District-9 (Peter Jackson's new film)

Ron-P
Ron-P Posts: 8,520
edited June 2010 in Music & Movies
Looks quite amazing.

http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/district9/
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  • millerman 3732
    millerman 3732 Posts: 1,488
    edited May 2009
    Boy, that one really took a turn out in to left field, looks interesting.
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  • venomclan
    venomclan Posts: 2,467
    edited May 2009
    Any chance this is under 4 hours?
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  • MrNightly
    MrNightly Posts: 3,370
    edited May 2009
    Ya, I saw the preview last night in the theater and actually audibly groaned when it started.. thought it was a stupid political biography. Was very surprised when an alien come on the screen!

    Could be interesting. Not really sure what the plot is yet though... August is gonna be a killer month for releases though!!! :D:D:D
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited May 2009
    venomclan wrote: »
    Any chance this is under 4 hours?
    I hope not.
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited May 2009
    I hope it's just as long as the rest too.

    Apparently the plot is aliens are refugees in South Africa and the humans don't really like it.

    Seems like it will be awesome, I'll definitely be going to see that one at the drive in :D
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited May 2009
    Looks interesting.
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited May 2009
    Saw this one today before Wolverine and I too thought it was another anti-American hollywood piece of crap then the "Theyre Not Human" line came up and we all raised up out of our seats a little.

    Looks pretty good but not 100% sure about it yet. Gonna have to see some more previews.
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited May 2009
    I thought the same thing Mac. I thought the helicopters were UN at first. I liked the other 4 Peter Jackson movies even though they were extremely long. The alien looked pretty good in the preview, from what I could see so I think it will be pretty cool.

    Did anyone check out the website? It's pretty serious for just some movie promotion.
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited May 2009
    Peter Jackson is probably my alltime favorite director. I think the dude is a genius and cant wait to see what he does with this one.
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited May 2009
    It's amazing to think that Dead/Alive was my favorite movie as a child. Jackson has come a long way.
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • venomclan
    venomclan Posts: 2,467
    edited May 2009
    MacLeod wrote: »
    Peter Jackson is probably my alltime favorite director. I think the dude is a genius and cant wait to see what he does with this one.

    WOW, total 180 with you there bud. I think Jackson is a hack. All he does is rerelease 20 versions of LOTR and makes them more boring and longer each time. KK was an hour too long with no pacing or character development. Frightners, which was the only movie I ever walked out of the theater for, and that says a lot.

    I cannot think of a worse director.
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  • jdhdiggs
    jdhdiggs Posts: 4,305
    edited May 2009
    Uwe Bull?
    There is no genuine justice in any scheme of feeding and coddling the loafer whose only ponderable energies are devoted wholly to reproduction. Nine-tenths of the rights he bellows for are really privileges and he does nothing to deserve them. We not only acquired a vast population of morons, we have inculcated all morons, old or young, with the doctrine that the decent and industrious people of the country are bound to support them for all time.-Menkin
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited May 2009
    Come on Venom. Grab a beer and pop in Bad Taste or Meet the Feebles. Tell me then if you're not thoroughly entertained.
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • venomclan
    venomclan Posts: 2,467
    edited May 2009
    zombie boy 2000 wrote: »
    Come on Venom. Grab a beer and pop in Bad Taste or Meet the Feebles. Tell me then if you're not thoroughly entertained.

    I have not seen either of those, so I cannot comment. But so far he is 0-5 for me. He and Lucas should co-direct Return of the Hobbit - Frodo and Jar Jar are two lonely single guys in a big universe of clones and trolls....maybe a duet along the way...:)
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited May 2009
    I can see why someone might be put off by LOTR or KK. But his earlier flicks are essential viewing. Even after over a decade, no one has come up with a gorier film than Dead/Alive. Sheer madness.

    And be sure to get the unrated version.
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • kuntasensei
    kuntasensei Posts: 3,263
    edited May 2009
    Peter Jackson isn't directing this, just producing. Neill Blomkamp (the guy Jackson insisted upon to do the Halo movie, which is what killed the project) is directing it, and it is based on his short film Alive In Joburg (which is brilliant, and you can watch it here).

    I've loved Blomkamp's short films, and since they won't let him do Halo, I'm glad Peter Jackson's helping him do something else in the sci-fi genre.
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  • Oblique
    Oblique Posts: 67
    edited May 2009
    This trailer caught me by surprise because usually Im up on every movie trailer even before I go to the theaters so when I saw it this past friday when I caught x-men origins, I was amazed and cant wait for it to release. It kind of reminds me a little like Half-Life 2 and cloverfield. I guess the district 9 has that city 17 ring to it or something lol. But this is definitely on my radar.
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited May 2009
    http://www.mathsfromouterspace.com/results.php I got a 7 out of 10 doing them in my head because I'm too lazy to get up and get paper/a calc. Any of you EE's qualify for alien DNA insertion? ;)
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited July 2009
    New trailer up at Yahoo...DAMN! This looks fantastic!

    http://movies.yahoo.com/
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    edited July 2009
    Roger that Ron. Just from the trailer, it looks like an uprising of the lower caste against the uppers type of film.....


    Jason... Dead/Alive is a classic.:D
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited July 2009
    Hmmmm, my jury is out on this one. I saw the preview on youtube last night, and it didn't strike me as very connected. Let me clarify that by saying, there seems to be a bit of a jump in the plot, that didn't make sense- to me anyway.
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited July 2009
    I think District 9 is modeled after this short film. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1185812222812358837 It's a pretty cool short film and maybe watching it will help clarify where the movie is headed.
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  • kuntasensei
    kuntasensei Posts: 3,263
    edited July 2009
    It is based on that... hence the reason I posted the link to it in post 17. ;)
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  • fatchowmein
    fatchowmein Posts: 2,637
    edited July 2009
    I'm looking forward to this one.
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited July 2009
    I'm dumb.
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  • kuntasensei
    kuntasensei Posts: 3,263
    edited July 2009
    Yeah, that new trailer has me SO hyped for this. Love the mech suit and weapons toward the end!
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited July 2009
    Thanks for the link Las. I will NOT be seeing this flick.
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  • everpress
    everpress Posts: 862
    edited July 2009
    zombie boy 2000 wrote: »
    It's amazing to think that Dead/Alive was my favorite movie as a child. Jackson has come a long way.

    Love that Bad Taste and Dead/Alive are the same movie... and that he hinted to that monkey in Kong....

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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited July 2009
    Bad Taste actually came out before Dead/Alive - which was also known as Braindead overseas. Maybe that's what you're thinking?
    Great catch on the Sumatran rat monkey in King Kong. Good stuff.
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • slam2900
    slam2900 Posts: 41
    edited August 2009
    Yes let's just hope it's nothing like The day the earth stood still I thought that was going to be good, but it had no point!
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