i think u got ur percentages mixed up. 99% of nigerina movies are wack. but damn they are like a guilty pleasure. u watch them with the door locked.

yea real wack except for tunde kelani'sn sm other popular guyz

bollywood is a lot better cos they have better stories, twists and cinematography is cool.

nollywood is a disgrace compared

i guess they are in a hurry to sell. so they write whatever , act and sell,

bollywood is a lot better because they have better stories, twists and cinematography is cool.

Better stories? Don't make me laugh! They have better music and more colorful sets; that's it!

I don't know crap about bollywood, but Nollywood sure does suck. the day it'll stop being wack is the day they stop the trend of unnecessary sequels to every single movie

@ Seun

Even someone with down syndrome knows that bollywood stories are more interesting and sofisticated than nollywood drama stories. I never said bollywood have good stories. I said they have 'better''stories.

That, in english, means there is comparisons and as far as this thread is concerned, it is between nollywood and bollywood and the latter takes it as we know.

maybe u are supporting nollywood because u want to be into it. If it pleases u, come up with the kinds of sh!t they do and u know what will follow: a thread that will crucify it right here

Have u guys seen south african plays or TV dramas? they are really apealing! They dont make a noise and go 'sollywood'. but they are good. We release 10 outrageously terrible excuse for a drama every week and get praised as setting record by some other clowns who wont highlight the fact that the record is also that

99% of them all is wack
86% of them share the same story line
93% of them share the same wack cast
83% of them done with camcorders

so n one should say 80% of home video is wack cos about 94% is!

Have posted this before though not on this tipoc but I guess it is relevant here too.It's a mail I got from a friend.:

  Lessons from Nollywood (Nigerian Movies)

THINGS WE'VE LEARNT FROM NOLLYWOOD .

1 . Every problem you have is spiritual.
2. In every romance movie, someone must die.
3. It is possible to hit a person without actually touching them!
4. Anyone who gets hit by a car dies immediately.
5. Poisoned food always tastes better.
6. The best way to make money is by visiting a 'Babalawo' / joining a cult sleeping with rich men.
7. One of a pair of twins (identical or not) is born evil.
8. There is never an end to your suffering, except death!
9. With a pastor ,  all things are possible.
10. A movie can be titled anything,  such as:
*The boy is mine,
* Face me, I face you
*Two rats,
*Spanner,
*Calculator,
*Igala,
*Ijele,
*Igodo,
*Igudu,
*Shigidi,
*Eran Iya Oshogbo ,
*Ta longbe mu.
11. A movie has not been made if at least one actor/actress has not- 'shelled', twisted his/her lips to speak wrong phonetics'.
12. You are in love,  you want to take your girl out, the best place you take her to is,
*Mr. Biggs/Tantalizers: where you'll most probably see an ex while feeding each other.
*The beach: where it is imperative that you ride a donkey and carry her playfully.
*Or the best: take her to buy some new ugly clothes.
13. An Igbo movie has been made if ,
* You visit a 'Babalawo'
* A fleet of cars is shown off at regular intervals for a total of half of the movie time.
* Kanayo 'O' Kanayo is in the movie. Pete Edochie is also there too!
* To get rich it is mandatory you join a cult
14. Gun shots and knock-outs sound the same!
15. Sometimes the title has absolutely nothing to do with the movie and other times, once you read the title and see the poster you know it all!!! (Also the soundtrack gives you a headache because it just narrates the whole story repeatedly - so much for suspense and intrigue!)
16. A love story has not been produced if it does not have one or two of the following actresses-
* Stella Damasus
* Stephanie Okereke
* Genevieve Nnaji
* Omotola Jalade
* Rita Dominic
17. The police are extremely 'efficient' unlike their counterparts in real life.
18. An actress can wear the same hairdo for more than a year and even in longer flashbacks.
19. It is permissible to wear very dark shades at night!
20. When you are shot in the chest, it really doesn't matter; your head will be bandaged! Same for your legs!
21. When advertising a movie, you really should shout because,  people are deaf?
22. When you are extremely poor, you will still be able to afford-a beautiful house, very good furniture, T.V., nice clothes, but you won't be able to send your kids to school.
23. Most especially in Yoruba movies, your gateman must be inefficient and comical. He MUST dress like a freak, be rude to all your visitors and never mind his business.
24. the bad guy always dies or gets caught by none other than the police- LOL!!!!
25. At the end of a three hour movie you’ll be reminded that THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING…WATCH OUT FOR PART 2!
26. No matter the type of movie…TO GOD BE THE GLORY is always at the end!!!!!!!!!!!

