District 9

Agreed, fellas!  This has already become one of my favorite SciFi flix of all time.  Definitely up in the Top Ten, tho I don't know where I'd place it in there. 

Excellent hardware that could prolly be somewhat easily scratchbuilt by a determined modeler. 

Buddho wrote:

I enjoyed it too. It was nice to see a scifi movie with a good storyline.

This.

smeagol the vile wrote:

I just say it, really really enjoyed it.  Allthough the scene with the eggs really upset me.

Sheesh you stay up late man.  [I have excuses!! I overnapped... =P] 

But yea, some of the statements made in the movie were really insensitive, which is what I believed used as a tool to set your initial hatred towards the main character. yet as the movie progresses you grow more sympathetic after being shown some of the true horrors commited by men even in real life such as weapons development, ritual cannibalism, racial prejudice, or genocide, to a point where you begin to realize that, whatever he's been doing is what this society has molded some of us to do, and feel truly fortunate we have not become the victim of something like that, so one day if we ever end up in his shoes, we can look back n not do or say some of the dumb things he tried.  That, is one reason I liked the movie.  It's not just another summer boom boom pow like GIJOE or transformers (granted I still enjoyed those two movies being an 80's baby =D).

I thought they did a good job of making you hate him, they really really did.  But that scene was just painful to watch.

 One thing that made me POed was at the little jokes in the movie, the subtle thing to break up the real harshness.  The humerous breaks (like him having sex with the alien in the propaganda) wernt what POed me, but that everyonein the audiance cracked up laughing like they were at a comedy club.  When hes on the phone crying to his wife about that he didnt do it and he says about not dong any pornography with a creature... thats not something you laugh your butt off at, you know.  dont ruin the movie for others

I laughed at the pornography thing - because it was funny and intended to be such.  It was the ludicrious aspect of the picture that got me, plus the fact it showed just how far - and how low! - the MNU corporate entity would go to hamstring Wikus.  Same w/the conversation he was having w/his wife - it was just so far "out there" that it was funny.

Sorry you felt others were ruining your enjoyment of the movie, but they're supposed to suppress their joy with it, then...?

no, you can laugh, but its not something to slap your knee at, it wasnt THAT funny, and the people infront of me were doing that.  Not gona mention any specifics of what the people were... but im sure you know.

I mean, I got a chuckle out of it, but I didnt laugh out loud

I don't think you actually meant it that way stv, but that sounded kind of racist.  

Understood.  And sadly, yes. 

Well, I watched District 9 last night and thought it was a brilliant movie. Certainly not for all people though. Pretty strong language and some very gruesome scenes, but overall I thought it very well done. The CGI was perfect. The actor who played the lead was just perfect, considering that he isn't a "real" actor. He brought such believability to the role, and you couldn't help but hate him at the start. 

I wonder if it did well enough at the box office for them to do a sequel?

We were able to stomach about 20 minutes of it and that was it.

Whatever you all saw in it past by me. I give it 2 or 3 out of 5 stars.

Well, different strokes for different folks. I thought Transformers was stupid, except for the scene where Megan Fox was working on the car, then it was fascinating.

Bgrigg

Well, different strokes for different folks. I thought Transformers was stupid, except for the scene where Megan Fox was working on the car, then it was fascinating.

Maybe I wasn't drinking the right brew when I watched it! What did you have before seeing it Bill?

The latest Transformers was far better from an entertainment value than this crappy movie.

I almost fell asleep in the first 15 minutes of District 9.

Well, I thought the movie started slowly, too. If you still have it, fast forward about 25 minutes and try it again.

I don't drink that much, that it throws off my judgment, Mike!

MikeV

 

Bgrigg:

 

Well, different strokes for different folks. I thought Transformers was stupid, except for the scene where Megan Fox was working on the car, then it was fascinating.

 

 

Maybe I wasn't drinking the right brew when I watched it! What did you have before seeing it Bill?

The latest Transformers was far better from an entertainment value than this crappy movie.

I almost fell asleep in the first 15 minutes of District 9.

Well I think you just found the crux of the biscuit.  you went in thinking you were going to find a transformers like action movie, which district 9 is not.  Its a diffrent type of movie all together, not all scifi is the same