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Chappie (stylized as CHAPPiE) is a 2015 American dystopian science fiction action film directed by Neill Blomkamp and written by Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell. It stars Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Sigourney Weaver, Hugh Jackman, and Ninja and Yolandi Visser of the South African zef rap-rave group Die Antwoord as metafictional versions of themselves. The film, set and shot in Johannesburg, is about an artificial general intelligence law enforcement robot captured and taught by gangsters, who nickname it Chappie. Chappie premiered in New York City on March 4, 2015, and was released in U.S. cinemas on March 6, 2015.

Plot
In the near future, crime is patrolled by an oppressive mechanized police force. But now, the people are fighting back. When one police droid, Chappie, is stolen and given new programming, he becomes the first robot with the ability to think and feel for himself. As powerful, destructive forces start to see Chappie as a danger to mankind and order, they will stop at nothing to maintain the status quo and ensure that Chappie is the last of his kind.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) The concept of robot with the ability to think and feel for himself is interesting.
 * 2) Fantastic score that is composed by Hans Zimmer.
 * 3) Good performance of Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Sigourney Weaver, Hugh Jackman, and Ninja.
 * 4) Cool action sequences that are fun to watch, like the scenes where robot police force battles in the beginning.
 * 5) Chappie himself is a likable characters.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Pointless pop-culture reference of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe show.
 * 2) The villains are boring that it makes them look badly, especially the main antagonist Vincent Moore (Hugh Jackman's character).
 * 3) *His plans to destroyed Chappie and "his family" and anyone who is on Chappie's side was kinda pointless.

Reception
Chappie received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics. Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 33% approval rating, based on 227 reviews, and a rating average of 4.88/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Chappie boasts more of the big ideas and visual panache that director Neill Blomkamp has become known for — and, sadly, more of the narrative shortcomings." On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating, the film has a score of 41 out of 100, based on 39 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

On the other hand, the reception of this film has become increasingly positive in recent years, with many considered it most underrated robot movies alongside I, Robot, with audiences gave the film a grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale on CinemaScore.

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