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Re:I think most readers of Hacker News would enjoy District ... by ujjwalg on Friday August 21, 2009 @11:21PM (#778943)
I am not sure whether this article will get flagged or not, but I agree completely with you on this. I watched it last friday and wasn't even sure what this movie was about. For the first half an hour I was cursing myself that why did I came, however, everything changed.

This is one of the best sci-fi movies I have ever seen, and I have seen almost all. I am very sure that most of the HN community will love it.

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Re:I think most readers of Hacker News would enjoy District ... by jseliger on Saturday August 22, 2009 @12:11AM (#778987)
The problem is... then the first hour ended, and the movie became a giant chase reminiscent of Michael Bay: all cops'n'robbers and random killing: see more here: http://jseliger.com/2009/08/18/district-9 .
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Re:I think most readers of Hacker News would enjoy District ... by MikeCapone on Saturday August 22, 2009 @12:15AM (#778992)
Let's avoid spoilers for those who haven't seen the movie yet, but I must say that I found the action parts very satisfying. I haven't been literally on the edge of my seat in an action film in a long time.
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Re:I think most readers of Hacker News would enjoy District ... by anigbrowl on Saturday August 22, 2009 @12:53AM (#779028)
Bit of a prawn salad in your view, then?
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Re:I think most readers of Hacker News would enjoy District ... by bgutierrez on Saturday August 22, 2009 @02:16AM (#779085)
I completely agree. They had something great going, and then got carried away with the theatrics.
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Re:I think most readers of Hacker News would enjoy District ... by cakesy on Saturday August 22, 2009 @01:39AM (#779063)
This is exactly my problem as well. I still enjoyed, but was expecting something different, something bigger. Not just another chase film, where one man and two aliens take on an army.

Still the best sci-fi film for a long time. (Haven't seen moon yet).

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Re:I think most readers of Hacker News would enjoy District ... by MikeCapone on Friday August 21, 2009 @11:47PM (#778962)
Yes, you have to watch from beginning to end. It starts a bit slow, but it must be taken as a whole.
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