
I stopped watching Nigerian films when I saw a ghost with wristwatch on his wrist.
He's checking time na grin

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Re: Are These The Reasons Some Nigerians Don't Watch Nollywood Movies? by SultanOfAbia: 1:48pm On Feb 18, 2020
DesignPoint:
cool
Lol. Those ones are small.

The thing is that they use the same camera structure. That is 2 cameras at most which removes the immersive experience we have come to love in foreign movies.

Sometimes they even have to line up in dialogues so the single camera can get everyone into a single frame.

And there's just something always off about it.
Bruhh, we think alike damn..
I stopped Nollywood since 2010
Except the classic old ones
The new ones are trash
This is the reason I'm going into filmmaking..
Nollywood is like a novel, only 2 pages you flip left and right.
No bottom, upwards camera angles just left and right, which makes storytelling stuck in a 2D motion.
Foreign directors know that before u film , u first design your scene. Use Body Cam to follow the actors,making you feel every emotion the actors are feeling in a 3D motion.. That's why they sell billions at box office
I have studied movie depth and I have my fav directors that I learn from.
I will bring in flavor in Nollywood By God's Grace and by my efforts it will come to pass.

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Re: Are These The Reasons Some Nigerians Don't Watch Nollywood Movies? by micflo28(m): 1:48pm On Feb 18, 2020
Nigeria movie accident na d worst. You will see someone battling with the steering and suddenly applies break and gently rest his head on the steering and you will see blood everywhere. Without hitting anything. Its crazy

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Re: Are These The Reasons Some Nigerians Don't Watch Nollywood Movies? by ehirosplusbiz(m): 1:49pm On Feb 18, 2020
15 & 16 weak me
Re: Are These The Reasons Some Nigerians Don't Watch Nollywood Movies? by Coldie(m): 1:49pm On Feb 18, 2020
AGUBANZE:
In as much as we guys are criticizing, Nollywood it’s the second highest movie producers after Indias Bollywood . Couple with our epileptic electricity supply they built a million dollar industry from nothing but pure dedication and a lot of people are benefiting and are employed by this industry.

Don’t forget the highly acclaimed movies like Lionsheart and the likes of others .


They sure have their share of challenges but great success is achieved through practice and experiments . Nobody got it right overnight.


We should appreciate ours too.
USA that just one movie they spend up to 100million dollars. Is what they are using to compare.

That's the yearly budget of some States in Nigeria.

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Re: Are These The Reasons Some Nigerians Don't Watch Nollywood Movies? by Originalsly: 1:51pm On Feb 18, 2020
Stopped watching.... wayyy better film and sound quality.... wayyy worse story lines.....the actors are atrocious...not bad...atrocious... and most have mixed up foreign accents.... that's the worst.

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Re: Are These The Reasons Some Nigerians Don't Watch Nollywood Movies? by sinola(m): 1:52pm On Feb 18, 2020
I stop watching it when I was watching a supposedly epic movie and I saw a billboard at the background that reads vote for uduaghan.

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Re: Are These The Reasons Some Nigerians Don't Watch Nollywood Movies? by Uchemani: 1:52pm On Feb 18, 2020
I stopped watching Nigerian movies when you already can predict what will happen at the end while you just started watching the movie.

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Re: Are These The Reasons Some Nigerians Don't Watch Nollywood Movies? by pek(m): 1:53pm On Feb 18, 2020
You must have your remote at hand all the time to increase or decrease the volume.
Everyone that moves to the city always come back as a "big" man.
The graphics and interpretation is wack.

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Re: Are These The Reasons Some Nigerians Don't Watch Nollywood Movies? by maximunimpact(m): 1:55pm On Feb 18, 2020
Roadtoyesterday:
pls stop Condeming then joo, ofcos Hollywood also have many flaws, I was watching "strike back" few days ago, I had to stop at season 3,even when I had the rest of the season with me,
imagine a single soldier, going for several missions in various African countries, to spy, sneaking and beating heavy securities on ground.
What Hangers me most was, him shooting many shooters but the opponent bullet will never hit him, and his always hit the target.
Dropping his gun, just to fight another that is heavyly armed with bear hand combat.



We. All have flaws but that nollywood is worst though, especially their subtitles

Hey you know nothing about scot and michael

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Re: Are These The Reasons Some Nigerians Don't Watch Nollywood Movies? by PassingShot(m): 1:55pm On Feb 18, 2020
Roadtoyesterday:
pls stop Condeming then joo, ofcos Hollywood also have many flaws, I was watching "strike back" few days ago, I had to stop at season 3,even when I had the rest of the season with me,
imagine a single soldier, going for several missions in various African countries, to spy, sneaking and beating heavy securities on ground.
What Hangers me most was, him shooting many shooters but the opponent bullet will never hit him, and his always hit the target.
Dropping his gun, just to fight another that is heavyly armed with bear hand combat.



