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New DISTRICT 9 Trailer + rating!

BEHOLD! - The link doesn't work. by HoboCode	Jul 8th, 2009 03:58:40 PM

I am 1st!! by pancomplex	Jul 8th, 2009 03:59:03 PM
FIRST!
Or 2nd is cool 2... by pancomplex	Jul 8th, 2009 03:59:25 PM
And link does not work
Lets hope so! by Sappers Forward	Jul 8th, 2009 03:59:30 PM

"...my ass steaming, bloody and with butter!"?? by Pdorwick	Jul 8th, 2009 03:59:42 PM
It's been years now, can't we start writing like someone who's over 13 fuckin' years old?
here's a working link. by frankenfickle	Jul 8th, 2009 04:01:22 PM
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/ 1809961221/video
Although... by Sappers Forward	Jul 8th, 2009 04:01:52 PM
I hope it isn't one of those wishy washy-stories of how the human race is so violent and paranoid and the aliens are so misunderstood, blah blah blah...yea, cry me a river.
"...butter..."??? by Sauce Diesel	Jul 8th, 2009 04:02:36 PM
That's just creepy Harry...
Harry.....You still Got that Robo-geshia on the brain, by theycallmemrtibbs	Jul 8th, 2009 04:02:42 PM
Blood and Butter shooting out your ass? Yeeesh!
here's another working site... by Blancoshadow	Jul 8th, 2009 04:03:07 PM
http://www.filmofilia.com/2009 /07/08/district-9-trailer-and- poster/
i pray for radness by TheDark0Knight	Jul 8th, 2009 04:03:26 PM
this has been probably the worst summer for movies Ive been alive for, hopefully this kicks alot of ass...The month of August has the possibility of redeeming this joke of a season.
Public Enemies was extremely mediocre. by Dr. Samuel Loomis	Jul 8th, 2009 04:03:30 PM
Just speaking on the topic of more upcoming summer films. I have to admit I did like Public Enemies but it dragged more than it needed to, it was trying to establish their love story when it was already established long before. I do love how my town is in the movie like 4 times, I live right where they come out during the first robbery, and then later where they come out of another bank and Depp gets shot, that was also right by my house. But back to the topic, District 9 looks insanely promising, the premise is fucking relentless.
I'm sold by erichaislar	Jul 8th, 2009 04:05:30 PM
Wow that looks great!
Dr. Samuel Loomis by erichaislar	Jul 8th, 2009 04:06:28 PM
I thought the same thing it felt like the abridged version of Dillingers story.
Re: Analogies by ArmageddonProductions	Jul 8th, 2009 04:07:25 PM
Is it ALWAYS necessary to equate yours/someone else's private parts with food? I'm eating here. Have some fucking compassion.
Just saw the trailer...... by theycallmemrtibbs	Jul 8th, 2009 04:07:45 PM
I played the video game already on Ps2....Only it was called AREA 51.
HOBOCode by Daremo	Jul 8th, 2009 04:12:51 PM
Brilliant. I almost pissed myself!
Irony. by Dr. Samuel Loomis	Jul 8th, 2009 04:14:12 PM
The link works....if you have Quicktime.
Damn TITBAG by Aphex Twin	Jul 8th, 2009 04:14:59 PM
The horror....the horror....
Aliens would land in America, not South Africa by Heckles	Jul 8th, 2009 04:15:29 PM
Duh.
nice link. by idrinkyourmilkshake	Jul 8th, 2009 04:15:31 PM
assholes.god, what happened to AINTITCOOL? you guys are pissing me off lately.
baaaaawww by one_guy_from_andromeda_	Jul 8th, 2009 04:20:22 PM
BAAAAWWW I CAN'T SEE THE TRAILOR DUHHHH
Another, better link... by Spamgelus	Jul 8th, 2009 04:20:56 PM
...that is blessedly free of anything having to do with bodily fluids and/or breakfast spreads: http://tinyurl.com/mhe273
Wow. I'm finally on board. by TELF	Jul 8th, 2009 04:20:59 PM
The other trailers didn't do much for me at all - couldn't get a sense of the tone or scale. Thought maybe it would be more satire/drama - but this trailer was really exciting I thought.
frankenfickle by idrinkyourmilkshake	Jul 8th, 2009 04:21:25 PM
nice! harry's right-this DOES look awesome
Harry, you have no hope for Bruno??? by CaptainSpamtilles	Jul 8th, 2009 04:22:13 PM
Or have you already seen it? and no likey? What's the deal? If you have seen it, post a review. If you haven't, don't say there's no hope left for summer than for District 9 (which is sure to be awesome!). Sincerely, A faithful reader! :)
pretty skeptical about D9 by hegele	Jul 8th, 2009 04:23:16 PM
i dunno, now it looks more like a transformers movie... i'm tired of giant robots.
HARRY by idrinkyourmilkshake	Jul 8th, 2009 04:24:22 PM
YOU KNOW WHAT? You should update this site to include some kind of video journal that more or less follows you round to see exactly what the fuck goes on with you. I LOVE that I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE REST OF THE GANG LOOKS LIKE-but your sorry-ass is NO mystery. Do something, because the site's been stagnant for a bit man! what happened to the goodole days of Stallone interview? with the fan-written questions? That WAS AMAZING!
Wasn't this the director who... by Jesus of Suburbia	Jul 8th, 2009 04:31:38 PM
was supposed to helm the Halo film or am I just bugging? Hope it is, bc this looks super crazy, and if it does well, it might get the Halo ball rolling again.
DISTRICT 9 = proof Superman fits Nolan's Batman universe!!!! by JDanielP	Jul 8th, 2009 04:41:08 PM
I insist!!! Escalation + Superman as hero and Batman as villain + life-like visual interpretation = a Dark Knight follow-up that can blow away expectations!!!
Looks like... by REVENGE_of_FETT	Jul 8th, 2009 04:45:13 PM
