joashette:
Gracious me, you need a hug bae! That Banana Ghost had so much hype but it was crap.

At the cinema, almost everyone was laughing out loud, and it seemed manageable. However, too many scenes made me cringe. Well, I went with a friend, and the ticket was paid for, so...

You forgot the fight scenes, na wa oh. Even local short music videos make better stunts.

I didn't even feel the impact of the 'Banana Island' and the plot was somehow. You dad worked and cared all his life for the house and the bank want to forcefully sell it unless you pay up some loan. Then angel, love story, fight and that's all...

When I saw the movie on a laptop much later, I cringed the more.

safarigirl:
#5

Movie Title: Banana Island Ghost

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Year: 2017

Cast: Chioma 'Chigurl' Omeruah, Patrick Diabuah, Bimbo Manuel, Ali Nuhu, Tomiwa Edun, Tina Mba

Genre: Comedy

Industry: Nollywood

Run Time: 1hr 49 mins


Plot:
A young man dies, but is given one last chance to find his soulmate before he has to leave to Heaven. God sends him to Ijeoma (Chigurl), a social misfit who has the impossible task of raising 18 million naira to stop the foreclosure of her late father's Banana Island mansion in 3 days.

Review:

The idea of a ghost finding a soulmate sounds ridiculous, right? Well, I can assure you that this movie made it worse
, this movie is one of the worst excuses I have seen of comedy in all my life. Unless you have an IQ of 0.5 or less, the likelihood of you even cracking a smile at the forced jokes in it is incredibly low. However, you are likely to laugh at the ridiculousness of the pathetic show. There are so many things wrong with BIG, from the casting, to the plot and even down to the acting.

However, it is not all doom and gloom for this failed attempt at comedy, let me first pick out the good parts of the movie.

Quite easily, the score and choice of songs for the movie were top notch, the producers would have had more success if it was just a compilation of top Naija tracks than bothering with the cast and other jargons. The cinematographer was also great, I mean, the picture quality of the movie was top notch and they captured the city of Lagos quite impressively, it could easily have been mistaken for a foreign country, then we have......okay, I think that is all the good parts I can think of.

Now, to the bad. Trust me, there is a LOT of bad.

First bad has to be the casting. Let it be said now, that there is no reason why anyone has to endure seeing Chigurl on their screens for more than three minutes at any point. Lord, she made the entire movie bad, it was distracting counting the rolls on her neck and watching her waddle her way through it all, but we could have very well persevered if Chigurl's acting was at least half decent. The girl could not even decide on which accent she wanted to flow in, her acting seemed forced part of the time and she was just an all round shitty actress in the movie.
Then there is Bimbo Manuel playing God, really? Like seriously? I mean, Bimbo is a great actor, but I could very well have thought up better suited actors for the role if Olu Jacobs and Pete Edochie were unavailable or too expensive. Off the top of my head, Kalu Ikeagwu would have played the role perfectly and maybe the wardrobe guy could have even gotten him an outfit that didn't look like he had to squeeze himself into it.
Only Tomiwa Edun successfully gave a good account of himself in that movie, playing Ijeoma's (Chigurl) two-timing, gold dividing boyfriend (who only interacted with her once, when he came to borrow money). Even Ali Nuhu had some cringeworthy moments......but, no need to lengthen this post

Next up, advert placements. Everyone knows these big budget movies have some sponsors who they advertise in the movies. Well, in BIG, someone forgot to add subtlety to the adverts. I mean, there was an entire scene lifted from a Cocacola advert, but there were other sponsors too, such as Sunlight Liquid Soap, Cold Stone Creamery, Lipton Tea, HealthPlus Pharmacy, Kilimanjaro Restaurant and some Dap-something. All that money, wasted on a trash movie


Now, moving on. The plot was bad, but oh the scenes were worse. There were pervert police officers who couldn't stop going on about Ijeoma's (Chigurl) 'yansh'....and yes, they pronounced the word in the crudest of ways. There were some mean girls, who turned out to be her colleagues, but could very well have been overaged high schoolers going by how juvenile their teasing was.

I never understood why Chigurl wouldn't stop harping on about the Banana Island mansion; a house that was obviously not a mansion, looked more like a random one-storey building in Mushin, and was occupied solely by her. I mean, for all the sentimental value this house carried, it was surprising that her mother neither lived in it nor bothered to contribute a scent towards saving it. Was the house really that important?

Then there was a scene where Ijeoma (Chigurl), who was on low cut, still managed to sleep with her wig and make-up on ....oh, and might I mention that she settled into the idea of a ghost coming into her life quite quickly. I mean, she faints once and the next time she sees the ghost, she's talking to him like she converses with ghosts regularly. Ghost whisperer perhaps?
There are so many poorly thought-out parts to this movie that everything just culminated into a disaster of epic proportions.

If you are looking to introduce an unbeliever of Nollywood with this movie, I would advise you don't. In fact, anyone who can go twenty minutes in this movie without turning it off in anger, has a high tolerance rate.


Rating: 2.5/10


Play or Trowey: Trowey inside the closest lagoon

joseph1013:


Good review.

It'd be good to include the producer and director of the movie in the review. That way, we really know the brains from the misfits in the industry.

okwabayi:
For Christ's sake, where can someone get HD Naija movie downloads?

safarigirl:
#3

Movie Title: The Greatest Showman

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Year: 2017

Cast: Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson

Genre: Musical, Drama

Industry: Hollywood

Time: 1h 44 min

Plot:
This movie tells the story of PT Barnum, the man who started the circus. It tells how PT Barnum, went from a poor, tailor's son to the owner of a circus; his trials and how he overcame them.


