District 9 (Spoilers) - Page 7

AtwaKom · 08-12-2009, 06:36 PM

Friend of mine went and saw the AICN showing and said it was the best movie he's seen all year. As far as IMAX is concerned, true IMAX like the one at the Bridge here in LA are clearly suprerior to normal viewing. I will say there is a low grade IMAX that I still find better but a true IMAX screen and sound is an experience.

AlexTheDictator · 08-13-2009, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by AtwaKom

Friend of mine went and saw the AICN showing and said it was the best movie he's seen all year. As far as IMAX is concerned, true IMAX like the one at the Bridge here in LA are clearly suprerior to normal viewing. I will say there is a low grade IMAX that I still find better but a true IMAX screen and sound is an experience.

I saw The Matrix at an IMAX when we used to have one and Cincinnati and I will say that it truly is a better movie-watching experience. The screen and sound at those things are amazing.

Thorpe · 08-13-2009, 08:02 AM

The IMAX closest to me is still showing Harry Potter.

CnCGOD · 08-13-2009, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Zhaun's_Shade

I don't think that it is coicidence the movie is set in South Africa.

So we basicly get ghetto aliens who fail at life?

GrobbeeTrull2.0 · 08-13-2009, 04:08 PM

*sigh* Apartheid?

Chips · 08-13-2009, 11:11 PM

I haven't seen the movie but from watching some director and producer interviews the movie don't seem to be focused on apartheid.

Zhaun's_Shade · 08-13-2009, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Chips

I haven't seen the movie but from watching some director and producer interviews the movie don't seem to be focused on apartheid.

"focused" as in "this movie is all about aparthied", no. But it seems pretty clear that there is a message that the human-alien segregation and shitty treatment of the aliens is a serious factor in the setting for the movie.

LexarkT11 · 08-14-2009, 12:17 AM

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CyrusReij · 08-14-2009, 12:18 AM

Just got back from it, GREAT movie, definitely didn't realize it was rated R for some reason. Lotta cursing and violence, which I guess considering the subject matter, was appropriate. This is one of the finest examples of trailers done RIGHT. The trailers give you the whole premise but only hinted at parts of the plot, I thought it was going to be a long drawn out diatribe on why segregation is bad, yada yada, and while that was obviously there, there was an entire movie going beneath it.

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SalaciousTunare · 08-14-2009, 12:38 AM

I thoroughly enjoyed this one, just now home from the midnight showing.

findar · 08-14-2009, 01:23 AM

good setup for a sequel. they overused the uh... "after effects all over the camera" shot though. still digesting it but fairly good movie.

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Zaniel · 08-14-2009, 07:44 AM

Just got back, excellent film, very original. Actual science fiction instead of science fantasy.

Faille · 08-14-2009, 07:51 AM

definitely glad I saw it.

Starts off trying to be a tad too clever, but then gets into the guts of the movie.

Doesn't really answer all the questions you want it to, but it doesn't really need to.

Felt a bit of a cloverfield vibe, but much better imo.

CyrusReij · 08-14-2009, 09:41 AM

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

eVasiege · 08-14-2009, 11:17 AM

I'm still trying to sort out who's movie this actually is, Jackson or Blomkamp. The role of director and producer overlaps at times and when they state things like "This guy presents, a film by this other guy", it doesn't really help. I know Jackson did more than just market it and drop by at random times for updates, but how much of an active role did he play in developing the thing?

08-13-2009, 04:08 PM	#95 (permalink)
GrobbeeTrull2.0 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 4,174	sigh Apartheid? __________________ "When the last tree has died; and the last river been poisoned; and the last fish been caught, we will realise that we cannot eat money." - Cree proverb

08-13-2009, 11:11 PM	#96 (permalink)
Chips Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Joburg, RSA Posts: 1,099 -78 Internets	I haven't seen the movie but from watching some director and producer interviews the movie don't seem to be focused on apartheid. __________________ “White folks was in caves while we was building empires ... We taught philosophy and astrology and mathematics before Socrates and them Greek homos ever got around to it.” -Rev. Al Sharpton

08-14-2009, 12:17 AM	#98 (permalink)
LexarkT11 Forever the Sickest Kid Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Toledo/Mentor, Ohio Posts: 792 -19 Internets	Spoiler Alert, click show to read: So I may be missing something. Why were the aliens here? (Assuming this was intentionally left out) but more importantly, if they were here due to some mechanical failure or something of that nature why was the guy able to load up the dropship and just leave without any issues???

