Showing posts with label Recommended. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Recommended. Show all posts

Monday, June 24, 2013

Single & Married




 
Cast: 
Yvonne Nelson, Nadia Buari, Chris Attoh, Tana Adelana, Kofi Adjorlolo. 
Produced by: Yvonne Nelson

Plot: 
This movie tackles the age-old problem of cheating in marriages. It follows the lives of two sets of friends as they deal with marital problems. With a narrator who is more cynical about love than anyone else, the movie attempts to show that everyone has a part to play in the success, or the breakdown, of a marriage.

Pros:  
The movie was only an hour, 41 minutes long. The wardrobe (for the most part), production, music, and acting were on point. The film definitely had some important insight into what it takes to make a marriage work. It was kind of funny.

Cons: 
There were quite a few sex scenes, although to their credit no one’s nether regions were on display. The language is also vulgar at times if you’re not into that. Not all the story lines were wrapped up as neatly as others. There were some coincidences that were way too convenient. I didn’t agree with every piece of advice in the movie.

Overall {some spoilers ahead}: 
I actually enjoyed this movie, which meant a lot to me since I seemed to be on a roll with bad African movies. I found it funny in parts, I didn’t think the acting was overdone, and the use of a narrator helped to push the story forward comfortably without us having to see every single event. My biggest issue came from the advice that was given, mostly from the narrator – I couldn’t tell if it was being given seriously or if it was just because she was jaded by love. For instance, I don’t believe that men are predisposed to cheat because they are men. I have never bought that argument and I never will. Also, the story wrapped up a bit too neatly. It was fine for the overall message that you have to work hard to make a relationship successful, but there are so many more factors involved, especially when cheating is in the mix, that went ignored. Also, there were some opportunities for more dramatic scenes that were also largely ignored. All that aside though, I would recommend this movie. Take some of the morals preached with a grain of salt, but it is a nice movie. The humor definitely helps it.

Photo via omgghana.com

Friday, May 24, 2013

Edikan (1&2)


I saw this movie awhile ago but miraculously came across it on irokotv again last night so I re-watched it to refresh my memory and provide the best review. I love this movie, even though it was in ibibio language, it had subtitles and was easy to follow. This movie touched something within me, something that makes me so angry at parents who carry a child for 9 months, bring them into this world, only to label them a witch in the name of religion. I don't know what religion they are naming, but that is pure idiosyncrasy and illiteracy. Gosh I just can't. We have so many parents looking for children; yet, some ignorant-ass parents who have kids, banish their children and treat them like slaves all in the name of the "kid is cursed." This movie shed light on so many issues facing young children in the African society today (I say African because am only familiar with the African part, it's probably happening somewhere else in the world as well).

Starring: 
Ini Edo - Inspector, Nse Ikpe Etim - Cynthia, Sophiana Jones - Ime, Moses Armstrong - Etebom, Ime Bishop - Pastor Zechariach, Ine Ikpe - Idara


Timeless Passion (Sequel: Passionate Heart)

Disclaimer: I saw this movie a long time ago, it's basically been sitting behind-the-scenes as a draft post and I am trying to clean up and publish all my incomplete draft posts. So this is one of them. I still remember the basic koko of the movie but I can't do a very detailed review because I don't remember most of the details. And nope I can't be bothered to go re-watch it now  #aintnobodygottimeforthat!

Starring:
Uche Jombo - Uzor
Ramsey Nouah - Andrew
Desmond Elliot - Calvin
Monalisa Chinda - Mildred
Chisom Oz-Lee - Ifeanyi
Susan Peters - Nkiru
Uru Eke - Jessica