Review:

The Sound of Music has been hailed as an iconic musical and the best of the 20th century, well, The Greatest Showman is the greatest musical of this century so far and I might even add, better than TSM. Not only was EVERY song from this movie a hit, everything from the choreography, to the storyline and the acting was perfect.
The story is set in New York, in the early 20th century, we see how Barnum (Jackman) first met his love, Charity (Williams), as a child, he shows her a life he sees for their future, despite how poor he is at the time and how rich her family is. His father's death leaves him wandering the streets, however, he eventually grows older and seeks her hand in marriage. Her father grudgingly accepts and he takes her away, but Barnum isn't the rich man he thinks his wife deserves. Eventually, he comes up with the idea of gathering 'misfits' to form a show which people pay for. He enlists the help of rich kid, Phillip Carlyle (Efron) to help in hosting the shows. Phillip introduces him to Jenny Lind (Ferguson) an opera singer, who distracts him from his circus and nearly destroys his career and marriage
There are so many lessons to learn in this movie, whether it's the lesson of believing in each other, of seeing someone more for what they can add to your life, rather than what they look like, of never forgetting your roots, or of never paying attention to people's opinions, the lessons are inexhaustible. And each song tells a lesson, each song speaks to someone.
Watching the movie, can lift anyone's spirits. No matter how low you feel, The Greatest Showman will surely make you feel better.
This is another movie that was so good, there was hardly a fault. The one fault I did notice however, was a scene where he hopped on a train, the graphics were so poor, I could tell it was fake. However, it had little or no impact on the core of the movie.
Like I have told the over twenty people I have recommended the movie to, The Greatest Showman is the greatest musical you will see in a long time.

Rating: 9/10

Play/Trowey: Play a Gazillion times

Kaycee7:
The Greatest Showman is a good movie, no argument. But it's not that great. Definitely not as awesome as Jackman's other musical, Les Miserables and nowhere near the timeless classic that is The Sound of Music.
The story was cliché, but lightly entertaining. The musical numbers and choreography were definitely on point but I honestly don't see more than a few tracks lasting generations. It's a good movie to unwind with but nowhere near a classic.

safarigirl:
you're the first person with this opinion

I never watched Les Miserables. I don't know one soundtrack from it. I never saw anyone deeply analyse it, there was barely a discussion of it.

When The Greatest Showman came out and through half of the beginning of this year, do you know how many times I heard a soundtrack from it? If it wasn't Never Enough, it was Rewrite the Stars or This is Me. This is Me was even a constant on the UK music chart for weeks, along with Come Back Home.


Bear in mind once again, I have never heard one song from Les Miserables. I saw one scene in passing one time, but it never stuck. However, even people who never watched TGS (a group that would be almost impossible to find) know at least a song

After The Sound of Music, TGS is the best musical in this century.... Even the songs from High School Musical are more memorable than anything from Les Miserables.

Kaycee7:
Les Miserables isn't a musical with dialogue and musical numbers. The music is the dialogue. Everything is sung and there are barely up to 7 plainly spoken lines. The story, cinematography and, of course, the music in Les Miserables is top notch. It's more of a classical sound as opposed to the pop feel of High School Musical and The Greatest Showman.
Les Miserables was released in 2012, and you may not have noticed discussions about it because it wasn't on your radar. You may not have heard its songs because they're more suited for personal relaxation than public entertainment.
If you can, I would recommend you take out some time and see it.

jihday:
Hi safarigirl, do you know any platform where I can watch latest blockbuster Nigerian movies eg king of boys, I currently don't stay in Nigeria so I can't watch it at the cinema. Thanks

DONADAMS:
safarigirl..please do you have any link I can get that nollywood film "74" by izu ojukwu starring Ramsey Noah and Rita Dominic.. it's not in the cinema anymore

introvertme:

Any hope?

DONADAMS:
no oh..what about you?

Kaycee7:
Safarigirl, do some reviews nah

safarigirl:
I expected the train wreck, thankfully, it was fast and almost painless

To be honest, the only thing that really stood out in Chief Daddy was Ini Edo's extra large butt. It was hard to ignore, she obviously got a surgery, but damn, she didn't need more ass. We couldn't even watch her scenes properly because all one could see was a humongous ass. Sheesh!

cuteguy14911:
Kindly review Lionheart . Thanks

safarigirl:
okay...will review later today

tmx21:
Im still wondering how "DADDY YO" by wizkid got into PACIFIC RIM II. I'll review it later tho.

Nice job safarigirl

joashette:
Gracious me, you need a hug bae! That Banana Ghost had so much hype but it was crap.

At the cinema, almost everyone was laughing out loud, and it seemed manageable. However, too many scenes made me cringe. Well, I went with a friend, and the ticket was paid for, so...

You forgot the fight scenes, na wa oh. Even local short music videos make better stunts.

I didn't even feel the impact of the 'Banana Island' and the plot was somehow. You dad worked and cared all his life for the house and the bank want to forcefully sell it unless you pay up some loan. Then angel, love story, fight and that's all...

When I saw the movie on a laptop much later, I cringed the more.

joseph1013:


I absolutely love this movie. It was incredible.

Kaycee7:
[s]The Greatest Showman is a good movie, no argument. But it's not that great. Definitely not as awesome as Jackman's other musical, Les Miserables and nowhere near the timeless classic that is The Sound of Music.
The story was cliché, but lightly entertaining. The musical numbers and choreography were definitely on point but I honestly don't see more than a few tracks lasting generations. It's a good movie to unwind with but nowhere near a classic[/s].

tmx21:
Im still wondering how "DADDY YO" by wizkid got into PACIFIC RIM II. I'll review it later tho.

Nice job safarigirl