A combination of V and Alien Nation, but smothered in BADASS!
This guy is trying to hard. by louisse	Jul 8th, 2009 04:46:39 PM
It looks good but I'm NOT looking forward to it till i get to read an actual review. Half of me says it's cool, the other half is saying the story will be a complete letdown
that trailer was pretty cool by soup74	Jul 8th, 2009 04:46:53 PM
thanks talkbackers for showing me where to see it.
Looks like INDEPENDENCE DAY meets V by ZombieHeathLedger	Jul 8th, 2009 04:49:40 PM
I loved the scene where they are interrogating the Cthulu alien and he says, "We are only trying to get home." So many times we see that from the human's perspective, nice twist, that.
and the part where the the thing catches the RPG rocket by ZombieHeathLedger	Jul 8th, 2009 04:53:28 PM
that was rad.
Unlike TELF, this where I get off by Subtitles_Off	Jul 8th, 2009 04:56:15 PM
I was expecting an alien concentration camp movie. KLAATU'S LIST, or something. This trailer makes it look like more Robocop-Transformerish video-game inspired yawn-stuff.
Going about interrogation the wrong way... by Jackson Healy	Jul 8th, 2009 05:06:59 PM
Start forcing them insects to make nekkid pyramids, they'll spill.
It looks incredible... by Magunga	Jul 8th, 2009 05:13:33 PM
... but after the stinking, rotting landfill of summer blockbusters we've been force-fed recently I'm nervous that this will turn out to be yet another visually striking yet overall terrible movie.
So... by CoursinLarry	Jul 8th, 2009 05:15:54 PM
is it set up like a documentary? Because parts of it seem documentary-style, and others look like straight action movie stuff. I really hope it's all documentary.
theycallmemrtibbs by Hellbastardo	Jul 8th, 2009 05:16:49 PM
Not even close troll
Access denied... by Johnno	Jul 8th, 2009 05:25:07 PM
Is this all part of the viral campaign?
Not the worst summer for films... by Rakafraker	Jul 8th, 2009 05:29:00 PM
Many of you must be pretty young, because I remember many summers that there wasn't any films like Wolverine (which would have kicked major ass in 1990) or Terminator (imagine if it came out in 1980, it would've cooked our collective noodles). So as far as I'm concerned, District 9, for better or worse, is better than On Golden Pond 2009, IMHO. I'm hoping that D9 will be solid enough for Blomkamp to be nailed down for Halo. Oh, the hours I've spent as MC... AICN, PLEASE get your links happening. All I ask is that they are valid links for world viewers, too. Thanks!
1 1/2 hour later... by Roketopunch	Jul 8th, 2009 05:30:01 PM
The link still doesn't work.
That trailer probably looks really awesome by covered_in_bees	Jul 8th, 2009 05:30:08 PM
Too bad I can't see it. Damn you, Harry, and your faulty links.
Looks AWESOME. --Superman could be, too! by JDanielP	Jul 8th, 2009 05:33:12 PM
I believe 100% that Superman belongs in Nolan's next Batman flick,...despite how Superman dips a bit deeper into the realm of fantasy. "DISTRICT 9" proves my point, just by the trailers. (--I tried to make my point in a recent PUBLIC ENEMIES talkback, feeling Mann's influence on THE DARK KNIGHT, as others have already explored.) Obviously, the escalation continues. And considering the universe of DC Comics and what's been established with THE DARK KNIGHT, perhaps Nolan's best answer for Ledger's Joker...is Bale's Batman, now considered a public threat, while casting Superman as the hero. The approach that I would personally take, considering Nolan's continuity and my knowledge of the DC Comics universe, I would establish NEW Mayor Rupert Thorne,...as he requests the help of this so-called Superman of Metropolis, to bring in Gotham City's masked vigilante for a number of federal and state crimes. Basically, I would cast Batman as villain, Superman as hero, and Rupert Thorne as the crooked Mayor who utilizes Superman in Lex Luthor style, with innocent lives at stake. It would be about the revelation of truth and a new friendship formed. And what bigger friendship is there, in all of fiction? And likewise, what bigger opposing forces are there, when Batman and Superman are at odds? Lastly, I would cast Brandon Routh as Clark Kent/Superman, while considering a more familiar Superman costume design and ignoring unnecessary continuity with SUPERMAN RETURNS. I'm completely confident that Nolan can get what he needs from actor Brandon Routh. That is what I would do.
If I'm a Troll Hellbastard........ by theycallmemrtibbs	Jul 8th, 2009 05:42:00 PM
Meet me under my bridge and I'll beat the piss out of you. Yeah the trailers look "CooL" But so did the ones for Independence Day, Cloverfield, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Transformers 2, Terminator Salvation, Doom and fucking Max Payne. So excuse me if I'm not bleeding from my ass like dear old Harry. Like I said, In my opinion, It Looks LIKE A FUCKING THIRD PERSON SHOOTER! I'm a Grown Ass Man Dogg, Its going to take more than a couple of trailers for me to get excited about any of the crap that oozes out of modern day Hollywood's anus, So fuck and you
Have you ever considered, JDanielP... by Magunga	Jul 8th, 2009 05:42:01 PM
... that perhaps it would be best to keep your posts at least somewhat topical? This has nothing to do with District 9, despite your weak attempt to tie a tenuous thread to it. Maybe it would be best if you simply posted a link to your "Superman Fantasy" blog and left it at that.
