abduleez1:
What's your top 3 picks for horror films for the last half of 2024??

Me:

NOSFERATU
ALIEN:ROMULUS
BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE

Looks like you’vent been following the trailers of longlegs. It looks so insane. Check them out on Neon

Ishilove:

Is this a new Bad Boys movie?

It is a new one

It looks like this Jack guy is following you from your village. You have gained a stalker on Nairaland. Baby Reindeer status. Don't mind him, he's just an obsessed toxic delinquent.

abduleez1:
We will be there....

From this review, it looks like epic is back in 2024.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHqOQ_jZ150?si=nmwzycvApk20gjcq

JackBizzle:

I can't believe that a Nigerian can be a Trump fan. The same Trump that doesn't give hoot about Nigeria. Or did they forget how hard American visa was during Trumps regime?[/i]

Yeah you're right here. But Trump is not the president of Nigeria but of the United States. He doesn't need to give a f about Nigeria. If helping Nigeria serves him to his best interest, he will. If it doesn't he will back out. That's why we like him
The only reason Trump wasn't reelected was because of COVID-19 🤷🏽‍♂️ and the media faking news about him at that time. Not because he mishandled COVID-19. The Minister of Health who is under trial now was against him and did everything it took to go against Trump🤷🏽‍♂️. Now, it's now news that COVID-19 in America was mishandled by the Ministry of Health under Fauci, even Democrats know this now and the the lies spread by the media about COVID-19. I wish you where here to see how massive support coming from black women and neutrals here in America because the veil has been removed from people's eyes now

oyaskii:
Man, I feel Religion is the biggest monster here. A Northern muslim feels people in Gaza are his direct bloodlines because they share the same religion, and meanwhile, all the wanton killings and kidnapping going on already him doesn't concern him, because to him "these infidels" deserves it and despite being of the same nationality, aren't his brothers!...such a gutter mentality that reeks of low IQ.

Same vein some Christians are also supporting Isreal because to them, they are one and the same! part of God's own people they say!, meanwhile, Isrealis aren't even Christian, they gladly signed off Christ's crucifixion, and they don't give a damn about any teachings that is outside the mosaic law.

Religion has such a stronghold here, like it is so uncanny, recently women were rejecting, cervical cancer vaccine because their pastor said so, and they want to use the vaccine to control world population!, like how dumb can you be?, you did science basically all your life, and all that education, logic and reasoning is out of the window because your pastor said so?? So no free thinking of your own? Haba.

Sorry to say, i might not have the data to backup it up, but blacks of African descent, are probably the demographic with the lowest IQ, in the entire world and that's why it's very difficult to make any meaningful progress.

The damage that religion and cultural differences have done here might be irreversible, in genetics, a person's personality and thinking is a result of genetics and environment, and this warped herd environmental low mentality thinking has been engrained into genetics here, and so children born these days, come out thinking this way, the only way to save such child, is if you as a parent is proactive.

It will take years, if not centuries, of social re-engineering to change these hyper religiosity and cultural bais mentality, only then, will Nigeria, or Africa be ready to move forward, i wouldn't bet on it tho.

I can't count how many times I've argued over and over again about how foul religion is 😪.
White men brought a religion to your country so they could dominate you easily- they left and Africans are still like the elephant who thinks he's still chained when he isn't - Africans just love chains at this point🤦🏽‍♂️

OhBritannia:
Lol you just contradicted yourself from point A to point z, all In the name to win an argument.
You are even confused by saying being gay doesn't mean you are a member of LGBT.
First of all look at the meaning of LGBT and you are saying it as if i said all LGBT disturbs the peace in America and it's a membership card thing.
Secondly if you believe CNN, Washington post, and the big puppet news carriers you just mentioned gives real news then you obviously don't know what is going on in America.
If in 2024 you still cling on CNN and the likes for real news then you are already mentally programed.

Lastly this is prove of a massive protest by LGBT, biggest LGBT protest against Donald trump and you are telling me that he isn't anti gay.

Same Donald trump that gave so many executive order as the president again the LGBT people.

