District 9

[Beige Panda]

Great movie! Super intense from the moment you sit down. Has a bit of everything - action, drama, some dark humor, and a seamless mix of documentary/cinematic styles. Also has some social commentary in there, but it's not in-your-face and doesn't get in the way of just being a great film.

Good stuff. If you're a sci-fi fan, or, really, just someone who likes movies, I highly recommend it.

I wonder if/when District 10 is coming out?

 

[SSior.27]

I really want to see this, but work schedule prevents it from happening. Shame...

 

[SparkyMaddie]

this looks like a good film but i dont know anyone in it!!!

 

[Beige Panda]

Yep... first time director, first time lead actor. Still awesome!

 

[SSior.27]

While this is Blomkamp's first full-length directing job, he has done a couple shorts in the past, usually with Peter Jackson. If anyone recalls the live-action Halo 3 shorts, that was him, and for what it was, it was done fairly well. District 9 should prove to be a success for him.

 

[Saldaws]

i heard this was good except it has holes in the plot...

 

[SparkyMaddie]

^ and makes you like the aliens cos we the humans are the bad guys

 

[Tenka]

I've seen pretty much everything this year and District 9 is by far the best film so far and anticipated.

After the unmitigated awfulness of Wolverine, Christian Bale grunting his way through the pathetic Terminator 4 and the other wise decent Batman, District 9 comes out of nowhere and stars an unknown performer ad libbing his lines and manages to be thrilling, thought provoking and genuinely unique.

On a lighter note, did anyone else enjoy recognising the HL2 gravity gun used by the alien exo suit?

Also has some social commentary in there, but it's not in-your-face and doesn't get in the way of just being a great film.

Are you joking? The social commentary could hardly have been more confronting. The writer and director wrote this with his experiences under apartheid law in mind.

I wonder if/when District 10 is coming out?

Hopefully, never.

i heard this was good except it has holes in the plot...

It presents an unreal situation as plausibly as possible and doesn't try to fill in all the knowledge gaps. I'm unaware of any plot hole that you could notice while watching it or that would affect your enjoyment of the film. This isn't like Terminator 4.

 

[Beige Panda]

Are you joking? The social commentary could hardly have been more confronting. The writer and director wrote this with his experiences under apartheid law in mind.

No, I'm not joking. The social commentary is there, but it doesn't get in the way of your enjoyment of the film. Exactly like I said. There are some movies out there that push social commentary so hard you just keep wanting to scream, "OK, I get it, can we get on with the story now?"

 

[truthseeker22]

awesome movie

 

[CrystalBrooke]

No, I'm not joking. The social commentary is there, but it doesn't get in the way of your enjoyment of the film. Exactly like I said. There are some movies out there that push social commentary so hard you just keep wanting to scream, "OK, I get it, can we get on with the story now?"

The whole freakin movie got in my way of enjoying it...I nearly fell asleep in the theater. To say that is was "super intense from the time you sit down" is just a big fat lie..even my boyfriend, who did like the movie, said that it did have a slow start. It was a HUGE disappointment.

 

[luo9670]

i luv this movie too ..really awsome

 

[Tenka]

No, I'm not joking. The social commentary is there, but it doesn't get in the way of your enjoyment of the film.

OK, I guess I generally agree with you on that.
I would say that while the social commentary is extremely overt, it doesn't try to push a moral position on you which I'll agree many films.

The whole freakin movie got in my way of enjoying it...I nearly fell asleep in the theater. To say that is was "super intense from the time you sit down" is just a big fat lie..even my boyfriend, who did like the movie, said that it did have a slow start.

Just by way of calibration, what action movies have you enjoyed recently?

It was a HUGE disappointment.

Was is hyped up much in the States? I went into the film knowing nearly nothing about it and with no expectations I was blown away.

 

[asd1111]

i haven't watch it yet .. but im super sure that it is a great movie

 

[Beige Panda]

The whole freakin movie got in my way of enjoying it...I nearly fell asleep in the theater. To say that is was "super intense from the time you sit down" is just a big fat lie..even my boyfriend, who did like the movie, said that it did have a slow start. It was a HUGE disappointment.

We obviously have different definitions of "intense", and based on several posts of yours I've read, very different tastes in movies. Are there any movies you DO enjoy?

 

[SiXe]

I think it had a great and unique start, it was intense for the reason that it built up on such a epic scale.

 

[stirthewater]

I loved this movie. Very few sci-fi movies are able to make me feel like "this could really happen" but I genuinely felt like this could be something going on in South Africa right this very moment. I also thought the story wasn't too predictable, I had no idea what was going to happen to the main character for a good chunk of the movie and I like how things were left really open for a sequel. Can't wait!

 

[Thunder Peel]

This film was great and one of the most intense film experiences I've had in quite a while. Highly recommended.

 

[CrystalBrooke]

We obviously have different definitions of "intense", and based on several posts of yours I've read, very different tastes in movies. Are there any movies you DO enjoy?

The ones that don't suck Actually, overall, I'm not a huge movie fan so there really aren't a lot of movies that I do like. I loved Inglorious Basterds, Boondock Saints, all the X Men movies, Star Trek, The Green Mile, The Crow, The Dark Knight...I also like Finding Nemo, Cinderella and Steel Magnolias....I have no idea what my movie taste is other than random.

 

[Beige Panda]

I loved Inglorious Basterds

Which I just saw tonight, the whole movie was slower than District 9's opening

Still great, though.