and posting your thoughts on superman / batman by m00kiedood	Jul 8th, 2009 05:44:19 PM
...in a talkback about another movie entirely, and which will never be read by anyone who has any decision making authority on what Nolan's next Batman movie will be about, is the PERFECT way to make it happen, JDaneilP. Aw, crap. I shouldn't be so snarky. You obviously have a passion for this, and this IS a site for and by geeks, so if you can't voice that kind of stuff here, where can you? Carry on JDanielP. That would be a fun movie to watch.
Bay needs to take notes... by StrokerX	Jul 8th, 2009 05:47:41 PM
I know this is going to rule.
theycallmemrtibbs by HughJass	Jul 8th, 2009 05:52:22 PM
Shut the fuck up. I'm excited for this - looks to be probably the best summer film apart from Up.
OK, I shouldn't but I'll bit 'coz JDanielP has it wrong... by ZombieHeathLedger	Jul 8th, 2009 06:00:05 PM
Yes, Supes should be brought in for Nolan's 3rd Batman but it should take place many, years later and basically be Miller's DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, that way you can bring back The Joker with an older actor (Javier Bardem gets my vote if he can lose the accent). And Supes should NOT be played by Homo Routh again he should be played by an older actor as well, Jon Hamm from MAD MEN would be perfect. Ideally you would replace Bale with another older actor but since that's prob not an option bring in Dick Smith to age him. Hey at least, as an older man character, Bale would have more of an excuse to overuse the gravelly intense whispering he does in every single role recently (haven't seen PUBLIC ENEMIES yet so can't comment on that). Triumph Trifecta. Seal the deal as the best Superhero trilogy of all time.
Hughass you sound like somebody...... by theycallmemrtibbs	Jul 8th, 2009 06:02:35 PM
Who would get excited over Barnyard porn. .... So You shut the fuck up........ Fucking Dickrider, Thats the problem with this site, You cant have an opinion without some little bitch chiming in.
Signs by misterorange	Jul 8th, 2009 06:03:59 PM
I was in Hollywood this past weekend, and they had signs all over park benches. "For Humans Only! Non-Humans cannot sit here" or something like that. Was pretty cool, just like the stuff they had @ comic con last year. I'm excited - sleeper hit of the summer.
Harry..Bad News by Clervel	Jul 8th, 2009 06:08:01 PM
Inglorious Basterds looks like shite! I love me some Tarantino..hell, I even like Death Proof..but Brad Pitt is gonna equal Jar Jar/Mudflap + skids = still annoying.
Trailer has sold me! by Johnno	Jul 8th, 2009 06:17:33 PM
Teaser looked cool but I wasn't quite feeling it. This new trailer shows me more exciting shit like crazy mecha robots and some action. I believe the whole thing will still be a sort of documentary style. Looks awesome! If they can do Halo like this then I'm down! Though Halo probably needs a more cliche hollywoodish feel if matching the games is what you want. But even a change like this is a-okay with me!
the hermaphrodite thing is good science fiction by zinc_chameleon	Jul 8th, 2009 06:23:00 PM
because it begs the question: "how did this aliens evolve in the first place?" The best answer for a movie is that reproductive rights are highly structured, and although an alien can self-fertilize, it is only done in extreme, and is probably a big taboo. Instead, there would be rigid rules about which clans can breed with which, in the the normal alien environment. On Earth, however the alien's moral code is broken, and they are doing all sorts of bad things, to their eyes as well as ours.
This is the geek movie we've been waiting for by Moviegimp	Jul 8th, 2009 06:24:06 PM
This film looks so epic. It has aliens, robots, mech suits, it's shot like a documentary and it will probably have the coolest story. If you read D9.com and NMU site you know that the aliens are basically slave labor. Not sure what the humans are using them for or wont' let them go until they get their technology but it seems that finally the aliens just get pissed and attack. It probably won't be a huge blockbuster but it shouldn't be anyway. It's going be a cult film for us, the geeks. I hope it's just an epically great film.
I am not sold... by -guyinthebackrow	Jul 8th, 2009 06:25:58 PM
The visuals were great, but I didn't like the scenes that were not part of the faux doc style.
I was expecting... by -guyinthebackrow	Jul 8th, 2009 06:32:55 PM
... something more mature, more adult oriented, and what I got looks like an action film. Oh well. I'll reserve judjement until I see the final product... as should we all.
On today's Attack of the Show by goonie	Jul 8th, 2009 06:33:13 PM
I'm watching AOTS right now. They said they were gonna show the trailer in today's show.
I wanna dip my BALLS in it! Looks magnificent. by YackBacker	Jul 8th, 2009 06:34:46 PM
I love the concept, the look and feel, I'm completely into this movie. Finally, something not based on a cartoon or old TV series!
HARRY, R RATED FILMS MAKES YOUR ASS STEAM? by DeNiro4Prez	Jul 8th, 2009 06:35:22 PM
THAT'S FUNNY, WE'VE BEEN TRYING, IN VAIN, TO GET YOU TO COMMENT ON THE EXPENDABLES RATING FOR FUCKING MONTHS NOW!!??
I am all about this by ballyhoo	Jul 8th, 2009 06:56:03 PM
Please be good.
SIGNS PART TWO!!! by lockesbrokenleg	Jul 8th, 2009 07:10:44 PM

i cant open????? by Mennen	Jul 8th, 2009 07:19:12 PM

If only it had Megan Fox it could break B.O records by Trannyformers_Apologist	Jul 8th, 2009 07:19:22 PM
"It's not Shakespeare" "It's an action movie its not supposed to have a plot" "What where you expecting it's a summer blockbuster" "It's movie about Aliens" " Giant robots fighting"
I don't want Superman ruining my Nolan Bat-movies by RobertBaron	Jul 8th, 2009 07:33:16 PM
Anyway, District 9 looks awesome. Hopefully it delivers
Anything original like this is awesome by ackack	Jul 8th, 2009 07:33:22 PM
In the coming years, these original works are going to get more rare sadly.
Best Movie of the Summer Thus Far... by mattgil	Jul 8th, 2009 07:35:31 PM
...The Hurt Locker. Quite a pleasant surprise.
Was ALIVE IN JOBURG supposed to be a documentary? by CountryBoy	Jul 8th, 2009 07:44:04 PM
This is really nitpicky, but I remember in that scene where the alien in the power-suit throws the jeep, they kept cutting to different camera angles. It instantly destroyed the illusion of being a real event, caught on the fly by a lone cameraman. Like I said, nitpicky; but it really jumped out at me.
GLORIOUS QUICKTIME NOT SO GLORIOUS by J-Dizzle	Jul 8th, 2009 07:46:45 PM
Yep, that link didn't work for me. Thanks for the alt link Spamgelus.
Best summer movie no one gives a shit about by lockesbrokenleg	Jul 8th, 2009 07:49:50 PM
Public Enemies.
HOW I WOULD HAVE DONE THE INTERROGATION by J-Dizzle	Jul 8th, 2009 07:54:33 PM
"Alright Alien, who shot Kennedy?" "Who?" "Don't lie to us! We know you're super intelligent beings! Who shot Kennedy??"
LOCKEBROKENLEG by J-Dizzle	Jul 8th, 2009 07:56:17 PM
Agreed. The only thing wrong with that movie was they killed off Nelson too early. Nelson actually outlived Dillinger. Could have been a nice setup for a sequel.
wasnt director of this by Semen Stains	Jul 8th, 2009 08:03:18 PM
directing Halo movie at one point,we do not not a Halo movie,games themselves are fine,but i guess its too much of a goldmine to miss out on eh
link no worky fatbroy by TheExterminator	Jul 8th, 2009 08:19:21 PM

"bloody violence and pervasive language" by ironic_name	Jul 8th, 2009 08:21:13 PM
I'm so tired of this bullshit, its violence and language. fucking cunts.
RobertBaron they aren't yours. by ironic_name	Jul 8th, 2009 08:21:54 PM

thanks for the working links by TheExterminator	Jul 8th, 2009 08:37:00 PM
shit looks mental
HARRY- Every link you post to Yahoo! Movies doesn't work by cyrent	Jul 8th, 2009 08:38:57 PM
You're doing something wrong.
I'm going to see it... by ReelMan	Jul 8th, 2009 08:41:27 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =SRZmqwDsY0k
This movie's going to be a surpise hit by WhoDis	Jul 8th, 2009 08:44:29 PM
and it'll get HALO greenlit finally. You've heard it here first. Mark the date and time.
Looks good by CAMERONDIAZ_ZITBEARD	Jul 8th, 2009 08:47:13 PM
But it's easy to make a good trailer, let's see how the film is.
http://shrunklink.com/cscz by Maniaq	Jul 8th, 2009 08:52:48 PM
saw the short - pixelated - version of the trailer at the cinema recently and really... EVERYTHING about this movie so far looks fucking fantastic - from the short film to this... really really looking forward to this one!
All a metaphor for illegal immigrants in U.S.. by Lashlarue	Jul 8th, 2009 08:59:26 PM
Regardless, it will be Awesome!
Butter...Really Harry? Ahh..Floyd Gondollii by conspiracy	Jul 8th, 2009 09:05:32 PM
"I like simple pleasures, like butter in my ass, lollipops in my mouth. That's just me. That's just something that I enjoy."
Lashlarue by OutlawsDelejos	Jul 8th, 2009 09:06:45 PM
I was under the impression it was about race relations in South Africa.
As an American, let me make amends to you others by YackBacker	Jul 8th, 2009 09:22:15 PM
Lasharue speaks for him/herself. I and others get that DISTRICT 9 is a non-too-subtle allegory about apartheid. Fuck, I feel like Obama apologizing for my country here...
I have nothing to apologize for. by Lashlarue	Jul 8th, 2009 09:28:19 PM
I'm American. Americans don't have to apologize for anything. Those who complain just remember. We gave you Michael Bay.
It's NOT a metaphor for illegal immigrants in U.S.. by Banshee7	Jul 8th, 2009 10:38:39 PM
Lashlarue. The alien in the trailer says they WANT TO GO HOME. Illegals in the US want to STAY. Big difference.
by ironic_name	Jul 8th, 2009 10:40:07 PM
http://tinyurl.com/mstxl2
This movie by Pig_Ignorant	Jul 8th, 2009 10:47:18 PM
is going to shit into our open and unexpecting eyes and will be both the beginning and the end of this guy's directing career. Just kidding - it looks promising.
Why does the ship look like the ID4 ship? by lockesbrokenleg	Jul 8th, 2009 11:15:39 PM

hmmm... by xalener	Jul 8th, 2009 11:17:56 PM
I read the synopsys of the movie, and I have to say it will not get caught up on human morality... In fact, the whole thing might make the movie very neutral on the issua, and the audience will have to decids on who should get what they want. Here's what I read: Humans waited for the hostile attack, or the giant advances in technology. Neither came. Instead, the aliens were refugees, the last survivors of their home world. The creatures were set up in a makeshift home in South Africa's District 9 as the world's nations argued over what to do with them. Now, patience over the alien situation has run out. Control over the aliens has been contracted out to Multi-National United (MNU), a private company uninterested in the aliens' welfare - they will receive tremendous profits if they can make the aliens' awesome weaponry work. So far, they have failed; activation of the weaponry requires alien DNA. The tension between the aliens and the humans comes to a head when an MNU field operative, Wikus van der Merwe (Sharlto Copley), contracts a mysterious virus that begins changing his DNA. Wikus quickly becomes the most hunted man in the world, as well as the most valuable - he is the key to unlocking the secrets of alien technology. Ostracized and friendless, there is only one place left for him to hide: District 9.
Illegals, actually, don't want to stay. by Lashlarue	Jul 8th, 2009 11:32:33 PM
People are so misinformed. Most Mexicans don't want to stay up here. They just want to make enough to where they can go back home, and live a wealthy life. Most Mexicans stay here 5 years. Can't live wealthy up here making what they make. Any hoo, this movie looks awesome.
by xalener	Jul 8th, 2009 11:33:02 PM
--Interrogator: WHAT DOES HE LOOK LIKE? --Non-Human: What? --Interrogator: Does he look like a bitch?
looks really good ufos aliens peter jackson by skiff	Jul 8th, 2009 11:42:56 PM
I will go see this I just hope it is for real and we don't see people standing around just talking about aliens for 2 hours.
Looks kind of revolutionary! by sonnyfern	Jul 8th, 2009 11:43:23 PM
WOW!
Budget of 30 million? by cseresz	Jul 8th, 2009 11:50:07 PM
somebody please confirm it!
the short film Alive in Joburg by filmfreak3000	Jul 8th, 2009 11:59:20 PM
Here's a link to the short District 9 is based on for those who haven't seen it. http://www.traileraddict.com/c lip/district-9/alive-in-joburg
IT'S AN ALLEGORY ABOUT THE UIGHURS AND THE HAN by BringingSexyBack	Jul 9th, 2009 12:01:45 AM

XALENER - THANKS FOR THAT SYNOPSIS by BringingSexyBack	Jul 9th, 2009 12:05:05 AM
This looks absolutely fucking great, and in an ideal world will be bigger than Bayformers 2.
Holy SHIT by polyh3dron	Jul 9th, 2009 12:08:04 AM
This looks AMAZING.
Incisive! by Anything But Tangerines	Jul 9th, 2009 12:08:19 AM
Neil Blompkamp is a genius social activist! The part where the insectoid alien life form smacks the human into a tank is a subtle commentary on the generations of built-up rage from military and economic subjugation, on the part of chicanos and blacks. This is the most touching revelation of their struggle since "Mac and Me".
DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY!!!!!!!! by BringingSexyBack	Jul 9th, 2009 12:09:28 AM
AHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAH!!!!
BLACKS I CAN UNDERSTAND BUT CHICANOS? by BringingSexyBack	Jul 9th, 2009 12:11:37 AM
What are you talking about? How has Whitey kept Chicanos down? They're illegal for Christ sake. Nobody forced them to come here. And if you're illegal, don't expect $25 an hour.
IT'S AN ALLEGORY ABOUT GAYS IN ALABAMA by BringingSexyBack	Jul 9th, 2009 12:13:14 AM

They tick err Jaaaaahhh! by Anything But Tangerines	Jul 9th, 2009 12:13:19 AM

THEY LOOK LIKE LITTLE CLOVERFIELDS by BringingSexyBack	Jul 9th, 2009 12:15:05 AM

BUT WILL THERE BE ALIEN TITTIES? by BringingSexyBack	Jul 9th, 2009 12:16:14 AM

Isn't this basically Alien Nation with cooler effects? by lockesbrokenleg	Jul 9th, 2009 12:43:14 AM

wow...i dont believe i may just see an actual by southafricanguy	Jul 9th, 2009 01:04:41 AM
honest to goodness cool South African sci-fi film....Did hell just freeze over?
wow...i dont believe i may just see an actual by southafricanguy	Jul 9th, 2009 01:05:12 AM
honest to goodness cool South African sci-fi film....Did hell just freeze over?
southafricanguy by lockesbrokenleg	Jul 9th, 2009 01:07:27 AM
Um, WTF. Really.
yeah, but is Sam Francisco in this one? by aboriginal	Jul 9th, 2009 01:11:00 AM
This has all the earmarks of a revolution in scifi story and sfx and a smaller budget that Cameron can't make happen w/o an exponential expense.
I've got a bad feeling about this... by StarHawke	Jul 9th, 2009 01:45:01 AM
I have since the first teaser trailer I saw. Could be wrong. Hope I am. But nothing in this trailer has disabused me of the notion that this is gonna be some shit-for-brains lib polemic allegory about racism (gee, the ship's hovering over South Africa? Didn't see THAT coming.), internment camps a la Guantanamo Bay, and basically how suck-wind we humans are. Yeah, I sooooo need to see that. Pass.
HOLY SHIT MICHAEL MOORE MADE A SCI FI MOVIE! by lockesbrokenleg	Jul 9th, 2009 01:49:22 AM

Superman in Nolan's Batman??? by AsimovLives	Jul 9th, 2009 02:39:54 AM
That's beyond bad! And it will never happen, thank the gods!
Cool Idea but by Fortunesfool	Jul 9th, 2009 02:53:50 AM
Do I really have to suffer through another hand held camera headache. Someone needs to have a word with just about everyone working in Hollywood right now. 100 years of cinema history and even the first guys realised that shaking a camera about was a mistake. Why is everyone doing it now. It's awful. Stop it.
DISTRICT 9 supports reasoning of Superman in Nolan's universe. by JDanielP	Jul 9th, 2009 02:57:00 AM
Who's with me?
Immigrant's Rights by corplhicks	Jul 9th, 2009 03:00:04 AM
I can just see it now-- an explosion of discussion about how immigrants are treated here in the USA. The USA allows a certain number of legal immigrants to enter yearly depending on various factors. Other than those are those who either arrive completely illegally or stay beyond the time they are permitted to remain-- illegals, hence. ACLU refers to "immigrant rights". And there is certainly an entitlement sentiment felt by so many of them who are here. Come on now, you know it's true. Just because they seek employment and are hired by citizens does not make it right. Fact is, they treat the border of this country as the finish line of a race-- once crossed, it's over and life can now begin here. Wrong. From my perspective, the solution is this: throw a ton of them out, keep a significant portion but require them to become tax paying citizens OR they leave. Require national ID, require employers to list all employees regardless of status or # hours/week, come down hard on companies that do not do this, etc.. Bottom line: let a lot of them stay, but require them to become part of America-- citizens who are fully assimilated-- not live below radar.
JDanielp...how so?? by odo19	Jul 9th, 2009 03:06:36 AM
I'm not sure I follow your logic.
I don't need movies to remind me how horrible humanity can be... by Helltron	Jul 9th, 2009 04:17:05 AM
That's what AICN Talkback is for. But District 9 looks promising and may offer up some intelligent science fiction, action and intrigue. What if Alien Nation occurred in Apartheid South Africa? Cool enough premise to sell me.
I've poo'ed on this film in the past by tonguestubble	Jul 9th, 2009 04:39:16 AM
but that trailer is quite nice! Still not sold by the acting, but it doesn't look like it's going to keep up the mockumentary thing for it's whole length, which will make it less of an issue. And at least it isn't based on a comic book/tv show/board game/retro toy or a sequel, prequel or rebootening
good looking movie by chipps	Jul 9th, 2009 04:49:02 AM

