back in the day films

I decided to find the old Naija movies, the early ones of back in the day. If I had the money, and the access, I would purchase these things. If I had even the website to buy these things from sef, I would buy. So far I have seen:

The Diamond Ring

Top (Left-Right): Bukky Ajayi, Richard Mofe-Damijo (RMD), Shola Shobowale, Liz Benson
Bottom (Left-Right): Teju Babyface, Bimbo Akintola
Directed by: Tade Ogidan

Synopsis:
The son (Teju Babyface) of a wealthy man (RMD) is sent to a Nigerian university where he is pushed to join a cult (XG) and later alongside his fellow cult members, robs the grave of a rich woman (Liz Benson). They steal a diamond ring and then become hunted, dying one after the other. The son falls ill and refuses to tell his parents the story behind his ill health, until his aunt (Bukky Ajayi) ,a seer ,intercedes with the ghost on his behalf. His father is faced with the task of finding the diamond ring which had been sold to someone in the UK.
--culled from Sola

I remember watching this movie as a kid, but seeing it again several years later sealed so many things for me. One, Teju Babyface is adorable. This confirms my crush on the guy. Second, Bimbo Akintola, Sola Sobowale, and Bukky Ajayi are amazing. Watching them was spectacular. Third, Richard Mofe-Damijo (RMD) is seriously good. The man is just so good. The cast was so perfect, I was sad when the movie ended. And you get to see everyone while they were young: Lanre Balogun (ah-mazing actor) and Funsho Adeolu.

More Money

Left-Right: Lanre Balogun, Bimbo Akintola, Jake Aernan, Segun Arinze
Directed by: Unknown

Synopsis:
This is story of a young school dropout (Jake Aernan), he retires in the village and resolves to do art works, he soon falls in love with a village girl Amaka (Bimbo Akintola) but does not have the money to marry her. 
--culled from Irokotv

This film featured Segun Arinze, who is seriously underrated or maybe ignored. He is one of Naija's finest actors, perhaps even better than RMD but not as gorgeous. It is similar to the Genevieve/Bimbo matter. He plays a professor here. Ramsey Nouah is also in this as well as the talented Jake Aernan. Now, we all know Ramsey is good and I will credit him as such. But this blog is dedicated to those who are not so harped upon in the Naija film industry. Jake Aernan is simply divine, especially with Bimbo Akintola. My favorite part of this is when the film actually shows the two of them courting. The directing was poor here, the trees were interfering and the scenes kept overlapping which is seriously distracting. But the process by which one actually falls in love with another is displayed.

Lest I forget, John Okafor plays the village jester. The kids love him but the adults do not take him seriously. This is the first time I have actually found him funny; that I actually remember him weeks after watching this film. Lanre Balogun plays Bimbo Akintola's father, an Igbo man. His acting here sealed it for me that he is in fact good. I completely forgot that he is Yoruba. There were some other actors, particularly the man who broke the news to Aernan's character that his parent is dead...I will find the man's name, I shall.

Deadly Affair

Left-Right: Sam Loco-Efe (deceased), Dolly Unachukwu, Emeka Ike, Sandra Achums, Jide Kosoko, Toyin Afolayan (Lola Idije)
Directed By: Chico Ejiro

Synopsis:

Ikechukwu (Emeka Ike) loves two women, Isabella (Dolly Unachukwu) and Bola (Sandra Achums). Isabella is a gangster and she is determined to have Ikechukwu (IK) at all cost, even if it means destroying Bola and her beloved IK. 


I have no idea what happened to Emeka Ike, but in this film he is absolutely good. Not exceptional but really really good. A 180 from what he does today, and I would like to see him return to that. The man is a pretty good actor, when he delivers. The film is great, it showcases Igbo, Yoruba, English and Pidgin English. I'm seeing Jide Kosoko, Toyin Afolayan (Lola Idije), Emeka Ike, Sandra Achums and  the deceased Sam Loco Efe. The story is pleasant and unpredictable, but somehow very Nigerian.