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Raymond · Avatar Joined: 27 Mar 2008 Posts: 5599

Has anybody seen the film 'District 9'?

I had really high hopes that at long last this was going to be a sensible 'alien' movie.

How wrong can you be?

Bravo · Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 8:31 pm Post subject:

Not seen it yet, I usually wait for stuff to come out on DVD.

You seen it?
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ShadowPhoenix · Poltergeist Joined: 15 Sep 2009 Posts: 86

I haven't seen it but the trailors looked as though it'd be a good movie.
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Raymond · Avatar Joined: 27 Mar 2008 Posts: 5599

That's what I thought SP,.............................WRONG!!!!

It's starts off good and for the first half you think to yourself that's what it really would be like in real life if an alien craft arrived on earth, but about halfway through it just gets sillier and sillier and by the end you just can't be bothered anymore.

Why does Hollywood have to do that? They start off with a good idea, keep it fairly realistic and then towards the end make it silly. It's as if they lose interest.

'The Craft' is a prime example of this.

Waffle King · Avatar Joined: 19 Sep 2007 Posts: 1052 Location: Essex

I don't care if it's a good or a bad film, cos Peter Jackson has promised me and other Halo 3 gamers, if it makes enough money, we get a Halo Movie

But i've heard mixed reviews, and i shall be seeing it for myself, and making my own mind up, as ever
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Pumpkin33 · Spectre Joined: 16 Sep 2009 Posts: 9 Location: Chingford

I quite enjoyed it!! Yes, it was silly at points but I thought it was very symbolic, not just an Alien Movie. I debated this all night with my other half as he couldnt see any meaning in this movie whatsoever but to me it was using Aliens as an example about how we turn on people who are different to us and dont understand them, the way they called them Prawns "coz they looked like prawns" is so similar to the way other races have been nicknamed etc. I could go on and on about the symbology of this movie but I wont bore you.

It wasnt as good as I hoped it would be but I still thought it was one of the better sci fi movies I have watched recently.
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Raymond · Avatar Joined: 27 Mar 2008 Posts: 5599

Oh without a doubt all the symbology was there and it had all the 'human bashing' undertones that these kind of movies always have but it was just the whole - 'human becomes alien because he was splashed by chemicals' that I thought was a bit naff.

Pumpkin33 · Spectre Joined: 16 Sep 2009 Posts: 9 Location: Chingford

I know what you mean but they had to changed a human to an Alien somehow for the story to work.

My fave Alien movie is "Cloverfield", the concept is so clever and I love the little twist at the end, some people dont see it so they miss it!!!
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Raymond · Avatar Joined: 27 Mar 2008 Posts: 5599

I've seen but didn't get the twist, what was it?

wackyjacky · Spirit Joined: 28 Jun 2007 Posts: 911 Location: London.

My boyfriend saw Cloverfield... he said he felt sick because of the camera work. He had to close his eyes at some points in the film and just listen to it as it was that bad... he did say though that the storyline was a good one. Shame.

Samjaza · Ghost Joined: 29 May 2007 Posts: 297

is this the one with travolta in it.
Do they americians get all sentimental for humanity and bash the aliens in the name of freedom and the american way. How many times does the stars and stripes fly?
The U.s. cant make decent films cause their heads are up their arse and they don't understand reality because of the american dream.
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Raymond · Avatar Joined: 27 Mar 2008 Posts: 5599

District 9 is actually set in South Africa but it has 'paid for by America' written all over it.

I'd love to go into more detail Sam but you have to be aware of spoiling it for those who haven't seen it yet.

Ooooooh, look at me being all considerate!

evergreen · Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:48 am Post subject:

yeah Raymond I'm shocked lol someone give me a glass of water adn a chair I may faint ;)

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