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Started by Queequeg, August 16, 2009, 03:34:56 PM

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Queequeg

August 16, 2009, 03:34:56 PM
http://www.avclub.com/articles/district-9,31665/


The movie is amazing.  Go see it.  Mix The Office, Schindler's List, Starship Troopers and Cronenberg's The Fly and you get the picture.

One of the few 'alien invasion' movies that seemed...weirdly plausible, as the aliens made some kind of physiological sense, seemed quite different culturally and even nurelogically (though they had weirdly human body language and earth amniote eyes).

Also a lot of fun gross out humor like some of Peter Jackson's early work.
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Josquius

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August 16, 2009, 03:50:37 PM
The trailer and synopsis makes it out to be rather crappy. I'm skeptical.
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Caliga

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August 16, 2009, 04:08:54 PM
You're a young man of extreme opinions about everything, so while I am mildly encouraged I shall wait for additional reviews. :)
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Habbaku

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August 16, 2009, 04:12:53 PM
Going to see it in a few hours.  I have high hopes.   :)
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Ed Anger

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August 16, 2009, 04:15:33 PM Last Edit: August 16, 2009, 04:19:36 PM by Ed Anger
Quote from: Habbaku on August 16, 2009, 04:12:53 PM
Going to see it in a few hours.  I have high hopes.   :)

Tell us if it mixes Maruice's Strategikon with iCarly, and with a bit of Pauley Shore, ok?
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Habbaku

#5
August 16, 2009, 04:19:06 PM
I hope there are a few Biodome jokes.
The medievals were only too right in taking nolo episcopari as the best reason a man could give to others for making him a bishop. Give me a king whose chief interest in life is stamps, railways, or race-horses; and who has the power to sack his Vizier (or whatever you care to call him) if he does not like the cut of his trousers.

Government is an abstract noun meaning the art and process of governing and it should be an offence to write it with a capital G or so as to refer to people.
-J. R. R. Tolkien

Siege

#6
August 16, 2009, 09:10:15 PM
I wanna see this one.



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DisturbedPervert

#7
August 16, 2009, 09:20:08 PM
Good movie but it seems strange that the Americans haven't tied a bunch of ropes to the spaceship and hauled it back Area 51. 

FunkMonk

#8
August 16, 2009, 09:58:31 PM
I saw this on Saturday. As far as action/sci-fi goes it beats the pants off this year's Star Trek. Impressive directorial debut for Mr. Bloekamp.
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BuddhaRhubarb

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August 16, 2009, 10:14:35 PM
I haven't heard any bad reviews of this yet actually. Looks good. I want to see it soon.
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Sophie Scholl

#10
August 17, 2009, 02:37:17 AM
Saw it tonight.  Not bad.  Fucking eternally long lead up to the actual action.  I understand some was good and necessary, but damn!  It's watchable, but not amazing.  Say... 6 1/2ish out of 10.  Maybe 7.
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Kleves

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August 17, 2009, 02:38:39 AM
I liked it, and Blomkamp seems to have talent. With that said, there were a ton of plot holes, and the film could have gone in a more interesting direction than the one chosen.
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August 17, 2009, 02:49:25 AM
*Spoilers!*











Anyone else notice how the vital canister was left behind when they fled away from the fuel tank/cover provider in the 4th basement of the company HQ?  Oops... :lol:
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