This argument makes no sense for you are obviously not a republican and you have no idea what's going on in USA.

Type shit😂👍
Wtf said I listen to CNN?😂
You're in your backyard in Nigeria and you think you know anything about my country
I thought I was even talking to a normal person. Thanks I'll ignore you from now on

mablie:


You made no valid point with your post.Will Smith's action at the Oscars was 100% wrong.Infact,it was terrible but the criticisms directed at him were excessive.Deep down in your heart,you know this.What blacklisting has Mel Gibson experienced lately? Wasnt he the person who directed the oscar nominated 2016 film Hacksaw Ridge and was a star in the John Wick spinoff tv show The Continental in 2023?Did Liam Neesons' and Hulk Hogans racist rants blacklist them? Arent they still making films and appearing on mainstream networks getting interviewed?What about the comedian Louis C.K who got himself cancelled in 2017 during the #metoo brouhaha for wanking in front of women?He is back to performing sold out shows and winning awards.If all these folks transgressions can be forgotten/forgiven why cant Will Smith's?

Do you know how many years Mel Gibson has been blacklisted from Hollywood? Even before he made the Passion of the Christ movie. Do you know how many brands dropped him for yearsss and yearss. You seem to think it's easy for white guys, that's totally wrong.
The guys you mentioned, they came back from their ups and downs with more power but most black guys just (as you're doing now) sit down in their mansions and blame racism.
Look at Kevin Hart (a black guy) was cancelled for just a week because of antigay comments and came back and made one of the biggest movies on Netflix.
Also Dave Chappelle and Ricky Gervais gets cancelled every week and still makes comedy almost everyone in America loves to hate.
It's not a race issue. They don't black list anyone because of the color of their skin.
Will Smith slap issue is more iconic than any of what those guys did put together. It'll be an issue for years and years to come. It's not because he's black but because it's iconic.
I can tell you it's still an issue even now because it's funny. No one who abuses Will Smith on social media would go the other way when he passes on the road. He's still regarded as the best even now. If people where to pick who is more loved between Will Smith and Mel Gibson do you think they'll choose Gibson. He has been forgiven already - the only thing everyone still thinks is he married the wrong woman sefíni

OhBritannia:

The fact that he is anti gay doesn't mean he won't protect them or he will allow them get attacked.

OhBritannia:

He is anti gay, he doesn't support LGBT ideology [b]and he doesn't want them around [/b]but as a president and a human, his duty is to protect them from attacks.

You're contradicting yourself 😪. No one said anything about the LGBTQ ideology, you said just being gay. Being gay doesn't mean you're a member of the LGBTQ movement. I can be gay but not a supporter of the LGBTQ ideology, I have fellow republicans who're gay but don't engage in pride parades and disturb the peace in America

OhBritannia:
As seen in the photo i posted, Donald trump during his tenure, enacted more anti gayy policies than any other administration.

You know there's something called fake news in America. If it isn't the Washington Post, it'll be New York Times, NBC or CNN. Trump doesn't make laws, he didn't bring this 'anti LGBTQ' laws to the House. Representative of the house decided to make this laws themselves not Trump.
You should know tho I'm a Republican and I definitely know Trump more than you do🤷🏼‍♂️
The only society Trump is totally against is the transgender community and he has said it outspokenly.

OhBritannia:

These generation of children playing video games isn't just the problem of America, it's a world wide problem as kids below 25 all over the world have no ideology of being patriotic even in Africa.

You're contradicting yourself again. The way you said it sounded like everyone in America has flags in the roofs of their house.
This so called children is 60% of the country. 25-37 are not joining too which is actually bad for America when their rivals China and Russia have young men as young as 20 joining in droves, it's a big issue for AMERICA, you can't compare our recruitment process with Africa🤷🏼‍♂️. Even if they join, most of the youths are obese, trans, most have mental issues which is not suitable for the army. Most of Nigerian youths are more capable of being in the army than American children😪
I'm not trying to argue with you just trying too educate you on the situation in America🤷🏽‍♂️

OhBritannia:
Lol alright.
So the mass supporters of Donald trump ain't patriotic.
Do you know that any thing that has to do with Donald trump is anti Palestine and anti gay?