08-14-2009, 12:18 AM	#99 (permalink)
CyrusReij I <3 Cats Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,254	Just got back from it, GREAT movie, definitely didn't realize it was rated R for some reason. Lotta cursing and violence, which I guess considering the subject matter, was appropriate. This is one of the finest examples of trailers done RIGHT. The trailers give you the whole premise but only hinted at parts of the plot, I thought it was going to be a long drawn out diatribe on why segregation is bad, yada yada, and while that was obviously there, there was an entire movie going beneath it. Spoiler Alert, click show to read: Best part of the movie is using the Gravity Gun to fire the pig at the MNU soldier, fucking gold

08-14-2009, 12:38 AM	#100 (permalink)
SalaciousTunare Idiot Prodigy Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,143 -13 Internets	I thoroughly enjoyed this one, just now home from the midnight showing. __________________ wat?

08-12-2009, 06:36 PM	#91 (permalink)
AtwaKom Flew too close to the sun on wings of Pastrami Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Bay, So Cal Posts: 577 +8 Internets	Friend of mine went and saw the AICN showing and said it was the best movie he's seen all year. As far as IMAX is concerned, true IMAX like the one at the Bridge here in LA are clearly suprerior to normal viewing. I will say there is a low grade IMAX that I still find better but a true IMAX screen and sound is an experience.

08-14-2009, 01:23 AM	#101 (permalink)
findar Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 3,904 +11 Internets	good setup for a sequel. they overused the uh... "after effects all over the camera" shot though. still digesting it but fairly good movie. Spoiler Alert, click show to read: why did they come? how were they able to communicate so well but not speak a common language? why the fuck were their subtitles when the nigerians were speaking fairly clear english? __________________ -its clobbering time

08-14-2009, 07:44 AM	#102 (permalink)
Zaniel Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 895 +2 Internets	Just got back, excellent film, very original. Actual science fiction instead of science fantasy.

08-14-2009, 07:51 AM	#103 (permalink)
Faille Fires of Heaven Officer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 3,368 +25 Internets	definitely glad I saw it. Starts off trying to be a tad too clever, but then gets into the guts of the movie. Doesn't really answer all the questions you want it to, but it doesn't really need to. Felt a bit of a cloverfield vibe, but much better imo. __________________ Faille Fires of Heaven http://www.fohguild.org/forums/uberw...lopment-forum/

08-14-2009, 09:41 AM	#104 (permalink)
CyrusReij I <3 Cats Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,254	Spoiler Alert, click show to read: As far as why the aliens came it was set up between the trailers, the movie, and wikipedia, what I gathered was that they were a bunch of poor workers from the alien race (which explains why they had no leaders amongst them) and had either rebelled or jacked a ship or something, and fled, and apparently either broke down or something over Earth. Or maybe they simply didn't know how to use the ship properly and punched in a random solar system to gtfo to, the why were they here is pretty endless and not important imho.

08-14-2009, 11:17 AM	#105 (permalink)
eVasiege Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kingdom of Shu, Chengdu Posts: 744 -18 Internets	I'm still trying to sort out who's movie this actually is, Jackson or Blomkamp. The role of director and producer overlaps at times and when they state things like "This guy presents, a film by this other guy", it doesn't really help. I know Jackson did more than just market it and drop by at random times for updates, but how much of an active role did he play in developing the thing? __________________ "Don't try to be like Jackie. There is only one Jackie.... Study computers instead." Jackie Chan

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