I'm tired of all these bullshit Naija movies, I mean when are they going to start doing something worthwhile. Despite all the whole buzz about foreign directors throwing seminars and workshop to tutor and train some of our so called reputable directors who I'd rather refer to as NGWADAC (Nigeria Group of Wack A$$ Directors and Cinematographers), pun intended, blah! blah! blah!

So far, is movies like Kajola and the likes the best they could come up with. I'm very certain movies are not made to suit FX nor are movies made to suit a particular setting even if it's purely science-fiction. My point is I think it's ridiculous and time-wasting to make a movie by exploiting an
already established genre (Sci-Fi) whose concept is absolutely incongruous and unfitting to a society like Nigeria but voilà it has been done, all in the name of 'Never-Been-Done-Before'.

Judging from the incessant and boring airing of the official 'Kajola' trailer on Silver Bird TV, all I saw was very cheap FX/CGI show-off and with no inkling of what the movie is all about i don't think am eager to go see it.

One of my sisters who once couldn't differentiate between 'God of War I' a 3D game on a PS2 and a normal western film is now through raving about 'Kajola', i'm not just given to it concept, i mean how could some originality-lacking bunch of less-thinking Nigerians produce a futuristic sci-fi film based on an society where in reality a commoner from that society, may have difficulty grasping it. For example, say someone from Ajegunle or some parts of Ikotun, Ikorodu, etc.

My point is the concepts behind sci-fi genres are beyond the comprehensiveness of some Nigerians. When Matrix came out, friends tells me 'Matrix is a complex movie' an action sci-fi blockbuster i consider elementary if compared to the likes of Event Horizon or Lions for Lambs, though Matrix can be too technical only if one submit to it ideology.

Hitherto, these NGWADAC and their minions of hungry FX/CGI guys still can't even pull-off an almost convincing chroma-key effect closer to Slyvester Stallone futuristic HoverBike scenes in Judge Dredd specifically the scene he had Rob Schneider on his back escaping from a pursuit or something like that. These Nigerian CGI/SFX inepts are so starved they didn't even realise their mistake (handler's hand was too static, no recoil effect, the gun's muzzle was too static too) when they finally achieved a daft bullet trace fx probably after watching VideoCoPilot's 'The Bullet' tutorial, hence Kajola's is their best shot.

Friends do blast me oftentimes telling me i criticize Naija stuff a lot and that I tend to praise American's, and i blast'em back saying "i don't know how to appreciate wack stuff" and besides American movie-makers welcome criticism a lot and that's why they improve day by day and that is also why they will always be no.1 internationally not only in movies, but also in both 2D & 3D Animations, cartoons, CGI, SFX, MoCap, MoTrack, Music, Designers, Cosmetics, Foods, Musical Video, Automobiles, Magazines, Comics, Science and Tech, Computer, Millitary, Gadgets, Robotics, etc you name it, infact other countries who try to convert their innovations and ideas to products run the risk of flopping if America does not have a hand in it, They're the King of Packaging, for example, take a critical look at Sony, a Japanese company who wouldn't have gone this far globally today if not for American involvement despite all their niche market and proprietary technology.  In another words if America doesn't stamp your stuff, It ain't selling. Hey guys, I am not bias, everbody is entitled to his/her opinion, i am just expressing mine here, because when some famished hungry movie-makers in Nigeria feels that someone who expresses his/her opinion publicly can be threatening to their business/livelihood they begin to hate you and would love to hurt you or do far more worst just to silence you, you know why? because they are only in the industry just for the money and not the passion.

Thank God for NairaLand sha!.

You are just writing trash.just say kajola is wack.

Arrant Nonsense! As if good films have never been made in Nollywood.  Again, I don't understand the hullabaloo about the newly released movies like Ije, Guilty Pleasure, Figurine etc these days sef? Peeps make it seem as if we only started making good movies in 2009/2010. Nollywood has been churning out excellent movies (though few) since the late 90's/early 2000's as far as I'm concerned
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Why the 0P dey vex like se na im money dem take shoot the Kajola film? You wey sabi all the technicalities of Sci-Fi, animation, 3D, CGI/SFX etc make your own movie make we see nah.

Kajola has it's flaws but it's a big big improvement and a step-up for Nollywood. Like se no be step by step person go climb ladder reach the top.

All these never see anything good and self hating Nigerians sef.

Shioor!

@semid4lyfe
I don't think the poster is trying to say all Nigerian films are wack. The poster is just trying to say "Kajola" is not a good movie.

obinna5000:

I don't think the poster is trying to say all Nigerian films are wack. The poster is just trying to say "Kajola" is not a good movie.

I think that's right.

@ Poster
I was going to do this b4 the premiere of the movie last month but i just didn't have the time to. I had a discussion with my friends about this movie and i had so many things to say and they said i like to criticize our own. and then i said if our own is bad, lets criticize so that they can be better. i don't think there's anything wrong in making a futuristic sci-fi movie but it should be done right the story line, cast, everything. no movie maker should do rubbish and than shove it down our throats becos it had not been done b4. we should not settle for less. i've not seen the movie yet, but i really want to, to be able to even criticize more. from the trailer alone i was very dissappointed.
In the ad, the was a scene - Lagos island 2059, i don't know how many pple noticed this but on the big whatever tv i think it appeared to have been STV sports cafe airing at that time and there was the scrolling news. "Super Eagles celebrate another world cup win". world cup cannot hold in 2059, they could have rewritten the script to fit that date but they won't go the extra mile.
BTTW - STORY ABOUT SALT STARRING ANGELINA JOLIE WAS THAT TOM CRUISE REJECTED THE ROLE AND REWROTE IT TO FIT ANGELINA JOLIE. IN NIGERIA IF HANKS ANUKU REJECTS A ROLE, THEY WOULD JUST CALL UP SAINT OBI AND HAND IT OVER TO HIM WITHOUT CONSIDERING THAT THEY ARE DIFFERENT ENTITIES.
I think it's nice that they want to bring something else into the movie industry but they need to get it right.
i expect someone is already thinking up a superhero movie, it's fine if it's made but they need to get things right. endeavour to get financial support to make a good movie and u'll read the reward. heard kunle afolayan spent about 80 million on Figurine and had earned 50 million b4 easter viewings. that should be an encouragement.

Hey everyone, had it been I'd saw and thoroughly read the following post

Kajola: Nollywood Science Fiction To Be Released Soon (https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-412500.0.html)

I wouldn't have started this one, because i agree with some commentators and disagrees with some.

Any way, I don't know how to first of all quote everyone i'd wish to respond to over there, so please excuse my doing it this way.

obinna5000:

THIS IS JUST CARTOON MADE BY ONE GRAPHIC DUDE WHO DEY PROBABLY PAID SOME BIG BUCKS ABEG U GUYS WILL END UP WATCHING THIS

CARTOON ND CLAMOR FOR 9JA TO STICK WITH THEIR CONVENTIONAL MOVIES EVEN COUNTRIES WITH MORE ADVANCED MOVIE MAKING SKILL DO

NOT VENTURE IN THIS KIND STUFF 9JA IS SO FORWARD WITH THINGS CANT WE LIK BE TRYING OUT HIGH SPEED CHASES, GUNFITES, STUNTS

INSTEAD OF TRYING TO MAKE OUR OWN AVATAR MOVIE PLS LETS STOP DECEIVING OURSELVES D NEXT STAGE FOR US IS TOBE MAKING ACTION

PACKED FILMS, OR HORROR INSTEAD OF THIS

Hey jessefly, what do you mean Nigeria is so forward or do you meant backward and even if they'd venture into high-speed

chase movies(Transporter1,2&3, Fast&Furious1,2&3), gunfight-loaded movies(Smokin Aces 2: Assassin's Ball) Stunt-laden movies (Ninja Assassin, B-13 1&2) i still think they'll flop, because these stuffs requires proper and detailed planning which takes time. Do you have any idea how much was paid to the Martial Art expert who choreographed some of the fight scenes in Matrix and that it took 8 months alone to train the actors whose acting involved martial art before shooting even began - that and several others are part of what is termed 'Pre-Production'. I'm not sure but i guess even the choreographer was hired from Asia and i reckon he was assigned a translator who i am sure is to be paid too. My point is Nigeria movie-makers aren't ready and willing to spend the way those who made-up Hollywood does, asides from that, the Nigeria government ain't helping at all so how would you expect Nigeria to come up with something like 'From Kill-Bill' or even 1995's 'Desperado', oh! sorry, Quentin Tarantino's Kill-Bill might be too killing for them to pull off, Okay let me say, em, John Woo's Hard-Boil. Lastly, Nigeria movie makers don't conduct enough, core research, in-fact they are better of with producing movies like 'Ije - The Journey'.

