District 9 4K UHD (2009) - Page 2 - Blu-ray Forum

bradnoyes · 04-09-2020, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Geoff D

Thank **** they're going to release it though as it means people will stop going on about it randomly whenever another "unworthy" catalogue title is announced.

Exactly what I came here to say. No more of those weird non sequiturs!

gates70 · 04-09-2020, 02:54 PM

Come to papa!

levcore · 04-09-2020, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Kyle15

Hell yea! I saw this opening week and loved it. Haven't watched since.

See i just don't get that.

"I loved this movie when i saw in 11 years ago. I loved it so much i never watched it again" lol. As a movie fan i just cannot comprehend that approach. If i love a movie, i can't wait to watch it again.

bradnoyes · 04-09-2020, 03:04 PM

I enjoy movies and games (even books!) and I often wish that there was some way to rewatch or replay (or reread!) something again for the first time so I can get relive that "first-time" experience. For me, the best way to do that is to not watch or play the same movies or games over and over again. I haven't watched many of my favorite movies in years and I know that I will enjoy them all that much more the next time I see them.

levcore · 04-09-2020, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by bradnoyes

I enjoy movies and games (even books!) and I often wish that there was some way to rewatch or replay (or reread!) something again for the first time so I can get relive that "first-time" experience. For me, the best way to do that is to not watch or play the same movies or games over and over again. I haven't watched many of my favorite movies in years and I know that I will enjoy them all that much more the next time I see them.

You have much stronger will than me!

bud_brigman · 04-09-2020, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by ZHobbs

I'd love a Blomkamp South Africa trilogy box set

I have the blu-ray set. Would definitely double-dip for a 4K set.

IndyMLVC · 04-09-2020, 04:27 PM

Will definitely be picking this up

kevin87 · 04-09-2020, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by levcore

See i just don't get that.

"I loved this movie when i saw in 11 years ago. I loved it so much i never watched it again" lol. As a movie fan i just cannot comprehend that approach. If i love a movie, i can't wait to watch it again.

I've seen it a few times, but over the past 3-4 years, there's been so many streaming shows and other movies that I haven't rewatched many things... and I still haven't watched a few movies from as far back as 2016 lol

Definitely getting this on 4K though.

DJJez · 04-09-2020, 04:37 PM

1 of my fav sci fis of all time and its sony. CANT ****ING WAIT

Mandalorian · 04-09-2020, 05:01 PM

I caved a while back and got the iTunes 4K. It was gorgeous, as expected. So of course this disc will be MINE.

TheSweetieMan · 04-09-2020, 05:40 PM

I also think this has a 4K-DI, fwiw.

dcx4610 · 04-09-2020, 09:03 PM

Awesome. Haven't watched it in years but it was a great movie and an interesting take on aliens as refugees rather than invaders or something to fear.

The CG holds up amazingly well. I'm curious how it will translate to UHD.

Poya · 04-09-2020, 09:29 PM

Back then, I loved this movie and didn’t like Avatar (they have numerous similarities). Nowadays, it’s the opposite. Blomkamp has basically ruined his goodwill with each movie after this and looking back, this film had the same problems as his latest ones. Avatar, at least, was more visually interesting and more emotional and James Cameron is still the best action director of all time. It’s not great and it isn’t original but let’s not pretend that District 9 was original when it owes a lot to Alien Nation, which is better than both of them.

maverick22 · 04-09-2020, 09:43 PM

I enjoyed it when I saw it years ago, as did my wife. I think I’ll pick it up!

evanft · 04-09-2020, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Geoff D

Thank **** they're going to release it though as it means people will stop going on about it randomly whenever another "unworthy" catalogue title is announced.

But when are they releasing District 10?

Resettito · 04-10-2020, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by evanft

But when are they releasing District 10?

Blomkamp is directing a film (well, hopefully, considering Robocop, Alien 3 and others went up in smoke) called Inferno with Taylor Kitsch. Was announced in October 19. He's always said he wanted to do it, so maybe he'll get to it after that one.

evanft · 04-10-2020, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Resettito

Blomkamp is directing a film (well, hopefully, considering Robocop, Alien 3 and others went up in smoke) called Inferno with Taylor Kitsch. Was announced in October 19. He's always said he wanted to do it, so maybe he'll get to it after that one.

Ok but what about district 11?

JimDiGriz · 04-10-2020, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Poya

Back then, I loved this movie and didn’t like Avatar (they have numerous similarities). Nowadays, it’s the opposite. Blomkamp has basically ruined his goodwill with each movie after this and looking back, this film had the same problems as his latest ones. Avatar, at least, was more visually interesting and more emotional and James Cameron is still the best action director of all time. It’s not great and it isn’t original but let’s not pretend that District 9 was original when it owes a lot to Alien Nation, which is better than both of them.

Are you saying Alien Nation is better than District 9? Or Avatar come to that?!

Wow

TheSweetieMan · 04-10-2020, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Poya

Back then, I loved this movie and didn’t like Avatar (they have numerous similarities). Nowadays, it’s the opposite. Blomkamp has basically ruined his goodwill with each movie after this and looking back, this film had the same problems as his latest ones. Avatar, at least, was more visually interesting and more emotional and James Cameron is still the best action director of all time. It’s not great and it isn’t original but let’s not pretend that District 9 was original when it owes a lot to Alien Nation, which is better than both of them.