The fact that Donald trump has more than 100 million supporters shows that your statement ain't true.

Maybe you could have said there are no more patriotic Americans in cities run by Democrats.

You're just ignorant😭😌
Trump is not anti gay. Most young people in America i.e. people that take up 60% of the population are not patriotic that's what I said, this are people who are the next generation of Americans. They'ld rather see America burn than Palestine die out. If you've been following foreign news, you'ld know this by now. Only 5% of Americans in the army are below 25. This children don't give a shit about their country they'ld rather play video games and watch tiktok till they die than serve in the army
Also: Trump is neither racist not anti gay. Trump is a Hollywood star, you actually think he hates gays. Bro was having dinners with gay people when Biden was forbidding gay marriage openly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkV9dXF3VR0&pp=ygU8RG9uYWxkIHRydW1wIGFjY2VwdGluZyBnYXkgcGVvcGxlIGJlZm9yZSBoZSBiZWNhbWUgcHJlc2lkZW50

OhBritannia:
Do you live in America 🇺🇸?

Yeah

OhBritannia:
Don't get me wrong.
I know all of all these but you can't still take out the fact that one of the reasons why they are where they are today is because of the sacrifices of their past heroes and people that are willing to sacrifice their lives in terms of war, science and medicine.

Yes indeed, Africa have heroes but in this subject matter, i was just in awe of how patriotic these westerners are.

For example in usa, everywhere you go, you see the America flags in their shops, offices, homes, streets, church etc
That spirit of patriotism is lacking in many Africa countries.

YOU'RE TOTALLY WRONG! The only patriotic Americans right now are folks going almost 70. Most Americans from 40 and below hate their country. There're no American flags outside anymore, you'll definitely see LGBTQ flags and Palestine flags more often now. People are tearing down American flags seen in the public and descecrating their founding fathers statue because 'they had slaves'
America is not what it used to be

Liposure:
Going by the spate of drive by shootings, black on black violence, gangbanging, gangsterism, babymama lifestyle, they are not in anyway superior to their black brothers in africa. We have values. They dont. The average nigger apart from the ones that are highly educated is poor in mentality. The difference is the geographical location they found themselves in courtesy of slave trade. Many of them won't survive in Africa if the topography was reversed

Even the blacks here in America know that giving the fact that most of them are so jealous of how we can come here and prosper so quickly, most of them are very lazy- don't work- need the government to feed them and even whites can't even complain anymore because they'll be labelled as racists

oyaskii:
I am pretty sure if this was a white actor, "The Slap" shindig would have boiled over by now, but because of his race, all his illustrious achievements is still gonna be defined by that action. I mean this man is quite possibly one of the greatest entertainers ever, but his career is been wilted down to a misdemeanor that quite frankly came from a good place, i mean, most sane women will totally love their man defending them in the face of disrespect, albeit the wife is thrash tho imo.

Ezra miller's rap sheet is longer than the rival Nile, and he is damn near a felon!, but that didn't stop him from appearing in a big budget flick on a big platform with said platform bosses even trying to defend him before the movie came out.


Will Smith is an Oscar Best Actor winner, and he is still been treated like this, inferring that as a person of Black origin, you are already at a disadvantage, sad, but it is what it is, and The only way to gain prominence, break the stereotypes and earn global respect is for us to be united for causes that concerns us...See what the Jews and Indians are doing, Isreal is damn well committing a genocide but the "first class countries" are turning a blind eye, because Jews are in the upper echelons of the world strata. Compare to Blacks, Black Americans have a low mentality thinking that they are more "superior" than Blacks from African descent, like same skin color o, but they feel they are ""Superior"....beats me.

I saw a US grad student from Africa leading a #FreePalestine movement last month, and this brother was ready to loose his admission, lose his F-1 visa and possibly get deported for the cause! and i was like, look at this dumb fóól!, if the roles were reversed, no arab or Caucasian is risking all that for your black behind!.

We as blacks need to do much better.

