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    First Two Clips From District 9 Take You Inside The Alien Slums

    Discover The Secrets Of District 9's Intense Alien Action

    Breaking Down The Secrets Of District 9
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    Image of NerD: Blattella NerD: Blattella
    08/11/09

    In reply to First Two Clips From District 9 Take You Inside The Alien Slums
    When they showed a large portion of the film at Comic con, my GF started crying at one scene. I think it's going to do really well.

    I can't wait. We should all be recommending it because it's essentially an independent film.
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    NerD: Blattella was starred NerD: Blattella was unstarred
    Image of tetracycloide tetracycloide
    08/11/09

    @NerD!!! - R.O.A.C.H.: this film is about as independant as moon only with 6 times the budget i.e. in name only.
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    Edited by tetracycloide at 08/11/09 12:38 PM tetracycloide was starred tetracycloide was unstarred
    Image of Richard Spock Richard Spock
    08/11/09

    @NerD!!! - R.O.A.C.H.: your girlfriend cried, really? c'mon, dude, it's okay, guys can cry.
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    NerD!!! - R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment Richard Spock was starred Richard Spock was unstarred
    Image of Richard Spock Richard Spock
    08/11/09

    @tetracycloide: the fact that it's rated R says a lot about the studio being hands-off. i'm not saying it's indie, but he pretty much had total creative license as with an indie film.
    and moon, i will say moon is an independent film. it only had a budget of 5 million fer crissake!
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    tetracycloide promoted this comment Richard Spock was starred Richard Spock was unstarred
    Image of tetracycloide tetracycloide
    08/11/09

    @Richard Spock: it's hard to call a film independant, no matter the budget, when it stars kevien spacy and sam rockwell. i guess it depends on what you mean by 'independant.' it could mean 'independant of a major studio' but it can also mean 'indpendant of the establish film industry itself.'
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    Image of WeAreNeverGoingBackToAZ WeAreNeverGoingBackToAZ
    08/11/09

    @tetracycloide: Yea, totally, nothing is independent unless it is completely free of former constraints of film making such as cameras and actors.
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    tetracycloide promoted this comment WeAreNeverGoingBackToAZ was starred WeAreNeverGoingBackToAZ was unstarred
    Image of tetracycloide tetracycloide
    08/11/09

    @WeAreNeverGoingBackToAZ: yes that's a totally reasonable analogy to what i was saying. wait, no, the other thing: reductio ad absudum. yeah, that's the one.
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    tetracycloide was starred tetracycloide was unstarred
    Image of NerD: Blattella NerD: Blattella
    08/11/09

    @Richard Spock: Wait, you didn't buy that? Seriously, I have a girlfriend. And she cried.
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    NerD: Blattella was starred NerD: Blattella was unstarred
    Image of NerD: Blattella NerD: Blattella
    08/11/09

    @tetracycloide: I'm only going by what Peter Jackson stated in the panel for the movie. He said he funded this independently. I have no reason to doubt him.
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    Image of Cash907Censored Cash907Censored
    08/11/09

    @NerD!!! - R.O.A.C.H.:
    When a man with as big a name and bank account as Jackson funds something, that's not what you'd call "independent," sorry.
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    Cash907Censored was starred Cash907Censored was unstarred
    Image of NerD: Blattella NerD: Blattella
    08/11/09

    @Cash907Censored: Actually, that is the definition of independent.
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    Image of JoshuaHermaphroditus JoshuaHermaphroditus
    08/11/09

    In reply to First Two Clips From District 9 Take You Inside The Alien Slums
    Saw this last night as well. Best Sci-Fi film I've seen in years, and the best film I've seen this year hands down. Everyone needs to check it out, I really don't think you'll be disappointed.

    And even if you could try to boil it down to what tetracycloide said it would be impossible.

