...Very good. I don't believe in lengthy reviews, mainly because they often give away too many plot points, so I'll just say a few things. The special effects were good, but they didn't overshadow the story. Plenty of action. It is somewhat gory, so don't see it with someone if they're squeamish about bloody scenes. And the story? Well, considering how savage we are with each other, I can completely see human beings behaving in the way they're portrayed in the film.
It's a dark film, if you couldn't pick that up from the trailers, so don't expect a typical Hollywood ending like in 'E.T.' or 'Cocoon'. If it had one like either of those films I wouldn't be giving it a positive review. Now don't get me wrong. I enjoyed both 'E.T.' and 'Cocoon', but those were "cute" scifi movies, and for the "cute" scifi genre they satisfied. But 'District 9' ain't no 'E.T.', even though it did have a couple of touching moments.
So I recommend it. So does RottenTomatoes, and as of this moment the film stands at 88% on the Tomatometer. Pretty impressive. Definitely worth the price of admission.
Now let's get back to treating each other like shit, so that when aliens come we can focus all that hostility on them. Do it for the species.
It's a dark film, if you couldn't pick that up from the trailers, so don't expect a typical Hollywood ending like in 'E.T.' or 'Cocoon'. If it had one like either of those films I wouldn't be giving it a positive review. Now don't get me wrong. I enjoyed both 'E.T.' and 'Cocoon', but those were "cute" scifi movies, and for the "cute" scifi genre they satisfied. But 'District 9' ain't no 'E.T.', even though it did have a couple of touching moments.
So I recommend it. So does RottenTomatoes, and as of this moment the film stands at 88% on the Tomatometer. Pretty impressive. Definitely worth the price of admission.
Now let's get back to treating each other like shit, so that when aliens come we can focus all that hostility on them. Do it for the species.
Too bad I have to wait until 22. of september to see it here.
BTW on the Sci-fi channel i can't see the link to Sci-fi talk.
Bonus creepiness: The theater I was in, no one made a sound the whole movie(not even a cough), no one got up to go to the bathroom, no one said a word till we all could see daylight. It was outright trippy. Super happy I got to see this movie.
District 9 was originally supposed to be Halo, but that fell apart. It's good that Peter Jackson and Neill Blommkamp have still managed to create something great.
That's a little misleading. They were originally in talks to make Halo, yes. When that fell apart, Fox offered them a different project. It's not like they transformed Halo into D9.
woohoo!
so im avoiding this thread entirely until after,cuz i know someone is gonna throw a plot wrench in my soon-to-be-joyful state of movie watching.
It did leave me with tons of questions though, plotwise. And there is stuff in the trailers thats not in the actual movie. I checking it out on WikiPedia after seeing in, and reading about the original short story cleared up some things
Oh and cheers to it being a REAL action movie.. rated R and all.
Sure the plot was novel but beyond the literal commentary at the start and some references to the dark aspects of human nature early on, it was really just a standard action movie through and through.
The director definitely shows promise though, I can't wait to see what he can do with a couple of good movies under his belt and a bigger budget.
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Relevant sifts
http://www.videosift.com/video/District-9-Trailer-2
http://www.videosift.com/video/Behind-the-Scenes-of-District-9
http://www.videosift.com/video/District-9-Trailer-No-Blurred-Face-and-English-Subtitles
http://www.videosift.com/video/District-9-Trailer-4
http://www.videosift.com/video/District-9-New-promo-trailer
http://www.videosift.com/video/District-9-Spill-com-Movie-Reviews
http://www.videosift.com/video/District-9-Trailer-Based-on-the-incredible-Alive-in-Joburg
The short that spawned the movie
http://www.videosift.com/video/Alive-In-Joburg