District 9 :.: Who's seen it?
POSTED BY: cljohnston108
UPDATED: Thursday, February 18, 2010 01:44
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Still waiting for my friend to go with me, but I'm really eager to see it!
For all of you who are unaware, here's the 6-minute short Neill Blomkamp did 4 years ago...
http://www.d-9.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_9
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We saw it opening night, which we NEVER do, but it was our 24th anniversary so we celebrated. It was great. I'm still digesting. There was so much in that movie! I will need to see it several more times before I feel like I have a handle on most of it. It's going on the must-buy-on-DVD list.
Oh, and --
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Doesn't the lander look/act a little like a Firefly? ZOIC was involved, after all.
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Hey! Happy Anniversary!
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There's another thread about this around here somewhere.
I've seen it twice already but I'm still working on my review. It's tough trying not to spoil stuff.
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Originally posted by ecgordon:
There's another thread about this around here somewhere.
I've seen it twice already but I'm still working on my review. It's tough trying not to spoil stuff.
Here's the otherish thread , which now contains E-C's review :
http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.asp?b=2&t=39546
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even though there was some of the usual crash and burn imagery, this film connected on a deeper level - actually providing a plot worth thinking about - i liked it.
eagerly awaiting the eventual sequel in what? three years??
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LOL! Probably 3 years, but I heard the green lighted the sequel for production. I do hope the work on the dialog writing and the pacing- besides that? Fantastic first film.
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Just got back from seeing it. I was very impressed--solves the problems of a half dozen films I can think of. The documentary structure was brilliant. It was emotionally exhausting, like watching the last 5 years of news on Iraq in 2 hours and for the first time. Very, very smart.
I see folks talking about "obvious" flaws and plot holes, but I really don't see it. All the science that "didn't work" was alien tech, so how can you judge? It certainly had its own logic and its own internal consistency. But in a lot of ways the sci-fi was just a disguise for a film that manages to touch on most of the geopolitical evils of our day. I loved how the despicable Blackwater stand-in was presented as a quasi-humanitarian organization with uniforms reminiscent of UN Peace Keepers. Or how the aliens' love for catfood recalls the morbid news stories of the elderly poor eating pet food that were so popular back in the 80's.
One last thing (I'm curious if anyone else here noticed): I was particularly impressed with how the movie was edited to de-escalate the audience's adrenaline high at every turn. Just when you're gearing up for one of those "Yeah, get'm!" or a "You can do it, c'mon!" type moments of suspense or sentimentality, the movie shifts perspective, or the apparent plot is obliterated by circumstances and you're left just trying to make sense of it all. There's no time to really be rooting for anyone or vicariously getting off on the carnage. It's just too immediate, too raw. The main character, I think, manages to make it through the entire movie never once doing anything the least bit admirable and yet you can't help caring for him. Very mature, very purposeful film. Not what I expected. Bravo.
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