We. All have flaws but that nollywood is worst though, especially their subtitles
Anger

In fact, too many blunders!

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Re: Are These The Reasons Some Nigerians Don't Watch Nollywood Movies? by ajebuter(f): 1:55pm On Feb 18, 2020
Nigeria movie?

Last I watched were: "Saworo Ide ' and " Ti Oluwa ni Ile' ( By Baba Wande) in the early 90s

I find most Nigerian movies tasteless, no content, poor audio/video, suspenseless, unoriginal, constant code-mixing, , (mixing Yoruba/Igbo with English,), repetitive, predictable, and extremely shallow acting..

Proudly Badged- Telemundo Fan!

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Re: Are These The Reasons Some Nigerians Don't Watch Nollywood Movies? by shogsman(m): 1:56pm On Feb 18, 2020
Oluwasaeon:

He's checking time na grin
Checking time so he won't pass curfew abi

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Re: Are These The Reasons Some Nigerians Don't Watch Nollywood Movies? by KrazyDave16(m): 1:56pm On Feb 18, 2020
Roadtoyesterday:
pls stop Condeming then joo, ofcos Hollywood also have many flaws, I was watching "strike back" few days ago, I had to stop at season 3,even when I had the rest of the season with me,
imagine a single soldier, going for several missions in various African countries, to spy, sneaking and beating heavy securities on ground.
What Hangers me most was, him shooting many shooters but the opponent bullet will never hit him, and his always hit the target.
Dropping his gun, just to fight another that is heavyly armed with bear hand combat.



We. All have flaws but that nollywood is worst though, especially their subtitles

You do know they employ the services of specialists (in this case one with military experience) so these scenes are based from real life experiences the specialist went through or has seen... And such scenarios happen and have you ever watched videos of those that trained with the marines take down people armed, even to the teeth? Your comment shows you haven't.

Also being under heavy fire doesn't mean you must be hit even by a stray (common rookie mentality) provided you got good cover and not everyone has excellent reaction time, even if you're aiming a Glock on someone with a knife, if your reaction time is poor, the person with the knife will cut you down.

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Re: Are These The Reasons Some Nigerians Don't Watch Nollywood Movies? by aimuan(m): 1:56pm On Feb 18, 2020
fredie107:
1. I stopped watching Nigerian movies when a coconut fell from the mango tree

2. I Stopped watching Nigerian Movies, when I saw a Ghost sweating

3. I stopped watching Nigerian movies when I heard a blind woman saying "My son I'm happy to see you"

4. I stopped watching Nigerian Movies when a Ghost looked left and right to see if it's safe to cross the road

5. I stopped watching Nigerian movies when I heard Nadia Buhari say "you know how much your family wants to have a male son" WTF! A Female son ni.

6. I stopped watching Nigerian movies when mama G put poison in the food then tasted it

7. I stopped watching Nigerian movies when Mary told Joseph that she was pregnant And Joseph replied::Jesus Christ , how did this happen??

8. I stopped watching Nigerian movies when I saw a lady putting poison in someone's food and she tasted to see if the poison was enough

9. I stopped watching Nigerian movies when I once watched one of their movie trailer that was 30 mins long.

10. When its been 15 minutes and the people in the Nigerian movie are STILL crying

11. I stopped Watching Nigerian Movies When an Armed Robber Removed His Shoes Before Entering The House

12. I stopped watching Nigerian movies when i heard this statement 'the man dat u murdered is dead'.

13. I stopped watching Nigerian movies the day I was watching a movie about the birth of Jesus Christ. Maria: Joseph, I am pregnant. Joseph : Jesus Christ!! How? Jesus is not even born yet

14. Once u see an actress vomiting in a Nigerian movie, she's pregnant. That's the only way they know how to portray pregnancy

15. “35 years later” But the dog in the compound is still alive

16. saw a movie recently, and they wrote "14 years ago" trying to show us past events but to greatest surprise, I saw young man wearing 2018 Nigeria World Cup kit.

You can add yours, lets have fun.

Picture Of A Ghost Making A Phone Call In A Nollywood Movie
keep your mouth shut you idiot.. The war firms you have been watching are they real?don't they fake the act?you guys only know how to criticize,tell me any content you have ever created..for you r info nollywood movies are watched all over the world.your view is inconsequential.

