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LoganCrews (2861 KP) rated District 9 (2009) in Movies

Sep 20, 2020

District 9 (2009)

2009 | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

8.0

(65 Ratings)

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Not thought-provoking or challenging in the slightest, but as always my boy Sharlto Copley saves this from mediocrity (he single-handedly doubled my rating for it). I'll happily stand alone in being glad this went for loud, beastly body horror over the broad, half-finished, overly obvious metaphor that it introduces but refuses to interrogate in favor of conventional genre trappings at the end. But thank LORD this doesn't get preachy about how an innocuous use of technology is the death of society or some bullshit, like these realist-dingy-future films usually tend to do. Super messy (not only can it not decide when to use its gimmick nor what its purpose is, but why even film half this stuff?), hard to find a shot that lasts longer than five seconds and overall it's pretty polluted both visually and audibly for this to make much sense (the editing... hoo boy). That being said, this is totally lovingly grisly and it ends with an extended segment of Copley in an alien mech ripping random government dudes to shreds and chunks of bloody human meat. Also design-wise - as tends to be the case with Blomkamp - it's a knockout... when we can actually see it.

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Joe Goodhart (27 KP) rated Doctor Who: The Death of Art in Books

Nov 30, 2020

Time for some troof! I tried reading this back when it first came out. I found it $2.95 at a used book store in the U.S. (Philadelphia, to be exact). The premise seemed neat and I saw a mention of Ace in the first few pages, so I felt I was on board. Yeah, no.

Jump ahead to now, I have been re-visiting key 7th Doctor NAs (sorry, but anyone who thinks NuWHO is groundbreaking or mentally stimulating, needs to read some of these and re-evaluate that statement. Just steer clear of this one!). This one was next on my list, as I wanted to give it a second chance, as my mind is so much more freer these days.

Unfortunately, my original opinion still stands for me: this book is rubbish! The beginning is interesting, but then goes so far out of the loop with that Chapter about alien race the Quoth. When Simon Bucher-Jones is on his game, he is A-MAZ-ING, not unlike Brian Michael Bendis when he writes his own creations, but when he sucks like this? <b>PEEEEE-YOOOO!</b>

By all means, do not waste any time, energy, etc. trying to endure this! Your mind will hate for years to come!