District-9 (Peter Jackson's new film)

wingnut4772

TNRabbit wrote: »

I saw this last week; sorta bizarre. The effects & last half of the movie are excellent, but the "human" actors just sucked.

I thought the lead was pretty good.

cstmar01

hmm this movie looked interesting from the previews, and from what I heard it wasn't too bad but was different than what people were expecting. With what some are saying I think I may just have to rent it after the holidays.

Ricardo

wingnut4772 wrote: »

I thought the lead was pretty good.

Agree. I think he was very good. Nice movie.

alton

Hi,
Well, it's directed by Peter Jackson so you can only expect the best
It's definitely a new twist on alien "invasion" movies so at the moment it's kind of hard to compare it to anything else. I expect it to have somewhat of the same impact that Independence day had on its original audience. Like I said though, considering that this is a completely new type of alien movie, it's gonna be a hit or miss.

mantis

I picked it up on Blu Ray and I didn't like it. it was not as good as I expected it to be. The previews were so much better then the actual movie.

Anyone want the copy of it on Blu ray 20 bucks shipped. I paid full sticker for it.

tonyb

Kinda sucked but will agree it was different. Expected more from Jackson with this attempt. Would not recommend this garbage and too bad because the story line had merit.

Mike Kozak

I rented this movie from Blockbuster...have not watched it yet, but I think I will make a "backup" copy before I do watch it!

danz1906

mantis wrote: »

I picked it up on Blu Ray and I didn't like it. it was not as good as I expected it to be. The previews were so much better then the actual movie.

Anyone want the copy of it on Blu ray 20 bucks shipped. I paid full sticker for it.

How was the Hi-Rez sound???

leroyjr1

Rented it from blockbuster yesterday and watched about 45 minutes or so. Had to turn it off as it wasn't for me. Don't think I'll finish it.

kuntasensei

alton wrote: »

Hi,
Well, it's directed by Peter Jackson so you can only expect the best
It's definitely a new twist on alien "invasion" movies so at the moment it's kind of hard to compare it to anything else. I expect it to have somewhat of the same impact that Independence day had on its original audience. Like I said though, considering that this is a completely new type of alien movie, it's gonna be a hit or miss.

No, it was only produced by Peter Jackson. Neill Blomkamp directed it, and it was based on Blomkamp's short film Alive In Joburg.

I think if he had been a little more heavy-handed with the first half of the movie (i.e. removing some of the humor and playing it more straight like the short film does), it would have been a better movie. Still, it's a fantastic BD with an insane lossless track that'll put a smile on your face if you can crank the volume up.

MrNightly

mantis wrote: »

I picked it up on Blu Ray and I didn't like it. it was not as good as I expected it to be. The previews were so much better then the actual movie.

Anyone want the copy of it on Blu ray 20 bucks shipped. I paid full sticker for it.

I will take it. I kinda liked the movie I think.. I can't remember that far back honestly though.. lol. Need to see it again.

vmaxer

I guess I must be sick or something. I loved this movie and Inglourious ****:eek::eek:

mantis

danz1906 wrote: »

How was the Hi-Rez sound???

I thought the sound was very good. I had no problems with video quality or audio quality. I think I just thought the movie was going to be something else.

BIZILL

for me, i did not dislike it. but it remains a watch once movie for me.

danz1906

mantis wrote: »

I thought the sound was very good. I had no problems with video quality or audio quality. I think I just thought the movie was going to be something else.

Thanks Dan.....I will have to Rent this one;)

kingtut

The movie started a little slow, but it picked up and was very good. Blu-ray quality was very good.

Toolfan66

annemarie wrote: »

Hi to all,
This movie looks like it is going to be great.This is the first movie in years which I walked into almost completely oblivious to what I was about to see. This is the best Sci-Fi movie.

So you did see it or you did'nt see it? that is the question. or is your spam link not working right?

"Best Sci-Fi movie" FAIL!!!:rolleyes:

acsubie

i thoroughly enjoyed this movie, so much so that a few days after i had watched the film, i still find myself thinking of the possibilities for the sequel and hoping they answer all the questions from D9

hockeyboy

I thought the movie was unique and after being putoff at the lame costumes of the aliens initially decided to keep watching. Im glad I did because I really enjoyed this movie and can't wait for the sequel.

shepx2

Definitely one of the more bizarre movies I've ever seen. I don't know if I liked it or not. Maybe in a few decades I will have decided.

Ron Temple

I watched tonight and appreciate that the director and/or writer wanted to produce something different...and they did. I felt the protagonist gave a subtle performance, but the character was totally annoying...sometime his SA accent was incomprehensible...I did pickup fook yu alot. I liked the dark humor and wish there was more and funnier...the social commentary was realistic, but then again, I'm not a big message guy...just entertain me. It did...could have been tweaked more to my liking, but it was fresh.

Knucklehead

I thought the main character was played well but couldnt they find a big name actor to play that part? I mean Rosey O'Donnel played the main Alien creature.:p

sabotg

I listened to all the hype and purchased the Blu-ray before renting.:( I didn't like it. The lead actor ruined it for me. Anybody have a Blu-ray copy of Moon (Sam Rockwell) they want to trade for District 9

MacLeod

Yeah I didnt like this one much either. Worth watching I suppose just to say you did but I would either rent it or wait til it hits cable. 6 out of 10 only for the cool FX.

krauley

i bought the BR this past weekend and am waiting to connect my new speakers before watching it, anyway how is the sound portion of the movie. im looking to test out my newly configured HT. thanks

concealer404

The sound is pretty good.

Movie was very weird, yet entirely mediocre.

Ron-P

Knucklehead wrote: »

I thought the main character was played well but couldnt they find a big name actor to play that part?

I wish Hollywood would dump all the "big name" actors and go with "no names" for all the films, makes the movie going experience so much better. No Tom Hanks, not Brad Pitt...and so on.

krauley

Ron-P wrote: »

I wish Hollywood would dump all the "big name" actors and go with "no names" for all the films, makes the movie going experience so much better. No Tom Hanks, not Brad Pitt...and so on.

thats how i feel about the nfl!

Demiurge

Because there's nothing better than watching people with no talent, right? Going with no name actors tends to result in dreadful B movie crap. However, when it works....it really works. Those actors usually go on to get a name for themselves with that breakout role and they go on to better things.

There are lots of "stars" who don't deserve their status, but even with as much attention as someone like Brad Pitt gets because the ladies love him, that guy is a pretty damn good actor. Se7en is one of my favorite movies and he does a great job in that one as well as so many others.

shack

krauley wrote:

thats how i feel about the nfl!

Yeah...like that whole 1987 "strike replacement players" thing worked out so well...:rolleyes: