I'm shocked there hasn't been a thread for this yet.  Has anyone seen it?

I saw it today and really liked it, but am going to hold off on details and thoughts until a few more chime in.

If you haven't seen it yet, I recommend that you do.  It is a HUGE movie in every way imaginable.  Wonderful reviews all across the board, and a big opening weeknd of $37 Million in NA.  Replay value is also monstrously large, as there's just so much going on in just about every "shot" and scene.

Highly recommended!!!

Glad to see you liked this, Jeff!!

It was such a great film on so many levels, and it seamlessly jumped between genres/style of filmmaking.

Also, I was surprised a Hollywood studio had anything to do with this film being released.  It was by far the most unique thing that's been released in some time.

I agree, Matt. The way it started out, I wasn't sure where we were going or what the genre was going to be.  The fact that there is zero star power here is also quite amazing.

I look forward to hearing more feedback on it.  I've got alot to say about it, but am going to hold out for as long as I can.

I was thinking about starting a thread on this after I saw it Friday night. Very interesting film. Was thinking i was in for another Cloverfield, but they interchanged from documentary style filming and standard filming beautifully.

SPOILERS!!!!!!!

I thought him trying to get in touch with his wife became a little long-winded and boring. I also didn't get how a biological agent that infected him could power their whole spaceship. And the biggest plot hole to me, why the fuck were they looking for it through the garbage in a dump. Took 20 yrs to find enough??? What could they have found in a dump that they didn't put there themselves???

Aside from that, great action sequences, and impressively brutal. It leaves you knowing he will come back. But come back to do what???

I didn't get it in the beginning. Wtf are these stupid alieans doing with so much technology. Then to find out they were all mostly grunts was a fresh take. Just one leader.

Loved the flick, very un-Hollywood. Would like to see it do well.

Quoted from jwent6688 SPOILERS!!!!!!! I thought him trying to get in touch with his wife became a little long-winded and boring.

Hmm.  I found those parts to be kind of touching and add much-needed humanity to an otherwise unlikable character.

Quoted from jwent6688 And the biggest plot hole to me, why the fuck were they looking for it through the garbage in a dump. Took 20 yrs to find enough??? What could they have found in a dump that they didn't put there themselves???

They were looking for parts of their own technology that was discarded by other aliens.  Christopher had hidden the drop ship that had fallen off (seen in previous shots).  He was making it his secret mission, with the help of the other alien, to get up to the ship and get help.  

And as far as it taking 20 years, I believe a lot of that had to do with processing the fluid; hence why they had a set-up that looked like a meth-lab.  Also, they seemed to be doing it drop by drop.

He was a very unlikable character until the end. I especially didn't like him after he tryed to take Christophers ship to fix himself and almost dooming any chance they had. And that was after he had talked to his wife... twice.

As far as this stuff being dicarded by other aliens, when was this explained??

Quoted from jwent6688 As far as this stuff being dicarded by other aliens, when was this explained??

I think it was something you were supposed to take for granted.  That they were either finding stuff that was discarded by other aliens or things that fell off of the ship; most likely the former.

Like I said before, they were trying to keep their operation secret, so going around asking for stuff might raise suspicions, especially with MNU.

Fair enough, I just had to nit-pick a little. Either way it wasn't what made or broke the movie. There will always be tiny details in question with sci-fi. Still, unbelievable flick overall. I have to believe Peter Jackson must have really pushed this one on the studios to get it made.

Saw this movie, I loved the whole idea of the aliens landing on earth accidently and all, but when watching it, the acting, the directions and all the visual effects put together it seemed too sci-fi/geek boy-ish to me and that completely turned me off. Mostly because it was too videogame like and that's pretty annoying, to me anyways, when picking a movie to watch.

Still it's a great movie, I've been waiting a while to watch it and it deserves to be seen. So go out and buy a ticket.

Beautiful, BEAUTIFUL movie. The year's best so far.

I think this is the first time I've experienced just about every emotion at the theater. Sadness, fear, anger, happiness, resentment, anxiety... you name it, District 9 knew how to pull it out of you. I was drained by the time it was over.

I think the thing that surprised me most about the movie is the editing, and it's only because I never even paid attention to it until the film was already over. I didn't even notice the transition from the documentary footage to the actual film because this is one of the first times that I've been absolutely absorbed by everything else going on. The sound, the visuals, and the story captivated me in a way no movie has all year because it all came together seamlessly.

I hope this gets nominated for Best Picture next year. With ten nominations this time around, there's no reason it shouldn't.

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“I would do anything to go back to the world of District 9 again. Or District 10.” - Neill Blomkamp when asked about a sequel


YEAH!!!!

I really, really enjoyed it. I think it's my favorite movie of the year so far. It was about time someone came up with an original Sci-Fi. This was excellent.

The special effects were downright groundbreaking too. Those aliens looked like they were actually there. They didn't even look like CGI or any other effect I've seen before.

10/10 -- I loved, loved this movie. Such a detachment from the lackluster mainstream films of today.

--Julio

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that this is the best, most original movie of the decade. If there is another, please point it out.

~Zack~

Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus

I thought it was very unique, moving, and just awesome. One of the best Sci-Fi films I've ever seen and if not the best, one of the best films of the year. I LOVE how they shot it like documentary style. It gives a realistic feeling. I actually liked the main character but really hated him with what he did to Christopher and all that. It's one you can't pass up. Best of the summer so far.

9/10