Oh god. Posts like these are so derivative.

'Avatar' was 'Fantasia'

'Avatar' was 'Dances With Wolves'

'Avatar' was 'Pocahontas'

See how laziness works?

If that's not enough; Quentin Tarantino is derivative because he built his entire filmography around more obscure, foreign and independent cinema. For instance, 'Kill Bill' is basically 'Lady Snowblood'.

In the case of Christopher Nolan, 'Inception' is 'Paprika'.

For Darren Aronofsky, 'Black Swan' is 'Perfect Blue'.

Point is, you're never going to find a modern filmmaker with exclusively original ideas, considering the multi-cultural, multi-medium art consumption that we all collectively do on a worldwide basis. Whether subconsciously or unconsciously, you're going to find inspiration and influence from the works that your brain finds memorable and stimulating, to the point that it archives what works for you and what doesn't.

At the end of the day, Neill Blomkamp, regardless of what he's done post-D9, still took a $30-million budget, came out of left field, and made one of the best and most memorable sci-fi action films over the last two decades. And for James Cameron being the so called "greatest action filmmaker of all time", not a single action sequence in 'Avatar' comes close to matching the visceral memorability of the entire exosuit sequence in D9.

Avatar couldn't get the steam off District 9's piss.

Vangeli · 04-10-2020, 04:22 PM

Hmmm, I love District 9 and that exosuit scene is cool but I’d say there are more than a few original and iconic action scenes in Avatar. Not a good example.

Though with how most people here talk about Avatar you’d think the Transformers franchise was godly in comparison. I’m totally gonna camp out with some popcorn and wait for the Avatar UHD thread to drop though.

04-09-2020, 02:54 PM	#22
gates70 Blu-ray Champion Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Canada Home Theater Gallery:289 4K collection:1484 Blu-ray collection:5225 Blu-ray reviews:1	Come to papa!

04-09-2020, 03:04 PM	#24
bradnoyes Blu-ray Knight Member since:Dec 2016 4K collection:778 Blu-ray collection:819 Trading Score:255	I enjoy movies and games (even books!) and I often wish that there was some way to rewatch or replay (or reread!) something again for the first time so I can get relive that "first-time" experience. For me, the best way to do that is to not watch or play the same movies or games over and over again. I haven't watched many of my favorite movies in years and I know that I will enjoy them all that much more the next time I see them.

04-09-2020, 04:27 PM	#27
IndyMLVC Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Oct 2010 Location:New York City, NY 4K collection:296 Blu-ray collection:738 DVD collection:58 Digital collection:754 iTunes collection:2 Trading Score:62	Will definitely be picking this up

04-09-2020, 04:37 PM	#29
DJJez Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Aug 2011 Location:Reading, England Home Theater Gallery:6 4K collection:1160 Blu-ray collection:2886 DVD collection:1 Trading Score:9	1 of my fav sci fis of all time and its sony. CANT ****ING WAIT

04-09-2020, 05:01 PM	#30
Mandalorian Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Sep 2010 4K collection:1140 Blu-ray collection:2793 Trading Score:252	I caved a while back and got the iTunes 4K. It was gorgeous, as expected. So of course this disc will be MINE.

04-09-2020, 05:40 PM	#31
TheSweetieMan Banned Member since:Nov 2009 4K collection:515 Blu-ray collection:515	I also think this has a 4K-DI, fwiw.

04-09-2020, 09:03 PM	#32
dcx4610 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2012 4K collection:648 Blu-ray collection:1256 DVD collection:7 Trading Score:21	Awesome. Haven't watched it in years but it was a great movie and an interesting take on aliens as refugees rather than invaders or something to fear. The CG holds up amazingly well. I'm curious how it will translate to UHD.

04-09-2020, 09:29 PM	#33
Poya Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jun 2011 Location:NY, NY 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:2 Trading Score:12	Back then, I loved this movie and didn’t like Avatar (they have numerous similarities). Nowadays, it’s the opposite. Blomkamp has basically ruined his goodwill with each movie after this and looking back, this film had the same problems as his latest ones. Avatar, at least, was more visually interesting and more emotional and James Cameron is still the best action director of all time. It’s not great and it isn’t original but let’s not pretend that District 9 was original when it owes a lot to Alien Nation, which is better than both of them.

04-09-2020, 09:43 PM	#34
maverick22 Blu-ray Champion Member since:Aug 2009 Location:Tejas 4K collection:948 Blu-ray collection:1429 DVD collection:2 MA collection:3 Digital collection:9 iTunes collection:10 Trading Score:283	I enjoyed it when I saw it years ago, as did my wife. I think I’ll pick it up!

04-10-2020, 04:22 PM	#40
Vangeli Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Apr 2017 Location:Maine, US Trading Score:3	Hmmm, I love District 9 and that exosuit scene is cool but I’d say there are more than a few original and iconic action scenes in Avatar. Not a good example. Though with how most people here talk about Avatar you’d think the Transformers franchise was godly in comparison. I’m totally gonna camp out with some popcorn and wait for the Avatar UHD thread to drop though.

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