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WHAT THE **** do people like about District 9 so damn much?
knighthonor
Member Posts: 96
That movie sucked eggs!!!!!
Whats the hype about it. I dont get it. Just got into a argument with my friends on the subject, but cant get anything out of them without them turning it into a WoWCrack discussion 
So whats up with this movie? I didnt like it, but can somebody explain the hype to me please
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Explain why it's not?
It excelled in every part that a film can excel. It was just a good well rounded movie, with a very unique story. You obviously didn't like it, that's great, but it's still a great movie.
I can't think of one thing that was stupid, didn't make sense, or was poorly done. Even if you didn't like the storyline or just the movie in general, that doesn't change that it really doesn't have anything bad to say about it. Like Avatar, I liked Avatar alot. I think it's an instant classic, but I could probably name off a hundred bad things about it as well as alot of movies I like. But, even though District 9 isn't my favorite movie of all time, there just really isn't anything bad to say.
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Great, unique twist on the ol' "aliens landing on earth", story. Fantastic effects. The acting was good. The ending was good. Nothing seemed unexplainable. It all just made sense. You're just not a sci-fi fan if you don't like the movie...sorry=) if you dont' get it, you just don't get it, hehe.
It really did as much for me as avatar did: A mediocre film in nicely animated trappings.
Kids are easy to overwhelm though: I remember how much i loved Independence Day when it came out (I believe I was 13 or so), but now I can watch that movie and look beyond the special effects to see that it is nothing more than a cliche pile of crap with nice special effects (for 1996).
This is a sequence of characters intended to produce some profound mental effect, but it has failed.
But ID4 really did have a BAD story with some major goofy explanations for things and loads of cliches with a fair amount of cheese. Its still damn fun the first time around though=) D9 was a lot tighter, more serious and didn't have the stupid cliches or goofball humor. Strip down all the effects in D9 and you still have a really great story with good characters.
But ID4 really did have a BAD story with some major goofy explanations for things and loads of cliches with a fair amount of cheese. Its still damn fun the first time around though=) D9 was a lot tighter, more serious and didn't have the stupid cliches or goofball humor. Strip down all the effects in D9 and you still have a really great story with good characters.
If you say so, but not really at all.
This is a sequence of characters intended to produce some profound mental effect, but it has failed.
I'm not a huge science fiction fan in general, but I liked it. A lot of the hype seemed to be motivated by the strong apartheid commentary. I thought some of it was done especially cleverly, even if it was obvious. Like the Bantu language type clicking and how some of the area resembled District Six. I thought it was well acted, too, and the documentary style seemed appropriate. Some of the gore went rather overboard in my opinion and I don't think it needed to be so intense, but you have to attract the kids somehow!
The ending seemed a bit of a dangle, however. Sequel?
Edit: I just noticed that no one mentioned the whole SA apartheid aspect. I should think that would be the film;s most defining feature.
But ID4 really did have a BAD story with some major goofy explanations for things and loads of cliches with a fair amount of cheese. Its still damn fun the first time around though=) D9 was a lot tighter, more serious and didn't have the stupid cliches or goofball humor. Strip down all the effects in D9 and you still have a really great story with good characters.
If you say so, but not really at all.
The world disagrees=) But thats OK. Its cool to hate on what most people like isn't it?
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/district_9/
What makes the story bad or incomplete though and what other sci-fi movies have insectoid aliens living in Africa in apartheid conditions? Just curious? The movie accomplished exactly what it was supposed to. It certainly wasn't a mindless explosion fest.
Also, unlike movies like Avatar, Spiderman, etc., the special effects in D9 were not to overwhelm the audience with "OMG THAT'S COOL LOOKING" they were used to enhance the storyline and were displayed in a manner that didn't take away from the dialog or actions that were happening in the movie. I know in Avatar especially, I missed out on alot of the dialog because I was looking at the scenery and the special effects (I saw it in IMAX 3D).
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The world disagrees=) But thats OK. Its cool to hate on what most people like isn't it?
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/district_9/
What makes the story bad or incomplete though and what other sci-fi movies have insectoid aliens living in Africa in apartheid conditions? Just curious? The movie accomplished exactly what it was supposed to. It certainly wasn't a mindless explosion fest.
I never said it was bad. It wasn't very good, but it was mediocre. Independence day was bad; there's a big difference between bad and mediocre. I disagree with the world on most things, so that makes perfect sense.
This is a sequence of characters intended to produce some profound mental effect, but it has failed.
The world disagrees=) But thats OK. Its cool to hate on what most people like isn't it?
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/district_9/
What makes the story bad or incomplete though and what other sci-fi movies have insectoid aliens living in Africa in apartheid conditions? Just curious? The movie accomplished exactly what it was supposed to. It certainly wasn't a mindless explosion fest.