Plot Summary:
Mildred, the "god-is-my-strength-thus-i-shall-not-fight-for-myself-and-kids widow who returns to Nigeria with her kids to mourn  her husband/their father. However, they are met with animosity from their in-laws (specifically the frustrated-devil's-incarnate-sister-in-law who is the major instigator) who accuse Mildred of killing her husband, and decide to make her life miserable until she confesses to her crimes. Her sister-in-law, Ifeanyi, basically makes it her life's mission to see to it that Mildred goes through all the widowhood rites, and even seizes her passport and that of her kids so that they can’t return to UK. In the bid to find some peace of mind, she (Mildred) goes to church and from there she meets this man, Andrew, who follows her home. As the movie progresses, we find out more about Andrew -  who is he? why does he care so much about a woman he barely knows? do they fall in love and live happily ever after? hehe I kid I kid lol ... Meanwhile, her wayward-British-brought-up-spoiled-brat of a daughter is running amok and fighting with her mother over Andrew because she has the hots for him. Gaijawood say what? LOL .... Anyway you guys have to watch to figure out what happened.

Pros: 
It is a simple movie that had its funny moments (esp. the church scene with Jessica trying to get Andrew's attention lmao) and it's romance was clean (nothing too sappy thank God). Oh and let's not forget the scene where Ramsey is kneeling at the altar in church and screaming at the Lord for help ... all I could think of was how beautiful this man is (yes he is married and am a sinner but choi!).

Cons:
The audio was pretty messed up in some scenes, you have to keep turning it down or turning it up
Only Jessica had a British accent in the movie - LOL I guess Mildred and the other two kids decided not to bother themselves. 

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Married but Living Single


Starring: Joke Silva, Joseph Benjamin, Funke Akindele, Femi Brainard, Tina Mba, Kiki Cornely

Plot
The movie basically follows the lives of two couples:
Kate and Mike:
Kate (Funke) is the career driven wife of Mike Iheagwam (Joseph Benjamin) and the creative director if an advertising agency - her boss, Mrs. Ibru, is played by Joke Silva. Kate fancies her job more than her family, she has no time for her husband or their only child and daughter, Mabel. Mrs. Ibru doesn't even help matters as she constantly dangles all these promotional goodies which Kate is unable to resist. As the plot thickens, we find out Mike is sick and needs some life-altering surgery in India but his ever busy wife could  not travel with her husband for this life or death operation. the husband travels on his own and meets Titi Haastrup in India. Titi stood by his side throughout the operation and became his rock in India and of course they develop this friendship/affair. When he gets back to Nigeria with Titi by his side, we find out that not only is she Kate's nemesis in the marital home, she is also her nemesis in the job front as Titi is a top employee in a competing adverting firm.

Patrick and Lola
Patrick (Kalejaiye Adeboye Paul) is an abusive husband who embarrasses  degrades and beats up his wife Lola every chance he gets and eventually beats her to death.

!!! Spoilers Ahead !!!

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Ekaette (aka Ekaete)



Starring:
Eucharia Anunobi – Mrs Uzomma
Desmond Elliot – Tony
Carolcee Ejemurua – Ekaete
Ini Ikpi – Ekaete's mum
Oto Tom – Mma (Ekaete's friend)


Basically
Ekaette, an 18 year old ambitious village girl from Akwa Ibom with poor educational background, dreams of going to Lagos one day to find a job in order to provide for her family. Her dream appears to come true when a family friend, Mrs. Uzomma, visits her village and promises to set her up in business on the condition that she works for her as a house girl for a year. Being an ambitious and optimistic girl, Ekaette is over the moon at the offer and accepts to go to Lagos, little does she know what "the city that never sleeps" beholds for her. 

!!!Spoilers ahead!!!


When the King Decides (aka When Kings Decide)

This movie was awesome!!!! I haven't laughed this hard in forever, I swear.