??? by GINGE_MUPPET	Jul 9th, 2009 05:19:49 AM
Superman ... Batman???????? What the fuck????
Why the fuck can't you people communicate decently? by malificus	Jul 9th, 2009 05:30:51 AM
What the fuck is up with all you douchebags saying shit like: "This movie will be my drippy cock shoved in the poundcake pudding ass of Reese Witherspoon" or "This movie just made me shoot come in my mouth which I then spat on Harry's asshole and used as lube" Christ in a cracker you people make me fucking sick just trying to shoot the shit about a stupid movie!! Elevate yourselves a fucking INCH will ya?!? Talk about the fucking dregs of society,I'll swear a blue suit but leave the come and the jacking off and ass-fucking for your step-dad's will you??
Malificus by ScottinDC	Jul 9th, 2009 05:59:22 AM
You come here to bash people talking about a movie? First off, it's called hyperbole...second, this site is about people blabbering about movies. Do you not get the point? Why bother harping? You can always visit another site...that's called power, my friend.
ScottinDC by malificus	Jul 9th, 2009 06:15:37 AM
Way to miss the point. I did not "bash" people here to "talk about a movie", I am in fact, ENCOURAGING people to actually talk about the movie, but in a reasonably decent manner. I have no problem whatsoever using profane language to "blabber" about movies, I resent the recent spate of shit like this: ""...my ass steaming, bloody and with butter!" and "I wanna dip my BALLS in it!", not to mention the other plethora of homo-ass-raping-masturbation imagery that gets posted here in service to "blabbering about movies". Is it too much to expect certain level of intellectual decency along with opinion? I have no intention of visiting "another site", why SHOULD I? So mental troglodites like yourself and others can act like 12 year old Halo players and hide behind your keyboards and say sick and disgusting shit under the premise that you're merely expressing your opinion? Fuck YOU asshole, yet-another shit-tree lawyer slicing a narrowly-defined aspect of my posting and "taking me to task" over it while obviously completely missing the point. Take that "love it or leave it" shit and cram it asshole, it's not "hyperbole", it's simply revolting and unnecessary and defending it makes you look more stupid than those that trade in it.
Looks great by chavee	Jul 9th, 2009 06:52:40 AM
Have to say....that was one of the best trailers I've seen in a while.
malificus, +1 by JumpinJehosaphat	Jul 9th, 2009 07:36:44 AM
I laughed. Good trolling.
I'm So There by Cobbio	Jul 9th, 2009 07:48:35 AM
I agree with you, malificus. It would be nice to read higher than 12-year-old spoutings SO often, but I've just gotten used to it. The best way to combat this is to post well-written opinions that make said drivel seem stupid. Which really isn't hard to do. Thus others reading AICN will hopefully respond to your well-written opinions with equally well-written opinions. I've gotta say, though, I don't mind Harry's enthusiasm for this movie. After the nasty PG-13 tripe we've been force-fed all summer, this movie looks like a big fat banana sundae dessert. R-rated? Check. Strong language and bloody, pervasive violence? Check. Original story? (Thank fucking God!) Check. Spaceships, fucked up aliens, and alien technology? Check. No idea what's going to happen in the film? Check. I am SO there. Can't fucking wait.
Also... by Cobbio	Jul 9th, 2009 07:53:04 AM
...to those who can't get the link to work, here's the solution: download Quicktime from Apple.com and install it on your computer. It's not that fucking hard.
Malificus by Big_Daddy_Nero	Jul 9th, 2009 07:58:14 AM
I feel your pain, dude. But look on the bright side. This place is like a big pile of magic rat food, the rats can't NOT show up and gorge themselves. This is good because it helps to identify the rats, and also keeps them more out in the open, instead of getting in your pantry and eating your triscuits. Just remember that this place has been like this for a lonnng time, and the owners obviously like it this way, for the shock value or whatever. Your best bet is to just rise above it.
I'm gonna rise above it on the floating, bloated.. by malificus	Jul 9th, 2009 08:20:49 AM
corpse of ZITBAG, after everyone here finally has enough and tracks this asshole down to his asshole cave deep in asshole mountain and beats him to death his own keyboard, with CAP LOCK ON. I hate that prick most of all so mission accomplished Dark Knight Asshole,turn on your asshole signal and let it shine...asshole. I'd rather hype myself up on Monster Energy drinks and shit on every stupid post you can muster than let you have the last word so YOU shut the fuck up, I'm sure there's a petition for that somewhere I could sign.
Finally a sci-fi movie that seems original by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Jul 9th, 2009 08:28:24 AM
Aliens land, we don't want them in our world and yet we don't want them to leave. Interesting. This is like an opposite of Alien Nation. That was classic.
Re: by Cobbio	Jul 9th, 2009 08:39:41 AM
Good point, Grammaton. It is kind of the opposite of classic "Alien Nation." From the trailer, it seems like we don't want the aliens to leave. The big question is why. Their technology? Fear? Maybe something not even touched upon in the trailer? The premise certainly IS a new one and I'm excited to see where Blomkamp goes with it.
Why not let them leave? by Big_Daddy_Nero	Jul 9th, 2009 09:10:08 AM
Well, in the trailer, the are questioning one of the aliens about their technology. Humans are still using regular things like helicopters and cars, while this giant device is hovering in the air, so the most likely thing is, we still don't know how their things work, and probably would somehow try to keep them there until we get that information. Just a guess. If we won't let them go, then they have something we want, but don't yet have.
The movie's tagline: "YOU ARE NOT WELCOME HERE"... by Mr. Nice Gaius	Jul 9th, 2009 09:12:24 AM
...should apply to lockesbrokenleg. Geezus Christo, what a useless Talkbacker.
Good observation, Grammaton Cleric Binks. by Mr. Nice Gaius	Jul 9th, 2009 09:21:47 AM
I'm a bit intrigued by the premise which is kind of a surprise considering the familiarity of some of the film's apparent elements. I don't know anything about Blomkamp's abilities as a story teller...but if he's got Jackson backing him up, then I hope we get something unique and cool.
really? THAT'S why the link don't work? by Maniaq	Jul 9th, 2009 09:23:46 AM
coz you gotta download some Quicktime bullshit from Apple? They STILL peddlin that Quicktime? That's Apple fuckin with you FuCK Apple! Apple only hurts - it never helps. You fight through that shit! Coz a year from now, when you kickin it in the Caribbean, you gonna say to yourself "Maniaq was right"
Re: by Cobbio	Jul 9th, 2009 09:28:13 AM
Yeah, that's why the link doesn't work, Maniaq. Pretty simple, really. Feel free to rail against Apple if you want. It won't help you watch the trailer.
Thanks guys, but also they're as subtle as by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Jul 9th, 2009 10:23:44 AM
a sledgehammer. Yeah, okay, it's Johannesburg. They're beating us over the head with the whole apartheid reference.
Cobbcock is back everyone by Cronkit	Jul 9th, 2009 10:27:32 AM
gay. check likes it in the butt. check stretched out pee-hole. check likes guys fucking him in stretched out pee-hole. check
I just left a little wet spot in my shorts. by Royston Lodge	Jul 9th, 2009 10:30:09 AM
I so cannot wait to see this flick.
Holy shit, this looks awesome! by Organs	Jul 9th, 2009 10:39:23 AM
And you know what? It's been an eternity since we saw a movie like this. Props, make-up, and animatronics. Aliens and hostility. Not based on a pre-existing franchise. I love it already. Here's hoping I'll continue loving it when I see it.
by Cobra--Kai	Jul 9th, 2009 11:04:05 AM
This looks potentially very cool from the trailer. TERMINATOR SALVATION meets ALIEN NATION. But who's in it? Any actors / stars who can carry a movie? Unknown South African actors are gonna be a tough international sell.
Well, Tsotsi won best foreign picture by Aquatarkusman	Jul 9th, 2009 12:28:26 PM
But it was largely City of God, South Africa-style. I'm guessing this makes a decent chunk of change for a lightly-promoted R-rated picture here and probably more cash in foreign markets (especially Commonwealth states).
This could kick ass... by VoteRoslin08	Jul 9th, 2009 12:40:24 PM
I love the sense for the trailer that the aliens are scary and humans hate them, but we won't let them leave... It seems like a cool gritty sci-fi/action movie that is actually ABOUT SOMETHING. I hope it kicks ass.
re: Lashlarue by VoteRoslin08	Jul 9th, 2009 12:50:43 PM
Hilarious that you could watch the trailer and think his movie has something to do with a metaphor for US immigration. As an American that reads about the news and history from OTHER countries as well, I suggest to wiki apartheid... and then consider that the whole world isn't as hyper obsessed with US illegal immigration as you are.
WHY DO I HAVE A FEELING.... by Nucking Futs	Jul 9th, 2009 01:18:53 PM
after watching this movie, I am going to hate the human race?
Huh? by HoboCode	Jul 9th, 2009 01:23:19 PM
Looks sorta cool but how the hell can we coup up a race with technology that is far superior to ours? Seems a little inplausible but maybe I'm missing something.
OK, I get it: it's a parable of Palestine/Israel conflict by Redmond	Jul 9th, 2009 02:12:19 PM
Otherwise, it looks a lot like Terminator Salvation, effects - wise, but it'll get a pass as "revolutionary" because it doesn't have the Terminator label on it.
the movie would be revolutionary if... by hamster factor	Jul 9th, 2009 02:50:37 PM
the aliens win
I have more hope for this than Avatar by ScottinDC	Jul 9th, 2009 03:35:07 PM
...this has the possibility of being interesting and surprising (whereas Avatar hasn't even registered one bit on my interest meter).
James Cameron's LE CIRQUE AVATAR by future help	Jul 9th, 2009 04:27:24 PM
that's the filling i get. But i hope he proves me wrong. I do have hope for both this and the other.
EVERYONE GO SEE THIS SO WE CAN HAVE A HALO MOVIE by tenfingersofdoom	Jul 9th, 2009 04:35:19 PM

