Thread: District 9

Quote: Originally Posted by Galvasean Wow, civil outcome. I like moddiing this forum So, anyone else think the juvenille Prawn was very very cute? I want one so, so badly. Told my gf that if we ever have kids they had better look like the adorable little rascal.

Quote: Originally Posted by plissken Yes because it's well known fact that Nigerians eat aliens to consume their power. Quite, in fact I hear it is rampant.

I just deleted a few posts discussing illegal copis of this film. If I see anyone doing it again I will not hesitate to ban them. video piracy puts hard working Prawns out of business :€

Quote: Originally Posted by Sean Quagmire Capetown and Jo Berg are rife with gangs, it would make more sense for a local gang to inhabit the shanty town. AFAIK the director is from the area anyway so I presume he had his reasons. Maybe he goes back there and doesn't want to be targeted if he highlights some local gangs existence.

Quote: Originally Posted by Sean Quagmire I think your missing my point. We see both sides of the coin for humans. Rational behaviour, intelligence and a reaction. if such a thing was to happen planet earth maybe that would be our reaction, thats interesting. We even see the transition from human to alien and the rash crazy behaviour along the way. What do we learn about the aliens that are on screen? nothing. They come across as stupid,...

Quote: Originally Posted by Catsmokinpot The acting wasn't entirely **** but the characters were annoying, the plot wasn't exactly full of holes but it was lazily constructed and the story didn't finish properly as far as I'm concerned. Spoiler: no coming back with help, no wikus getting back to normal, not enough alien retribution on the parties involved (not the whole of humanity) so not to stoop down to our level so as...

Quote: Originally Posted by basquille Only for those who have seen the movie... mild spoilers regarding the plot and all that, but.. .. some things you can only really appreciate with a freeze-frame! Yeah, that doesn't look like a guy in a suit at all!

Quote: Originally Posted by norrie rugger I kinda thought that too but I seemed to notice him varying from shot to shot. Anyway this is a minor point to what was, to me, an outstanding movie with great special effects and a better storyline to anything that I have seen this year (I think), I am a big Trek head and this pisses all over the new Trek TBH, in terms of originality. Funny to note that they had done the effects from Iron Man exiting...

Wow... I'm getting flashbacks to reading comments on Youtube from this. /offtopic Maybe I have a huge hard-on for interesting design but I loved the way the alien weapons, Spoiler: mech, command unit/ship , and the mothership looked.

Quote: Originally Posted by Galvasean Yeah I agree. Not every film needs a starry eyed loveable rogue for a protagonist. I'd love to see more films with unsympathetic/flawed heros, thought it was really refreshing.