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What I've heard is that the aliens want to leave but "we" won't let them leave. I think we might be the bad guys in this one. You're right, the trailer looks awesome!!
Still a few weeks away from coming but from what ive read this has all the ingredients to be one of the best sci-fi/adventure films in the past few years. Produced heavily by Peter jackson and a very original premise. Early reviews amazing
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/district_9/
Trailer looks awesome
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6PDlMggROA
What I've heard is that the aliens want to leave but "we" won't let them leave. I think we might be the bad guys in this one. You're right, the trailer looks awesome!!
final destination 3D> District 9
j/k but i cant wait for both
Its directed by the same guy that directedthe halo3 commercials
i heard he also was going to make a halo movie? but he dropped it for district 9 instead.
anyone going to the midnight screening for District 9, I haven't decided yet since it is a thinking movie, so even though I'll be awake, I feel I might miss something on screen.
but probably will go to the midnight screening, still need to go see Moon, heard good things about it, some saying it is a sci fi classic, the same is being said about District 9
another impressive feat about District 9 is that it has a 97 % fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoe: 32 Fresh , 1 rotten review. Usually the artsy type films are the ones that get high 90 percentages , not Sci Fi action films which usually have some individuals that don't like the style, that bring it down to the 70,80 percent.
It was 100% for the longest time until around the 25th review when Armond White gave his a rotten review. The thing about White is that he is known to give bad reviews to popular movies.
or quite the opposite, give good reviews to bad movies for example: " Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is more proof [Bay] has a great eye for scale and a gift for visceral amazement."
his review for The Hangover: " Rising-star Bradley Cooper and gang represent the dirtbag element that has become acceptable in contemporary comedy."
" Astoundingly unimaginative, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ruins the idea of popular entertainment."
" From its snarky le on down, everything about I Love You, Man ignores the complexities of male iden y." — New York Press
As you can see this "critic" doesn't know how to analyze a movie correctly. There is no consistency.
Rotten Tomatoes made a statement on their twitter page and main page, that they will keep the review up there but understand why District 9 fans would be mad about the review, basically RT is covering their basis so they can please everyone.
But for a Sci Fi film to have only 1 questionable negative review out of 33 total is a great feat for its genre.
Last edited by ace3g; 08-13-2009 at 02:41 AM.
Yep........................ want to see it. Looks bad arse.
Looks pretty awesome. Humans as the bad guys is a pretty cool twist.
Looks legit. Probably see it on saturday though.
Cant ing wait.
Has this movie got some plot depth to it or is it just the usual blowing up of crap and mega violence that so many sheep like?
You Dist9 lovers could you post what other movie(s) you have loved so as to give us a frame of reference? Just a couple-three.
Manny, did you love Dist9? That will tell me a lot.
It has a lot of depth and drama to it along with action. In fact that is why a lot of the high schoolers at regal live oak at the midnight screening were disappointed, they actually had to think for once
As a one time high school kid...I can understand why they were disappointed.
I thought it was too cliche...and I wanted to really like it...
Im going to the Drive In to see it tonight.
I think anyone who enjoys original sci-fi movies should enjoy this. You find yourself really caring for the main character and the predicament he's in. Also, I gotta be honest the mech suit that the main character gets in about the last 15 minutes or so just reeks havoc like ive never seen before. in pretty damn cool, IDK how they got this movie in a $30 mil cuz some of the weapons are just badass.
I thought it was about an 8/10. It actually has a plot unlike the shoot em up idiocy of Transformers. Like holcs50 said, the character development was pretty impressive.
That's the exact review I expected from a troll Laker fan.
This movie rocked. Acting was pretty impressive, due to its do entary type format for many parts of the movie, the interviews seemed genuine. I wish they explained why the Aliens were here and why their ship broke down.
I smell a sequel.
I smell a sequel, too. Named "District 10".
the movie was extremely good. I loved the main character, and the father/son aliens. There was humor, tons of action, drama, and just a really cool feel to this film--unlike any sci-fi I've ever seen before. Yes, there were some unanswered questions, but overall the movie flowed really well and you just found yourself engrossed in this guy's um, situation, I guess.
Great movie.
Did anyone else feel a parellel between the human/aliens and the Israeli/Palestinians--how they were "settled" into one section of town? Maybe it was just me reading too much into it. Yeah, probably was.
I'd even go see it again, it was that good.
If you are going to see a shoot 'em up...stay at home. This was much more of a docu-drama.
This was one of the most realistic feeling alien movies I have ever seen. You really felt like you were following this guy around and participating instead of just watching. Jackson did a great job giving a human element to the aliens. It was probably the best take I've seen on what would really happen to aliens if they came to earth.
I'll come back and write a longer review later when I am more awake.
Do all the alieans look like James Caan?
Did you go straight to G.I. Joe???
Juno was a good movie.
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