Yetunde,Why now? U got me laughing wiv ur post.

@ Nana, That's the essence of the post. Wont hesitate to post new "jokes" about our Nollywood.Cheers

Their new scope now 2 in 1 is a very big fraud, where 2 disc could last for 80mins the combined disc only last for 44mins so you see movies now having part 3.

I hardly think its fair comparing Nollywood with Holly and Bolly woods the two
have been around for donkey years, learnt through many mistakes and corrected them.

i believe Nollywood is now in the process of learning and correcting. Their movies may
be wack, but we can relate to most of the story lines, which is the beauty of these movies.
If you want real comparison, then compare to rest of Africa and am sure Nollywood beats them
all YES even S.A cannot stand up to Naija movies.

@ Yetunday
I think you deserve an award.That was brilliant.lets get the percentage right, it definitely cant be 80%. 99.99999999999999999999999999999999999999% would be a very fair deal.Wish I could round it up to 100 per cent and get it over with but the truth must be said, there has been a few nice movies over the years from talented producers such as Tunde Kelani, Ogidan.etc (The list isn't that long, pls don't get it twisted)
I'll probably continue from where 'Yetunday' stopped.

Most Hollywood movies, are quack, too. Expensive quack.

@Ifeniyi22, thanks a bunch

Tunde Kelani is who? and can we know the movies he produced? i can sense a nobody being hyped!!

Nigeria as a country is wack,so wat do u expect of the industries?

hey richtboi, dont take it that far and weigh ur words. Nigeria as a country aint wack as u propose. swallow those words quickly! Like the music industry is doing well. there are some songs by nigerians that will topple that of a prominent artistes on the same genre in other established countries. so dont generalize.

They scream and yell like bloody banshees,in every scene.My poor ears,

Tell me about it!

And someone will tell me they are learning. I director still remains wack after over 15years of release hundreds of movies?

A tree that doesnt bring forth fruit should be brought down innit??

U cant be at the same spot as regards storyline, cinematography etcin over 15years and say u r learning! and puhhhleeezzzzee they dont hold a candle to south african filming; do your home work

though we still have a long way to go, i've seen recent improvements. i loved the movie "total war" (though it's not yet complete)

Only jobless spinsters and mentally confused males would sit down to watch any Nigerian film wholeheartedly

concrete:

though we still have a long way to go, i've seen recent improvements. i loved the movie "total war" (though it's not yet complete)

i've seen some improvement also. their story lines are getting better, and the picture quality as well is getting better. however i'm not a fan of most nigerian actors/actresses because of their accents. i like actors that use the real nigerian accent cuz it brings more meaning to the movie. i can't stand it when they try to talk american or european or when they try to protray what they think an american/european acts like. thats' why i like nkem owoh cuz his movies are based on the nigerian culture. you don't see him trying to speak through his nose. he acts the way he believe a typical nigerian acts.

Which recent ones have you watched that are very good?

Picture quality getting better is because good DV cameras are becoming so cheap.

the one's made in america. they have some nigerian base directors here and they know how to make the movie meaningful, but only that, just in general the ones that are more recent seem to be a lot better.

i'm still not impressed sorry.

if the music industry can get this established as to follow trend side by side, these guys should b ashamed what they come up with. using rejected DV cameras till now for shooting movies? damn, that's creepy.

i see a replay of plots and stories in the nollywood films today. tsome stories r good, but the script writers just spoil the whole thing. the problem is that they find it difficult to let new blood in. like me i have got great movie stories lined up, but then, where are the producers?

Take ur nice stories some place else nollywood isnt the direction to face at all except ur story is based on juju, cult, demonic oppression and all that. anything intellectual or IQ enhancing, u must be kidding going to those clowns