Re: District 9 (Blomkamp, 2009) — Ex-Halo director fleshes out "Alive in Joburg"
 

Not exactly on topic, but doesn't Peter Jackson own Bungie and the rights to make a Halo movie if he wishes?

This movie looks cool BTW.

Re: District 9 (Blomkamp, 2009) — Ex-Halo director fleshes out "Alive in Joburg"
 

I'm not sure about all that. I know for sure he doesn't own Bungie. Doesn't Microsoft own it?

Re: District 9 (Blomkamp, 2009) — Ex-Halo director fleshes out "Alive in Joburg"
 

Jackson doesn't own bungie or the rights to the movie. I believe Microsoft owns Bungie and the rights to the movie. Jackson was producing the movie and he wanted Blomkamp to direct, but eventually the film died in development. From a couple of interviews Blomkamp and Jackson admitted District 9 came out of the failure of the Halo movie, which after you guys see it; i'm sure you'll agree it's for the best.

Re: District 9 (Blomkamp, 2009) — Ex-Halo director fleshes out "Alive in Joburg"
 

Microsoft doesn't own Bungie anymore, but they do own the Halo property

Re: District 9 (Blomkamp, 2009) — Ex-Halo director fleshes out "Alive in Joburg"
 

Has anyone called the number on the posters outside theaters? 1-866-666-6001

The 'report' non-human option is there clever way of getting free ad soundbites, however, if you press
'0' to speak to an operator, you're in for a treat.

Re: District 9 (Blomkamp, 2009) — Ex-Halo director fleshes out "Alive in Joburg"
 

"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Testicles"

Re: District 9 (Blomkamp, 2009) — Ex-Halo director fleshes out "Alive in Joburg"
 

That is clever, I have to admit!

Re: District 9 (Blomkamp, 2009) — Ex-Halo director fleshes out "Alive in Joburg"
 

Ha - dialing that number was awesome. I love marketing like this. Definitely press 0 when prompted with the choice.

Re: District 9 (Blomkamp, 2009) — Ex-Halo director fleshes out "Alive in Joburg"
 

Just got home from a screening of this. I'll post more thoughts later, but quick synop: 4.5/5, fantastic film, awesome effects, great story, easily in my top 3 this year.

Re: District 9 (Blomkamp, 2009) — Ex-Halo director fleshes out "Alive in Joburg"
 

I am pretty stoked that this is an R rated film. Blood and guts are cool. I would also be more hesitant if the movie was at the hour and half mark, I like development in my sci-fi.

read the review in Rolling Stone, which was orgasmic, as everything Travers reviews is, but still, just because they say it's good, doesn't mean it's bad.

Re: District 9 (Blomkamp, 2009) — Ex-Halo director fleshes out "Alive in Joburg"
 

Haven't been to the movies since T4 but that drought will end if I see this next Wednesday. :D Will report back if I make it there.

Still 100% at RT right now too. 20 Fresh/0 Rotten

Re: District 9 (Blomkamp, 2009) — Ex-Halo director fleshes out "Alive in Joburg"
 

Near universal acclaim on rt so far, Armond White being the noted exception ("It's exploitive, insensitive to South Africa, Peter Jackson is a juvenile, blah blah blah.") Oh, and then he praises District B13 - a movie I enjoy but only on a surface level - as doing social commentary correctly.

Re: District 9 (Blomkamp, 2009) — Ex-Halo director fleshes out "Alive in Joburg"
 

Armond doesn't like it? I can now almost guarantee that I'll like or love it.

Re: District 9 (Blomkamp, 2009) — Ex-Halo director fleshes out "Alive in Joburg"
 

Crap, I jinxed it. Ah well, it was bound to get a negative review sooner than later.

Re: District 9 (Blomkamp, 2009) — Ex-Halo director fleshes out "Alive in Joburg"
 

Positive reviews on RT - 0 comment, 0 comment, 2 comments, 0 comments, 3 comments, 12 comments, 0 comments....

Negative review - 90 comments and counting... :lol:

Re: District 9 (Blomkamp, 2009) — Ex-Halo director fleshes out "Alive in Joburg"
 

Another case I am sure of doing a negative review to get attention.

eta:

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/1897/...isntinsane.jpg

Re: District 9 (Blomkamp, 2009) — Ex-Halo director fleshes out "Alive in Joburg"
 

^ PLease please please tell me that list is not correct and is just a joke.

Re: District 9 (Blomkamp, 2009) — Ex-Halo director fleshes out "Alive in Joburg"
 

From the review:

lol wtf. This from the guy that liked Dance flick and War inc?

Re: District 9 (Blomkamp, 2009) — Ex-Halo director fleshes out "Alive in Joburg"
 

Well I am reviewing his reviews from the bottom up..He hated District 9..

He had this to say about 500 days:

Re: District 9 (Blomkamp, 2009) — Ex-Halo director fleshes out "Alive in Joburg"
 

Here is a fun article (His look back on 2008):

http://www.nypress.com/article-19237...list-2008.html

Transporter 3 BETTER THAN The Dark Knight Olivier Megaton, Jason Statham and Luc Besson reinvent the action movie as kinetic art, but impressionable teenagers mistook Chris Nolan’s nihilistic graphic novel for kool fun.

CJ7 BETTER THAN Wall-E
Stephen Chow endowed a poor kid’s action figure with numinous potential (a tribute to the still-extraordinary E.T.), while Pixar twisted its standard formula into ugly, end-ofhistory cynicism.

Shotgun Stories BETTER THAN The Wrestler Jeff Nichols’ moving Red State family feud tragedy was ignored by Blue State critics who prefer white-trash WWF stereotypes to encourage their sense of class superiority.

RocknRolla BETTER THAN Slumdog Millionaire Guy Ritchie comes into his manhood with this rich, Dickensian gangster comedy, while Danny Boyle gives colonialist Britain the last laugh in his epic Indian game-show travesty—a defilement of what Dickens revealed about character and society, humor and pathos.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull BETTER THAN Iron Man Steven Spielberg’s par excellence genre expertise wrung fresh amazement out of the Indy Jones franchise; it exposed Iron Man’s dung-like banality.

Re: District 9 (Blomkamp, 2009) — Ex-Halo director fleshes out "Alive in Joburg"
 

His thoughts on Little Man and Norbit are just...well...insane.

I would legit like to know how he still has a job as a reviewer.

Re: District 9 (Blomkamp, 2009) — Ex-Halo director fleshes out "Alive in Joburg"
 

I saw that list when it first came out and almost spit my drink out when I read this:

Re: District 9 (Blomkamp, 2009) — Ex-Halo director fleshes out "Alive in Joburg"
 

So check this out.



http://www.rottentomatoes.com/author...&sortby=tmeter


Look at all the rotten reviews yikes.

Re: District 9 (Blomkamp, 2009) — Ex-Halo director fleshes out "Alive in Joburg"
 

loved these classics such as:

Bedtime stories:

Confessions of a Shopaholic:

"

Dance Flick:

Re: District 9 (Blomkamp, 2009) — Ex-Halo director fleshes out "Alive in Joburg"
 

Reminds me of when all the silly fanboys attached the first negative review of The Dark Knight. :lol: