Great science-fiction movie
Last night I watched District 9, which I think is the best science-fiction movie I’ve seen in terms of capturing what sf was like when I first started reading it in 1953. Indeed, District 9 seems like a story right out of my intensive sf reading years (1953-57). It’s better than Bladerunner because Bladerunner lacked aliens. It’s better than the Alien franchise because the aliens are not one-shot horror-movie figures but constitute an actual alien people.
Plus it’s extremely well made and highly resonant with issues we face still. A must-see, IMHO.
My favorite scifi/horror is John Carpenter’s The Thing.
HIGHLY recommended. Not the generic “teens having sex in cabin then get slashed” film.
Conservative09
26 December 2009 at 1:47 pm
I agree with you on this being a must see.
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26 December 2009 at 3:32 pm