Actually, you are wrong. It's not a racism issue. It didn't die of because he's black! You guys make everything about race. It would even be a worse issue right now if he was white. What he did was unimaginable👀 you dont still understand? The internet doesn't forget - it was not like he did something someone else has ever done - this was something no one else has ever done. It became a meme and this memes last forever people still use it till now.
Any actor as famous as Will Smith will have the same issue! People less famous than he is will die off. Look at Mel Gibson and how he got blacklisted by Hollywood to the extent he has to make Christian movies now. Also the directors and actors and musicians that just made just racist comments that can't hurt anyone have been blacklisted forever.
Please black folks just tend to protect themselves using race as a shield and that's totally wrong

Movies I watched last week
Gone Girl - 8/10: this movie will give you the energy to fear woman. The fact that this kind of manipulation actually happens in real life is crazy👀
Furiosa 10/10: the best movie of 2024 after Dune. The movie is fckin fast paced and fun, the adrenaline in the cinemas was so fckin infectious can't believe it's taking an L in the box office
Kingdom of the planet of the apes: 8/10 - it's a visual Chocolate and masterpiece - just boring at the second act but worth the watch in the end.
I went to Cannes some weeks ago and only watched 5 films 😭 wtf. But the movie that everyone will be talking about in the next few months is just 2 and 2 only
1. Kinds of kindness - 9/10: I've always loved Lanthimos absurdist movies like Dogtooth and The Killing of a Sacred Deer and it was by far the best absurdist movie he has ever created. This is far away from Poor Things and way bizarre, if you don't like Lanthimos steer clear when it comes out

2. Anora - 100000000/10: I won't be surprised if this wins Best Picture next year. It's an emotional movie and funny as hell sometimes.

3. megalopolis: hmmmmmmmm. That's all I can say. You can tell the movie was written by an old man. It was so messy and confusing normal audiences will shun it. But I can understand the art style and cinematography and what the man was going for


The rest of the movies I watched were boring as hell - thank God I sneaked in and didn't pay shit

JackBizzle:
Speaking of movie reviews, imagine someone rating Godzilla x Kong: New Empire as 5.5/10 and then, rating Godzilla minus one as 9/10.

Furthermore, the someone now claimed that Godzilla minus one is an "absolute visual feast and has "cool CGI artistry".

This is why I say that I can't take nairaland seriously. How can you claim that a Godzilla that looks like it was made from paper mache, is an absolute visual feast? 9/10 for a boring movie with typical Japanese overacting and less screen time for the monster?

And then they will act like they are reasonable people on this thread. Thunder fire you and your nonsense review lol

Thanks very much I decided to rewatch the mess of a movie because I wanted to see what people are seeing, I realised it was worse than before. The movie is a mess - the only good thing about the movie is the linear storytelling but the acting is bad, production design is even bad

phr0nesis:

I get the point. As you mention Skarsgard name, I just realise say him boy (Bill Skarsgard) name suppose de that A list.

Bro is not that young

pu7pl3:


No it hasn't
We've missed it and I hope this final season bangs.

The last season was trash👀 they tried to make it emotional but failed, it felt overcooked and the story of the last one who decided to be a man just felt out of touch, they could have fleshed her transition to better fit the story but they didn't, all the conversations with her/him were so cringe😪

iamL:


We aren't going back to the olden days. They are done promoting sex, since it's all over the place is no longer entertaining hence their new agenda is promoting woke until the world sees them as normal.

Hmm solid point

abduleez1:


Too high for me.
I'm guessing $350-450mn global box office.

Maybe
But for bad boys 4 life to rake 400mn plus during a pandemic and this one looking more action oriented and more of a blockbuster, anything is possible

Ishilove:

Mynd44, rule 2.

😂😂😂 like Kaycee7 quotes
'There is nothing wrong with having an opinion. The problem is having an opinion and thinking that's the end of it, that you don't have to justify it, or argue for it, or be open to the possibility of revising it.'

JackBizzle:



What? You took my ishitlove comment seriously?

Lol. If you were any slower, you'd be travelling back in time.