Hey sorry, Obina5000, that respond was meant for jessefly on Re: Kajola: Nollywood Science Fiction To Be Released Soon

tomelistic (f):

pls, this is still rubbish, luks so fake, it can only go for a cartoon. for Gods sake nollywud and hollywud r not competing, is all about entertainment nt annoying somebody or rediculing urself. i dont want to spend my money buying " well they r trying kind of movie or lets encourage them kind of movie" every country is well known wit somthing, bollywud is well known with love song and stories yet it sells well, all these mexican and phillipians love soap opera r everywhere in the market. it is not wen u do science fiction that they will yes we have arrived. let them write a gud story and act it well and see if nollywud will not grow, we have gud story writers in nigeria but they will not encourage them so they will gud stories to act, they will kip acting one thing over and over again. we dont have the money or the facilites to produce science fiction so just bone it simple. soon they will tell produce Nigerian Avatar with N600,000 and expect me to encourage them, nonsense. we no fit, we no fit abeg. make we bone am concentrate on how to develop the small ones we r doing here. no bi competition. we mustnt copy them in every thing haba!!! na jazzzzzz tomorow dey will say we r independent. who saiii

Hey tomelistic

You have a point which i have since observed. Countries that are into movies are well known for a particular type (motif) if you know what i mean, take for example, just like you stated, Indian with their Love, Romantic-Musical movies, South Americans with their long episodic love dramas, British with their sometimes boring but didactic movies, France (Canal+, Europa,etc) with their very original and genuine, adrenaline-rush americanesque actions (B-13 1&2,Doberman,etc) Asians(Japan/china) with their oriental-historical setting epics and sometimes gore horror, Italian with their romantic war (Malina,etc), but these and other countries that aren't mentioned are understandably known for a style of movie peculiar to their society and most importantly what really appeal to many of their audiences. These aforementioned nations in which Nigeria hasn't made 1/10th of what they have done would never try to imitate Hollywood instead will harness what is unique in their society and present it beautifully to the whole world and would warmly welcome criticism in order for them to improve. It is only a seedy country like Nigeria whose daft-inhabiting movie producers, directors, etc would see nothing wrong shallowly assuming a self-given title as Nollywood thereby cheaply identifying themselves with Hollywood. Times without number have i explained to friends who care to listen that Hollywood is a big district in California, a state in America where there exists lots of big time studios hence in time became a gigantic industry reputable for great motion pictures. But our apish NGWADAC in Nigeria woke up one day and thought it's a wonderfull idea to remove the H in Hollywood which, to me, i call Hardwork and replace with N which denotes Nigera and came up with the most silliest self-entitlement - ladies and gents behold the great 'NOLLYWOOD', what an effrontery!. India dubbed their movie industry 'Bollywood' because it evident that those chaps are truly trying and to me, their effort so far, has earned them the right to adopt the suffix 'Wood' but i think these Naija mimickers never knew all these facts, no wonder their Nollywood is just one company in Surulere run by some dudes with a GSM phone number and an address.

There ain't suppose to be Nollywood in the first place and only fools watch their em, em, someone please remind me what do they call their films o, i am trying to remember, oh!, yeah! okay i remember, Home Made / Local movies.

obinna5000:

@victorazy
Don't forget to use photo-realistic rendering plug-ins (Mental ray, RenderMan, Brazil, VRay, etc) to get the best out of your animation.

Hey Obinna5000, No matter what, a million plug-ins won't do the trick. I am not pessimistic but my point is Nigeria leaped from nothing to 3D, Nigeria isn't just ripe for 3D, They aren't grounded on 2D and if you think otherwise point my direction towards a if not standard, a fair 2D animation someone has done in this country, (Is it the Lagbaja 'Kilawa she' animation, very crude).