This looks FUCKIN PIMP! by Lamerz	Jul 9th, 2009 05:01:14 PM
Count me in muthafuckas! Still gotta go see TF2, lagging a bit on that one and Public Enema, I mean Enemies.
Lashlameass - get a clue ... by Lamerz	Jul 9th, 2009 05:04:07 PM
Not everything is about illegals in the US. There's a lot of other shit going on or has gone on in the world. Wasn't Harrison Ford doing some movie about illegals? It looked like shit from the preview.
hamster factor - no, it'd be revolutionary if ... by Lamerz	Jul 9th, 2009 05:06:18 PM
the humans win, steal the tech, and further subjugate the aliens, and there is no "can't we all get along", "we are the world" ending.
Lovin that Peter Jackson is involved by Malcior	Jul 9th, 2009 07:15:04 PM
Thinkin maybe Badtaste with a budget. Wonder if the aliens start drinkin people.
I'm passing on this one by lockesbrokenleg	Jul 9th, 2009 08:26:06 PM
Looks like 1D4AlienNationSigns
Israeli/Palestinian Conflict? by corplhicks	Jul 9th, 2009 10:56:04 PM
I think not-- only if the Aliens spend their money not on roads, schools and medicine, but on weapons to kill the humans. Only if the Aliens train their children in camps to fire AK-47s. Only if the humans offered the Aliens 94% of all the territory they seeked and permanent peace and recognition in exchange for cessation of daily missile launchings on non-Alien soil.
LOL@Transformer by TondaBog	Jul 10th, 2009 12:42:58 AM
This review sums up what i think. http://www.filmhype.net/review s/district9officialtrailerrevi ew.html
It can't be a allegorical tale about illegals in the USA by conspiracy	Jul 10th, 2009 01:22:18 AM
for one thing these Aliens communities look a lot cleaner than East Los Angeles or Whittier; for another it looks like the Cops in this movie have more guns than the Aliens...and if you live out here you know that shit ain't true.
Looks very cool by Ecto-1	Jul 10th, 2009 01:34:29 AM
Yea, I really fancy this one. Looks very cool. It reminds me of Alien Nation which I really enjoyed. It's good to see Jackson supporting other film makers and getting more cool stuff into cinemas. I just hope that it's getting a wide release in the UK...
If Peter Jackson Was On Top Cheif.... by Frodo T. Baggins	Jul 10th, 2009 01:46:19 AM
And gave turds thumbs up. I wouldnt be eating Cheez Itz right now.
Peter Jackson by High Grade 4 Eva	Jul 10th, 2009 05:10:23 AM
Dude has come a long way since 'Bad Taste', which still rocks!
Israeli/Palestinian Conflict by Malcior	Jul 10th, 2009 12:02:40 PM
Not sure about that, feels more like Apartied to me. But maybe thats just cos of the South African connection.
The whole sauth africa thing by xalener	Jul 10th, 2009 03:29:22 PM
The director grew up there, the place is just close to home for him. If I were doing this mivie, I'd put he aliens in Jersey. That's just the way it works. As for the racism thing, maybe people would stop making anti-racism movies if you stupid fuckers would stop being racist.
And what's with the reactions? by xalener	Jul 10th, 2009 03:32:48 PM
They show a little action and some mech suits (that were in the short film this movie's based on), and all of a sudden the movie's "stupid"? What the hell? They haven't shown the mechs doing some stupid shit like humping some hot chick's leg or spewing ebonics everywhere. All your assumptions are based on are the fact that there are some robots. A reaction I predicted the moment I saw the trailer. You fucker's minds are so maluable it's insane. You are all so predictable.
correction by xalener	Jul 10th, 2009 03:33:46 PM
Meant south africa. ADD AN EDIT BUTTON.
There IS an edit function by Sonny_Williams	Jul 10th, 2009 03:51:23 PM
It's called, proofread and correct your fucking comments BEFORE you click the Post Talkback button!
by xalener	Jul 10th, 2009 05:12:42 PM
Clever, but I have a habit of not proofreading before I submit. Fucking sue me.

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