agen_kolar
Super Freak
***SPOILERS***
I just got back from seeing District 9 tonight, and thought it was decent. I liked some of it, and disliked some of it. It isn't nearly as original as some people are leading others to believe, however.
I liked that the graphics were so good that I believed (most of the time) that the aliens were actually in the same frame as the human characters. The closeups of Christopher were particularly good. There were some shots that were less well done than others, but overall, up to par with other achievements like Gollum.
I also liked the setting of Johannesburg, South Africa. It was a very unique place to have the alien ship land. Like the film stated, it was nice to have a break from a major, well-known city like New York or Los Angeles.
I did not like the "fluid" concept. It can alter a human DNA, but also fuel a ship? Pretty multi-purpose, if you ask me. A bit too much so, too. Besides, drinking some concoction and then transforming into something else isn't exactly an original idea.
I also didn't like the "Iron Man" man-inside-a-metal-walking-robot concept. It wasn't original, and just felt too out-of-place. I'm never okay with a man getting inside of and controlling a large, robotic suit of body armor. I just have to put my foot down on that one. I can believe in the aliens, but I can't accept a man controlling a huge metal armor robot from the inside. I guess that's just my own brain rejecting that idea, I'd imagine this won't bother most people.
The "home video" feel combined with the documentary was too much for me. It visually didn't bother me, but the first 30-40 minutes seemed to drag on. When I left the theatre, I checked the time and was surprised that the film was less than 2 hours. It seemed longer.
Overall, it's a movie worth seeing. Obviously some people are going to love it, and I imagine that the majority will. I'll give it a 7 out of 10, although a 6.5 seems reasonable as well.
I just got back from seeing District 9 tonight, and thought it was decent. I liked some of it, and disliked some of it. It isn't nearly as original as some people are leading others to believe, however.
I liked that the graphics were so good that I believed (most of the time) that the aliens were actually in the same frame as the human characters. The closeups of Christopher were particularly good. There were some shots that were less well done than others, but overall, up to par with other achievements like Gollum.
I also liked the setting of Johannesburg, South Africa. It was a very unique place to have the alien ship land. Like the film stated, it was nice to have a break from a major, well-known city like New York or Los Angeles.
I did not like the "fluid" concept. It can alter a human DNA, but also fuel a ship? Pretty multi-purpose, if you ask me. A bit too much so, too. Besides, drinking some concoction and then transforming into something else isn't exactly an original idea.
I also didn't like the "Iron Man" man-inside-a-metal-walking-robot concept. It wasn't original, and just felt too out-of-place. I'm never okay with a man getting inside of and controlling a large, robotic suit of body armor. I just have to put my foot down on that one. I can believe in the aliens, but I can't accept a man controlling a huge metal armor robot from the inside. I guess that's just my own brain rejecting that idea, I'd imagine this won't bother most people.
The "home video" feel combined with the documentary was too much for me. It visually didn't bother me, but the first 30-40 minutes seemed to drag on. When I left the theatre, I checked the time and was surprised that the film was less than 2 hours. It seemed longer.
Overall, it's a movie worth seeing. Obviously some people are going to love it, and I imagine that the majority will. I'll give it a 7 out of 10, although a 6.5 seems reasonable as well.
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