    See it.
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    acrobatic rabbit promoted this comment NerD!!! - R.O.A.C.H. approved this comment JoshuaHermaphroditus was starred JoshuaHermaphroditus was unstarred
    Image of acrobatic rabbit acrobatic rabbit
    08/11/09

    @JoshuaHermaphroditus: where did you see it so early?
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    Image of TehLastTimeLord TehLastTimeLord
    08/11/09

    In reply to First Two Clips From District 9 Take You Inside The Alien Slums
    This movie was brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. Saw it at a screening last night and it blew me away. I honestly don't even know what else to say except that it's amazing and everyone needs to see it ASAP.
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    Image of tetracycloide tetracycloide
    08/11/09

    In reply to First Two Clips From District 9 Take You Inside The Alien Slums
    i feel very let down that the main character is human and it's yet another rendition of good guy working for bad guys he thought were good guys until he finds out how bad they are and starts working for good guys to beat the bad guys who formerly employed him. the film is still worth a ticket, my hopes just aren't as high as they were before.
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    tetracycloide was starred tetracycloide was unstarred
    Image of Meredith Woerner Meredith Woerner
    08/11/09

    @tetracycloide: trust me it's more than just that. He's flawed too.
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    Meredith Woerner was starred Meredith Woerner was unstarred
    Image of tetracycloide tetracycloide
    08/11/09

    @Meredith Woerner: of course he is. all main characters are flawed now. unless you meant flawed in some way other than character in which case elaborate if you please.
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    Edited by tetracycloide at 08/11/09 10:37 AM tetracycloide was starred tetracycloide was unstarred
    Image of NerD: Blattella NerD: Blattella
    08/11/09

    @tetracycloide: He has 7 toes on his left foot.
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    Image of tetracycloide tetracycloide
    08/11/09

    @Meredith Woerner: i read a plot synopsys and now i'm really curious. what did you mean by 'it's more than just that' becuase there really isn't much more to it than that. sure, it takes a few parts of the concept literally when they would typically be purely figurative but that's not a big change overall.
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    tetracycloide was starred tetracycloide was unstarred
    Image of Brian Fowler Brian Fowler
    08/11/09

    In reply to First Two Clips From District 9 Take You Inside The Alien Slums
    Two questions:
    1: Why is one video posted twice?
    2: I know this is at least a stupid question, if not a spoiler, but did that man spray himself with some sort of "Royal Jelly"?
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    NerD!!! - R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment Brian Fowler was starred Brian Fowler was unstarred
    Image of NerD: Blattella NerD: Blattella
    08/11/09

    @Brian Fowler: It's not a stupid question, but it's a huge spoiler to explain.
    Trust me Brian, it's worth seeing to find out why.
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    NerD: Blattella was starred NerD: Blattella was unstarred
    Image of Klebert L. Hall Klebert L. Hall
    07/31/09

    In reply to Discover The Secrets Of District 9's Intense Alien Action
    I wish the aliens didn't have superpowers.

    Why do they always have to have them? We don't.
    -Kle.
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    Klebert L. Hall was starred Klebert L. Hall was unstarred
    Image of Husher Husher
    07/31/09

    @Klebert L. Hall:
    ...
    YEH! and why do cheetahs have to run faster then me!? and why can't i swim under water like a fish?!
    super powers? i think not.
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    Klebert L. Hall promoted this comment Husher was starred Husher was unstarred
    Image of Klebert L. Hall Klebert L. Hall
    08/01/09

    @Husher:

    What human-sized animal can jump over a building?

    Where are the design sacrifices like cheetah and fish have, to allow their superior abilities?

    More importantly, why would a technological species not be a generalist?
    -Kle.
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    Klebert L. Hall was starred Klebert L. Hall was unstarred
    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    07/30/09

    In reply to Discover The Secrets Of District 9's Intense Alien Action
    It has a plot! I was wondering if it did.
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    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. was starred Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of gorehound gorehound
    07/30/09

    In reply to Discover The Secrets Of District 9's Intense Alien Action
    looks interesting and it is not a remake or reboot so i want to see this scifi film.
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    gorehound was starred gorehound was unstarred
    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    07/30/09

    In reply to Discover The Secrets Of District 9's Intense Alien Action
    So that alien named Christopher, anyone else think there's something different about his eyes? I'm thinking will be 'splodey with smarts and some very interesting changes for Wikus and the others.
     Reply
    Grey_Area was starred Grey_Area was unstarred
    Image of Dedpool3678 Dedpool3678
    07/30/09