Starring: Van Vicker, Mercy Johnson, Ugezu J. Ugezu, Pete Edochie, Jibola Dabor, Ken Erics, Nuella Njubigbo, Eve Esin, Hank Anuku, Charles Awurum

Plot summary:
So basically, the prince of Okwe Kingdom , Nebolisa (Van Vicker) is being forced by his father (Pete Edochie) to marry a woman that has been bred for him. He refuses to marry her because he says she has been programmed; so he pleads with his father to let him travel to a city called "Cable 4" to go find his own bride. In another village, Amuma (Mercy Johnson), a princess of Ireh Kingdom , is betrothed to Harold(Hanks Anuku), the son of the defense minister, but despises his character, so she too decides to go to the city in search of her soul mate. Alas, Van and Mercy both end up in the same city of "Cable 4", and the story begins to unravel.

Pros: 
I know the plot sounds cliche but believe me, this is the first African movie I've seen that has 4 parts that I actually recommend. Every single scene was worth it - the cast did an excellent job (even Van Vicker surprisingly!), the story was fully developed, it was a beautiful mixture of comedy, more comedy, more and more comedy lol, romance and drama. 
Everyone truly delivered -
The taxi driver, Desmond (played by Charles Awurum) - what a hilarious guy; 
Let's not forget, Van Vicker's protector/BFF/PA, Nwokoye (played by Ugezu J. Ugezu) - haha he killed me, what a clown!

Cons: 
It dragged on for 4-parts (but I enjoyed it so much, I didn't mind at all). It has it's similarities to coming to america w/ Eddie Murphy, however if you loved coming to america, you will definitely love this. 
Texas, the guy that came back from america to marry Mercy Johnson - gosh he irritated me. His accent was so fake, he was just a thug in fact - he just kept cursing and using the N word and saying: "ya know w'am sayin", "na mean" ... msteew am still annoyed they put him in this movie, he almost spoiled the almost perfect movie (yea I know I used almost twice :D)

!!!Spoilers Ahead!!
So many memorable lines in this movie: 
  1. Desmond telling some girl (that turned down Van Vicker's proposal): "Please don't embarrass me in my environment!!! Let these useless men of 'cable 4' continue to dig the bottomless pit of your lower abdomen" 
  1. Royal Guard: "Nwokoye in his last letter, told me they where coming back with a bank your majesty, I don't know what that means" 
  2. King: "you young men have a way of thinking that stupidity is your exclusive prerogative... (brief silence) ... now get out!" 
  1. Sandra: "I beg your pardon" 
  2. Desmond: "don't beg my pardon because u will not get it" 
  1. Nwokoye "I have lived with very responsible girls. I have uploaded many responsible girls. In fact, I have downloaded many responsible girls." 
Lastly:
The ending of this movie was awesome too, I definitely didn't see the surprising twist coming.

Recommended?
Yes! I highly recommend and thankfully, it's free on many sites online. 

Food for thought:
Van V - "I think decency depends on the individual and not where you live" 
Nwokoye (Ugezu J. Ugezu) - "I disagree with you, a decent girl cannot emerge from the ghetto" 

I personally agree with Van Vicker on this one

Enjoy guys,
~Yv❤

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Wicked Intentions

Featuring: Stephanie Okereke, Desmond Elliot, Nadia Buari, Susan Peters, Muna Ibekwe

Supporting Characters 
Muna = Desmond's BFF
Nadia = Stephanie's BFF. 
Susan Peters = one of the long string of girls whose heart gets broken by Desmond (she is Desmond's victim of mistaken identity - will make sense when you watch the movie)

Main Characters
Jim (Desmond Elliot) - a philandering, sexist, gold-digging SOB (literally)
Charlene (Stephanie Okereke)- independent woman, the real boss lady. Estranged from her father who hates her because she was born a girl. Has difficulty trusting men and so cant commit to any relationship. Wants to have only a female child (yes that's how much she dislikes men). Her super-cunning father tries to hook her up in this political marriage but she detests the man so clearly that was a no-go area. She is basically anti-men, doesn't want to marry anyone but definitely wants to have a child. She decides to make her desires come true except she needs a sperm donor and goes to hunt for one (Nope not sperm bank kind of donor but sperm-donor-with-benefits excluding marriage lol)


Plot:
so what happens when boss-man-hating-lady meets philandering -gold-digging man??? Ghen Ghen! watch to find out.

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Holding Hope

This is another great movie I saw recently. It had its moments for the most part and the few moments I could do without a simple forward click solved the problem.


Featuring Desmond Elliot, Uche Jombo, and Nadia Buari.  
Desmond Elliot plays the spoiled,conceited, narcissistic (... need more adjectives :P) rich momma's boy who is used to having  everything his way. He is a managing director in his mother's very successful business empire but he doesn't take work seriously - comes in late, parties all night, comes in some days, doesn't come in when he doesn't feel like it ya da ya da ya da. Anyway, his mum gets tired of her son's mismanagement of funds and decides to hire a new financial director (played by Uche Jombo). The new financial director introduces a lot of financial restrictions that begin crafting Desmond's plans - so, he and his greedy employee-girlfriend (played by Nadia) hatch a plan to get rid of Uche Jombo. Somewhere during the main plot, we find out his mother has terminal cancer and that's the main reason she had hired the financial director - i.e. she wanted to leave her company in capable hands upon her death. Seeing as she was highly fond of Uche, she definitely did not mind willing her firm solely to Uche. Thus, she stipulated that the only way her son would get control of the company upon her death would be to get his act together and also marry Uche Jombo (with Uche's acceptance of course). 
Am going to stop here because I do not want to spoil the whole movie for you all - believe me the plot gets a whole lot better from here

Trailer:

I recommend this movie because it's really touching and it is the epitome of "you don't know what you have until you lose it". Desmond did not appreciate Uche and what she stood for throughout this movie and by the time he came to his senses, it was pretty much too late. Please watch this movie guys, you wont regret it. But "ahem ahem" it's a Nollywood movie ooo, so have your hands on your mouse (or remote control) ready to fast forward, yes you read right.

Ok that's all for now.
The movie is on www.irokotv.com, it's free and it only has two (2) parts so that's a blessing! Anyway, enjoy guys and drop comments to let me know what you think.


~Yv 



Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Mrs. Somebody



LOL! Yes I am still laughing, I can't help it. 

My people, I have definitely fallen in love with Uche Jombo and will watch more of her movies. I know in the past I've said she is not all that in the acting department but I can honestly say she has come a looooong way. She did an awesome job in this movie. Yup! she definitely delivered. I haven't laughed this hard in a Nollywood movie in so long (well actually I haven't seen one in a long while - school problems)... but anyway, where do I begin?



Featuring Uche Jombo, Yemi Blaq and Kenneth Okolie, this movie right here = Commedrama LOL. The basic gist is that this young lady (played by Uche Jombo) is so desperate to get married after her numerous failed relationships that nothing can come in the way of her current boyfriend marrying her. She goes to church one day and her pastor delivers this amazing, thunder-striking, fire-lightening, bolt-off-your-sit-and-shout-ALLELUIA sermon that gets our lovely lady all fired up with new found faith and hope. So she proceeds to do the following (from Bellanaija Article):


Become His Mother’s Best Friend 
Attend Every Family Function 
Cook Your Heart Out. 
Let Him Win most Arguments 
Minimize Your Outings 
Always Look Smashing 
He Must be Your Plus+One For all Weddings. 
Catching The Bouquet. 
You Don’t need an 18-carat Diamond Tiffany& co Engagement Ring. 
Buy your wedding dress and deposit for a reception venue! 
PRAY PRAY PRAY! Cast out those demons against your marital bonding and sweep them out with broom 


LOL just kidding - She didn't really do all that was listed above but you have to watch to find out which ones she did do. This movie is hilarious and comes highly recommended. Kudos to Uche Jombo for a job well done. 


You can watch the movie at irokotv.com and its free!





