District 9

[Gerard]

Went to see this movie after work deciding it was a good way to start my two weeks of vacation time. Boy was I ever right. What a tremendously exciting movie. Probably one of the best sci-fi/action films I have seen in a long long time. Without spoiling the plot it is about an alien ship that appears over Johannesburg, South Africa 20 years ago. Inside they find a whole population of aliens, malnourished and ill. They are transported to earth and set up in a holding camp named "District 9". Jump to 20 years later and the animosity between aliens and humans is at a fever pitch so it is decided to evict the aliens from D9 and set them up in a camp 20 miles out of Johannesburg. Well the aliens arent happy about that and the story, filmed as a documentary in the beginning, follows a govt beauracrat who is in charge of the evictions. What happens to him and the twists and turns the movie takes forms the basis of the flick.
And then it just takes off with non-stop action and incredible CGI especially the aliens.
There are numerous gun battles, lots of gore (but not overloaded and dwelled on) and a really fresh and intelligent plot. It also has a lot of humorous moments and some touching ones. Oh yeah and lots of cool helicopter scenes!!! :)
I give it 4 thumbs WAY UP!!!!

[emshighway]

I give it 4 thumbs WAY UP!!!!

You have four thumbs???

We have a camp for you to go to...

[Gerard]

I give it 4 thumbs WAY UP!!!!

>You have four thumbs???<

Thats how much I enjoyed the movie. I added body parts!! :lol:

[Fighting_falcon_51]

I saw it yesterday and to me it was a mediocre movie, it felt like it was ten hours long, the action was ok, but it had a very deep story. I think it would be 100 times better in book form.

[T-Bird76]

I was wondering about this flick....wasn't to sure about it but I'm hearing good things, might have to check it out.

[MarkLawrence]

A huge amount of it was filmed in South Africa - in the trailer - I heard South African accents, South African police vehicles - a lot of the scenery I recongnize - might have to see the movie....

[Gerard]

I saw it yesterday and to me it was a mediocre movie, it felt like it was ten hours long, the action was ok, but it had a very deep story. I think it would be 100 times better in book form.

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[Tom_Turner]

I saw it yesterday and to me it was a mediocre movie, it felt like it was ten hours long, the action was ok, but it had a very deep story. I think it would be 100 times better in book form.

Well, there's always GI Joe and Transformers..... :lol:

[T-Bird76]

[quote="Fighting_falcon_51":3luwr37z]I saw it yesterday and to me it was a mediocre movie, it felt like it was ten hours long, the action was ok, but it had a very deep story. I think it would be 100 times better in book form.

Well, there's always GI Joe and Transformers..... :lol:[/quote:3luwr37z]

Oh god no.....the previews for GI Joe looked terrible...btw Wasn't GI Joe, "A Real American Hero" back in the day? In the movie its a multi nation force, what a bunch of BS!

[Fighting_falcon_51]

[quote="Fighting_falcon_51":2l3npjnf]I saw it yesterday and to me it was a mediocre movie, it felt like it was ten hours long, the action was ok, but it had a very deep story. I think it would be 100 times better in book form.

Well, there's always GI Joe and Transformers..... :lol:[/quote:2l3npjnf]
I saw Transformers in Imax and besides my neck hurting for half the movie it was horrible compared to the first Michael Bay screwed it up and after this I don't know how they can make a third.

I also saw GI Joe and it was worse, it barely resembled G.I. Joe it had some story to it, but it just ended up being a kids action movie, with horrible CGI.

[cancidas]

I saw Transformers in Imax...
i did too, and learned a very valuable lesson that day. DO NOT GO TO AN IMAX ON A HANGOVER!

[Fighting_falcon_51]

I saw Transformers in Imax...
i did too, and learned a very valuable lesson that day. DO NOT GO TO AN IMAX ON A HANGOVER!
lol, which one did you go to, the Cradle of Aviation or the one in Deer Park?

[Midnight Mike]

Oh god no.....the previews for GI Joe looked terrible...btw Wasn't GI Joe, "A Real American Hero" back in the day? In the movie its a multi nation force, what a bunch of BS!

I read the book which is usually a good indicator if the movie has some potential, & the book was kind of stupid as well.

When I heard that one of the Wayan brothers was going to be in the movie, I, knew to stay far away from the movie.

[PhilDernerJr]

When I first heard about the GI Joe movie, I became excited. When I saw the trailer, I became disappointed. There is NOTHING that resembles GI Joe except for some names. All they did was create some sci-fi movie and tack on GI Joe names, tricking people to show up.

One day I actually hope to see a real GI Joe movie.

[Fighting_falcon_51]

One day I actually hope to see a real GI Joe movie.
Me too.

[T-Bird76]

[quote="Phil D."All they did was create some sci-fi movie and tack on GI Joe names, tricking people to show up.

One day I actually hope to see a real GI Joe movie.[/quote]

You got tricked didn't you? ;)

[PhilDernerJr]

Like I said, I saw the trailer and knew it wasn't something I wanted to see. Of course, I'm sure it's a given that 80% of the people that see the movie are doing so because of the name. I'm not saying it's a bad movie, it might be great, but to tack on the GI Joe name is an insult and scam in my mind.

[Tom_Turner]

What exactly was GI Joe to begin with? I thought it was just a doll...er, "action figure".. :lol:

I can remember Sgt Rock and Nick Furry were in the comic books, but not GI Joe though..

Tom

[Midnight Mike]

Went to see District 9 on Sunday night, & I thought the movie was ok. Action was good, acting was superb, but, the story was a little on the weak side.

[PhilDernerJr]

What exactly was GI Joe to begin with? I thought it was just a doll...er, "action figure".. :lol:

I can remember Sgt Rock and Nick Furry were in the comic books, but not GI Joe though..

Tom

From wikipedia: "The basic premise of the 1985 series was "good vs. evil". The show's opening theme song included the narration: "G.I. Joe is the code name for America's daring, highly trained special mission force. Its purpose: to defend human freedom against Cobra, a ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world", explaining the show's premise.

The show featured physical fighting and high-tech weapons as a way to compensate for toned-down violence and lack of bullets in what was seen to be a children's program. The show also featured public service announcements placed at the end of each show. These PSAs ended with the phrase: "Now you know, and knowing is half the battle."

[bonanzabucks]

I saw GI Joe with my girlfriend last week. It sucked. I was a HUGE fan of the cartoon series too. I would not recommend seeing it unless it's a rental.

[Gerard]

There was a movie from 1945 called "The Story of GI Joe" and can be caught on TCM.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038120/