District 9

[Scutter01]

Went to see District 9 today. It was actually good sci fi, which is a nice change from all the garbage that's out there. I give it Scutter01's Official Seal of Awesomeness.

 

[HandK]

Thanks for the heads up Scutter, I have been watching the trailers on TV it looks really good, I think it will be the next movie I go see.

 

[Denny347]

It was a great movie...well done. No big name movie stars to rely on to bring people in...just a good story. I thought it appropriate that it took place in South Africa.

 

[Boilers]

I did not know it was out already. Must see it.

Edit...watching it now.

 

[Scutter01]

Thanks for the heads up Scutter, I have been watching the trailers on TV it looks really good, I think it will be the next movie I go see.

It wasn't even on my radar, but the geek community had some good things to say about it, so I went to see it. Most good sci fi gets panned by critics because critics think good sci fi is "when stuff gets blowed up real good". I tend to avoid trailers because they always give away the plot points, so I hadn't even seen anything about this movie.

 

[Bigum1969]

I saw it on Friday night and really enjoyed it. The movie was a lot different than I expected, and the story taking place in South Africa draws a lot of parallelisms.

 

[theweakerbrother]

I saw the trailer when I went to go see Terminator 3 on opening night. I thought it was a documentary for 3/4th of the trailer until they showed aliens and not an oppressed people "human" group. I cannot wait to see it.

 

[Benny]

I saw the trailer when I went to go see Terminator 3 on opening night. I thought it was a documentary for 3/4th of the trailer until they showed aliens and not an oppressed people "human" group. I cannot wait to see it.

Do you mean Terminator 4?

 

[theweakerbrother]

Do you mean Terminator 4?

Yes, yes I do!

 

[United]

saw this movie on Friday and yes, it is a great movie!

 

[ahighland]

I rarely go out to the movies, but I think this one may be worth going to.

 

[snorko]

I saw this Sunday and really enjoyed it. One of the better Sci Fi movies to come out lately. It was a little unnerving to see the huge number of end-of-the-world movies coming out. 2012, The Book of Eli, Daybreakers.

Not complaining mind you...

 

[printcraft]

Great flick. I found the weaponry "shocking".

It does seem incredibly realistic especially given the reality of man's inhumanity to man, and
with alien refugees even more so. A pretty accurate read on what I believe would likely
happen in an actual event.

Also it was nice to see that aliens don't only land in the desert of the U.S. southwest or DC.

 

[SC_Shooter]

I tend to avoid trailers because they always give away the plot points, so I hadn't even seen anything about this movie.

I thought I was the only one who hated trailers. Whew!

 

[Boilers]

Well, I sat and watched the trailers the other night in Mac OS's "Front Row" (streamed from Apple.com). Some were enjoyable.

But others that DO give away plot. Someone should be shot.

 

[joker7037]

Great movie, give it !!

 

[shooter521]

Scutter, just want to revive this thread and say thanks for the heads-up on this movie. Went and saw it tonight with akaindy. It was awesome. Like Starship Troopers meets Blackhawk Down, with a little bit of The Fly thrown in for good measure. And I don't think I've heard that many F-bombs dropped in a single movie, EVER, but the South African accent made them sound kinda funny...

 

[theweakerbrother]

Scutter, just want to revive this thread and say thanks for the heads-up on this movie. Went and saw it tonight with akaindy. It was awesome. Like Starship Troopers meets Blackhawk Down, with a little bit of The Fly thrown in for good measure. And I don't think I've heard that many F-bombs dropped in a single movie, EVER, but the South African accent made them sound kinda funny...

More than The Big Lebowski?!

 

[Bigum1969]

And I don't think I've heard that many F-bombs dropped in a single movie, EVER, but the South African accent made them sound kinda funny...

Gotta agree with the assessment.

With a South African or Australian accent you can pretty much say anything and sound cool.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

And I don't think I've heard that many F-bombs dropped in a single movie, EVER, but the South African accent made them sound kinda funny...

Pffft, South Africans use the f-bomb in addressing everything.

If you cannot find the right word in flipping back and forth from English to Afrikaans to a Bantu language, you can always use the f-word.