Yes am back for the summer, look forward to more great reviews guys xx


~Yv❤

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Butterfly

Movie Trailer:



I saw this movie sometime in January (wrote a draft review but never posted it lol) ...
A romance flick featuring Ramsey Nouah, Genevieve Nnaji, Clem Ohaneze. Basically, Ramsey uses and dumps girls who are introduced to him by his cousin (i.e. his cousin arranges girls for him ...ps: a female cousin ooo smh). Anyway, he meets Chelsea (Genevieve)and falls madly in love with her (I know so typical lol). He then decides he has had enough of random girls, and turns a new leaf for her with intentions of marrying her. But as it turns out, Chelsea ain't having any of his sappy love. She is in love with another man Ray (Clem Ohaneze) who cares more about his work than he cares about his girl. So it's basically a sort of love triangle: Ramsey wants Chelsea, Chelsea wants Ray, Ray wants his Work lol...
I know whatchu y'all thinking, I already told the story so what's new huh? Well y'all have to watch it to find out who ends up getting his or her heart's desire and before you jump to conclusions, there is a nice twist in the story ;)


Pros:
No soft porn scenes, and the acting was good
Cons:
Some fast forwarding necessary.
All in all:
An Average movie, but I recommend.
..... the full movie is available on OnlineNigeria.com

link to the 1st half of Part 1: http://video.onlinenigeria.com/drama/adHK.asp?blurb=216

~Enjoy Yv


Hiiiyaaa Y'all :))

Helloo my lovely gaija nation :D

I know it's been a while #hidesface# and am so sorry to have abadonned you for so long but school had to come first :( ... So am back (well for now :D)... and I've a bunch of movies to present to you. 1st post will be up shortly (I will try to post each day ... no promises).

Ps: most of these are old movies since I haven't had time (neither have I seen where) to watch the newer movies I really want to watch. Anyway, that's it for now guys.

Njoy
~Yv

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

6 hours to Christmas

WARNING: DO NOT WATCH IF YOU HAVE A HEART CONDITION... HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE OR CARDIAC ARREST MAY OCCUR. PLEASE CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE DECIDING TO WATCH THIS!!!

My lovely ladies and gentlemen readers, it's been a while :) hope everyone has been having a great summer thus far.... I have an unbelievably and unintentionally entertaining movie for y'all to check out.....6 Hours to Christmas ... #TA-DAAAA

A complete Ghallywood movie from the same writer/director as the Perfect Picture and Checkmate (if you haven't seen either of them, you should check them out). Anyway, the picture quality, light and sound were good. There are no popular actors in it {yes and am very glad about that - am so damn tired of the 3 musketeers (Majid, Dumelo and Nadia) #no-hate-intended}.


Storyline = Frustratingly Entertaining and Definitely Unpredictable. 
Basically, it's the day before Christmas and Reggie's girlfriend promises him a beautiful and memorable xmas eve celebration when he comes back from work. Reggie (Chris Attoh) is very excited about the night to come and goes to work in a happy mood. At work he is accosted by a co-worker, Pebbles (Damilola Adegbite), whom he has lusted after for a while and she promises him a very special xmas present - one he finds irresistible. So, as the workday comes to an end, it's 6pm (6 hours to xmas) and Reggie's mind and head are in an estactic realm. Suddenly, what had promised to be an exciting evening soon turns into a bizarre and unintentionally hilarious one that ends with a gun to Reggie's head O____O!

Pros:
The movie is definitely unpredictable. Reggie does exactly the opposite of what every sensible human being (even animal self)  in his predicament would have done. OMFG! No guy is allowed to be that dumb. The movie drives your blood pressure to an overdrive - i.e above normal level and that is exactly why you will persevere to the end LOL. 

Cons:
1) Some scenes were prolonged for no reason so you definitely need your remote. 2) The sex scene was RI_DANG_CU_LOUS because that girl still had her whole bodysuit corset on and him his boxers ...definitely a fail! 3) I swear y'all, this movie is definitely gonna frustrate the hell outta you - you gonna shout, scream, pull your hair, slap your foreheads and finally throw the remote at the tv screen!!! ..... hehe ok am totally exaggerating but forreals y'all gonna get mad at multiple points. Finally, you will have a headache at the end of the movie so pls have your advils, tylenols and paracetamols handy!

Final Verdict:
I recommend the movie so you guys should totally check it out... the whole movie is on arodrive2.com. Here is a preview:

until next time,
xoxo Yv :)

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Fundraiser for Kechi Okwuchi

Hi y'all, it's been a minute since I did a random post :D so here goes ... 

"... and he said, the things which are impossible with men are possible with God" (Luke 18:27 )
The young lady above is Miss Kechi Okwuchi - my classmate and friend ... She is one of the two survivors of the devastating Sosoliso plane crash that occurred at Port-Harcourt International Airport, Nigeria on Dec. 10, 2005 (for the full story please visit: www.kechiokwuchifundraiser.com). 
I have noticed that whenever I read about or tell Kechi's story to my friends, I always have the same reaction .... amazement! Her story brings tears to my eyes but not tears of sadness ... rather tears of amazement at how wonderful and marvelous God is. He made this young lady a survivor .... and not just any survivor, but a survivor w/ an undiluted positive spirit and a smile that never fades.  
Kechi's story is an inspirational one and it teaches me (and hope y'all would agree) that  no matter how deem a situation might look at any point in time, with God's love, absolute faith and an optimistic attitude the light at the end of the tunnel shines ever brightly.
With all these said, I would really appreciate it, if y'all can visit this website: http://www.kechiokwuchifundraiser.com/ and support my dear friend. Even if you can't donate at this moment, please spread the word to your friends and families. For those of you in Naija, if you can attend the event or know people who can, please y'all should attend... the point of this post was not to remind y'all of that fateful crash but rather to share with you all my friend's story ... for despite the gory circumstance that gave birth to it, the story inspires and puts a smile on the face of anyone who hears it. 
And Remember
 Philippians 4:19 "And my God shall supply all your need according to His Riches in Glory by Christ Jesus.
God bless us all :)
~Yv. 

Friday, June 24, 2011

Memories of My Heart

Wow this was quite a movie guys.....  and yes I loved it, the story was different and it featured my favorite male actor - Ramsey Noah ;) .... Other major casts are Nse Ikpe Etim, Ini Edo, Desmond Elliot, Uche Jombo, Monalisa Chinda, and Kofi Adjorlolo... Apparently the movie was also directed by Desmond Ellioit (idk why dis dude has to feature himself in any movie he directs *scratches head*)
That aside, this movie tells the story of a young aspiring actress Halle Davis who has attended several auditions without success. She gets convinced by another auditionee to attend one more audition for a movie being produced by Desmond Elliot. As they wait for the auditions to begin, she overhears Desmond discussing with his co-workers that sponsors are dropping out of the project and he is looking for a way of contacting Mr. Bankole Da Silva, the son of a famous oil "magnet", to sponsor the project. Out of desperation to land a role, Halle claims to know Mr. Bankole and that infact Mr. Bankole happens to be her  fiancĂ©. However, she gives them one condition: in order for her to get him to sponsor the project, she has to get the lead role. She is offered the lead role and as days go by, Halle finds herself entangled in a web of lies and deceipt and strugles to untaggle herself from the mess she has created.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the realm, Mr. Bankole has just suffered a car accident and has temporary amnesia (rolls eyes lol). His Doctor, Dammie, nurses him back to health but also falls had for him so she starts an affair with him. Eventually, Dr Dammie comes across a diary in Bankole's house where he wrote down some aspects of his life esp. his love life. She finds out that he has a  fiancĂ©e  somewhere but out of selfish desires to keep him as her man, she fails to reveal this piece of information to him. Yes, I know y'all wondering how come his father or friends didn't tell him about his fiancĂ©e  and where was said fiancĂ©e when all these where happening? .... watch to find your answers :D

Pros:
I loved that the storyline was new (at least am giving nollywood the benefit of doubt here because am yet to watch another movie with the same story). Is the movie predictable? Well it's a love story, we needed a happy ending lol. I liked that the picture quality, acting and background music flowed well. Also the music didnt tell us the whole story (thank God!). Still not convinced you should watch it? Please do because of Ramsey and Nse, their acting is amazing and they have great chemistry. Besides(regardless of what anyone else has to say), Ramsey Noah is one handsome guy who seems to get hotter with age ;D ... Oh and how can I forget, it only had TWO parts, that's unheard of in Gaijawood.

