Well Banterers, District 9

• Puzzlehead

is here.  I have read a couple reviews on it as well as discussing the movie with some people that have seen it already, and reviews are mixed.  The Banter review will be on the site by Sunday, and we will notify you about it.  This way you guys can check out what we think.  Craig is actually making his maiden voyage back to NY this weekend.  So we will be attending a movie together for the first time since the Banter was founded in January 2009.   Anyways, back to District 9. Let’s run through the word on the street about this movie.

• Michael move

Rafer Guzman of Newsday says – “What the sci-fi action flick “District 9″ lacks in famous faces it makes up for with sheer imagination. It’s an unlikely summer blockbuster, shot with a South African cast on a restrained budget. It’s also a refreshing blast of original filmmaking.” Click here for a complete review.

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun Times says – ““District 9” does a lot of things right, including giving us aliens to remind us not everyone who comes in a spaceship need be angelic, octopod or stainless steel. They are certainly alien, all right. It is also a seamless merger of the mockumentary and special effects (the aliens are CGI). And there’s a harsh parable here about the alienation and treatment of refugees.” Click here for a complete review.

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel hd Peter Travers of Rolling Stone writes – “District 9, with a chump-change budget of $30 million, soars on the imagination of its creators. This baby has the stuff to end the movie summer on a note of dazzle and distinction.” Click here for a complete review.

However, I spoke to my father about this movie at around 3pm on Friday. He is a big science fiction buff and was fairly excited for this film.  Let’s just say he is a bit of Trekkie.  Well, he told me he literally walked out of the theaters 1 hour 15 minutes into the film.  He said that it was just not his thing, he couldn’t take the movie, and things were not moving along well.  I’ll be sure to tell him how the movie ended after I get done seeing it.

So we have an interesting array of opinions. The critics seem to like while one member of the sci-fi fan base did not. I would expect to see the complete opposite. Typically the sci-fi fan base likes films (or will at least go see them)  despite awful reviews from critics.  I’m not saying my father represents the entire sci-fi base, but it’s really interesting to point out that a true sci-fi fan was not into this movie.

We will put our snap review of the film up this weekend.

Also, check out this link for the entire weekend lineup. We have a lot of movies opening up this weekend; lots to see. What will you be seeing?
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