    In reply to Discover The Secrets Of District 9's Intense Alien Action
    Sounds like Avatar's more down to Earth cousin.
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    AngryEddy promoted this comment Dedpool3678 was starred Dedpool3678 was unstarred
    Image of AngryEddy AngryEddy
    07/30/09

    @Dedpool3678: Well District 9 won't change cinema as we know it like Avatar will, so it'll just have to try its best.
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    AngryEddy was starred AngryEddy was unstarred
    Image of acrobatic rabbit acrobatic rabbit
    07/30/09

    @AngryEddy: Well don't assume too much now.

    District 9 looks pretty awesome. Even if the plot does *seem* rather formulaic.
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    acrobatic rabbit was starred acrobatic rabbit was unstarred
    Image of tetracycloide tetracycloide
    07/30/09

    In reply to Discover The Secrets Of District 9's Intense Alien Action
    i was looking forward to the film more before watching this trailer. yet another story about a man divided against his former friends after discovering some horrible truth and switching sides may yet prove interesting but cannot help but be somewhat formulaic.
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    tetracycloide was starred tetracycloide was unstarred
    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    07/30/09

    @tetracycloide: Yup. The same thing happened to me.
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    Image of William Bradshaw William Bradshaw
    07/30/09

    @Pessimipposaurus: It wont be all bad, I also think you should meet the Optomistisaurus. He thinks you should be more positive :D
    With tetra's comment it kinda caught me because this movie reminds me of "children of men" .
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    tetracycloide promoted this comment William Bradshaw was starred William Bradshaw was unstarred
    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    07/30/09

    In reply to Discover The Secrets Of District 9's Intense Alien Action
    About the only SF movie I want to see this year.
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    ManchuCandidate was starred ManchuCandidate was unstarred
    Image of zerofritz zerofritz
    07/30/09

    In reply to Discover The Secrets Of District 9's Intense Alien Action
    alien-gun-happy, explosive thrill ride

    but isn't that exactly what we always claim *not* to want?

    also, link to better quality/non-gawker-shitty version here:

    http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/district-9/first-look
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    Edited by zerofritz at 07/30/09 7:38 AM zerofritz was starred zerofritz was unstarred
    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    07/30/09

    @zerofritz:
    I don't mind the alien gun happy explosive thrill ride, if it's an intelligent one and not infected with Bayhem.
     Reply
    ManchuCandidate was starred ManchuCandidate was unstarred
    Image of AngryEddy AngryEddy
    07/30/09

    @ManchuCandidate: Truth: Find it here!
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    AngryEddy was starred AngryEddy was unstarred
    Image of disatess disatess
    07/30/09

    In reply to Discover The Secrets Of District 9's Intense Alien Action
    WOW !!! :) CAN`T WAIT .

    I do love those surprise movies, that arrive most under the radar.
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    disatess was starred disatess was unstarred
    Image of tetracycloide tetracycloide
    07/30/09

    @disatess: if this is under the radar i'd hate to see overhyped. don't get me wrong, i'm looking forward to this film but to say i've been anything other than inundated with media on this film would be innacurate.
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    tetracycloide was starred tetracycloide was unstarred
    Image of AngryEddy AngryEddy
    07/30/09

    @tetracycloide: Almost no one was talking about District 9 until just a few weeks ago. This was not one of the "big" summer movies like T4 or Transformers 2 or whatever - it's like all the other fluff has gone by and suddenly people are like "Hey, that District Whatever looks pretty cool" and the advertising dollars follow.

    Yes, this is "under the radar". When District 9 gets its own run of action figures and perhaps a limited-time Slurpee flavor, then it'll be on par with today's over-hyped movies.
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    AngryEddy was starred AngryEddy was unstarred
    Image of tetracycloide tetracycloide
    07/30/09

    @AngryEddy: well, nothing seeems hyped or comercialized when you're comparing it with a bay film...
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    tetracycloide was starred tetracycloide was unstarred
    Image of AngryEddy AngryEddy
    07/30/09

    @tetracycloide: Hey! I used other examples... But it's true, Bayhem knows no bounds.
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