Just got back from it and I thought it was absolutely amazing, probably the best film of the year. Well developed plot, funny and good action. I was expecting a typical alien movie where they take over and humans have to fight for their survival but this was so much better than that.

This movie has a plot! I though it was very well done, it kept me interested and guessing the ENTIRE time

Originally Posted by HeatherH

...I don't like when movies are advertised as different than what they are. The previews made it out to be a kick ass, alien, Transformer-type-machines, summer blockbuster...

I'm upset. I was really, really looking forward to this one..

...you were looking forward to another one of the same type of movie we've been getting all summer? 0.o

...you were looking forward to another one of the same type of movie we've been getting all summer? 0.o

That's what I was going to say. lol

I, too, went into the threatre expecting nothing original and a somewhat typical alien movie but with a much lower budget however we were given SO much better. A movie with a plot and a well developed story. This movie proved it's possible that aliens and mindless action/big explosions don't have to go together.

Originally Posted by Ownaginatios

...you were looking forward to another one of the same type of movie we've been getting all summer? 0.o

Pretty much, because that's what it was advertised as. The trailers made it look like it was about aliens trying to escape their "jail" on Earth and the humans were trying to fight them and keep them in there. There was definately no indication that it was a gore fest.

Pretty much, because that's what it was advertised as. The trailers made it look like it was about aliens trying to escape their "jail" on Earth and the humans were trying to fight them and keep them in there. There was definately no indication that it was a gore fest.

I could see why you found the trailer misleading. However, I don't see why you would be suprised it was a 'gore fest'. Aren't sci-fi, action movies usually gore fests? (ex. Predator and Alien). Not to mention it was rated R for 'bloody violence' so there's no reason to doubt it would be violent and gory.

Originally Posted by AlchemistX

Well developed plot, funny and good action.

Funny?? What part was funny? Most of it was pretty black comedy, especially if you consider the apartheid metaphor. I'm not going to lie, it took me a while to pick up on that and I thought it was some kind of joke alien movie.

It actually depressed me a lot. It was an interesting metaphor, really unusual, by I'm still slightly queasy from watching so many people explode.

Originally Posted by Geek

Funny?? What part was funny? Most of it was pretty black comedy, especially if you consider the apartheid metaphor. I'm not going to lie, it took me a while to pick up on that and I thought it was some kind of joke alien movie.

I just thought Wikus, the character was funny, not by way of making jokes but just how he was.

Originally Posted by Geek

Funny?? What part was funny?

I laughed at some of the scenes where the alien weaponry was used against the humans. It was mostly at the fact that it was just so over the top. I think we can thank Blomkamp for that, since he was originally a CGI expert by trade :p.

There were also a few one-liners here and there that were funny, and Wikus' personality. The guy that played him did an awesome job for someone who's never acted before.

Originally Posted by Ownaginatios

The guy that played him did an awesome job for someone who's never acted before.

He'd never acted before? Impressive...

I laughed really hard when Wikus was in that crazy Transformerish robot suit and he threw a pig! haha I think he may have thrown several pigs.

I heard there were giant crabs in this movie! I'm TOTALLY seeing it now!

Originally Posted by temara.brown

I heard there were giant crabs in this movie! I'm TOTALLY seeing it now!

Well, I guess the aliens sort of looked like giant crabs :p.

Just saw it. It was more than enough in the robot/alien and destruction categories. Nice that a movie like this actually had a plot TOO. I think this is what brought its fame(its on top, and its a low budget) is the nice balance it strikes between action and plot.

Oh, I forgot to add, I really liked the fact that the camera wasn't jumping around insanely during the action shots :p. Transformers was all about blurry action shots.