Anybody else excited for District 9?

FsEtNrDaEtR92 · Post by **FsEtNrDaEtR92** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 11:09 pm

The trailer looks pretty awesome, and it seems to show some real originality as aliens are playing the victim in this film. It's based on some 5 minute short film and now it has Peter Jackson so maybe it will be okay. Either way looks pretty good.

Trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjihaK7HfGs

Stainless · Post by **Stainless** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 1:41 am

I'm not sure. I can see it being hailed as a social commetry on peoples insecurities about other races and shit. But I'm not a big fan of Peter Jackson, with The Frighteners being the only movie of his I've ever really liked, and that was a long time ago. And had MJF in it.

edit: just watched the linked trailer. One I saw was more of a teaser and made the thing look like balls. This looks alot more interesting, but I still don't really hold much for it.

rad resistance · Post by **rad resistance** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 3:30 am

Are they illegal aliens?

POOPERSCOOPER · Post by **POOPERSCOOPER** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 3:57 am

It looks okay, the recent trailer of it shows a lot more action but I have a suspicion that there will be lots of home video type of camera shooting or extremely shaky camera. Also peter jackson isn't directing it he is just producing it which doesn't really mean much.

Post by **Manoil** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 6:21 am

At first look I though it was the Combine from Half-Life 2. All the same, I'll spend some money on seeing it. Whatever.

jetbaby · Post by **jetbaby** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 6:32 am

Peter Jackson is shit. Fuck New Zealand.

PiP · Post by **PiP** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 12:46 pm

it's got the potential to be really good.
I wonder if they will screw it up.
It would be nice to see a crafty combination of s-f with commentary on social phenomena.
Hope they won't go for the usual pompous tinsel. Already in the trailer there are bits that look that way (token tough guys and uber-robots etc) but there are bits that are promising.
No doubt it will be SPECTAKULAR!

Caleb · Post by **Caleb** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 9:06 pm

jetbaby wrote:Peter Jackson is shit. Fuck New Zealand.

Ahem. I kick ass for the lord.

Subhuman · Post by **Subhuman** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 5:17 am

As long as the social commentary isn't too heavy-handed it could be great. The first movie this summer that I actually want to see. (Fuck Transformers, you unabashed nerds taking over the world.)

MadBill · Post by **MadBill** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 6:48 am

Yes, I want to see it

Smiley · Post by **Smiley** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 9:25 am

I'm very interested, but I get the feeling that the morale of the story will quickly overshadow the rest.

I like how the public reactions in the interviews seem pretty real.

PiP · Post by **PiP** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 1:51 pm

Subhuman wrote:As long as the social commentary isn't too heavy-handed

ditto. Subtle, not preaching. Genuine, not forced.

VasikkA · Post by **VasikkA** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 2:55 pm

Looks like your average Cloverfield combined with pretentious bullshit. I'll wait for the torrent.

ExtremeDrinker · Post by **ExtremeDrinker** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 4:07 am

I'll pick it up in the $5 bin at Walmart next month.

Post by **King of Creation** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 10:30 am

Apartheid with a scifi twist. I'm definitely excited to see it, having just been in South Africa. Unfortunately, there were no aliens there at the time.

What I want to know is how these aliens were subdued and put in shanty-towns when they had a massive spaceship that probably had loads of weapons?

MadBill · Post by **MadBill** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 3:54 am

If you are traveling interstellar distances mass is a fucking premium. It wouldn't be loaded with weapons as whatever drive it used to cross such a distance would be an incredibly effective weapon in itself.

Or this is more mundane scifi and the ship was purchased from some used ship depot and the aliens are just a bunch of nomads or refugees.

I vote option 2.

Redeye · Post by **Redeye** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 4:03 am

MadBill wrote:If you are traveling interstellar distances mass is a fucking premium. It wouldn't be loaded with weapons as whatever drive it used to cross such a distance would be an incredibly effective weapon in itself.

Or this is more mundane scifi and the ship was purchased from some used ship depot and the aliens are just a bunch of nomads or refugees.

I vote option 2.

I hope so.

Make it so the aliens are just passengers, maybe even bottom-of-the-barrel crew.
They live in a ship, operate some technology, maybe do a little maintenance and jerry-rigging.
They are not scientists, engineers, etc.

Imagine grabbing a shipwrecked sailor and interrogating him.
"How does your drive system work?"
"Err... it's a diesel thingy. You put fuel into it and there's gears and stuff..."
"How does it work!"
"How the fuck would I know? I'm the cook."

etc.

Psychoul · Post by **Psychoul** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 5:10 am

HAHA!. funny.. I am sure that is exactly how it is going to be, as they are supposed to be refugees running away from other aliens. It looks interesting, and the acting by random people looks legit.
The website, i think, goes to far. Thats just me though.
so it is option 2.

PiP · Post by **PiP** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 11:59 am

btw guys watch this
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/brother ... er_planet/

VasikkA · Post by **VasikkA** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 2:28 pm

PiP wrote:btw guys watch this
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/brother ... er_planet/

Blaxploitation? I'll look into it.