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District 9 - 71 posts

  • Started 7 months ago by SubarashiiGaijin
  • Latest reply from BillCosby
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  1. SubarashiiGaijin
    Member

    So I have to ask, great movie or best movie?!
    Also, does anyone else think there's going to be a sequel?

    Posted 7 months ago #

  2. noname
    Member

    best movie!
    I really liked it man, very well done.

    I think there will be a sequel, and it will be just as good- Peter Jackson said he would fully support a sequel if it were to happen.

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    Posted 7 months ago #

  3. MaddManny
    Member

    that movie kicked ass, i hope they do a sequel

    Posted 7 months ago #

  4. Peaches
    Member

    I want to see it!

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    Posted 7 months ago #

  5. S0nntagskind
    Member

    I'm psyched about that movie, only heard good things about it...can't wait to see it.

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    Posted 7 months ago #

  6. RedEyedJedi
    Member

    Good movie, I liked it!

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    Posted 7 months ago #

  7. VaughnL86
    Member

    great movie. 2nd best movie this summer. 1st was Star Trek and then comes District 9. that movie had me thinking about some of the issues we have going on in the US.

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    Posted 7 months ago #

  8. GoodEats
    Member

    @VaughnL86 Like that space ship floating up in the sky?

    RIP ODB
    Posted 7 months ago #

  9. crazyrob
    Member

    I have to say that this movie was one of the best done movies I've seen in a while! Started off a little slow, but it was amazing! Every needs to go see this movie!

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    Posted 7 months ago #

  10. BillCosby
    Member

    This movie definitely lived up to it's hype. Never seen something so original. Everyone who hasn't seen this movie should watch it...now. Who would have thought Alien Apartheid would work so well?

    Posted 7 months ago #

  11. Denison
    Member

    I want to see it, so far I seen the trailers and it looks good...

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    Posted 7 months ago #

  12. JCofNYC
    Member

    The movie held up to all the hype.

    Another great job by Peter Jackson.

    Finally good to see a great movie with an original concept and plot.

    Posted 7 months ago #

  13. Schuey2k2
    Member

    It kicked ass!!!

    Posted 7 months ago #

  14. natpants
    Member

    OMG

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    Posted 7 months ago #

  15. natpants
    Member

    OMG i forgot it came out this week!!!! MUST GO SEE!!!!!

    Posted 7 months ago #

  16. RedEyedJedi
    Member

    @natpants Yes you must!!!

    Posted 7 months ago #

  17. Masta_Gomes
    Member

    i hear the movie is funny as?

    Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis!
    When I was dead broke man, I couldn't picture this..
    Posted 7 months ago #

  18. seth_david_andrew
    Member

    JC@NYC

    by the way, Neil Blomkamp was the director,

    Peter Jackson just 'presents' it.

    But I just saw it and it lived up to all of my expectations.

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    Posted 7 months ago #

  19. JCofNYC
    Member

    @SDA:

    Then Neil Blomkamp did a fanastic job of directing the movie.

    Thanks for the info.

    Posted 7 months ago #

  20. seth_david_andrew
    Member

    No worries

    By the by, as a revision, I just found out Peter Jackson produced it also, so he probably had a fair bit of control.

    Also, has anyone SEEN peter jackson lately? He is mega skinny and glassesless and gray haired.

    I didn't recognize him for like ten full seconds.

    Posted 7 months ago #

  21. SubarashiiGaijin
    Member

    Awesome! It's good to know I'm not the only one who thought it was AMAZING!!!
    The only thing about the sequel (Maybe spoiler alert, I'm just going to put it there just in case) is that I could see it becoming one of those "end of the world" films. Mostly because if they have a sequel it'll probably come out 2012....xP

    @Seth- That's crazy, I don't think I would recognize Peter Jackson either if that's the case.

    Posted 7 months ago #

  22. tOaSt
    Member

    Fuggin amazing! I was in geek heaven......a friggin mech....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I dont care what anyone says, that kid was cute and i want an alien baby

    im white just slightly toasted
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    Posted 7 months ago #

  23. mike 80
    Member

    wow, i wanna see this movie

    Posted 7 months ago #

  24. seth_david_andrew
    Member

    @tOaSt Oh my god I want that baby too. Especially since he would know more about my xbox 360 than I ever would.

    and the mech...jesus, I was so happy.
    That movie was paced pretty much exactly like a video game, by the way, I don't know if anyone noticed that.

    Posted 7 months ago #

  25. seth_david_andrew
    Member

    @tOaSt Oh my god I want that baby too. Especially since he would know more about my xbox 360 than I ever would.

    and the mech...jesus, I was so happy.
    That movie was paced pretty much exactly like a video game, by the way, I don't know if anyone noticed that.

    Posted 7 months ago #

  26. rtondreau
    Member

    It was not what I was expecting at all...but I thought it was fantastic!! Definitely a great movie.

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    Posted 7 months ago #

  27. almost6mexicans
    Member

    I've seen this film twice now, under fairly similar circumstances in two different cities, and I'm really dying to see this very different take on the "alien invasion" style of film plays to a paying audience that really has no idea just what kind of film DISTRICT 9 transforms into before your very eyes. What you have seen on the film's various websites and different commercials and trailers is certainly a part of what the Peter Jackson-produced DISTRICT 9 is about, but the marketing people for this film have been almost incomprehensibly wise about not showing too much. And what they have shown you isn't even a fraction of the most interesting elements of this seriously well-made science fiction epic that combines politics, social commentary, aliens, extreme cartoony violence, and one of the best classic Hitchcock-ian, wrong-man-pursued plots in recent memory.

    What's kind of brilliant about South African director and co-writer Neill Blomkamp's feature debut is just how well thought out this universe is and how scarily parallel it is to both his country's system of apartheid and to human nature in general. The aliens are grotesque-looking, insect- or shellfish-like beings (I know none of that makes sense, but it will when you see it), but since they've been around for a couple decades, no one reacts to their disgusting looks at all. There are also plenty of people who understand their language and the aliens seem to understand ours. We don't speak each other's dialects, but there's an understanding. I also like that no two aliens look exactly alike. Some have started wearing a few bits of clothing, or painted things on their bodies. They have slightly different shapes and sizes. So often in movies involving aliens, all of the aliens look alike. Humans don't all look alike, so why should aliens?

    In a strange but ultimately wise decision, director Blomkamp decides to go back and forth between a documentary style and more traditional filmmaking. There's a real naturalistic feel to the entire scenario that makes the experience watching DISTRICT 9 seem just that much more nerve wracking. The way the giant alien craft hovers in the distance of many outdoor shots, the way scientists attempt to weaponize the aliens and their technology (the weapons are devised only work when they detect alien DNA using them), and even just the way the computer-generated aliens seamlessly interact with the human characters. You'll forget in about 15 minutes that you're watching creatures that aren't real.

    And then there's the final third of DISTRICT 9, which is essentially a non-stop war among the aliens, the MNU military agents and the Nigerian underworld, which runs the black market in the alien district. Oh, the blood does flow spectacularly. In these scenes, Blomkamp shows you his balls, just pulls them out and waves them in your face, and dares you not to be impressed with their steely nature. He has a terrific sense of staging action while making sure things stay clear to the audience. I never lost track of where all the players were in the geography of District 9. It's difficult not to be impressed with the fluid nature of the battle scenes, all shot with handheld cameras that may make those of you unlucky enough to sit in the first couple of rows a little dizzy.

    For me, it was the second viewing of DISTRICT 9 that revealed some nice details in the background. Very few of the effects shots have a spotlight thrown on them. They are meant to blend in with reality and not call attention to themselves by being too big and/or loud. I also love that the film doesn't forget to be fun. Before his life gets completely turned around, Wikus is the film's primary source of comic relief. And Blomkamp doesn't forget to include a slew of "Oh sh*t!" and "Hell yes!" moments. Above all other things, DISTRICT 9 is endlessly entertaining.
    Per usual, I've said too much, but don't worry there's still so much to discover in the world of DISTRICT 9. I don't even know why you're reading this; you know you're going to see this three or four times in theaters and then go buy the DVD the day it comes. Yes, folks, it's that good. And I think without anticipating it, I've stumbled upon my favorite movie of the summer of 2009. I love when that happens.

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    Posted 7 months ago #

  28. BurningChrome
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    i have yet to see it & i'm pretty sure i won't get to see it in a theatre unless i go alone...which i may just have to do...but i won't get a chance to do that until next week...

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    Posted 7 months ago #

  29. belle
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    I thought it was very well done. I actually didn't enjoy myself that much, because I'm very tense about some stuff going on IRL and the movie is so tense that it was making me feel worse. But the fact that it actually affected my mood shows how well done it was.

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    Posted 7 months ago #

  30. Loakum
    Member

    I'll check it out, when it comes out on Bluray. It's too dangerous to go to the movies in Detroit.

    Posted 7 months ago #

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