I never said it was bad. It wasn't very good, but it was mediocre. Independence day was bad; there's a big difference between bad and mediocre. I disagree with the world on most things, so that makes perfect sense.
So what makes the story mediocre? What other sci-fi movies are like D-9? Mediocre compared to what exactly? Just getting a range. What do you consider an excellent Sci-fi movie?
I liked it, however I found the main character to be a bit annoying.
I wouldn't say it was bad. I wouldn't say it was good either. To me it was just another movie.
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So what makes the story mediocre? What other sci-fi movies are like D-9? Mediocre compared to what exactly? Just getting a range. What do you consider an excellent Sci-fi movie?
Why do you care?
This is a sequence of characters intended to produce some profound mental effect, but it has failed.
So what makes the story mediocre? What other sci-fi movies are like D-9? Mediocre compared to what exactly? Just getting a range. What do you consider an excellent Sci-fi movie?
Why do you care?
Why not? I've never heard anyone in real life consider it as anything but fantastic, so I'm curious. Its a fun discussion about what the majority consider a VERY good sci-fi movie. You said its mediocre. You're giving an opinion. I'm asking to elaborate a little. If you have zero interest to support your opinion, why give it in the first place? Why CARE to give it? Any sci-fi fan loves talking about movies, so go ahead. If D9 is mediocre, it would be interesting to know which sci-fi movies you find not so mediocre to give some support, weight and depth to that opinion=)
How long does it take to list some examples of great movies? 10 seconds? If you don't care, so be it. But you certainly care enough to post, which is a bit odd.
Ok. I thought it was mediocre because the story was transparent (you could tell immediately that it had to do with the Apartheid and racial tensions) and it didn't really progress that far in a meaningful manner once the protagonist started becoming an alien. The acting was mediocre. The special effects were good.
Why do you care so much about my opinion? I'm really flattered that you'd give two hoots about what some random guy on the internet thinks about a movie.
Sci-fi movies that I deem superior to D9: Bladerunner, Dune (original), The Thing (I can't help it I'm a carpenter fan) and maybe some others I can't recall at the moment. Sci-fi isn't my favorite genre to begin with.
This is a sequence of characters intended to produce some profound mental effect, but it has failed.
Well, Bladerunner being the best of the best is a given, though. Amirite?
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I'd still do Sean Young... no.. well.. I'd do her with a bag over her head with her in the 80's on it.
This is a sequence of characters intended to produce some profound mental effect, but it has failed.
I liked D9 very much. It was one of the better movies, scifi or otherwise that I watched last year. One of the things that the movie did very well, Is take an alien race that were like humans only in the roughest sense, ugly in apperance, disgusting in habits, (in short the oppisite of the Navi in Avatar) but before the movie was over, I felt awful for these beings and disgusted at mankind.
The emotional reaction to D9 was there for me because the writing was there. Whereas in Avatar the SciFi blockbuster I was fervantly wishing after about 45mins that the whole planet of Pandora would explode and take it's one dimensional cast and script with it. Where is the Death Star when you need it?
I'd still do Sean Young... no.. well.. I'd do her with a bag over her head with her in the 80's on it.
I dont' know man. I might still do it. But Sean Young in Bladerunner is the hotness fosho.
Another one of my old sci-fi movie crushes is Sigourney Weaver in Alien. Neither of the the women aged terribly, to be honest, and I'd probably hop on the good foot with them just to say I had.
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I did orginally and then he grew on me throughout the film. I think they meant him to be a dick for the first 40 minutes or so, and then you have no choice but to like him as he *SPOILER* grows an alien arm and starts blowing shit up.
Also, they need to make more film with South Africans saying "Fuck" a lot.
Because it was an absolutely strong statement on the way apartheid like societies operate. If it isn't you, or for that matter your race WHY CARE?.
Now add that mentality to another SPECIES.
That's what made it great. It wasn't the epicness of the thing but the message it produced.
All in all I did not like the movie at all. I found it to be as enjoyable as watching Psycho in 2010. (I do not claim to be an artsy fartsy type).
The story however was great. It's about how we'd act to a species that couldn't give us the newest tech to reach the stars.
D9 had the balls to show that tolerance is a pretty concept for elitists in mansions to talk about but not so easy for people on the ground. The aliens are disgusting and apparently satisfied to live in squalor. The African population has a ruthless criminal element. The white authorities have dollar signs in their eyes and treat the aliens like cattle.
Avatar was just pure propaganda. I wonder if Cameron decided to make a chick flick when the budget started skyrocketing.
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In my opinion it was the worse movie i had ever seen in years and was truly amazed when it go nominated for the oscars but again that's just my opinion.
I guess people nowadays are so easy to please. Personally I didn't like the effects and I think there's nothing unique about the film. But that's just my opinion.
I thought this was one of the most original sci-fi films in recent years. It was good to see a film focusing more on story and characters rather than flashy effects.