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Nice looking mansion

Bragalane:
In other word a girl told you off and you are here lamenting ? Guy go Instagram puccie yapa for there.

Do they sell pvssy on Instagram I don't understand.

Leonardoreel:
She's been reading my messages on Whatsapp without replies and she's engaging my calls....

Bro stop embarrassing yourself, their are alot of girls out there, dumb her and move on jeez!

It's clean

Who are they

I dislike homosexuals, don't bring yo shít to me.

This is just freaking strange, reason why Africa is backward in all ramifications.

Most of these girls are everywhere, they are just interested in the cash. So it's certainly not a new thing.

lordswill03:
My dear, I'm as shocked. He was even apologising for not taken a photo of a bleeding man, and also explaining the kind of phone he uses. This generation is something else. Maybe if they had quickly taken the man to hospital, he probably wouldn't have died. But NO, they were busy looking for a phone to record.

May the Lord always send us help in times of need. Amen

This generation is something else, stuff like this don't happen abroad.

Instead of thanking God you are alive, you were busy taking selfie.
The youths of nowadays are something else.

R.I.P to the dead.

safarigirl:
#7

Movie Title: Lionheart

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lionheart_2018_poster.jpg

Year: 2018
Cast: Genevieve Nnaji, Nkem Owoh, Pete Edochie, Onyeka Onwenu, Kanayo O Kanayo, Phyno

Genre: Drama

Industry: Nollywood

Time: 1h 36 mins

Producer: Chinny Onwugbenu

Director: Genevieve Nnaji


Plot:
A young woman has to save the family-owned company, after they face bankruptcy. With the support of her rather charismatic uncle, they race against time to ensure a rival company does not acquire their company.


Review:

This movie marked the directorial debut of Nollywood icon, Genevieve Nnaji, and going by the boundaries it broke, you could say the debut was indeed successful.

So, let's see what about LionHeart prompted one of the biggest streaming sites in the world, Netflix, to acquire it for a whooping $3.8 million.


Well, first of all, we have to give props to the cinematography. It was top notch, honestly, who knew Enugu could be this beautiful? Someone should flog the likes of Ugezu J. Ugezu, and those other local Nollywood movie producers for always showing us dilapidated Enugu. LionHeart brought out the beauty of the city of Enugu, and there was also some time to shed a spotlight on the ancient city of Kano.

The storyline was simple.... Way too simple by Nigerian standards and this is probably why some people still think there was nothing wow about it, but beyond the simplicity, it failed to live up to the common stereotypes of Nigerian movies in so many ways. I mean, how odd was it that Chief Obiagu (Pete Edochie) fell ill, and it wasn't because one wicked relative in the village had called his name three times, broken an egg and spat on a piece of kola? Or that his brother (Nkem Owoh) was invited to supervise the company in his absence, and he didn't make a play to muscle out his daughter, Adaora (Nnaji) from the company? Even more, what is the likelihood of an Igbo famiky seeking a merger with an Hausa one to save their company? You mean, Chief Obiagu (Edochie) had a son (Phyno) and somehow, it was the daughter running his company? Even more, the son was musician, and he hadn't managed to get himself disowned? And you mean, KOK did not make his money through rituals?

There were so many cliches that just weren't allowed to fester, and for that, I have to give the movie some kudos. I also liked the promotion of indigenous Nigerian languages; the movie was quite realistic in a sense. The Obiagu family were able to converse in both Igbo and English in most of the scenes, and when it called for it, conversations were also held in Hausa, notably, when Chief Obiagu (Edochie) spoke to Alhaji Maikano, it was quite surprising to find that Pete Edochie was so fluent in Hausa.

I also enjoyed the flirty relationship Adaora (Nnaji) came to have with Hamza Maikano (Sani Mu'azu). Of course, the movie didn't delve into any relationship they had, but we saw signs of some potential if we ever get a part 2, Hamza was smitten with Adaora, who seemed rather shy around him. It was adorable to watch and I really enjoyed the acting by Mu'azu. When I first heard him speak, I thought, "Thank God they found an actual Hausa guy with the perfect Hausa accent" instead of the usual make-shift Hausa people with some funny version of the incredibly posh 'Malo' accent. If you've ever heard educated Hausa people speak, you'll get my drift, Hamza was all that and then some, total heartthrob

I also liked the progress of the story, I liked that every scene had it's place, even the supposedly irrelevant scenes (like that of Peter Okoye ), if Adaora had never come to him to help raise money to bail the company, her uncle (Nkem Owoh) might have never come across Hamza Maikano almost getting scammed by some of Arinze's (Okoye) boys, and saved him. That act helped greatly, when they needed to form an alliance with the Maikano family.

I also liked that there was no predictability to the story. It was very much different from the usual Nollywood movies, and I see why it didn't quite click for many Nigerians.

One thing though, it felt brief. It was like everything happened so fast, the movie might have taken over one hour, but at the end of it, I thought "Well, that was fast"....maybe I wanted more. Maybe I just wanted to see if we would get a HamDaora ....*sigh*....i can only wish

A big question mark the movie raised was the fact that the Obiagu family could not access a loan from any banks despite how large the company had gotten. We are made to believe the rival company, headed by Kanayo O. Kanayo's character, may have blocked their avenues, but come on! If Otedola is seeking a loan, Adenuga would not be able to block every avenue he has to get one, bad as e be.


On to advert placements, well, Genevieve did very well in promoting Enugu and Kano state, but she also promoted Innoson vehicles in the movie. It didn't seem so obvious, and I liked that about it. Subtle advert placements are bae, the producers of Banana Island Ghost should take notes.

All in all, LionHeart is a decent movie, each cast member brought originality to the screen. I liked how proverbs were tossed around, as is expected of any movie Pete Edochie features in, I liked the lesson of family and loyalty above all. I liked the message of unity as well, with the merging of the Obiagu and Maikano families to defeat the rival company. I enjoyed the original, authentic Nigerian accent, not the British-American accents we are forced to listen to these days. it also had a number of memorable quotes, top of which for many was one by Pete Edochie:

"Your continued presence is an extension of your irrelevance"

Rating: 6.5/10


Play/Trowey: Play

I saw the movie on Netflix and it wasn't that bad, the last time I watch Nigerian movies was like 17/18yrs ago. I'm not that type that is glued to mediocre, I like movies that are out of this world, movies that will keep me on my sit waiting for every scenes with much interest, perhaps, this is why I love watching Hollywood movies. but this one wasn't bad, it's a little cool.

Thinking out loud

Who's still watching super girl

Lol that face looks scary.

Aquaman 8/10
Birdbox 7/10

Her life

A failed shithole country, this is what war has turned the country to.

I was using both Nokia N73 and E71, those where like the biggest phones back then.

Nice

EasternDamsel4:
Someone that was allegedly beaten at pelican by Davido some days back. There seems to be trouble in in the beautiful paradise. I just pity her sha

You were there when davido was beating her right?
You should pity your self instead.

mynairaland2018:
It still amazes me dt this his hot 50year old exwife had 5 kids for him.

How is she 50? And how did she have 5kids?

you will hardly see African women working out after pregnancy, no wonder they look like bread on water.

Nonsense

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