This was so much better than that Congo-Brazzaville No One short I reviewed last year. I enjoyed how it wasn’t meant to be taken seriously and was intentionally supposed to be comedic. There was so much wacky action and zingers that it was hard for me not to enjoy it. While this was a low budget film, there was a good amount of heart, effort, and humor that I needed to check out (context: I wrote this review during the coronavirus pandemic hitting America hard). I totally wasn’t expecting a movie like this and it’s been a long time since I laughed a lot watching a movie. All of this leads to several gunfights and martial arts brawls going on as both sides vow for revenge. Unfortunately, Alex is shot dead, but nobody knows who did it. The Tiger Mafia sends in Vicky (AKA the Ugandan Mata Hari) as a spy to infiltrate the authorities and to seduce Captain Alex. His brother dies by Alex’s hands and he vows revenge. However, one of the captives is the brother of Richard who is the don of this criminal organization. The UPD’s top officer is Captain Alex who manages to gun down various Tiger Mafia members as well as capturing one of their men. The Uganda People’s Defense Force has to take down the nefarious Tiger Mafia who’ve been wreaking havoc in Uganda’s capital. Who Killed Captain Alex? takes place in the streets of Kampala. Who’s ready for some crazy Ugandan movie action? Webale, Nsereko! He mentioned Wakaliwood and I finally made time to check out one of their movies. Besides that, he’s been awesome with me and he would definitely be considered good people. I cannot make this up to save my life, but at least Nsereko agreed that Disney was bogus in THAT trademark issue (he’s fluent in Swahili) when I brought it up to him and I know they aren’t going to bastardize African cultures like Mickey Mouse had with the movie they’re named after on principle. Guess what the name of their tag team is? The Lion Kings. Speaking of which, him and his tag team partner “The Big Cat” Sebb Strife have a record 433 day reign as the Tidal Tag Team Champions. He’s told me awesome things about the movies, music, and culture there when he’s not making waves and winning titles in the BritWres scene. We’ve exchanged multiple emails with each other and he’s been awesome to communicate with. I would’ve never known about the cinema in the Pearl of Africa had it not have been for a pro wrestler from that country by the name of Nsereko after hearing about him through Wrestling Resurgence’s Everything Patterned event. Uganda hasn’t received that much mainstream attention in movies with the exception of The Last King of Scotland and Queen of Katwe. It’s been a long time, but I finally got to review an Ugandan movie for once. I made a notch in my “African movies from countries that didn’t get representation on Iridium Eye” list. I’m sure he’d be right at home with the Young Bucks and they can do an epic SUPERKICK PARTY on everyone! Wow, I never thought I’d reference wrestling this much in an Ugandan movie review.įour down, one more to go. Hilarious in Hindsight: VJ Emmie, the Video Joker/Narrator comments that Bruce U is a “Supa Kicker” when fighting. Who Killed Captain Alex is his 3rd film ever created. Wakaliwood is a sister distribution company of his film studio Ramon Film Productions which is taken from his grandmother’s names Rachel and Monica. Nabwana IGG grew up with limited experience in going to movie theaters and relied on his friends telling him what they saw. Wakaliwood is named after founder/chief director Isaac Godfrey Geoffrey Nabwana AKA Nabwana IGG’s neighborhood in Wakaliga in Kampala (also Uganda’s capital and largest city for those scoring at home). This isn’t the first time that song would be used in a movie since that Seal song was originally made for Batman Forever. Music Fan Bonus: There are four times in the movie where an instrumental version of “Kiss From a Rose” by Seal is played in hilarious moments. Who Killed Captain Alex? was allegedly made with only $200 USD, but there has been talk from Alan Hofmanis that it might be closer to $85 in the budget. Check out his Facebook page and his Redbubble merch page. Special thanks to Nsereko for recommending this film. I watched the Video Joker version which is considered to be the main version when it comes to streaming. Both were restored through a low-res DVD copy. Who Killed Captain Alex? is technically a lost film, but it survives on the Wakaliwood YouTube page with the Video Joker version and the director’s commentary version. Related Films/Series: Tebaatusasula, Bad Black, Tebaatusasula: Ebolaįor Fans Of: Tropic Thunder, Atomic Falafel, Austin Powers, Kung Fu Hustle, Magic Cop, Tongan Ninja, Rush Hour AKA: Who Killed Captain Alex?: Uganda’s First Action Movie
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