Here in Germany, we don't give a shhh

You just made my point clearer😂wtf!

abduleez1:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0LVj0yo308?si=83tDcUmc9UIvuxKk

This series has over stayed its welcome

JackBizzle:


Ask your madam, ishilove. She can tell you all about my travels. Cuck

Bro you don't still understand that no one gives a fck where you've been traveling to because no one gives a fck about anyone here, this is an anonymous site, I could say I'm the prince of Wales and no one will give a flying fck. Bro, you can rant about the countries you've been to in the travel section and continue being the annoying atheist everyone tries to ignore

abduleez1:
Which four films on this list are you most looking forward to in June? 👀


ME:

Kinds of Kindness
Hitman
The Watchers
Bad Boys Ride or Die

How much do you think bad boys ride or die will make? My guess is 600 million

abduleez1:
Which four films on this list are you most looking forward to in June? 👀


ME:

Kinds of Kindness
Hitman
The Watchers
Bad Boys Ride or Die

The only time you'ld be able to watch kinds of kindness is next year probably

JackBizzle:



Projection is a mental problem.

Ogbeni, I have been travelling across the world before you started watching movies.

Don't project your ignorance and brokeness on me. Thanks.

Okk👌 but no one is asking how many countries your definition of around the world is. I've lived in almost every major United States city for 12 years now🤷🏼‍♂️ not 'around the world' so I can tell you anyone who thinks Nigeria that's almost the same size as just California is more sinful than the whole of America is either ignorant, a grown ass liar or is just too dumb enough to understand grade 2 geography and politics.
Just the city of Las Vegas or Chicago can contest for who is more dirty. You guys are complaining of girls dressing half naked in Nigeria😂😂 when dressing with just a see through towel to the bank is normal behaviour in Vegas.
You could land in Vegas close your eyes and open it anywhere and see something 'disgusting' that you won't see anywhere in Nigeria - just publicly not in the safety of one's house. You could go to the gas station and in the next 2 minutes your dck is in a woman's mouth for free if you want to. You should try it in Nigeria😂😂
No offence, globe trotting Ass fcker🤞

iamL:
I heard frozen 3 is going to contain gayism as well as the next James bond.

The reason I am a Bollywood fan from day one. No promotion of woke propaganda, their sexual content is highly sensored, they interpret romantic scene without been explicit yet You will be entertained.

You can watch 99% percent of Bollywood movie with kids comfortably. To top it all their story lines are even the best.

The minute they adopt the ways of Hollywood am boycotting them, I won't entertained myself with ideologies that I will never accept in the name civilization or wanting to belong.

Nor me devil go carry go hell in the name of entertainment.

I love you for this, ❤️❤️ Let’s get married!
Realest statement of the day. Sometimes I can't even watch a Hollywood movies without a headset. Movies are now like Twitter, you can't watch it in public
But to be fair, sex in movies is actually reducing in recent statistics so maybe we're going back to the old days, we never know

JackBizzle:



Says the Nigerian who lives in a very corrupt country. Your president is a drug dealer. Ganduje was caught in HD video in corruption Dollars. Nothing happened to them.

Nigeria is a far better Sodom n Gomorrah than the USA

Said by someone whose idea of the USA is from Twitter

johnyace:
Can someone recommend series like Dark Matter and severance please

Definitely Mr Robot

abduleez1:
Lol, wetin Reynolds do this guy?? 😂😂😭

I saw this!😂 Someone in the comments said maybe Reynolds bullied him in school😂. Some people just don't understand movies enough in my opinion, not every actor is meant to star in 'serious' movies.
Would the guy say Jim Carrey is less of an actor than let's say Cillian Murphy because he plays only comedic roles. He is doing what he does best and his bank account tells him how successful he's doing everyday.
Some people think comedy's child's play. It's very very difficult to play comedy - good comedy and every he's played has been done well - I actually liked Red Notice and loved Free Guy.
Plus the guy own several companies - billion dollar companies o like Aviator Gin, Mint Mobile one mattress company and even Co owns a football team and all became successful when he came on board! So the guy has a lot to manage to give space for a Twitter troll

Arizoner:
Don't breathe 2

Bloody hell. Don't take blind man for granted. His sixth sense is lethal

I was watching the same film at the exact same time you posted this.
6/10 film tho

The Planet of the Apes Trilogy
Rise of the Planet of the Apes:
The trilogy’s first film is its weakest, though that’s not a very bruising blow. Rise of the Planet of the Apes suffers from its status as a setup film (as well as the fact that, for much of its running time, the apes play second fiddle to their human masters).

