Escape to the Movies: District 9

[Xaviana]

So, good thing I have bought tickets for this then.

I were really waiting for him to review this, the trailers have been vague enough to not spoil anything and still good enough to make you wanna watch the movie.

 

[DigitalSushi]

superb review, you didn't give anything away, you just told me to go see this movie.

I like that, thats what I need to know, I remember reading a review of Metal Gear Solid where the reviewer basically told you how to take out the boss's, I thought "hold on a minute, why am I reading this, he's gonna spoil the entire fucking game for me?"

I'll be watching this as soon as it comes out in the UK, and I'll be taking my sister whose psyched about it ( I made her watch the trailer but only told her that it was a film about racism ), and my good friends Adam and Kirstie.

 

[BlueInkAlchemist]

I'm hoping to see District 9 tomorrow in a double-feature with Up. Been a while since my wife and I had an actual date.

I still think Moviebob was a bit of an asshead on Star Trek, since you know, it's based on the original series which was Campy, Silly and more than a little bit Dumb.

The original Star Trek, yes. We've come to expect Star Trek since then to be more cerebral, methodical and carry some sort of social or psychological commentary. And then 'Enterprise' happened. It watered down all three series before it to a cold, damp, generic TV mush that left myself and quite a few others with bad tastes in their mouths.

The Star Trek movie does harken back to the campyness and fun of the original series while preserving some of the aesthetic and methodical plotting of the three middle series. Is it as good as the better episodes of Next Generation or Deep Space 9? No, it isn't. But it's better than 'Enterprise', 'Terminator: Salvation,' and many science fiction films of recent memory.

And I fully expect District 9 is going to flash-vaporize it right out of the fraking water.

 

[BlueInkAlchemist]

*checks the local movies* Never going to be there.
*checks the biggest cinema in 50 miles* nothing.

Seems I have to wait for the dvd release.
... *head bang to desk*

If MovieBob's breathless ranting is to be believed, it's worth the trip to your closest major metropolis.

 

[pantsoffdanceoff]

[i/]Shit[/i], now I feel all obligated to go see it... the fact I still know nothing about it makes me nervous.

 

[Zenn3k]

Still has to defend his opinion on Star Trek, I find that amusing. Stop being so stubborn and admit it was a better movie than you gave (give) it credit for.

 

[Slycne]

I was at the very least intrigued enough by the premise to check this film out, glad to hear it's a fun action film on top of that interesting story. I'll probably check it out sometime this weekend.

 

[Doug]

And we here in the UK STILL have to wait til September 4th for no good reason. I WANT TO SEE THIS HOLLYWOOD, SHOW IT!

 

[Anarchemitis]

Sounds good, maybe I'll be obedient when some words take better "more" stress on sentences that aren't pejoratives.
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@ Moviebob: I recommend a Dual-pass 720p WMV codec to go with those videos because it seems like whatever you're using Moviebob, doesn't translate well into FLVs. Or maybe you already are and I feel like a simpleton.
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The video quilting after a .5 second look at a still is very jarring.

 

[Clirck]

Tottally going to watch it as soon as I have the opportunity. If peter Jackson is involved in something it's defenetly will be good. Maybe if they got the Halo out it still would been better than Bayzplosionarararar.

 

[neutrinoide]

King Kong a good movie? Are you out of your focking mind?

 

[Rimefrost]

Just saw this movie. Fully agree with this video. The movie was fantastic, best i've seen in a looooooong long time.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

And to think I hadn't heard of this movie...

I think this will have to be a group outing though.

 

[The_ModeRazor]

Sounds good, might just check it out.
And damn, am I glad that the Halo movie was dropped! Making films from video games is a bad idea.

 

[Deef]

I want to see this now even more than ever.

 

[Not Good]

Good recomendation, I'll definitly try and check it out, this looks impressive this time because it's once again notably different to any other Peter Jackson production, showing that the guy is more than just a one trick pony.

Also King Kong does rock.

Though I am sort of outraged he dare class the people who like Star Trek with the same douchebag impersonation that he used for Transformers. Star Trek was a good movie get over it. And I'd hardly call you audacious as you put it, your reviews do pretty much corresepnd to what ever the majority of the internet is saying, Star Trek excluded.

Yeah Star Trek was a fun movie but as my mom said, it lacks a lot of the witty dialog and intelligence of it's precursor movies and even a lot if it's TV shows.