What I meant by Nigeria isn't ripe is; Industry standard 3D/CGI stuffs entails a lot more than just plug-ins for Maya, LightWave3D, 3DStudioMax, Cinema4D, Poser, Bryce3D, SoftImage, etc.

Nigeria's case is like a 'trajectory skip over'. They never actually invested on prosthetics hence their make-ups is still imperfect, immature special effects eg (very unreal accident scenes, etc), and so many other things we see in their massive releases, they just landed on 3D, GBAM!! and think that's the way its done, even as very young as i am i could still remember Hubert Ogunde used smooth 2D animations in some of his Yoruba movies back then and gave good impression. I hope you get my point Obinnna5000.

One day just try counting during the end-credit of an American movie, apart from actors and producers, how many people are involved in a particular movie, say the 2010 remake of Clash of the Titans.

and not to mention the annoying and preposterous sound effects in 99% of Nigeria movies. (Banger sound used as sound effect for gunshot)

Cogito:

@semid4lyfe
Enemies of Progress, you and others like you on this thread.

What is wrong with our own Science Fiction? You may not be tired of the endless stream of melodrama that Nollywood produces but a lot of people sure are. Forget the genres sef, let this film challenge Nollywood producers to improve their production values. The use of green-screen techniques and the like in this trailer are very impressive indeed.

If anything, respect the crew for the scope of their vision. Imagine what it would look like if they had the likes of Digital Domain (http://www.digitaldomain.com/) handling their CGI? So feel free to stay where you are while the rest of us leave you behind,

People, mostly young Nigerian girls aren't tired of it, and Nollywood keep reproducing it because they realize money from what appeals to their watchers/buyers. Have you forgotten how it all shifted from the likes of Thorns of Rose starring the very young Omotola Jalade Ekeinde to Liz Bensons's Stroke of Faith if I am right. When these Nollywoods sees that "Nna this type no dey move again" because they lack originality and are only there for cash they waited until someone emerge with a new concept which was Even Ezra's Sango, then they started producing the likes of Igodo, Igala, etc exploiting the epic genres, bastardizing their eastern cultures, distorting it, macabre-ing, demonizing it for so long, until when they realise that "Uche, these ones no dey sell again o" then they started all sort of action-crap,etc and now i wouldn't be surprised to see every movie producers in Nigeria coming up with ludicours Sci-Fi stuff, Cogito if that's what you meant by /let this film challenge Nollywood producers to improve their production values./

I would laugh so much to see a Naija movie where aliens start invading Lagos. Who have watched 'Mars Attack'?

whiteroses:

85% of nigerians are bad belle, they always find something negative in everything, the bad is what they will see not the good, americans wanted to travell to heaven we all know its impossible but they are trying, anytime we attempt something they will devour the person thats why no one will ever try anything, this film just shows many more advanced movies is coming out of nigeria later on

No one is bad belle, you are the one whose not balanced. You misconstrue America's attempts to explore the outer space if possible the universe, that's what Cosmology is all about, and probably because you are one of those hard knock Nigerian who believe Christian theology is the only existing 'Truth' in the world hence you misunderstood NASA's endeavor to understand and study the universe as them traveling to heavens. Heaven and Hell is a concept belonging to the Christian faith. I can't really say the concept of heaven is similar to the concept of Nirvana in other religions, but there exists some similarities between the Christian's Heaven and the Muslim's Al-Jana (Place of Paradise after death) if i am not mistaken.

Mr. Cartha:

Another exhibition of our madness!!! Lagos is shown taht beautiful (to be) in 2059 or when, how about 3rd mailand to be bombed in the same year(2059) with the slums around it still intact? Show dis your Sci-Fi to d clowns
Bob Marley was right; "You can fool some pple sonetime, but u can't fool all d pple all d time"

Don't mind them Mr. Cartha, they are only trying to copy the likes of Escape from L.A., The Book of Eli, Cloverfield, The Day after Tomorrow, 2012, and several apocalyptic American Sci-Fi movies. Well like they say, Imitation is cheap form of flattery/compliment.

Richtronix:

Ok.

Its not perfect, but some of you clowns/haters/badbelle/ingrates need to appreciate the vision and creativity behind it i.e its DIFFERENT.

Every major film industry (Hollywood, Pinewood, Bollywood) went thorugh phases of development and perfected their arts through both good and bad productions.

Im quite sure that if the Director/Producer was some non-entity white man you jokers would be on here salivating and trampling on each other to get tickets.

Lets support our own, they will eventually come good.

Im quite sure that if the Director/Producer was some non-entity white man you jokers would be on here salivating and

trampling on each other to get tickets.
Lets support our own, they will eventually come good.

White man would never make such crap as 'KAJOLA' and please don't bring racism to this, is Spike Lee a white man.

Lets support our own, they will eventually come good.

When are they going to come out good. Is it in another 32 years? Dude, India never took that long to measure up.

pritypeety:

This is a nice try but I think Araromire looked more realistic. Kunle Afolayan guy did a very nice work. kajola would have been better if it were purely animation in fact it would have been superb. Thing is, u know our naija actors are not so into the stunts thing, (Don't get me wrong, they are good unto our naija levels) so u are likely not to enjoy the movie if u are the type dat hardly watch niaja movies. U would end up comparing the stunts there to Chinese movies and American movies. In fact am sure u would end up lafing your backside out when u think of a movie like Jack Bauer's 24!
You know why dis American movies always look so flawless even though they are not? They spend money training their actors for as long as 6 months (Angelina Jolie's Tomb raider). They bring in professionals to handle few things like car driving, Plane flying, parachutes flying and other things that requires professional touches (learned this from James bond 'die another' day behind d scenes).
This I must say: Give room to those who want to criticize movies cos even nice American movies get bashing from critics. Without critics review, producers might not produce better movie!. Even avatar did not go well in china and later on, some critics descended on it.

Hey pritypeety, if I'd read your post on this thread before, i wouldn't have started this because i think we share certain points.

riversman:

nice attempt but seems like a what a student at a film school will do for a final project, not on the level of a movie, more like a school project, am not bashing, but not impressed that they rushed to release this clips that leave soo much room for critics like me

GO HARD or go home and eat amala!!! and plizzzz why does the name have to be KAJOLA ?? YORUBA peeps think its all about them, hiss!!!

Hey riversman, I am a stern critic who's also into CGI and Animation but still choose to remain beneath the radar for now and as to why the name have to be KAJOLA, it's just the usual Igbo film-makers under the guise of ADONIS trying to appeal to all Nigerians, mostly Yoruba-film buyers and audience which I consider somehow exploitative. I shall sometimes start a thread to prove how all these so called Nollywood movies are so
tribalistic, discriminatory and self-centered and with their ridiculous titles are quacks. I will let you know when i start it.

akigbemaru:

@riversmad
nobody forces you to appreciate this good arse trailer, it's one of a kind. Why hating? You will just die for nothing. If it would have been someone from your village that made this trailer, I bet you would have been getting excited and wildling on this thread. Why is that you always hate on anything Yoruba? It's just us, we are not more than these. I know you maybe one of those haters from Nigeria, who always hates when sees people from Cuba, brazil, Haiti, venezualia, Jamaica, puerto Rico, Canada, USA, Trinidad and Tobbago, west indies, Uruguay, Korea and japan praising on Yoruba deities. My response is, how about you shot the f<vk up!

Hey akigbemaru,

akigbemaru:
nobody forces you to appreciate this good arse trailer,

How have you qualified it, to be a good trailer?

akigbemaru:
it's one of a kind

How is it one of a kind? care to explain? can you compare Kajola trailer to the official Pandorum or RE:Afterlife trailers.

akigbemaru:
Why hating?

No one is hating here, riversman was commenting by stating his opinion.

akigbemaru:
You will just die for nothing.

If you are a sadist who wish who ever is riversmad dead, then be enlighten that Naira Land is not sadist portal/forum.

akigbemaru:
If it would have been someone from your village that made this trailer, I bet you would have been getting excited and

wildling on this thread.