Cons:
Of course there are some cons lol. Some scenes could have been shorter really (so have your remote handy). I hate how they forgot about the whole Desmond Elliot movie aspect of the story the moment the focus shifted to Bankole's love life. They never did go back to tell us if the movie project was successful and if the movie actually succeeded in launching Halle Davis' acting career. Also, after Dr. Dammie found the diary, she spent days reading it at home. What happened to work? I mean she is a doctor afterall... I would've assumed it was a weekend but Bankole went to work. Other than these, I didn't have much problem with the movie and story.

It's a love story, it's a really good movie, it's short and it has humor to it so y'all will enjoy it i promise.
watch the whole movie on any of these sites:
movies.africanseer.com, videos.onlinenigeria.com, arodrive2.com
~Yv.

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Letters to a Stranger


Let me start by apologizing for the overdose of Genevieve Nnaji in all my recent posts. Believe me it is unintentional ;).... Now to the movie: Although it is a relatively old movie, it is one of my favorite Genevieve movies and I decided to review it just because ... lol

Starring Genevieve Nnaji, Yemi Blaq, Joke Silva, and Fred Amata. Letters to a Stranger focuses on a young lady Jemima and her diary lol. Basically, Jemima is engaged to Fred but Fred loves his job more than his woman. So, Jemima keeps a diary addressed to a non-existent stranger were she pours out her heart and frustrations. Shaa one day one day, she  tries to call her sister (or best friend - can't remember who exactly) but mistakely dials a stranger's number. She begins talking to this stranger and they eventually become phone buddies. She eventually meets up with this stranger and they become really close friends. Now, the more time her fiancĂ© dedicates to his job, the more his negligence pushes Jemima closer to mr. stranger. Well, as Nollywood movie would have it, mr. stranger actually knows mr. fiancĂ© (yikes)... Standing at a crossroads between two guys she cares about, y'all have to watch to find out what happens.... lol



Personally I loved this movie.... I thought it was cute (shaa the chemistry between Genny and Yemi was the cute aspect :D)

Pros:
 the picture quality and sound were good and the background music did not summarize the story lol. Though the story was simple, I liked how it deviated from the typical Nollywood love theme. I also liked that they didn't have the actors speaking "shakespeare" and being all cheesy. There weren't that many unnecessary scenes (PHEW!) .... so the whole movie was only two parts (I know that's unheard of in gaijawood eek). The ending, though completely unexpected, was great. 
Cons:
This naijachique has no complaints. Well there are complaints but I love the movie too much to actually voice them hehe. If you haven't seen the movie, now is the time to ;)


~Yv

Monday, June 20, 2011

Silent Scandal

Ssshhhhh it's .... a... silent .... scandaLLL! hehehe
My peeps, this is an interesting movie, at least the name goes w/ the storyline lol. It features Genevieve Nnaji (as Jessie), Uche Jombo and Majid Michel (Naeto). Genevieve is a single mum in the movie and her daughter Ella is kind of wayward -- smokes, drinks, parties yada yada yada. Her BF Majid loves her shaa but kind of depends on her for money so Ella even steals from her mum to help him out. Eventually Genevieve gets fed up w/ her daughter's behavior and sends her to the UK to live with her father. After Majid's source of livelihood (Ella) is gone, he decides to get a job and winds up at Genevieve's company where he gets employed as her personal driver.... And as fate would have it..... y'all need to watch it to see what happens :D 