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Re: Are These The Reasons Some Nigerians Don't Watch Nollywood Movies? by Iceberg3: 1:57pm On Feb 18, 2020
fredie107:
1. I stopped watching Nigerian movies when a coconut fell from the mango tree

2. I Stopped watching Nigerian Movies, when I saw a Ghost sweating

3. I stopped watching Nigerian movies when I heard a blind woman saying "My son I'm happy to see you"

4. I stopped watching Nigerian Movies when a Ghost looked left and right to see if it's safe to cross the road

5. I stopped watching Nigerian movies when I heard Nadia Buhari say "you know how much your family wants to have a male son" WTF! A Female son ni.

6. I stopped watching Nigerian movies when mama G put poison in the food then tasted it

7. I stopped watching Nigerian movies when Mary told Joseph that she was pregnant And Joseph replied::Jesus Christ , how did this happen??

8. I stopped watching Nigerian movies when I saw a lady putting poison in someone's food and she tasted to see if the poison was enough

9. I stopped watching Nigerian movies when I once watched one of their movie trailer that was 30 mins long.

10. When its been 15 minutes and the people in the Nigerian movie are STILL crying

11. I stopped Watching Nigerian Movies When an Armed Robber Removed His Shoes Before Entering The House

12. I stopped watching Nigerian movies when i heard this statement 'the man dat u murdered is dead'.

13. I stopped watching Nigerian movies the day I was watching a movie about the birth of Jesus Christ. Maria: Joseph, I am pregnant. Joseph : Jesus Christ!! How? Jesus is not even born yet

14. Once u see an actress vomiting in a Nigerian movie, she's pregnant. That's the only way they know how to portray pregnancy

15. “35 years later” But the dog in the compound is still alive

16. saw a movie recently, and they wrote "14 years ago" trying to show us past events but to greatest surprise, I saw young man wearing 2018 Nigeria World Cup kit.

You can add yours, lets have fun.

Picture Of A Ghost Making A Phone Call In A Nollywood Movie

17. I stopped watching when an actress was smilling and laughing when watching a pastor preaching on tv and the pastor wasn't even saying anything funny O

grin

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Re: Are These The Reasons Some Nigerians Don't Watch Nollywood Movies? by Ogaonos: 1:59pm On Feb 18, 2020
chatinent:
The poo they act is meaningless and a replica of what they've been doing before.
.
- No good graphic.
- Copied film tricks.
- Greedy producer who is also director, asst., manager, drummer, script writer etc.
.
An effing story.
wat u said is true but don't agree with u on nollywood of today.wat u saying is asaba Nd enugu nollywood tho is like east nollywood is nw Ibo Lang. movies .d new nollywood which is base in Lagos Nd have no tribalism is dope.i was like u until I started watching new nollywood movies.wen I watched king of boys mehn even my brother dt only like some comedy nollywood movies but hate nollywood fell in love with nollywood I advise u watch king of boys,wedding party1&2,God calling,bling lagosians,Lionheart ,up north,chief daddy etc ur perspective of nollywood go change

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Re: Are These The Reasons Some Nigerians Don't Watch Nollywood Movies? by KrazyDave16(m): 1:59pm On Feb 18, 2020
maximunimpact:


Hey you know nothing about scot and michael

Some people just dey watch movie cos dem dey shoot gun only, not for the tactics and other izh involved
Re: Are These The Reasons Some Nigerians Don't Watch Nollywood Movies? by LANDLORD72: 1:59pm On Feb 18, 2020
fredie107:
1. I stopped watching Nigerian movies when a coconut fell from the mango tree

2. I Stopped watching Nigerian Movies, when I saw a Ghost sweating

3. I stopped watching Nigerian movies when I heard a blind woman saying "My son I'm happy to see you"

4. I stopped watching Nigerian Movies when a Ghost looked left and right to see if it's safe to cross the road

5. I stopped watching Nigerian movies when I heard Nadia Buhari say "you know how much your family wants to have a male son" WTF! A Female son ni.

6. I stopped watching Nigerian movies when mama G put poison in the food then tasted it

7. I stopped watching Nigerian movies when Mary told Joseph that she was pregnant And Joseph replied::Jesus Christ , how did this happen??