Tribalism has nothing to do with producing quality stuff

akigbemaru:
Why is that you always hate on anything Yoruba? It's just us, we are not more than these. I know you maybe one of those

haters from Nigeria, who always hates when sees people from Cuba, brazil, Haiti, venezualia, Jamaica, puerto Rico, Canada,

USA, Trinidad and Tobbago, west indies, Uruguay, Korea and japan praising on Yoruba deities. My response is, how about you

shot the f<vk up

Akigbemaru, I don't know if you are older than me, but ever since i was around 12, and up till now I have always been fascinated with Roman and mostly Greek mythologies which with time has driven me to learn more about ours, especially the Yorubas due to some similarities shared. And note, I am not a subscriber of euhemerism (most Nigerian scholars who aren't so deep prefer to euhemerize our deities). I can therefore say, I'm eruditely vast with Yoruba mythologies and their deities, though to some extent, And as to why some Caribbeans and south-Americans (not all) have keen interest, involved and how they are connected to it, I don't think riversman hates that fact. You are the one who felt offended because you thought he was attacking the belief system of the then traditional Yorubas.

And lastly, like i said before - the reason behind why it's titled 'KAJOLA' is simply because these NGWADAC Igbo film-makers thought they could appeal to Yoruba film buyers and renters (Yoruba audiences in general) which i regard to be an exploit because they don't have the right to do that, Which Yoruba film maker would make a movie starring mixed cast but mostly Yorubas and give it a Igbo title. That would be totally absurd.

novaman:

The Revolution going on in Abuja, will surely revolutionize the film industry in Nigeria, I am part of those who were given scholarship to take advantage of the Del York International in partnership with the New York Film Academy NYFA to training over 350 Nigerians in various film course, PRODUCERS, DIGITAL FILM MAKER, FILM EDITOR, ACTORS, SCRIPT WRITING, 3D ANIMATION, , everyone here is buzzing and determine to change the film industry.

The courses cost about $4,000 for each student and the NDDC/Rivers States government paid for the over 350 students, and everyone is talking tough.

The trainers - OMG they are just the best, and the experience is just like taking the courses in New York, they are so committed to their job, almost like taking one student at a time.

In my 3D Animation Class, our trainers are WILL GADEA and JACOB FISHER, these two guys are out of the word, I was in class when I saw Kajola for the first time but I must confess he needed to work more to make it more realistic. The Guy who did Kajola would have at least worked with some nollywood guys to make some effect realistic. I will not condemn the film but I will advice the director to make more realistic film, the space idea isn't a good one, we should be thinking of conquering the earth first before going to space, even India that is ahead of us technology wise and also in film making doesn't have a Sci-Fi movie.

As for the Del York project, I see the future in the making because the guys are some of the best in the world, here you will find guys who have worked in Disney, 20th Century Fox, MTV, even the CEO works with CNN.

Government of other Geo - Political zones should endeavour to support at least 200 people each and make sure they partner with Del York and NYFA so that their people will not be left behind. This is a lifetime experience and I will never substitute anything for this.

Although they gave us accomodation but I am ready to sleep on the street of Abuja just to gain all these knowledge.


Nana Lucky.

Hey novaman, Despite what you choose to call 'The Revolution' in Abuja, despite sponsoring every CGI/FX Nigerians to various institutions abroad, despite George Lucas of Industrial Light and Magic himself tutoring you all one on one, despite anything else, what you still don't realize is that - until some hungry Nigerian film-makers are expunged from the industry, they will forever continue not to understand why CGI is needed in some Nigerian movies, it significant and several usefulness, you know why? They prefer to spend money on those type of movies we've all known them to churn out and since they realize easy returns from such venture they see no reason to pay for standard, quality, top-notch CGI or any related 3D stuff, moreover with their wack, over-used, repeatedly-done, predictable story-lines CGI/SFX, 3D Animation are cosmetics they see no reason to afford.

O.M.3.G.4.:

Hey sorry, Obina5000, that respond was meant for jessefly on Re: Kajola: Nollywood Science Fiction To Be Released Soon

Yeah! Because I was wondering when I ever made such a comment.
No kwams.

No film can be judged by jealous persons not wanting Nigerians to succeed. What will you do when Directors & Producers in Nigeria collaborate to open up thier on Cinemas,Uh!

Really dont matter what the jealous people say  because the Vcd or DVD will out sell the Cinema ten fold if marketed accordingly.


The Cinema is a good Advertising medium but for the masses of this digital age, digital media rules. . Get it!


