District 9 - excellent film

[Dr Zoidberg]

I went to the cinema last night to see this , and was very impressed.

Considering the low budget the effects were first rate , the actors were all spot on and it's a very good storyline.

I won't spoil any of the plot for people who haven't seen it , but if you like sci-fi and aren't put off by swearing and a fair amount of gore then this is a must see.

Edited 6 September, 2009 by Dr Zoidberg

[Babs]

I'm interested, but was slightly apprehensive about Peter Jackson's involvement.

['daiking']

When you say "low budget", are we talking Bad Taste low budget or hollywood low budget?

[Dr Zoidberg]

When you say "low budget", are we talking Bad Taste low budget or hollywood low budget?

Hollywood low budget.

There's shades of Bad Taste in some of the deaths from a style point of view rather than anything budgetary, but the Peter Jackson influence is more that the effects are of a similar standard to Lord Of the Rings

[Babs]

How long is it?

The over-long films that Peter Jackson has directed have put me off him completely...

[Dr Zoidberg]

It's under 2 hours and feels about right. There is a tendency to try and stretch films to 2hrs30 whether they need it or not but this has avoided that trap.

[foureyes]

When you say "low budget", are we talking Bad Taste low budget or hollywood low budget?

£30m of Peter Jackson's money... I read somehwere.

[RobClubley]

I heard the effects were really good. My mate was over at Weta Digital the other week installing 32 terabytes of RAM upgrades to speed up the rendering for Avatar!!

[Babs]

It's under 2 hours and feels about right. There is a tendency to try and stretch films to 2hrs30 whether they need it or not but this has avoided that trap.

That's good then!

If the film has enough content to last that long and keeps the pace up then fine. But to make King Kong nearly 3 hours is just wrong!

[LouisTsui]

I went to see this without knowing anything about the story at all (not even the trailer), and I really enjoyed it! It was fun, and engaging all the way. I thought that the acting was good too. Some said some fight scenes were too long, but I disagreed as the fight scenarios change quite frequently and well connected.

I also recommend The Hurt Locker.

[foureyes]

I'm itching to see this film!!

Had to stay in and babysit last night when a few I know went to see it...

My sister, who's favourite film is Dirty Dancing, even said it was excellent!!

Edited 10 September, 2009 by foureyes

[Hedge]

I saw this recently and I must admit thought it was very good.

[Chrispy]

I was undecided. It had a slightly 'cheesy' feel to it. They tried using the cloverfield/ Blair Witch camcorder documentary approach but with some normal camera work thrown in and it felt a bit scrappy - like they couldn't really decide how they wanted to present the film.

Very gory too in places and again that felt a bit messy (forgive the pun). Almost felt like the directors were just having a bit of fun making it and very much like some of Jackons early stuff (Braindead, Bad Taste).

Interesting plot though, especially when it gets going and I reckon they could do a sequel based on the way it ended.

[RobClubley]

Saw this last night.

It's the first film in ages that's gripped me right from the start and really held my interest. Really good stuff. Well paced, excellent effects, and wide open for a sequel!

[ric04vrs]

just finished watching this on DVD

i also had no idea what to expect , but i enjoyed it, which is quite rare for me, very good graphics and special effects

[Neo_VR]

just finished watching this on DVD

i also had no idea what to expect , but i enjoyed it, which is quite rare for me, very good graphics and special effects

*cough* how was the quality?

[Dr Zoidberg]

*cough* how was the quality?

There's one with decent quality but subtitles in some kind of furrin language.

[RobClubley]

The one I, er, found was 1.3Gb, DVD quality with subs in English only on the non-English bits .

[chrisw880]

Went to watch this on Tuesday (09/09/09), and it has got to be the best film I have seen this year

[ric04vrs]

*cough* how was the quality?

spot on, no issues with the sound, although only 2 channel, all english dialogue, i think there was just one bit where the picture went a bit blocky, but that was for a second only, and was a dark scene anyway

played it on the PS3 , viewed on Sony 40" TV

[Lady Elanore]

just finished watching this on DVD

i also had no idea what to expect , but i enjoyed it, which is quite rare for me, very good graphics and special effects

Do you think you should be advertising your lawbreaking? The Pirate Police might be watching:eek:

Edited 13 September, 2009 by Lady Elanore

[Babs]

Do you think you should be advertising your lawbreaking? The Pirate Police might be watching:eek:

Yargh! We be arrestin' ye for a Section 14 breach o' the peace!

[ric04vrs]

Do you think you should be advertising your lawbreaking? The Pirate Police might be watching:eek:

i have never downloaded illegally any film/file or whatever, so i don't believe i have committed any offence in that area

whether actually watching what someone has downoaded and copied to DVD disc is an offence or not , i'm not sure on that one

but the evidence has been removed from my abode now anyway

[Lady Elanore]

i have never downloaded illegally any film/file or whatever, so i don't believe i have committed any offence in that area

whether actually watching what someone has downoaded and copied to DVD disc is an offence or not , i'm not sure on that one

but the evidence has been removed from my abode now anyway

I think it probably is illegal to watch it and definitely illegal if you bought it from ‘a mate’. If you went for a drive in a stolen car, you could get nicked and you wouldn’t advertise that little fact on the interweb, so I suspect the law of watching stolen goods is similar (although a lesser penalty in all probability).

Just a thought

[Dr Zoidberg]

Nope , just watching is not illegal.