I'm sure everyone has seen previews for this by now, but some actually info is leaking from people who got a chance to screen it at Comic-con and it sounds pretty good.
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Started by Jadaki, Jul 31 2009 11:36 AM
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Posted 31 July 2009 - 12:17 PM
Howard Stern was talking about this on Wednesday's show. He saw a screening of it and was raving about how great it was. Looking forward to this one. The director supposedly did a great job. The executive producer was Peter Jackson, which couldn't hurt.
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Posted 31 July 2009 - 12:29 PM
I read they shot it on a 30 million dollar budget, but that the effects are fantastic.
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Posted 31 July 2009 - 02:45 PM
When the initial, and more vague, ads for this first started airing I really thought it was a video game. Then the ads got a little longer, a little more reavealing and I became increasingly intrigued. But, I had concerns. It definitely seemed like there was some social commentary going on here and if it is done too heavy handed or cliched, it could really turn me off. I was also concerned that there wouldn't be much development of the aliens as living, breathing, and more importantly, thinking creatures. From the impressions offered there it has definitely become a must see for me.
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Posted 31 July 2009 - 06:47 PM
I have yet to see a decent preview of this movie. I went to the movies last week and began to watch what I thought would be a preview of District 9. All I saw were very quick shots of the city, the aliens, and I think I may have heard a total of 20 words. I have no clue what the movie is about based on the preview and all the posters I've seen so far...
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Posted 06 August 2009 - 02:21 PM
It's getting spectacular reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.
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Posted 15 August 2009 - 04:54 PM
QUOTE (hank213 @ Friday, July 31st, 2009, 3:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
When the initial, and more vague, ads for this first started airing I really thought it was a video game. Then the ads got a little longer, a little more reavealing and I became increasingly intrigued. But, I had concerns. It definitely seemed like there was some social commentary going on here and if it is done too heavy handed or cliched, it could really turn me off. I was also concerned that there wouldn't be much development of the aliens as living, breathing, and more importantly, thinking creatures. From the impressions offered there it has definitely become a must see for me.
No worries.
Definitely worth the money.
I've seen The Hurt Locker, Terminator Salvation and District 9 this summer. D-9 hands down the best of the 3.
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Posted 15 August 2009 - 08:18 PM
Just got back from seeing this. I knew absolutely nothing about it. I went in under the impression that it was some sort of drama about apartheid set in joburg. I was a little surprised when the aliens showed up.
Great movie though.
Great movie though.
there were no special effects, no special effects.
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Posted 15 August 2009 - 08:28 PM
Just saw it. Thought it was really well done.
My one minor complaint is that they never explained how humans came to understand the alien language.
My one minor complaint is that they never explained how humans came to understand the alien language.
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Posted 15 August 2009 - 08:36 PM
QUOTE (Jadaki @ Saturday, August 15th, 2009, 9:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Just saw it. Thought it was really well done.
My one minor complaint is that they never explained how humans came to understand the alien language.
My one minor complaint is that they never explained how humans came to understand the alien language.
the same way anyone learns a language i assume. they had 20 years and it was a live language right in front of them...
there were no special effects, no special effects.
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Posted 15 August 2009 - 10:15 PM
QUOTE (JubilantLankyLad @ Saturday, August 15th, 2009, 10:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
the same way anyone learns a language i assume. they had 20 years and it was a live language right in front of them...
that sounds pretty far-fetched. the aliens probably had universal translators embedded in their lapel pins & shared the technology with the humans.
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Posted 15 August 2009 - 10:26 PM
Went to see this and the fire alarm went off 20-30 minutes in. I loved the buildup too. Was not willing to wait outside for 45 minutes while they figured out that punk teenagers were to blame. Damn it.
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Posted 15 August 2009 - 11:43 PM
QUOTE (qyayqi @ Saturday, August 15th, 2009, 11:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
that sounds pretty far-fetched. the aliens probably had universal translators embedded in their lapel pins & shared the technology with the humans.
feral cow translator?
there were no special effects, no special effects.
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Posted 16 August 2009 - 12:35 AM
Just got back from a midnight showing.
Definitely the best movie I've seen this year.
Definitely the best movie I've seen this year.
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Posted 16 August 2009 - 08:07 PM
QUOTE (JubilantLankyLad @ Saturday, August 15th, 2009, 11:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
the same way anyone learns a language i assume. they had 20 years and it was a live language right in front of them...
I don't know, pretty sure I could live with someone who talked in clicks and ticks for 20 years and not have a clue what they are saying. Just seemed with the level of detail other parts went into it would have been discussed.
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Posted 17 August 2009 - 12:33 PM
Saw it this weekend, and really, really liked it.
It's smart and suspenseful. Hurt Locker and Up are still my movies of the year, but wow, this movie did everything right.
It's smart and suspenseful. Hurt Locker and Up are still my movies of the year, but wow, this movie did everything right.
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Posted 17 August 2009 - 12:37 PM
QUOTE (Jadaki @ Monday, August 17th, 2009, 12:07 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I don't know, pretty sure I could live with someone who talked in clicks and ticks for 20 years and not have a clue what they are saying. Just seemed with the level of detail other parts went into it would have been discussed.
Little too nitpicky for me but what about this...If they hate the Prawns so much and the Prawns were creating ways to leave the planet, why not just let them go instead of trying to stop them? They served no purpose to the humans from what I could see.
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Posted 17 August 2009 - 12:55 PM
QUOTE (SBriand @ Monday, August 17th, 2009, 3:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Little too nitpicky for me but what about this...If they hate the Prawns so much and the Prawns were creating ways to leave the planet, why not just let them go instead of trying to stop them? They served no purpose to the humans from what I could see.
I believe the private company MNU that was hired to deal with the aliens had ulterior motives that involved gaining as much knowledge about alien weapon technology so they themselves could profit.
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Posted 17 August 2009 - 12:57 PM
QUOTE (SBriand @ Monday, August 17th, 2009, 1:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Little too nitpicky for me but what about this...If they hate the Prawns so much and the Prawns were creating ways to leave the planet, why not just let them go instead of trying to stop them? They served no purpose to the humans from what I could see.
what's going to happen when Christopher Johnson comes back? that's a pretty good reason to not let them leave.
there were no special effects, no special effects.
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Posted 17 August 2009 - 12:59 PM
QUOTE (SBriand @ Monday, August 17th, 2009, 3:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Little too nitpicky for me but what about this...If they hate the Prawns so much and the Prawns were creating ways to leave the planet, why not just let them go instead of trying to stop them? They served no purpose to the humans from what I could see.
Stealing tech. What I don't get is why these "government agencies" let the Nigerian gangs move in and start amassing arsenals. Not that they could use them, but it doesn't make sense they let them just wonder in.
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