I hope the producer of the movie keeps producing & Financing Nigerian Directors. Everyone knows  success does not come quickly sometimes.


So Glad The Producer realizes that there are many states in Nigeria to show his Movie,never give up bros!!!   

watch Kajola !! 



Goodday

@Amhatu
All the movies in da U.S. and Europe make most of their earnings from theaterical release than DVD sales. Over there they have thousands of cinema house but in Nigeria we have only 8 cinemas nationwide.

People are talking about step by step but I think a futuristic sci-fi movie was a BIG leap in the wrong direction for a Nollywood that is still growing. It's good to give it a try, but they won't be taken seriously if they dabble in genres for which they are not prepared as per SFX, cinematography, stunts, costumes and make up. But let's give the makers of Kajola some points for "effort".

Did you actually compare "God of War" to Kajola?
ARE YOU PHUCKING SERIOUS?!

Did you actually compare "God of War" to Kajola?
ARE YOU PHUCKING SERIOUS?!

my sympathy goes out the executive producer of d film, its not easy spendin over a hundred million naira in a film and u gettin less in return. wish he had sticked 2 a classic drama like his first work Nnenda

O.M.3.G.4.:



And lastly, like i said before - the reason behind why it's titled 'KAJOLA' is simply because these NGWADAC Igbo film-makers thought they could appeal to Yoruba film buyers and renters (Yoruba audiences in general) which i regard to be an exploit because they don't have the right to do that, Which Yoruba film maker would make a movie starring mixed cast but mostly Yorubas and give it a Igbo title. That would be totally absurd.

That is the problem with us in Nigeria, too tribalistic and dissemination of false information
Kajola does not have anything to do with Igbo or NGWADAC
The producer of this film is a south-south guy, while its director is purely yoruba.
I wonder where the OM3G guy gets this info from.

@ topic,
This is a general issue in Nigeria we dont appreciate our own things.

Most made in Nigeria products are only patronised by the poor masses,
Everybody like puffing up with comments like this "my shoe was designed in russia", "i got those boxers from Serbia" etc,

This is also applicable in our film industry, good number of nigerians dont watch/buy Nigerian movies, but believe me, our movies are hot cake outside the shores of Nigeria.
Lets try to establish our own and avoid unnecessary criticisms.

my2kobos

maedan:

People are talking about step by step but I think a futuristic sci-fi movie was a BIG leap in the wrong direction for a Nollywood that is still growing. It's good to give it a try, but they won't be taken seriously if they dabble in genres for which they are not prepared as per SFX, cinematography, stunts, costumes and make up. But let's give the makers of Kajola some points for "effort".

my dear, nollywood is too old to be young,
we can start from here

@Amhatu
All the movies in da U.S. and Europe make most of their earnings from theaterical release than DVD sales. Over there they have thousands of cinema house but in Nigeria we have only 8 cinemas nationwide.

I see what you are saying. But I think it is a mistake to base these figures off of Europe and america.


Reason being is that majority in Nigeria do not have access to cinemas, they will have access to local market seller booths,dvd-vcd players and cell phones.


Also the future with Phones like the Sony Ericsson C905i http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/products/mobilephones/overview/c905 & Sony Ericsson TV-out Cable ITC-60 http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/products/accessories/overview/itc-60?undefined ,Directors and Producers can have thier on web mediapages charge for the movie and the Nigerian movie buyer can download to phone and watch anytime on bigscreen tv or on phone or even buy a DVD/VCD from them directly. The Big Corprates will get jealous,probably mostly foriegn and who cares how you going to stop over 20 million Nigerian phone customers. The Digital is where the future is heading . Cinema will still play a role but how quick would you profit buy charging 10 million customers from all over nigeria to watch a movie on the phone or newer hdtV that also have Digital internet capablity . It will be intresting to see but Nigeria has a bright future ahead.

Pulling a Movie from 1 cinema will not give the Big Corprates power over Nigerian Directors or Producers.


Amhatu

@Ahmatu
People don't have access to cinemas because they are so few. 8 cinemas nationwide is too small and that means most states don't even have a cinema. There is need to have more of it in Nigeria and believe me we'll make more money from them than releasing straight to DVDs or VCDs.
Stay cool Ahmatu.