8. I stopped watching Nigerian movies when I saw a lady putting poison in someone's food and she tasted to see if the poison was enough

9. I stopped watching Nigerian movies when I once watched one of their movie trailer that was 30 mins long.

10. When its been 15 minutes and the people in the Nigerian movie are STILL crying

11. I stopped Watching Nigerian Movies When an Armed Robber Removed His Shoes Before Entering The House

12. I stopped watching Nigerian movies when i heard this statement 'the man dat u murdered is dead'.

13. I stopped watching Nigerian movies the day I was watching a movie about the birth of Jesus Christ. Maria: Joseph, I am pregnant. Joseph : Jesus Christ!! How? Jesus is not even born yet

14. Once u see an actress vomiting in a Nigerian movie, she's pregnant. That's the only way they know how to portray pregnancy

15. “35 years later” But the dog in the compound is still alive

16. saw a movie recently, and they wrote "14 years ago" trying to show us past events but to greatest surprise, I saw young man wearing 2018 Nigeria World Cup kit.

You can add yours, lets have fun.

Picture Of A Ghost Making A Phone Call In A Nollywood Movie
You can stop watching millions of foreigners are dying to watch Nigeria movies.

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Re: Are These The Reasons Some Nigerians Don't Watch Nollywood Movies? by etrange: 2:01pm On Feb 18, 2020
I've seen a lot of mistakes in Hollywood movies too. This is especially in the epic/medieval movies including the famous GOT. But this didn't stop us from seeing their movies. I think there are a few major reasons Nigerians don't like Nollywood:

1) The believe that foreign is better. This is the case with most products and movies are not exceptions. There was even a time they prefered Ghanaian movies despite the fact their excessive dressing, unrealistic use of locations and rather poetic use of words at that time all in a bid to impress the audience. This was until Ghanaian movies ceased to be foreign.

2) Nigerians find it easier to spot the errors in Nigerian movies. This is because it's our environment, we understand it well and we know how things should be at any phase of life. This can't be said about American movies where we take everything as "that's how they live their lives there". Only those of us that live here can actually tell when Hollywood is really going off.

3) We expect Hollywood in Nollywood. Fact is, Americas act about what's obtainable in their society, something Americans can relate with. It'll be a terrible mistake for us to pursue that line. Remaining original in our arts is key to our recognition.

4) A lot of people believe it's somewhat prestigious to say "ewww I don't watch Nigerian films" or "I don't listen to Nigerian songs". These people are just running after the bandwagon.

Am I saying Nollywood isn't a messy? No. I'm saying we should be open minded. Praise them when they do well and criticize them when they mess up just like we do with Hollywood. Our movie industry has matured over time and it can only get better if/when we support them. If a movie is bad, call out that movie instead of shutting the door against the entire industry. If Americans did that to Hollywood in the days of their little beginnings, they wouldn't be here.

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Re: Are These The Reasons Some Nigerians Don't Watch Nollywood Movies? by Victorblaze14(m): 2:02pm On Feb 18, 2020
chatinent:
The poo they act is meaningless and a replica of what they've been doing before.
.
- No good graphic.
- Copied film tricks.
- Greedy producer who is also director, asst., manager, drummer, script writer etc.
.
An effing story.
Stop complaining, in Hollywood one man will attack a group of more than 100 people and kill all of be them with easy then in Bollywood if see a girl you love in the market immediately every body in the market will start dancing in the rain. Brother appreciate what you have

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Re: Are These The Reasons Some Nigerians Don't Watch Nollywood Movies? by Greatfullheart: 2:02pm On Feb 18, 2020
DropsMic:
The only thing i have to say is.... LOVE YOURS

Even Hollywood dey produce messed up movies.. But you don't see their country men going around shouting Hollywood is trash.
We Know Hollywood self de Commit Some Blunders but Not As Worst as Naija Movies. They Can Make You Wish you Were Not From Nigeria

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Re: Are These The Reasons Some Nigerians Don't Watch Nollywood Movies? by Kelvin30286063(m): 2:02pm On Feb 18, 2020
I stopped watching when I hear the director shout CUT like three times. The editor most be drunk when editing the movie.

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Re: Are These The Reasons Some Nigerians Don't Watch Nollywood Movies? by Passionate1(m): 2:02pm On Feb 18, 2020
grin

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Re: Are These The Reasons Some Nigerians Don't Watch Nollywood Movies? by SultanOfAbia: 2:03pm On Feb 18, 2020
DesignPoint:


Please do. Nigerians deserve better.
Bruh the goal is to make movies that will immerse the viewer. Different camera angles to make you feel all the tension or emotions the actors are showing. Also live 3d CGI real-time composition in movies like transformers robots and I have never seen anything like that in Nollywood..
I believe my movies will stimulate and impact creativity.
I don't know how it will be done, I'm really passionate

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Re: Are These The Reasons Some Nigerians Don't Watch Nollywood Movies? by Ryocaj(m): 2:03pm On Feb 18, 2020
I watched a Nigerian movie (Yoruba) abt Mermaids.. They were having a meeting underwater n a phone started ringing.. can u imagine?

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