James Franco is the audience hook, playing a scientist who cares for a young ape after its lab-experiment mother is killed. But over the course of the film, the ape (called “Caesar,” a name that will prove quite relevant with time) slowly grows into the film’s emotional center. As excellently played by Andy Serkis (with the help of some stunning CG motion-capture technology), Caesar is a genetically and intellectually-enhanced primate, and we grow to root for him as he attempts to help his fellow apes (cruelly imprisoned in a testing facility) while also stop them from becoming the savages they are viewed as.

It’s not until the third act that Rise develops any real kinetic action, but as we’ll come to see, action is not the central focus of this series. Director Rupert Wyatt, along with writers Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, use the trilogy’s first film to contrast the lofty position of humans with the lowly statuses of apes, and lets us wonder which species is more morally sound. It’s a question that will develop more deeply and effectively in the two sequels.
8/10

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes:
Perhaps the deepest film in the trilogy, Dawn works as both a compelling tale and a dark political allegory, filtered through a “survival of the fittest” message. With humanity’s population thinned by a worldwide virus, the apes seem likely to become the dominate species – but it’s not a role thy inherit by choice. The film contrasts the primates’ moral conflict through a leadership struggle between Caesar and Koba; the former believes in humanity’s right to survive, the latter (having been tortured in a lab for years) would happily see them all dead.

Two things of note stand out about Dawn. First is the quiet, atmospheric tone. Director Matt Reeves (a world away from Felicity) crafts a post-apocalyptic world that carefully sidesteps the all-too-common dystopian tropes. Here, humanity teeters on the edge of extinction, and their desperation is reflected in a world marked by ravage and ruin – yet still has unmistakable echoes of the world our characters inhabited in Rise.

The other noteworthy aspect is the portrayal of the human characters. Though they’re wisely given secondary focus to the apes (who get most of the meatier dramatic scenes), there’s enough material to display how fractured and desperate mankind has become at this harrowing stage, to the point that we wonder whether some of them are even worthy of survival. The parallels between people and apes are quite clear; by the end, we’re left wondering which group is truly more human.
9/10

War for the Planet of the Apes:
The third film of the series is the most epic in scope, yet also makes the most effective use of silence and little moments. Designed as a grand finale, War hits all the necessary beats to provide a satisfying finish. There’s terrific action, strong character development, emotional follow-up from the previous film, and an overall sense of finality to the story.

Despite the title, there’s very little war depicted onscreen here. Instead, the final film in the trilogy focuses on the cost of war – particularly how it takes its toll on Caesar. Now leading the apes in a conflict he never wanted, losing friends and family to the savagery of his opponents, Caesar begins to lose himself in anger and hatred. No longer is he the cute little ape we met back at the start of Rise; the losses he’s encumbered have turned him into a hardened warrior.

The body count in War is quite high, yet few of the deaths are without poignance or meaning. And that says a lot about how many three-dimensional characters the film crafts. Some heroes betray, while some villains repent – in such a battle-scarred world, the lines between good and evil have been weathered beyond recognition.

For all of its genetic bleakness, War sets aside a little space for humor (in the form of a “bad ape” played by Steve Zahn), and includes some references geared to satisfy fans of the original series (such as the introduction of a young Nova). But at its best, War for the Planet of the Apes succeeds as a battlefront drama, pushing its story and characters to the emotional limit, and making its central simians feel more human than ever.

It’s a grand finish to a remarkable trilogy. The original Planet of the Apes may go down in history as the definitive version of the story, but I do hope that over time, people continue to discover the newer series – and realize that remakes can still be done right.
10/10