@obinna5000 ,likewise bros!

obinna5000:

@Amhatu
All the movies in da U.S. and Europe make most of their earnings from theaterical release than DVD sales. Over there they have thousands of cinema house but in Nigeria we have only 8 cinemas nationwide.

Obinna, good points you have there

Mobinga:

Did you actually compare "God of War" to Kajola?
ARE YOU PHUCKING SERIOUS?!

Mobinga, pump your breaks, Re-read my first post - I said one of my sister who then, for her first time saw me playing God of War I almost thought it was movie playing on the TV, My point is, I was trying to explain that someone with an un-trained eyes like that my sister was just raving and excited when she first saw Kajola trailer on TV promising herself she was going to watch it because I probably thought she was curious as to what the story was all about.

dgb4:

That is the problem with us in Nigeria, too tribalistic and dissemination of false information
Kajola does not have anything to do with Igbo or NGWADAC
The producer of this film is a south-south guy, while its director is purely yoruba.
I wonder where the OM3G guy gets this info from.

No one is being tribalistic, get that dgb4, I'm just analyzing, It has a lot to do with NGWADAC, who mostly constitutes the cast and crew of the movie, most so called Nigerian movies (so believed English movies) star majority of easterners. Some people in Nigeria would agree with me that if you pick a any Nigeria movies (excluding Yoruba and Hausa movies), fast-forward it to the end, observe the end credit scrolls, You count many actors, actress, crews, Gfx guys, in-fact at time everyone involve are mostly easterners and some mix of south south. But check any Yoruba film, you see everyone involved from Camera-men to Griper, etc, everyone are mostly involved. You see where the discrimination is, Yet other Yorubas, Hausa, every tribe buys these so called English movies, aren't we all English speaking, why does it have to be only them handling movies, they took on themselves, i have discussed this observation with friend, and they don't believe until they see for themselves, anybody in Nairaland should go pick one at random and compare it any Yoruba movie, you will realize that - as the end credit is playing - You can tell by the name of the English movie cast that "oh, these are Igbos casts and film-makers (easterners)" as their names will indicate, now again watch the end credit of a Yoruba movie and you will observe that it includes Many Yoruba with Islamic names, English names, native names, Hausas with their easily recognizable names, South-south names too and Igbos too, everyone is involved.

I am not inciting anything bad, i am just pointing out from a very well thought analysis - which some might consider discriminating or as some people prefer to label it - Tribalistic.

dbg4:

@ topic,
This is a general issue in Nigeria we dont appreciate our own things.

Most made in Nigeria products are only patronised by the poor masses,
Everybody like puffing up with comments like this "my shoe was designed in russia", "i got those boxers from Serbia" etc,

This is also applicable in our film industry, good number of nigerians dont watch/buy Nigerian movies, but believe me, our movies are hot cake outside the shores of Nigeria.
Lets try to establish our own and avoid unnecessary criticisms.

What you just wrote has no point,

How can one appreciate something inferior provided you're aware better ones exist out there all even if it's a DIY.

Tell me, would you continue to appreciate a self-made calculator you made for your self-amusement if you see a Ghanian or Japanese kid doing a far more better one, and later you realized by all standard yours was a crude, old-fashion type.

I think it's people like you who like arguing that there's nothing wrong with our old-edition, outdated Physics, Chemistry, et al text books recommended by tutors and available in libraries of most of our secondary schools, universities and other academic institutions, if not all.

dbg4:

my dear, nollywood is too old to be young,
we can start from here

I think you fail to understand some of my points when responding to the comment on a separate Kajola thread on this same NairaLand,

In my analysis, I said something about Nollywood, skipped so many hurdles and landed on Sci-Fi GBAAAM!!!, one can only come out bad if done that way.

Stupid Naija action flicks, their glaring too-maccabre horrors, clichéd love dramas, etc, and one disease afflicting all Nigeria movies both English(easterner-dominated),Yorubas and Igbo film is unrealistic plots and they are always predictable, you know what's going to happen next, how it's going to end, clichéd(over-used themes).

"To God be the Glory" movies

They'd probably tell me "So far d tin dey sells, wetin be ur own, o boy go keep quiet somewhere"