You guys this is not a new movie (2009).  I actually saw it last year but I couldn't help myself so i saw it again 2days ago and I still loved it. It's a great movie and even though i wish it had a different end, I still liked the end of the movie (Majid is the guy ;0) 

Yes, I totally recommend the movie, the storyline was great. Of course you can't have a naija movie without some flawed and unrealistic scenes. Ella was supposed to have been sent away to the UK to stay with her father but on the way to the airport the grandma decides that Ella could stay with her in Abuja. It made no sense how they managed to conceal that info from Genevieve who believed her daughter was in the UK.  There are other scenes that I could go on and on about but quite frankly I don't have the energy for it .... so i will just say have your remote handy because some scenes simply must be fast forwarded. PS: there is a beautiful scene in the movie that y'all cant miss .... so watch it watch it watch it ;)

Here is a trailer:

watch the full movie @ onlinenigeria.com : http://premiumvideos.onlinenigeria.com/adHF.asp?blurb=5126

Friday, June 17, 2011

Felicima

In all honesty, I wouldn't say this was a great movie because it bored da hell out of me 70% of the time. But I do recommend it because of the beautiful message it carried and that's actually why I watched all of it. The movie revolved around politics, equality, justice and the disabled. The lead characters were Genevieve (Felicima) and the disabled guy (Agu Agidi). 
Basically, Felicima is a  young, confident, beautiful, powerful, no-nonsense, stylish, blah blah blah blah, and successful public relations business woman (exhales loudly, lots of adjectives hehe). She is well known to the public as a female business mogul. One day she drives by a beggar who is reading a newspaper and becomes intrigued by this unusual behaviour. She stops and introduces herself but the beggar already knows who she is since she is all over the newspapers. She talks to him for a while only to realize that this was an educated beggar who could read, write and speak fluently (he even has a class where he teaches other beggars) but his disability makes life unlivable and that's how he ended up on the streets. Y'all have to watch the movie to find out what happens.
The main theme of the movie focuses on how the world (esp. we Africans) treat the disabled and less privileged members of our communities. Genevieve in this movie represented the privileged ones with prospective future endeavors whereas the beggar represented the less and under privileged. 

Pros:
The movie had a great theme and that is a good enough reason to watch it. Both Genevieve and Agu played their roles well and the message of the movie was clear and well delivered.
Cons:
The picture and sound quality were horrible (OMFG eek). As expected, they just had to have a ridiculous scene in the movie. The scene were Genevieve's house burned down was the most ludicrous thing I ever saw in a movie [wait that's a lie ... shooting someone and having them cry out "you just shot me, now am about to die"  lol is actually more ludicrous hehehe (<<< this happened in a different movie lol)]. Of course I already told you I was bored out of my mind most times so please have your remotes next to you while watching this!!!

Monday, June 13, 2011

Private Storm

I actually saw this movie a long time ago...started reviewing it but never quite finished writing up the review until now lol
It's funny that it has taken me this long to publish this particular post because I actually liked this movie. Featuring Omotola J. Ekeinde, Ramsey Nouah, John Dumelo and Ngozi Ezeonu. It is an interesting movie, great story line with enough suspense to make you watch it till the end. 
Briefly:
Ramsey and Omo-T are in love and engaged. But Ramsey has anger/ insecurity issues and beats the hell out of Omo-T with every little provocation. Needless to say, their r/ship eventually goes down the drain (even though it took Omo-T forever to come to her senses and make the right decision for her) ...


My Review:
Despite some fast forwarding and occasional minute irritations with Omotola's Character (whom I really
 wanted to slap more times than I can count), I couldn't bring myself to stop watching it. Recommended?
Definitely YES! If you are looking for a movie, great storyline, beautiful performances by the actors; or just a 
movie with some eye candies ;) this is the movie for you. 

Check out the trailer below: 


(movie is no longer at arodrive2.com but I found the whole movie at afrolynx.com so y'all can watch it there :) ... here is a link: http://afrolynx.com/2010/12/31/a-private-storm-part-1/

Njoy ~Yv